If the only way really is Essex for you, here’s some equestrian properties for sale in this eastern county.
1. Green Acres, Essex
For you: a Grade II listed house with four bedrooms and exposed timber throughout, plus an inglenook fireplace. Outside there are beautifully landscaped gardens with an orchard and several ponds.
For the horses: numerous outbuildings and two stables in a timber-framed block. Set in four acres.
What’s the damage? £850,000 as a whole
Agent: Nicholas Percival
Telephone number: 01206 563222
Visit: www.nicholaspercival.co.uk
2. Lexden Lodge, Essex
For you: a six-bedroom, Grade II listed farmhouse on a moated island, in beautifully landscaped gardens. There is a range of secondary accommodation and an outdoor pool complex.
For the horses: 15 stables, both internal and external, a Monarch covered horse walker, manège, hot water, lunge ring and field shelter. Set in 10.5 acres.
What’s the damage? £1.25m
Agent: Fine & Country
Telephone number: 01206 545476
Visit: www.fineandcountry.com
3. Ivy Hall Farm, Essex
For you: a seven-bedroom country house, with potential for secondary accommodation, a coach house/games room, swimming pool and a large pond.
For the horses: a main barn with internal stabling, a workshop and storage area, tractor/machinery barn, manège and field shelters. Set in 21 acres.
What’s the damage? £1.95m
Agent: Zoe Napier Country & Equestrian
Telephone number: 01621 840333
Visit: www.inthecountryside.com
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4. Belvedere, Essex
For you: a two-bedroom bungalow with attic rooms, a detached self-contained annexe, garaging, outdoor kennels and a small lake.
For the horses: nine stables, a floodlit manège, feed and tack rooms and grooms’ day room accommodation.
What’s the damage? £795,000
Agent: Zoe Napier Country & Equestrian
Telephone number: 01621 840333
Visit: www.inthecountryside.com
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Ref: Horse & Hound; 19 May 2016