Temple Farm

Temple Farm is at the end of a no through lane of attractive period properties. The house is in a lovely rural location with open views behind in the hamlet of Marlcliff between Barton and Cleeve Prior, with extensive views.

The planning permission has been granted to demolish the existing house and stables and to construct a replacement 4/5 bedroom house and separate garage by Stratford on Avon District Council ref 20/01585/FUL. We include in the brochure the proposed layout for which consent has been granted. The design has incorporated some of the design features of the existing house and architecture from other local period properties. The design of the new house complies with the Environment Agency requirements based on a site-specific Flood Risk Assessment.

Alternatively, a buyer may wish to upgrade the existing dwelling, and incorporate the attached outbuildings.

The current house has uPVC double glazed windows to most rooms, some with stained glass and some tiled floors. The fitted kitchen/breakfast room, overlooks the rear garden, with double doors to the dining room. There is a 21-foot long drawing room, opening to a study area and on to the conservatory with double doors to the garden. The property benefits from a ground floor shower room with a sitting room/bedroom opposite, in addition to the two first floor double bedrooms, one with wardrobes to one wall, the other with a walk-in closet, and bathroom with spa bath.

A five bar gate opens to the drive. There is ample hardstanding to the front of the house and a range of attached outbuildings providing stabling and stores. To one side of the drive is a Mediterranean style gravelled garden area.

Behind the house is a large lawned garden, with mature trees and terminating in a flood defence wall and stream, with a pond.

To the side of the garden is a paddock with an enclosed steel frame barn 11.8 x 11.3 metres with raised reinforced concrete floor and vehicular access. The barn would work well for American barn style stabling and equestrian yard. Behind the garden are three grass paddocks, with a separate vehicular access right of way from Cleeve Road. Field shelter.

A bridge over a stream gives access to two further grass fields copse and wood of over 2 acres, creating a wonderful habitat for wildlife and flora, with a selection of native trees and bulbs including daffodils and snowdrops. A footpath beside the woodland and stream and another on the eastern edge of the paddocks gives access for walking over the surrounding countryside. The area is well provided for hacking and riding.

The nearby village of Barton has a village pub and Bidford-on-Avon has a supermarket, chemist, post office, bakery, butchers, dentist, health centre and popular riverside restaurant. Welford-on- Avon, 5 miles away, provides a good village shop, two fine dining pubs and a village school. More extensive shopping and leisure facilities can be found in Stratford-upon-Avon, Evesham, Leamington Spa and Cheltenham.

The area has a range of excellent state, private and grammar schools to suit most requirements including grammar schools in Stratford-upon-Avon, Alcester Grammar School, The Croft Prep School in Stratford, Warwick Prep and Public School and King's High School for girls in Warwick.

For the commuter, there is easy access to Birmingham to the north and London to the south with a choice of the M40, M5 or trains from both Evesham, Stratford upon Avon and nearby Honeybourne (4.5 miles).

Bidford-on-Avon 2 miles, Welford-on-Avon 5 miles, Honeybourne 4.5 miles (trains to London Paddington from 93 minutes), M40 (J15) 14 miles, M5 18 miles, Stratford-upon-Avon 8 miles, Chipping Campden and the Cotswolds 9 miles, Warwick 16 miles, Cheltenham 24 miles, Worcester 21 miles Birmingham International Airport 25 miles (distances and time approximate)

Marketed by: Knight Frank, Stratford Upon Avon