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A charming Grade II Listed 17th century farmhouse situated in unspoilt rural countryside away from neighbours, with glorious views, together with traditional stone outbuildings stabling, beautiful gardens and paddocks in all about 4.7 acres

Description
A fine Grade II Listed period farmhouse, dating from the early 17th century, the elevations being brick with grey headers and part stone, with some timbering and plaster infilling exposed on the first floor, all beneath a pitch tiled roof.
There is some wonderful light oak timbering and joinery throughout, as well as other noteworthy period features including a superb inglenook fireplace.
The gardens and grounds provide great privacy and are a wonderful backdrop to the property. The accommodation is arranged as follows
Oak front door to the vaulted reception hall with exposed timbering and large cloaks cupboard. Cloakroom with WC and wash basin inset into vanity unit.
The double aspect drawing room has exposed timbering, stone inglenook fireplace with oak bressummer beam and a shelved cupboard to the side. Glazed doors open onto the garden.
There is a useful double aspect study.
The dining room is also double aspect with an attractive outlook over the garden. There is a cast iron fireplace with brick hearth and wooden mantelpiece.
Door to the kitchen breakfast room with tiled flooring, 1 bowl stainless steel sink unit inset into work surface with drainer to the side, cupboards and drawers beneath. There is a four ring electric hob with extractor fan above and two ovens, one with a grill. Pull out larder cupboard and integrated fridge. An oak stable door opens to the outside.
From the kitchen breakfast room sandstone steps lead down to a cellar with brick flooring housing the oil fired boiler and hot water cylinder.
The rear hall has a door to the outside and an oak staircase to the first floor landing with airing cupboard.
Bedroom 1 is double aspect with a lovely outlook and has exposed oak beams and a walk in wardrobe. The en suite bathroom has a corner bath with mixer taps and shower attachment, wash basin inset into vanity unity and WC.
There are two further bedrooms on this floor as well as a dressing room nursery. The family shower room has a shower cubicle, wash basin inset into vanity unit, heated towel rail and separate WC.
From the landing a staircase leads to the second floor where there is a beautiful vaulted bedroom 4 with door to the large loft space.

Outbuildings
Triple open fronted garage of block construction, weatherboarded beneath a pitch tiled roof. Further up the driveway is a large period outbuilding, to the front of which is a parking area for a good number of vehicles. The building is of part stone, brick and weatherboarded construction beneath a pitch tiled roof and comprises three loose boxes and a good sized feed store.
From the stables is a door to an inner lobby which leads to a kitchen having a stainless steel sink unit with drainer to the side, range of work surfaces with cupboards and drawers beneath, space and plumbing for washing machine. Door to a shower room with shower cubicle, pedestal wash basin, WC.
The good sized former kennels party room has a part vaulted ceiling, a separate door to the outside and a workshop, also with its own door to the outside. The heating is via wall mounted electric heaters.
This is a superb building which could lend itself to a good number of different uses.
Adjoining the stable block is a garden machinery implement store, two pony boxes hay store and a timber stable.

Gardens and Grounds
Broomham is approached from the lane via a five bar timber gate with high mature beech hedging to either side. The beautiful gardens are principally laid to lawn with a good range of mature trees including oaks, horse chestnut, ash, silver birch and a magnificent cypress tree. There is shaped and clipped yew topiary and mature wisteria.
The grounds are thoughtfully laid out and enjoy privacy with no neighbouring properties, having shingle pathways, areas of terracing and beautiful views.
To the west of the house is a swimming pool in a paved surround with a timber outbuilding housing the Calorex heating and plant equipment. Summer house and a well. To the east is a broad paved terrace.
The land is laid to pasture with two paddocks extending to about 3.2 acres, part post and rail and stock fenced.
The gardens and grounds extend in all to about 4.7 acres."