Live like a king! A stunning manor plus two striking houses – with stabling, manège, tennis court and land in the heart of England

For prospective equestrian buyers, the property is well organised and set up for equine use with 11 stables (six internal, five external) as well as tack rooms, grooms’ tea room, fenced and watered paddocks and a recently refurbished manège. The property is set in 32.5 acres.

There are 11 stables in total, divided between internal and external

The equestrian facilities include a recently refurbished manège

You arrive at the house through electric gates between stone pillars and down an impressive avenue of ancient beech, American red oak, lime, sweet chestnut and London plane. The main drive leads to a turning circle and parking area in front of the main entrance to the house.

As referred to in Pevsner Architectural Guides, Bradford House is an historic 17th-century manor house with 18th-century additions plus a magnificent drawing room extension designed by Robert Adam Architects. The house has retained its lovely period architectural features throughout, including tall ceilings with moulded cornicing over some flagstone floors. There is extensive oak panelling together with numerous open fireplaces and yet it is a practical family home that has been improved and extended by the current owners. It looks to be a wonderful house for everyday family living as well as being able to entertain on a large scale.

Grandeur and style: there is extensive wood panelling on the ground floor

The hallway is positioned centrally with an open fire to one side and wooden panelling on the walls. The drawing room is a two-part room being a music room at one end with the original flower room positioned off it (now a useful glass store/servery) with the main entertaining room having a large open fire at one end, curved glass French doors leading out into the gardens and an elliptical skylight that floods the room with light.

Ready for a party? The main entertaining room – with a music room at one end

Other rooms of note are the dining room, again with an open fire; the garden room is a large, light room and leads straight into the garden. The kitchen is L-shaped, a breakfast area at one end that flows immediately into the everyday family space — and again you can head straight outside from there. Just off the kitchen is the impressive and spacious sitting room. The house has other useful rooms such as the butlers’ pantry, rear hall with adjoining utility/boot room and the playroom that forms part of the home office suite.

Upstairs is equally impressive, with seven bedrooms and five bathrooms over the first and second floors. Of particular note are both the principal bedroom suite with its views of the gardens and ensuite bathroom as well as the main guest room being double aspect with views and lovely proportions. Bedrooms four and five also have large connecting bathrooms and the second-floor bedrooms share a good sized shower room.

This pretty bedroom is one of seven in the main house

And one of the five beautifully decorated bathrooms in the main house

Outside a former 18th-century coach house with later additions has been converted into a four-bedroom, two-bathroom house with two very spacious ground floor rooms being the living room and kitchen/dining room. Separate from this accommodation, at one end of the building, is a gym with a sauna, workshop, storage, tack room and a run of five stables along the rear of the building.

An 18th-century coach house converted into superb ancillary accommodation

The large gym, which is at the end of the Coach House

Behind the Coach House is a spacious additional cottage with three bedrooms and two bathrooms and a very large living room with adjacent kitchen, pantry and utility room. The cottage also has its own garage and garden at the rear which can be reached from the secondary drive.

More ancillary accommodation, with three bedrooms

The formal gardens are very beautiful being predominantly laid to lawn interspersed with stunning trees, gravel paths, a south facing terrace with part walled garden, an orchard, discreetly positioned tennis court and a large pond that is teeming with wildlife. Additionally there is greenhouse, chicken run, ample parking and the house sits beautifully within its well-maintained land and surrounded by rolling countryside.