Four-bedroom former Essex farmhouse for sale in Willingale

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A four-bedroom country cottage with full equestrian set-up has come to market on Wood Lane, Willingale, at £1,350,000.

Willow Cottage offers a Grade II listed home of around 2,100 sq ft alongside six stables, a mirrored manège, winter turnout arena and paddocks, all set within approximately 5.1 acres.

The main house is late 17th/early 18th century, timber-framed and plastered with a gabled peg tile roof, and has been extended to provide four reception rooms, four bedrooms and two bathrooms.

The lounge (Image: Zoopla)

On the ground floor, accommodation includes a dual-aspect living room featuring a double-sided inglenook fireplace with wood burner, a snug, a study and a formal dining room.

The dining space (Image: Zoopla)

The entrance hall leads to a cloakroom/WC and a bespoke kitchen/breakfast room fitted with wooden cabinetry, granite worktops and a Britannia range cooker.

The kitchen (Image: Zoopla)

There are two staircases serving the first floor. One gives access to a private principal suite with bedroom and dressing room, while the other leads to three further double bedrooms and a family bathroom.

One of the bedrooms (Image: Zoopla)

Period details such as exposed timbers, flagstone flooring and hand-crafted doors are present throughout.

The garden (Image: Zoopla)

To the rear, an enclosed garden provides a sun terrace, established lawn and planting, creating a contained space away from the wider acreage.

The garden field (Image: Zoopla)

The equestrian yard is laid out for practical day-to-day use. There are six turnout paddocks with gated access, six stables with automatic waterers, a mirrored manège and a separate winter turnout arena.

The stable (Image: Zoopla)

Supporting facilities include a feed store, WC and a kitchen leading to a secure rug room/store and tack room, with central heating to the tack, rug and feed rooms. A further store is used for bedding.

More of the garden around the home (Image: Zoopla)

Parking for lorries and horseboxes is available via a separate entrance, while the main house is approached by a gated driveway with detached garaging.

Services include mains water, a Klargester drainage treatment plant and LPG-fired heating.

Anyone interested in viewing this property should contact Savills - Chelmsford through Zoopla, or by phone at: 01245378140.

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