The Ballroom, Campions, Sheering Road, Old Harlow, Essex CM17 0LJ Guide price £475,000

Situation

The village of Old Harlow offers multiple shopping facilities, a good range of public houses and restaurants – there is a farmers market on the second Saturday of every month. Almost directly opposite the entrance to the main house is the Mayfield Farm bakery, where bread is hand made fresh daily using locally sourced grains. Furthermore the Gibberd Garden is found on the same road approximately 250 yards further towards Old Harlow where a seven acre garden has been designed by Sir Frederick Gibberd with some 80 sculptures, ponds, glades and multiple species of plants and flowers.
Harlow provides from a mainline railway station with commuter services to London Liverpool Street (approx 40 mins) and the Olympic site at Stratford. There is access to M11 at Junction 7 providing access to A1 North and M25 and London to the South. Sawbridgeworth is also conveniently located for access to Stansted, London’s 3rd international airport.
For schooling, there is a choice of local well regarded primary schools and St Nicholas independent day school (ages 4-16).

Description

The Ballroom is an early 19th century addition to the original Georgian country residence, Campions. The main house is found set behind mature hedges and approached by a sweeping carriage drive.
This ground floor property is immaculately presented and provides excellent entertaining and living space. Of particular note is an open plan kitchen breakfast room with double height ceilings, enviably large windows allowing plenty of natural light and a well proportioned drawing room with double French doors leading onto a west facing terrace.

Accommodation

– 1,987 sq ft accommodation
– Impressive ceiling heights in areas previously used as the ballroom
– 3 double bedrooms
– 3 bathrooms (1 en-suite)
– kitchen/breakfast room
– reception hall
– drawing rooml
– utility room
– flexible mezzanine area
– double garage
– 3 acres of communal grounds and water features

Directions

From Bishop’s Stortford take the A1060 Chelmsford Road, passing through Little Hallingbury. On joining the Stortford Road take the second exit on the right onto the B183 signposted Harlow and Sheering. Pass through Sheering and continue for approximately one mile, continue past the Sheering Lower Road on the right and the entrance to Campions is found on the right just before the brow of the hill and before the entrance to Mayfield Farm Bakery and School on the left.