4 bedroom house

A stunning Grade II listed detached country property situated in a prime rural location with lovely open views across National Trust countryside
Situation
Becks Barn is situated in the much sought after village of Hanbury and is surrounded by open Worcestershire countryside enjoying views across National Trust park and farmland and with outstanding views as far as the Malvern Hills. The area is home to the National Trust's Hanbury Hall, the popular Jinney Ring Craft Centre and local amenities including Hanbury C of E First School
and St Mary the Virgin church within walking distance and the Vernon public house. More extensive facilities can be found in nearby Bromsgrove and Droitwich, including railway stations and good access to the M5 and M42 which links to the M40 the principal route to London from the West Midlands. The area is
also popular for its proximity to several popular schools including RGS and Kings, Worcester and the renowned Bromsgrove School.

Description
The property is beautifully presented and full of character with many exposed wall and ceiling beams together with exposed roof trusses in the upstairs accommodation. It also benefits from having been reroofed by the current owners. One of the main features is the abundance of natural light which floods into the property with many rooms enjoying either double or triple aspect and all the bedrooms having velux windows.

A hardwood entrance door with full length windows to each side opens into the spacious reception hall with an impressive wide staircase to the first floor and a door to a cloakroom which has a white suite and a tiled floor. The sitting room is a fabulous family room with a feature brick fireplace with an oak mantle, quarry tiled hearth and an inset LPG gas fired stove and two sets of French doors opening out on the rear garden and patio. Both the adjacent home office/study and the separate dining room have exposed beams and overlook the rear garden to the side.

The beamed breakfast kitchen is triple aspect and has a door to the garden, a tiled floor with underfloor heating and a generous sized area for a kitchen table and chairs. A comprehensive range of cream painted kitchen units with two Franke stainless steel sinks and granite worktops have a matching island unit /breakfast bar with fitted cupboards and space for stools. There is an integrated fridge and dishwasher and a recess housing a Britannia Range cooker with an induction hob and an extractor over. The adjacent utility also has a tiled floor, an Armitage Shanks Belfast sink and recesses and plumbing for the usual appliances, the Intergas LPG boiler and two useful storage cupboards.

On the first floor the landing is spacious and light with bedroom accommodation on either side. On one side there is an inner landing with access to the master bedroom which has exposed roof trusses and overlooks the rear garden. There are fitted cupboards and the fully tiled ensuite bathroom has a Staffordshire Charlotte wash hand basin and a Mira mosaic tiled shower cubicle. There are two further bedrooms and the fully tiled family bathroom. The guest bedroom on the other side of the landing is dual aspect and has wall and ceiling beams and useful storage in the eaves.

Gardens and grounds
The property is set back from School Road with an attractive wooden picket fence and a barked border with shrubs, a cherry and silver birch tree and a half moon lawned area. The gated gravel driveway provides ample parking and there is a detached garage with double wooden doors and additional parking to the side of the property which is walled and has a flower border planted with lovely climbing roses and clematis.

Two arched doors lead through to the part walled and fully enclosed rear garden which is a fabulous feature of the property being predominantly laid to lawn with open views across National Trust farmland. The mature flower beds have an array of shrubs and spring bulbs and there is a pergola clad with clematis and climbing roses. The sheltered patio provides a lovely outside seating area and a summer house enjoys the sun all day long in the summer months. There is also a useful large detached garden store and a greenhouse.


Marketed by: Fisher German, Worcester