Ashley Green Road, Chesham | Guide price £2,000,000 | 8 bedroom Detached  

The Property
Nashleigh Farm is a Grade II listed detached house, the original parts are believed to date back to the 16th century with later additions and alterations. The attractive elevations have exposed timbering with leaded light windows, including stained glass roundels, under a tiled roof with the main facade and lovely timber framed porch part covered with beautiful Virginia creeper.

Internally the house exudes character and its many charming features include the wealth of oak joinery, the inglenook fireplace and bread oven in the drawing room, the oak panelling in the reception hall and the overmantle in the music/sitting room. Of particular note is the fine old door into the drawing room, the stone mullion in the master bedroom and the overhanging external bressumer by the swimming pool.

The house provides wonderful rambling family accommodation with scope for some updating in places, arranged over three floors with its three principal reception rooms together with the reception hall across the front of the house. There are a generous number of bedrooms with five doubles on the first floor with two staircases leading to a sixth bedroom and the other to two more occasional bedrooms and a playroom.



The Grounds
A further feature of Nashleigh Farm is the delightful gardens
and grounds, in total about 9.5 acres. It is approached via a
long gravel drive and turning circle. Facing the house is a pretty brick and flint walled garden with roses, orchard and soft fruits. There are extensive areas of lawn interspersed with flower and shrub beds, a natural dew pond and also the heated swimming pool. Beyond this are the paddocks and pasture ideal for the equestrian enthusiast.

Outside within the garden there is a range of outbuildings which have been provide a studio, gym, or home office
for example. The accommodation comprises two large rooms and a kitchen/diner and attached on one side is the three bay open carport and enclosed garage and on the other two stables/store.



The Stable Block
Outside within the garden there is a range of outbuildings in excess of 2000sq foot.



The Location
The property is located off the Ashley Green Road A416 which links Chesham (about 1.5 miles) to Berkhamsted (about 3.5 miles). Chesham provides a comprehensive range of shops, facilities and amenities as well as the Elgiva Theatre and the Metropolitan line station with regular through trains to Baker Street for the London commuter.

Amersham on the Hill, about 4 miles away, offers both the
Metropolitan and Chiltern line station to London Baker Street and Marylebone respectively. The area is renowned for its excellent schools including Dr Challoners Grammar School for boys in Amersham, Dr Challoners High School for girls in Little Chalfont, Chesham Grammar school (mixed) at the top of White Hill and Berkhamsted School.



Tenure
Freehold



Services
Mains water and electricity. Oil fired central heating and private drainage (septic tank).