Rural idyll in Derbyshire for sale
A magnificent stone built farmhouse with landscaped gardens in Derbyshire comes with 34 acres of moorland and pastureland

Blackshaw Farm is a superb stone-built farmhouse with breathtaking views of the surrounding Derbyshire hills just two miles from the village of Hayfield.
The house offers very generous accommodation over three floors and is ideal both for families and for entertaining. Period features include beamed ceilings and open fireplaces - the galleried sitting room is a particularly arresting space with a fantastic spiral staircase and a bar area. The bespoke family kitchen leads through to the breakfast room and has doors out to the rear porch.
The first floor has the master bedroom suite and two further bedroom suites; a staircase leads up to the sixth bedroom on the second floor. Accommodation comprises five reception rooms, six bedroom and four bathrooms and planning permission has been granted for an orangery to be added to the front of the property.
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Outside the gardens have been beautifully landscaped with specimen trees and stone flagged terracing to the full width of the front and a tree-lined avenue leads to a gated terrace. There is also an extensive rear courtyard and a good range of outbuildings including a very large barn. The house comes with 34 acres of pastureland and moorland.
Blackshaw Farm stands in a superb elevated position in the Derbyshire hills. At the foot of the valley two miles away is the popular village of Hayfield, often regarded as ‘The gateway to the Peak District', which provides a good range of day-to-day amenities and Manchester is just sixteen miles.
The guide price is £1.5m. For further information please contact Savills on 01625 417 454 or visit www.savills.co.uk.
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