Situation
Bryn Bannon is situated in an exceptional semi-rural setting, on the fringe of the popular village of Cilcain, within the Clwydian Range, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The property enjoys superb panoramic views across the property’s gardens, paddock and countryside beyond.


Cilcain is centred around the popular White Horse Inn and historic church and there is a village hall, community shop and bowling green. Whilst the property has a beautiful rural setting, the nearby county town of Mold offers a comprehensive range of shops and leisure facilities in addition to the historic Roman city of Chester.


On the recreational front, the area is renowned for scenic walks along the Clwydian Range including nearby Moel Famau. Loggerheads Country Park offers additional walking opportunities and Mold Golf Club is within 1.5 miles. Local educational facilities include Cilcain Primary school and Mold Alun High School, and independent schools include King’s and Queen’s Schools in Chester and Ruthin School.


The area is ideally placed for ease of access to the commercial centres of the Northwest, including Chester, Wrexham, Liverpool, Manchester and Deeside, with train services to London Euston from both Chester and Flint, within 2 hours.


The Property
Bryn Bannon is a substantial and beautifully presented family home built circa 1992. The current owners extended the property in 2009 to its southerly elevation in view of creating an annex for an independent relative. The extension was integrated to create additional living accommodation to the original house, but could easily be adapted to create an annex, where required.


In addition to the property’s formal gardens and adjoining paddock there is an additional field extending to approximately 1 acre, available by separate negotiation.


Accommodation
A slate canopy porch gives way to the front door, opening into a spacious and welcoming reception hall having Welsh oak flooring, internal doors and skirting boards, which feature through much of the house.


At the heart of the property is a beautiful contemporary kitchen with shaker style Italian ash cabinets along with a central island with breakfast bar, all under granite work surfaces. The kitchen includes a Stoves range cooker with extractor hood, an American style fridge freezer and attractive Karndean tile effect flooring. The kitchen has superb views across the gardens to open countryside as do the majority of the rooms. With access off the kitchen is a spacious utility room, fitted with a range of cabinets in a shaker style with a freestanding dishwasher and plumbing for laundry appliances. Adjoining the kitchen is a light-filled family room, which forms part of the extension completed in 2009. This room features oak flooring and enjoys French doors opening to a south facing paved terrace. Also forming part of the extension is a large boot room which could be converted to create a galley kitchen, to create accommodation for a dependent relative, where required.


At the opposite end of the property is a large lounge, having oak floorboards and features a multi- fuel stove within an attractive stone surround with oak mantel. Arguably, this room has the best rural views through a glazed bay with French doors leading out to a terrace, with glass balustrades, from where to enjoy the panoramic views. Adjacent to this room is a snug featuring a gas stove fire on a slate hearth. Also to the ground floor is a study with aspects to the front elevation, a cloakroom and ground floor WC.


The main staircase rises to a spacious landing giving access to a luxurious principal bedroom with adjoining walk-in dressing room leading to a spacious en suite shower room with electric shower, traditional white suite and chrome heated towel radiator. There are three further double bedrooms served by a recently refitted contemporary bathroom featuring a side fill bath, oversize shower cubicle with thermostatic drench head and a contemporary integrated wash hand basin and WC.


Off the family room is a turned light oak staircase rising to a spacious guest bedroom with dual aspects benefiting from a luxurious contemporary bathroom featuring a panelled bath, corner shower cubicle with thermostatic shower, a pedestal wash hand basin, WC and chrome heated towel radiator.


With access from outside is a useful habitable room, ideal for those home working but could equally serve as a family garden room or home gymnasium. Adjoining this room is an under-croft room providing general storage.


Grounds and Gardens
Bryn Bannon is approached through a gated entrance opening onto an extensive gravel driveway providing parking for numerous vehicles, ideal for those having motorhome or boat storage requirements. To the front of the property is a detached garage and a useful wood-clad outbuilding, currently used as a general and wood store but could equally be converted to create a home office or gymnasium. The front gardens are predominantly hard landscaped with stone retained herbaceous and floral borders including twisted hazel, rhododendron and floral displays. To the northern side of the house is a vehicle access leading to a field gate giving access to the rear paddock.


To the side of the property, with a southerly aspect, are the formal lawned gardens featuring a split-level natural stone terrace with steps leading down to the lower garden level. To the rear of the formal gardens is a paddock containing a variety of trees including pear, apple, cherry, plumb and numerous specimen trees including a magnolia. The paddock is ring-fenced, ideal for domestic pets or small livestock.


To the north west of the house, approximately 150m along the Loggerheads Road is a separate single paddock with two vehicular gate access points and a water supply. This paddock extends to approximately 1 acre and is available to the purchaser, by separate negotiation.