LOOK INSIDE: Stunning £1.75m Notts property where Robin Hood first met Friar Tuck

This stunning eight-bedroom country house in Nottinghamshire - said to be the location where Robin Hood first met Friar Tuck - is on the market for £1.75 million.

Fountain Dale House is a Grade II listed country home in Blidworth, boasting around 10 acres of gardens.

The property also features a detatched three-bedroom coach house in the grounds.

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As well as having a strong connection to Robin Hood folklore, Fountain Dale House has also been visited by several noteworthy people over the years. The American writer Washington Irving refers to the property within his work, and it is also believed that Sir Walter Scott stayed at Fountain Dale House, and wrote part of his most famous work Ivanhoe while there.

Access to the property is via a private, tree-lined three-quarter mile drive. Fountain Dale House itself offers in excess of 8,000 square feet of substantial period accommodation.

The ground floor features a charming entrance hall, leading to sitting room, formal dining room and breakfast room.

There is also a ground floor WC, cloak room and substantial cellars that provide cold storage, a wine room or general storage space.

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The kitchen features handmade units and a double fronted Aga and leads to an internal hallway. This hall provides access to a secondary staircase, and what could easily be used as a self contained flat/accommodation. The self-contained accommodation features a kitchen, shower room, sitting room, bedroom and a further room which could be used as an additional reception room, bedroom or dressing room. This accommodation could be ideal for dependant relatives, older children or even house staff.

The main staircase leads to the first floor accommodation, which features eight well-proportioned bedrooms, two family bathrooms and two en-suites.

Many of the first floor rooms offer stunning views of the gardens.

To offer more flexibility, the detached coach house extends to a further 2,300 square feet of accommodation. It features an entrance hall, sitting room, dining room, kitchen, conservatory, utility room, cloaks and WC. In addition, it also benefits from an attached double garage and has stunning views over the nearby lakes.

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Outside, the property features various mature gardens, lawned areas, paved patios, woodland and paddock.

Fountain Dale House is situated around two miles away from Newstead Abbey Park and Harlow Wood and Thieves Wood.

Mansfield is around five miles away, and Nottingham is around 14 miles away.

Fountain Dale House is on the market through Fine and Country. See their website for more information.