The Charter House, Church Street, Appleby Magna, DE12

Residing within an exceptional garden plot and having extensive equestrian facilities is The Charter House, a fine Georgian residence showcasing period features throughout and a tranquil setting bordering the picturesque National Forest. Offering generously proportioned interiors including three reception rooms plus dining kitchen and a cellar, four double bedrooms and three bathrooms, The Charter House resides within a manicured gardens totalling 2.4 acres having a heated swimming pool alongside various outbuildings providing entertaining spaces or potential for conversion into ancillary accommodation or a work-from-home space. Equestrian facilities offer excellent potential for residential use of to provide a healthy rental income, having 6.5 acres of land and stabling, with further acreage available by separate negotiation.

The interiors to this regal 1820s former farmhouse comprise briefly grand reception hall, three well proportioned reception rooms, dining kitchen with pantry, laundry room an cloakroom to the ground floor, with four double bedrooms to the first floor serviced by a master en suite with dressing area, luxurious bathroom and additional shower room.

Outside, manicured formal gardens wrap around the property, having a lengthy driveway leading to ample parking and a detached triple garage. formal lawns extend to the front aspect, and the extensive rear gardens feature regal stonework and fountains alongside a heated swimming pool and outbuilding housing a garden barn, changing facilities and a pool house. Beyond the main lawns are areas of woodland, a kitchen garden and an area formerly used as a tennis court, and a detached studio offers excellent potential for conversion. Leading from both the driveway and the gardens, equestrian facilities include a stable block with nine looseboxes and a small turnout paddock, with fields to both the front and rear aspects totalling 6.5 acres. An additional field of 9.9 acres is as separate negotiation.

Situated within a most idyllic rural setting, The Charter House borders the picturesque National Forest in Leicestershire, offering the ideals of easy access to local amenities and commuter routes with peaceful rural surroundings. This desirable village is home to a historic church, a highly regarded Primary school, two traditional pubs and thriving cricket and football clubs for all ages, with excellent independent schools also within easy reach including Twycross, Dixie Grammar, Market Bosworth and Ashby.

For more comprehensive amenities, Ashby and Tamworth are both a short drive away. Local equestrian centres include Newbold Verdon in Leicester, Grange Farm in Coalville and Eland Lodge in Newborough, and the surrounding countryside offers plenty of walking and trekking routes from the property’s doorstep. A location well suited to commuters, the M42, A42 and A444 lie within a few minutes’ drive, rail travel can be accessed easily in Tamworth giving direct links to Stafford, Birmingham and London, and both Birmingham and East Midlands airports can be reached within 40 minutes.