A Georgian-style manor – perfect for wine lovers – with an elaborate double staircase and indoor pool is selling for £20m.
The Stokes Hall Estate comes with 327 acres of land – the size of 205 football pitches.
It is a unique plot that, according to sellers, also “presents huge development potential.”
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But the area is also perfect for the production of wine.
Located in Crouch Valley, Essex, the desirable estate overlooks the breathtaking River Crouch and the valley.
The plot features six properties, including the luxury main house, which is equipped with an elaborate double staircase and indoor pool.
Stokes Hall stretches over 23,000 sq ft with three main floors, nine bedrooms and 45 acres of garden space.
The home was designed by its owners between 2007 and 2014 and built using high-quality materials such as hand-cut British stone, Welsh roof slats and handmade bricks.
The property itself is marketed at £9.9m, as reported by Luxury Property News.
The second lot in the group auction is the extensive farmland, which makes up over 113 acres of the estate.
Lot three features the four-bedroom detached Stokes Hall Farmhouse, which has planning permission to extend.
The fourth lot presents an exciting development site for five dwellings and equestrian facilities.
The sale also features a three-bedroom semi-detached house that has the necessary planning permission to extend.
The final five lots make up the potential 159 acres for vineyards.
Knight Frank, which is hosting the sale, priced the entire estate at £19.9m.
Knight Frank stated: “An exceptional country estate set in 327 acres of its own farmland with viticulture and development potential, overlooking the stunning River Crouch and valley beyond.
“The Stokes Hall Estate presents an outstanding opportunity to acquire a secluded corner of Essex countryside with unsurpassed and far-reaching river views.
“The principal house has been designed to a remarkable standard and is immaculate throughout, combining areas for family living as well as entertaining spaces.”
It adds: “The launch onto the market of the pristine 327-acre Stokes Hall estate, a mile from the village of Althorne.
“Two miles from the yachting haven of Burnham-on-Crouch and 20 miles south-east of the city of Chelmsford, is testament to the long-term vision and exemplary planning of the estate’s enterprising owner.
“He saw the potential of the dreamy Crouch Valley when, in the early 2000s, he began buying up the land and buildings that constitute today’s impressive farming, residential and amenity estate.
“This secluded part of Essex is one of the driest and warmest parts of the UK, its particular clay soil ideally suited for producing still English wines.”
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