Hermitage House, The Hermitage, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire Guide price £615,000

Situation

The location of the property is extremely convenient within easy reach of Mansfield Town Centre and the nearby Kings Mill Hospital Complex, but via the A38 to the west, excellent access to a range of major centres, with the M1 Motorway Junction 28 being some 6 miles distance.

Description

Hermitage House was, we understand, the former Mill owners house and enjoys an outstanding setting with views in part across the now disused Mill Pond of the nearby Hermitage Mill. This now forms Hermitage Local Nature Reserve and links into the nearby Kings Mill Reservoir forming a link of local nature reserves through to the town centre.
Hermitage House has been carefully renovated, extended and restored by the current owners over many years to create an outstanding historic family home in a wonderful setting.

Accommodation

The property is accessed via an entrance vestibule into the flagstone floored hallway leading through to the study/library area with flagstone flooring and fine detailed panelled walls, with a matching period fireplace and built in library bookshelf. There are lovely carved doorheads over the doorways from the hallway leading to some of the principal ground floor accommodation.
Rear entrance vestibule from the study area leads through to the terrace and rear gardens
To the side of the hallway is the large double reception room, currently laid out as a formal reception area, with an attractive carved oak chimney piece with French doors to the gardens and deep shuttered guide window with views over the Mill Pond. This links via a wide open archway to a separate dining area with a bay window overlooking the front gardens off the hallway.
There is an additional good sized sitting room off the hallway with an attractive chimney piece set with a built in electric coal effect fire and front garden views with an Oriel bay window.
To the side is a further reception room or additional study with a high timber overmantle, stone surround and fitted gas fire providing central heating and domestic hot water, there is a French door to the side terrace, a beamed ceiling and secondary staircase leading to the upper floor.
There are two inner hallway areas, one with a range of original glazed fitted cupboards for storage and a further inner hallway giving access to a good sized utility room with a sink unit with fitted cupboards, plumbing for washing machined, spacious well fitted cloakroom with low suite WC and attractive built in unit with integrated wash hand basin.
The ground floor accommodation is completed by spacious refitted living kitchen breakfast room, with an excellent range of hand painted wall and base units, including a circular stainless steel sink unit set to a granite top and inset one and half bowl ceramic main sink set to a hard wood surround. There are a range of built in appliances including an integrated dishwasher, concealed second gas fired central heating boiler. There is an attractive matching dresser unit, all set to a tiled floor with separate breakfast/dining area. The kitchen looks out onto and has access through French doors and an additional rear stable door, to the terrace and main rear garden area.
In addition from the ground floor entrance vestibule there is access to two useful cellar areas. The principal staircase rises from the first floor and has a period handrail and balustrade to a spacious first floor landing, accessing the master bedroom which has French doors and Juliet balcony looking to the side and the Mill Pond. This has a lovely light and airy feeling with a vaulted beamed ceiling and also leads through to a spacious ensuite dressing room with separate large ensuite shower room with a double walk in shower, low suite WC, bidet, pedestal wash hand basin, separate vanity unit with additional wash hand basin.
From the hallway this leads to bedroom 2 which also leads out to the secondary landing area. There is a good sized family bathroom off the main landing with a panelled bath, pedestal wash hand basin, built in unit with cupboards.
An inner hallway area with fitted cupboards and airing cupboard leads to bedroom 3 to the rear of the house, with fitted wardrobes and a wash hand basin. The fourth bedroom provides an excellent guest suite with generous bedroom, again overlooking to the rear gardens and with a lobby area accessing a spacious shower room, with a low suite WC, bidet, pedestal wash hand basin and separate walk in shower. The rear landing area is approached from the secondary staircase and gives accessed to two further good sized bedrooms (5&6) with a separate WC and a fully tiled separate shower room with corner walk in shower enclosure, pedestal wash hand basin and a built in airing cupboard.
The versatility of the accommodation allows all the bedrooms to be linked together alternatively the benefit of the secondary staircase allows part to be used for separate family or guest accommodation as required.
Outside the property enjoys ownership of the private driveway and approach, there is a driveway area to the side and front of the house which leads to separate garaging. Immediately to the front of the house is a hard landscaped area with attractive water feature, sitting areas and stocked borders. A remote controlled gated entrance leads to a driveway along the side of the house providing access to substantial parking and turning area with large detached double garage, side personnel door, built in WC and hand basin. There is also a good sized separate double carport.
Immediately to the rear of the house is a generous paved terrace and sitting area leading on to the main private lawned gardens. There is a lovely aspect and view directly onto the adjacent Hermitage Mill Pond and local Nature Reserve which has renowned heronry surrounded by fine mature trees and a variety of other bird species including kingfishers.

Directions

From Mansfield Town Centre, leave on the A38 Sutton Road. Alternatively, from the west of Mansfield proceed on the A38 from Junction 28 of the M1 Motorway towards Mansfield. Off Sutton Road turn into Millersdale Avenue which lies between Kings Mill Hospital and Sheepbridge Lane. Follow the road round the left hand side and into the private driveway for The Hermitage. The house will then be seen on the left hand side.