Orchard Manor

Orchard Manor is located within the Martin Hussingtree Conservation Area and is Grade II listed. It has origins dating back to the 1600s with later additions. It offers a wealth of original character and the current owners have made a number of improvements during their 27 years of ownership, of particular note is an oak framed extension to the kitchen.

The front door opens to the entrance hall with fine parquet flooring that continues through to the dining room and a door to the cloakroom.

There are three principal reception rooms. The dining room is at the heart of the house and the focal point is an inglenook fireplace housing a wood burning stove. From the dining room a door opens to the spacious drawing room with oak flooring and a large bay window. Of particular note is the impressive inglenook fireplace with a fine, eye-catching carved wood reclaimed surround. Off the drawing room is a cosy snug/study with oak flooring and a wood burning stove.

The fitted kitchen/breakfast room has a breakfast bar island, slate flooring and granite worktops. Appliances include an oil-fired AGA, electric fan-assisted oven, warming drawer, induction hob, microwave oven and an American fridge freezer. The kitchen flows through to a fine oak framed family room extension that allows a view over the beautiful garden. Off the kitchen is a fitted utility room with space for a washer dryer and there is also a useful pantry.

Wide turning stairs rise to a multi-level landing off which are four double bedrooms, two of which have fitted wardrobes, a family bathroom with a bath and separate shower enclosure and a family shower room. There are two further attic double bedrooms each with its own staircase and fitted wardrobes.

Gardens and grounds:

Orchard Manor sits in generous landscaped grounds extending to 1.87 acres.

Double wrought iron gates (with a power supply to enable an electric opening mechanism to be installed) open to gravel parking for several cars in front of the house and double garage with loft storage and an electric door. A set of gates between the house and the garage open to the rear mature garden.

The rear south-facing garden offers an expanse of lawn and is arranged in various apartments with a tall yew hedge dividing the formal garden from the remainder of the grounds. The formal garden adjacent to the house includes a prominent Blue Atlas Cedar tree, paved terracing, a sunken gravel terrace surrounded by mature boarders including lavender, a traditional well, feature pond and a paved path set under a pergola with climbing roses and honeysuckle leads to the rear part of the garden.

Behind the tall yew hedge is a fenced in timber stable block with a secondary 5-bar entrance gate to the road. There is also a rockery pond waterfall , summerhouse and paved terrace, traditional green house, timber garden store, seven raised vegetable beds, a natural meadow garden and a grass tennis court with an irrigation system that alternatively offers additional garden land.

Throughout the gardens are a range of mature trees and strategically positioned borders planted with perennial and evergreen plants providing all-year round interest and colour.

Droitwich Spa 2 miles, Ombersley 4 miles, Worcester 4 miles, M5 (J6) 2 miles, Birmingham 26 miles (Distances approximate)

Orchard Manor is situated in an attractive rural setting within the hamlet of Martin Hussingtree, yet in a very convenient location close to the centres of Droitwich and Worcester. Nearby Droitwich has a Waitrose and a mainline station with trains regularly running to Birmingham. The new Worcester Parkway station is only 8 miles away. Worcester to the south offers wider amenities including professional rugby at Sixways Stadium and a David Lloyd Centre 2 miles away. County cricket in the setting of Worcester Cathedral and horse racing on the banks of the River Severn. There is a good retail park, including a Marks & Spencer food hall close by and Worcester Royal

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