Barnes Mill is a beautifully converted Mill enjoying an exceptional riverside setting located at the end of a quiet no through road.

Barnes Mill offers almost 4,500 sq ft of light and airy accommodation, with well-proportioned, square rooms all immaculately presented with an abundance of charm and character throughout. Set across three floors, the current owners of 25 years, have created a wonderful and flexible home. To the ground floor the spacious entrance hall enjoys a most impressive glass enclosed area boasting views over the mill race & former water wheel and offers access to a shower room, utility room & a charming kitchen/breakfast room in which the mill workings have been retained, featuring the mill spur wheel & large timbers. The kitchen area features a range of fitted units, butler sink, AGA, central island, integrated appliances and a pantry. This unusual and characterful kitchen/living area offers access via double doors onto an idyllic terrace with a west facing seating area which enjoys the most enviable views of the surrounding water and gardens. To the first floor there is a magnificent, dual aspect reception room offering stunning front and rear, easterly & westerly views, comprising a significant living area with impressive brick inglenook fireplace and an extensive study enjoying easterly views. A guest/bedroom two with a lovely en suite & further family room/2nd study if required.

To the second floor there are three further double bedrooms all benefitting from excellent westerly views with a cloakroom serving two of the bedrooms, and of particular note, the master bedroom with a generous en suite offering a roll top bath, separate shower and a double vanity unit.

Barnes Mill square footage - 4360 sq ft.

Photographs of the property were taken in June 2023.

Outside
The garden and grounds of the property enjoy privacy and double bank access to the River Chelmer as it flows through via the two mill ponds and the mill race. The grounds have been designed to deliver a thriving countryside feel within Central Chelmsford, which offer peace and tranquillity, great fresh water fishing, bird watching and many places in which to sit and enjoy the views.

Beautiful riverside grounds of circa 3 acres.
Two Mill Ponds.
Freshwater fishing/swimming.
Semi-rural Conservation Zone.
Miles of riverside and country walks from the gates.
EV Charge point.

History
The Mill is Grade II listed and believed to date from Circa 1700. “Essex Water Mills” by Helvey Benham remarks, “There was a fulling Mill here in 1408 owned by Coggeshall Abbey. The final corn Mill dated from about 1800. Little machinery remained when the conversion was undertaken.

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