Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire

THE BOWER HOUSE

Welcome to this exceptional family home, spanning approximately 10,500 sq ft of luxury living. This property boasts 6 double bedrooms all ensuite, 6 bathrooms, and 5 reception rooms, all filled with character and charm. You’ll find delightful leisure facilities, including an outdoor heated pool, tennis court and an expansive 3.5 acre plot consisting of formal gardens and private woodland. There is also a gym, games room, cinema and wine cellar for your entertainment needs. A Two bedroom cottage is also situated on this substantial plot.

The home’s spacious entrance hall welcomes guests with a warm and inviting atmosphere. The ground floor offer 5 reception rooms, including a large kitchen/ breakfast room serving as the hub of the home with separate Spice Kitchen, Utility Room, Sitting Room, Family Room, Formal Dining Room, Home Office / Study, Their is also a Gym, Cinema Room and Games Room. The Master suite on the first floor offers exquisite comfort and style with both his and hers dressing rooms, a large ensuite bathroom and a master bedroom with balcony over looking the rear garden and pool. The remaining 5 bedrooms also are situated on the first floor with a further three en suite bathrooms, one that serves two of the bedrooms (Jack and Jill) and a family bathroom. The lower ground floor also accommodates a wine cellar, store room and media room.

The expansive plot encompasses one of the largest plots on this exclusive road, accessible via a sweeping carriage driveway with security gates and ample parking. The triple garage offers perfect space for multiple vehicles with an extended area currently used as workshop.

Enjoy the 3.25 acres of landscaped formal gardens and woodland with a tennis court, heated outdoor pool, pool house, shower and changing facilities, sauna and hot tubs.

Away from the main house and located by the tennis court is a two bedroom cottage with bathroom and kitchen. This in our opinion would make an ideal living space for elder family members, older children or a live in nanny.

Chorleywood village offers a range of shopping facilities and an abundance of cafes and restaurants, and the train station provides direct access to London with the fast train taking only 30 minutes into Marlybone. Excellent schooling options are available nearby, including York House, Royal Masonic For Girls and St Clement Danes. Leisure facilities are abundant, with local tennis and football clubs, equestrian centres, and surrounding countryside and woodland.

Seller Insight

Occupying a secluded but not remote location on the edge of the highly sought-after hamlet of Heronsgate on the edge of Chorleywood an exceptionally bright large and hugely characterful six-bedroom family home that sits nestled in over three acres of spectacular gardens and grounds. The house was originally built in the mid 1800’s and over time has been enlarged and beautifully modernised and now boasts over eight thousand square feet of accommodation, an outdoor heated swimming pool and a tennis court. In the grounds there is a 2 bedroom cottage for relatives or staff, massive 3 car garage and swimming pool changing rooms with sauna and a kitchen area.

“We bought this wonderful house back in 2000 when our children were very young and this is the only magical home they have known during their childhood. We were living up in Cheshire and needed to move south but wanted to be within commuting and striking distance of London, easy access to all communication links (Heathrow, rail and motorway) and of course excellent schools. This home has everything and truly the best of all worlds. It is in the country yet pubs are within easy walking distance and a longer walk or short car drive is the village of Chorleywood frequently voted one of the best English villages to live in. The Chorleywood station is not only on the met line but the Chiltern Turbo whisks commuters into London Marylebone in just 27 minutes for the same price as a tube ticket.”

“Heronsgate has a fascinating history and made a contribution to the common man getting the vote and breaking the parliamentary power that was the domain of the landed gentry. Back in the 1800’s the land was bought and divided into 1,2 and 3 acre plots and was “won” by workers from the industrial north and the roads in the village are named after the north towns. This Chartist movement help form the free society we live in today. The village still has this in its DNA and has had many colourful residents across the years and continues to give this wonderful atmosphere of liberation and freedom. Houses rarely come up for sale as residents love living here and move infrequently or within the village buying on word of mouth”

“The house itself is just beautiful, and although very large it has a really homely feel throughout. We’ve made lots of improvements over the years and one major extension, just to make it more conducive to modern family life, but everything we’ve done has been in keeping with the style and sense of history of this gorgeous period building. I particularly love the layout of the house because we have the large areas such as our special open-plan kitchen in which we can all be together, but at the same time there are lots of rooms that we can each take ourselves off to if we just want a bit of peace and quiet. There are an amazing cinema room, gym and games room with a full size snooker table. In my mind it’s the ideal family home providing a lifestyle second to none.”

“Each of the rooms has its own unique character and charm so it’s really hard to pick a favourite. Our daughter named our sitting room as her favourite place in the whole wild world. The master bedroom and dressing area is particularly spectacular and breath taking.The house flows and has incredible light with subtle and some times not so subtle designer features including stunning glass staircases. “

“Our immediate surroundings are so private and peaceful, and because we back onto countryside we often have deer in the garden and an amazing array of birds. We have had the most amazing parties both for adults and kids with paintballing in the ground and even brought a petting farm into the open plan kitchen when it rained. We have so many happy memories that there will always be a special place in our hearts for The Bower House named after a hotel we stayed in during our courting days “

“The house with the kids flown the nest is simply too big for us now so we’ve decided that it’s time to move onto the next chapter of our life, but it’s going to be a real wrench to leave,” says the owner. “I’ll definitely miss the space, both inside and out, and the freedom we have here. It’s been a wonderful family home for the past twenty-three years and we’ve enjoyed every minute of our time here. Our time looking after and enjoying this truly unique and exceptional property has passed and it now right to hand the baton onto a new family that can love it the way we have”*

* These comments are the personal views of the current owner and are included as an insight into life at the property. They have not been independently verified, should not be relied on without verification and do not necessarily reflect the views of the agent.

Agents notes: All measurements are approximate and for general guidance only and whilst every attempt has been made to ensure accuracy, they must not be relied on. The fixtures, fittings and appliances referred to have not been tested and therefore no guarantee can be given that they are in working order. Internal photographs are reproduced for general information and it must not be inferred that any item shown is included with the property. For a free valuation, contact the numbers listed on the brochure. Printed 09.08.2023

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