‘Heathfield Hall’ 27 Cluntagh Road, Hillsborough, BT26 6BW
Agent: Templeton Robinson
Offers Over £575,000
With its sumptuous interiors, lavish decoration and unique Gothic style architecture, you would be forgiven for thinking that Heathfield Hall, outside Hillsborough, is the setting for some decadent Tudor drama. Or indeed the home place of yet another family vying for the crown in Game of Thrones.
Yet this is not the case as Heathfield Hall is instead a unique family home very much a part of the real world that sits between Lisburn and Hillsborough.
The sprawling property - winner of BBC’s Northern Ireland House of the Year Individual Merit award in 2011 - started life a little less flamboyant as Cluntagh Old School House. The school house part is currently used as the dining hall which has been lovingly restored and houses a magnificent 13 foot high fireplace as a focal point. Just imagine hosting a banquet here, all that would be missing is Henry VIII himself, a flutist and the court fool.
As well as an abundance of gremlins and gargoyles, the imposing skyline of this house is dominated by its 16 antique chimney pots - which are up to six feet in height.
There are over a hundred brick, stone and wooden arches, forty stained glass windows, seven working fireplaces and two spiral staircases helping to make this property unique.
No expense or attention to detail has been spared in making this home a real talking point and in that respect, it has indeed succeeded. As well as its prestigious BBC award, the property has featured in many publications such as 25 Beautiful Homes, Ireland’s Home Interiors and Living and 15 Beautiful Irish Homes. Meanwhile Suzanne Garuda, an international interior designer called Heathfield Hall, “An amazing, amazing home, a celebration of past craftsmanship, a real sense of drama and theatricality, pure passion”.
The property is a maze with a treasure trove of unique rooms just waiting to be explored. There are five bedrooms and at the other end of the property you’ll find the two bedroom “Coach House” guest wing with its rustic beamed lounge, ornate wrought iron spiral staircase and two sets of hardwood patio doors that lead you from four poster bedrooms into the surrounding garden. Meanwhile outside, there’s plenty of space and rolling views of the surrounding countryside.
And although a dreamy almost make-believe property, it is highly practical with all the necessary mod cons while its location means that you can enjoy easy access to Hillsborough, Lisburn and Belfast. Lough Aghery with its water sports is also less than a mile away while keen golfers can revel in greens at Malone Golf Club, Temple Golf Club and Rockmount Golf Course.
However that’s only to scratch the surface, the property twists and winds constantly revealing unique spaces that are almost impossible to detail in words. It is only on a viewing that you can truly start to understand the abundance of this property.
For more information check out www.templetonrobinson.com or to arrange a viewing contact 028 9266 1700/028 9066 3030.
