7 Bedroom(s) | 4 Bathroom(s) | 5 Reception(s)
is an attractive and sought after Worcestershire village close to the Warwickshire border and lies approximately 2½ miles from Bidford-on-Avon which offers good local amenities, whilst Stratford-Upon-Avon and Evesham offer a wider range of facilities. The village has a Church, Village Hall, Inn (The Kings Arms), Junior and Infant School and farm shop.
Set in approaching five acres of gardens, grounds and adjoining field, a detached five bedroom house and adjacent two bedroom cottage. Grade II listed elegant accommodation in excess of 5,000 sq.ft., with an additional stone barn of 950 sq.ft. Thought of great interest to equestrian, smallholders and work from home buyers seeking a beautiful family house, cottage, barn and land.
The main accommodation is thought to date from the late 17th century and the cottage likely to date from the 1870s/1880s. The barn is believed to originate from around 1830. Thought to appeal to a broad audience seeking a spacious period village residence with the flexibility of the use of the barn for home working, studio, gymnasium or potential rental income all subject to any necessary permissions and regulations.
The land offers an equestrian or smallholding dimension or simply a place to walk the dogs or keep horses as the stables and outbuildings facilitate broad use. There are many walks around the village and beyond, together with bridlepaths for hacking out.
It is perhaps the combination of the quality of the position, accommodation, flexibility of the adjoining cottage for extended family or income, land, and the huge potential afforded by the barn, that make The Laurels an exciting proposition for elegant, stylish, family living.
MAIN HOUSE
mono-pitched with supporting columns, and front door opening to
with flagstone floor, stairs to first floor. Back door to rear porch and courtyard, understairs cloaks area.
with wc and wash hand basin.
fireplace, French doors to front with original shutters, colour glazed window to side.
leading off the entrance hall. Staircase rising to first floor.
exposed floor boards, door to side, window to front, with original shutters, attractive fireplace, beams, internal window.
with wall, cupboard and drawer units, flagstone floor, one and a half bowl stainless steel sink. Space for washing machine and tumble dryer.
with extensive fitted furniture to include cupboards, drawers, file storage, desk and bookshelves, Karndean floor, pretty fireplace, hatch to roof space.
with extensive range of base and wall cupboard and drawer units providing excellent storage, with a stone tiled floor, one and a half bowl sink, tiled splashbacks, Zanussi dual fuel gas hob, electric oven cooker, Bosch dishwasher, window to side, French doors to courtyard, and woodburning stove. The back wall of the kitchen adjoins the cottage and this would be a natural point to restore internal access.
with useful study area and door off to airing cupboard. Separate linen cupboard and window overlooking the gardens and land at the rear.
exposed floorboards, wardrobe.
with bath, twin head shower, wc and twin wash hand basins to built in cupboard, chrome towel rail, hatch to roof space.
a double room, with fitted wardrobe, hatch to roof space.
with shower, wc and wash hand basin.
with roll top, claw foot bath, wc and corner shower, wash hand basin to built in cupboard, recessed wall cupboard, chrome towel rail.
overlooking front, with pretty fireplace.
overlooking garden and land, useful box room.
an eaves room with sloping ceiling, providing a good double room. Fitted double wardrobe.
an eaves room with sloping ceiling, double room, pretty fireplace, wardrobe.
in three parts.
The garage has fuse box. The store provides excellent storage for bikes/freezer room, etc. Main barn has flagstone floor, raised mezzanine with staircase, full height driftway doors to front and rear.
two Potterton gas fired central heating boilers serving the main house, hot water tank and pressure cylinder.
A really pretty Victorian brick and stone cottage providing great accommodation in its own right.
to front and door to
stairs to first floor.
flagstone floor, impressive fireplace including woodburning stove.
with arched French doors to front courtyard.
Belfast sink, space for washing machine and tumble dryer.
wc and wash hand basin.
with extensive range of base and wall cupboards and drawer units, harlequin tiling, one and a half bowl stainless steel sink, new Vaillant combi boiler, dishwasher, Rangemaster dual fuel gas/electric stove, space for fridge/freezer, space for table and chairs.
hatch to roof space, with loft ladder.
overlooking the courtyard, wardrobe.
another double room, into the eaves, with sloping ceilings, four velux roof lights.
with free-standing oval tub bath, oversized shower, wc, wash hand basin, chrome towel rail.
The property is set behind a front gravel driveway and lawned landscaped foregarden. There are fenced courtyards at the rear of the property with a circular well feature (working well fitted with electric pump), and there are two vehicular and pedestrian accesses.
Beyond the courtyard a raised lawned and walled rear garden, includes mature and established trees, plants, shrubs and planted borders. A garden shed provides useful storage and beside is an "historic" friendship gate, but no access exists or is implied. In the far left hand corner of the rear garden is a gated access to a pathway leading to further lawned garden with a featherboard "polytunnel" structure with an internal pond feature and providing warm, sheltered growing conditions.
There are more established mature trees and hedges surrounding the polytunnel and located here is a brick shed housing a separate electric supply which serves external lighting and the stables.
with a timber lean to shed made up of circa two thirds workshop and a third chicken coop. A productive vegetable patch and beyond TWO STABLES AND FEED/TACK ROOM with haystore to rear and recently re-covered turn out yard to front.
There is separate vehicular and pedestrian access to the stables and agricultural land which is in a single enclosure being fenced or hedged, of uniform shape, with two field shelters, two pig pens and a pig sty. To the far left and right hand corners are kissing gates and a public right of way inside the rear boundary. It is thought this could be internally fenced if required.
The property is understood to be freehold although we have not seen evidence. This should be checked by your solicitor before exchange of contracts.
We have been advised by the vendor that mains electricity, gas, water and drainage are connected to the property. Again this should be checked by your solicitor before exchange of contracts. Gas fired central heating.
The property is sold subject to and with the benefit of any rights of way, easements, wayleaves, covenants or restrictions etc. as may exist over same whether mentioned herein or not.
There is a public footpath on the furthest rear boundary. There is a private right of way over the tarmac second front driveway. A further right of way exists providing access for the land.
These particulars have been prepared in good faith to give a fair overall view of the property; they do not constitute an offer and will not form part of any contract. We make no representation about the conditions of the property nor that any services or appliances are in good working order; this should be checked by your surveyor. Furthermore, you should not assume that any items or features referred to in these particulars or shown in the photographs are included in the sale price. Your solicitor should check this as part of the normal conveyancing process.