House for sale in Ormskirk, Lancashire

Mileage

Aughton Village: about 1.5 miles, Town Green Station: less than 1 mile, Ormskirk: 2.5 miles, M58 Junction 1: 3 miles M6 Junction 26: 10 miles, Liverpool City Centre: 12 miles Airport: 20 miles

Description

Moor Hall is a magnificent Grade II* Manor House with Tudor origins set privately within exquisite gardens and woodland overlooking its own private lake to the front. A more attractive setting would be difficult to imagine and this superb property deserves no less. Believed to date originally from the 13th Century the present Hall is mainly 16th Century and retains many period features including beautifully carved panelling, strapped and beamed ceilings, timbered walls, magnificent doors, carved fire pieces and stone fireplaces and mullion windows. This is a rather grand house, perfect for elaborate entertaining with substantial and impressive principal reception rooms and 8 bedrooms, yet it feels very much a home in every respect. Our client has carried out a programme of updating and restoration over the last 30 years including a recently fitted bespoke kitchen and over this period has created magnificent gardens in four themed areas including an enchanting Victorian walled garden, together offering year round colour and greenery. In addition to the lodge house there are a comprehensive range of outbuildings including gardeners rooms, original stables, barns, stores and barns with garaging to the eastern boundary of the estate. The property has a right of way over the rear driveway to a second entrance by the stables. An all weather tennis court lies well concealed to the rear right hand side of the gardens.

Accommodation

The main entrance has double doors under a stone surround and opens into an entrance vestibule with a period door to the reception hall. This splendid room is beautifully panelled with a carved frieze and fireplace and a wonderful original door opens through to the rear gardens. One of the two staircases leads off and there is a large cloakroom with a w.c. The panelled sitting room lies off the hall to the front. Panelled to wainscot height and with a superb stone fireplace and mullion windows overlooking the lake this is a delightful room. The formal dining hall stands off the hall to the left and has an impressive fireplace with a carved fire piece, oak panelled walls and a deep mullion windowed bay to the front. Beyond this is the original drawing room which is now a billiard room with a sitting area in front of a large stone fireplace. The working end of the house is to the East of the reception areas and includes a supurbly fitted bespoke kitchen with marble tops, a delightful breakfast/morning room with a range and a garden room with a log burning stove. Ancillary rooms include a pantry and utility room and the gardeners sitting room is integrated but has an external door. On the first floor the master suite includes a dressing room and large en-suite, there are 7 further bedrooms, a linen room, 2 further bathrooms, a study and a wine store. A staircase leads up to the second floor loft area which has magnificent king posts and wide oak board
flooring.

Situation

Approached along a wooded carriage drive with its 2 bedroomed lodge and gated entrance Moor Hall is a hidden gem on the edge of the West Lancashire village of Aughton and a short drive away
from the ancient market town of Ormskirk. Well placed for easy access to the main commercial centres of the North West via motorway or rail, Liverpool is only 25 minutes away by rail with trains every 15 minutes from Town Green Station. International travellers will appreciate Liverpool John Lennon Airport only 20 miles away. The area is well served by Golf Courses, Mossak Hall is across the fields and Ormskirk and Hurlston Hall are close by, recreational and sports facilities are abound in the area. There are good local schools and for those seeking private schools Merchant Taylor's in Crosby is about 7 miles away with many others within manageable reach.