Bovills Hall St. Osyth Road, Little Clacton, Essex

Bovills HallSt. Osyth Road, Little Clacton, Essex CO16 9DJ

Original 15th Century farmhouse with beautiful moated gardens and separate building plot

Thorpe-le-Soken station 1.5 miles, Colchester station 13 miles

Main House Reception hall | Drawing room | Garden room Sitting room | Dining room | Kitchen Shower room | Five bedrooms | 3 Bathrooms

Outbuildings Barn | Workshops | Store | Garage Other agricultural buildings

Farm Buildings 9480 sq ft of Grade II listed outbuildings with planning permission

About 9.4 acres

For sale as a whole or in lots

Lot 1: The Farmhouse with 8.4 AcresDating originally from the 15th Century, Bovills Hall is an attractive Grade II listed, principally timber framed farm house of rendered elevations under a plain tiled roof. The accommodation radiates from a central hall way offering spacious and well-proportioned rooms of some elegance. On the ground floor are 5 principal reception rooms together with a kitchen and shower room. To the first floor are five bedrooms and three bathrooms. The hall offers plenty of scope for modernisation and improvement to take full advantage of this lovely home and to enjoy 21st Century living standards.

OutsideThe gardens have been divided to offer both formal grounds and woodlands with fields beyond. They are well stocked with mature trees and shrubs which provide small pathways into the different areas to include the sun terrace with pool and changing rooms and the vegetable garden. The formal grounds are moated with small manmade bridges leading out to the wooded areas. This family home takes full advantage of its outstanding position enjoying delightful views over the gardens ground and farmland beyond.

There are an extensive range of traditional farm buildings that form the approach to Bovills Hall, those include workshops, store, garage and other storage barns.

Lot 2: Essex Barn with 1 Acre Both planning permission and listed building consent have been granted for the change of use of the agricultural barn to two dwellings and associated amenity space. The plans submitted are for a pair of semi-detached 4 and 5 bedroom conversions which are available upon request from the selling agent or under application number 14/01705/FUL at the Tendring District Council website.

SituationBovills Hall stands well back from the public highway down a long drive, the property itself enjoys a lovely rural position surrounded by farmland. Colchester to the west provides comprehensive, educational, recreational and commercial facilities, together with a mainline rail connection to London’s Liverpool Street (journey time approximately 50 minutes). Alternatively nearby the village of Thorpe Le Soken which is approximately 1.5 miles to the north also provides local facilities together with a direct service to London Liverpool Street Station (journey time approximately 80 minutes). Clacton–on–Sea lies 2.5 miles to the South.

For the sailing and boating enthusiasts there is the Walton Blackwaters with facilities at Titchmarsh Marina together with the store and estuaries nearby.

GeneralServices: Mains water and electricity. Private drainage. Oil-fired central heating Local Authorities: Tendering District Council (01255 686868); Essex County Council (0845 7430430) Planning Permission: The plans submitted are for a pair of semi-detached 4 and 5 bedroom conversions which are available upon request from the selling agent or under application number 14/01705/FUL at the Tendring District Council website.

FloorplansMain House gross internal area 3,549 sq ft (330 sq m)For identification purposes only.

Floorplans Outbuildings gross internal area 13,442 sq ft (1249sq m)For identification purposes only.

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DirectionsFrom Colchester proceed along the A120, take the A133 turn off. At the first roundabout turn left onto Colchester Road/A133. Continue along the A133 until you reach another roundabout and take the third exit. At the next roundabout, take the third exit onto St Osyth Road. Shortley after the bend in the road, the property will appear on the left hand side.

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Reproduced from the Ordnance Survey Mapping with the permission of the Controller of Her Majesty’s Stationery Office. Crown Copyright (100018525). NOT TO SCALE

- Lot 1

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