Peterston-Super-Ely, Cardiff, CF5

We approached the house through electric gates which open onto a long brick paved driveway flanked by beautiful planting and mature trees as the house emerges interview. A great deal of parking is provided along the driveway as it widens on the approach to the house there’s a double under a single garage and an overflow gravel car park for guests.

Approached via a beautiful stone entrance porch, the front entrance door opens into a fabulous square hallway which has a period turning staircase leading to the first and second floor. Beautiful wallpaper continues up across three complete floors. Herringbone wood block floor. There is a Guest cloakroom position off the hall with a period sink and vanity unit and a unique high-level WC.

The sitting room or morning room is positioned at the front of the house looking out to cross the lawn via a wide bay window features a marble fireplace with a Chesney’s cast iron log burner. The impressive dining room is  wood panelled to 3/4 height with a plate rail and features a shuttered picture window looking out across the front lawns.It has an ornate carved fireplace with an open grate and herringbone wood block floor.

The magnificently proportion drawing room has two shutter picture windows and is a fabulous room for decadent entertaining.

The kitchen and family room is a truly fabulous space, large and light. The kitchen area has extensive bespoke in frame solid wood cabinetry by Jeremy Davies in the soft hues and natural wood and features an enormous and central Island with twin Belfast sinks, including an instant hot water tap. Are there are two built-in fridge freezers, a dishwasher and a huge Aga along with a great many features denoting its bespoke grade. The vast living space accommodates a big sitting area as well as space for a generous dining table and chairs. It has a picture window and folding doors looking out leading out to the West Terrace and looking across the brilliance surrounding views and its window shutters perhaps temper the late evening sun. Limestone flooring throughout and there is a hatch concealing steps down to a well equipped wine cellar. There is a bespoke fitted scullery of the kitchen also with cabinetry by Jeremy Davies providing a valuable overflow working space a second ground floor cloakroom is situated off here. Then there is a separate laundry room with the space for a washing machine and dryer alongside to further useful cabinetry. A rear hallway access from the main hall provides access to the study which is fitted with the bespoke furniture incorporating desk drawers and bookshelves.

The there is a magnificent billiards room of huge proportions featuring a dramatic cathedral ceiling. It has five windows on two sides looking over the gardens.

Up on the first floor is a very elegant landing leading to the master bedroom has a fabulous elevated view of the surrounding area. Here a door leads to a fabulous dressing room which has windows on two sides and wardrobes on four sides, a central drawer pedestal and a dressing table

The ensuite bathroom features twin console basins by La Chappelle, a rolltop freestanding bath and a large walk-in shower. There is a separately closeted WC by Leroy Brooks.

A huge second double bedroom with a picture window over the front lawns also has an enormous dressing room with fitted wardrobes on three complete sides.

The family bathroom on this floor again exceptional appointed features a claw roll top bath with the shower mixer marble top vanity unit by Neptune, Laroy Brooks WC and cubicle.

Then on the second floor we have three double bedrooms and a bathroom. In an inner corridor we have with fitted wardrobes and drawers along one complete side providing access to the largest of the three bedrooms on this floor which enjoys two windows with magnificent views. A very large fourth bedroom with part cottage ceiling very ytastefully decorated looked out over the front garden and then there is a fifth double bedroom well appointed bathroom on this floor features a vanity unit with basin WC bath and double cubicle.

Outside the detached Coaches incorporates a double garage and single garage ground floor there is an outside Gardner‘s toilet a lock door and access to the first floor apartment. On the first floor of the coach house is an independent to 2 bedroom apartment which includes a living room with a log burner, a fitted kitchen, two double bedrooms and a bathroom. There is also a gardeners toilet outside.

The gardens and grounds here are magnificent with manicured terraced lawns to the front of the property which bathe in sun, dappled shade is provided by mature trees and pathways meander through the gardens which are screened  by high stone walls and enjoy elevated views over the picturesque surrounding countryside. On the west side a stone paved terrace provides plenty of space for outside entertaining. There is a recently resurfaced tennis court, a summer house, a rebuilt modern Victorian conservatory, two garden garages and a storeroom