5 bedroom house

The Old Barn is approached over a long privately owned drive lined by lawns and trees to reinforced metal gates with auto locking, a gravelled parking area and courtyard. The property has a recently installed a large oak framed double glazed window in the centre with blue brick steps and the main arched double front doors to the reception hall which has a vaulted ceiling, galleried landing and wooden
staircase.

Many of the period features were retained when the property was converted in 1995, including flagstone floors, wooden doors, exposed beams, inglenook fireplaces and exposed brickwork and archways. Some of the rooms are dual aspect which allows the open countryside views to be enjoyed from most parts of the house.

The sitting room has French doors to the front, fireplace with wood burner and a window to the rear overlooking the garden and fields beyond. The drawing room/banqueting hall is generously proportioned and has three sets of French doors, fireplace with wood burner, parquet flooring and a mezzanine studio/family room above approached from a rear staircase. There is planning permission already activated to remodel the principal bedroom suite to incorporate this area, and enlarge the balcony, which takes advantage of stunning sunsets. The kitchen/snug has windows to the front and back, a brick archway leads through to the family breakfast/dining room, with a fireplace with wood burner creating an excellent open plan living space.. The kitchen has bespoke oak fronted units and granite tops, large island unit and Aga with electric companion, integrated dishwasher, double sink, fridge, wine cooler and wine store and microwave. There is a separate pantry and a utility room off the kitchen. From the rear hall there is a second cloakroom, separate boot room and study.

A staircase allows private access to the guest bedroom wing. The vaulted double storey hallway is lit by a large glazed oak frontage and has stairs to the first floor galleried landing from which the bedrooms lead off. The principal bedroom suite has a galleried mezzanine bedroom accessed by an oak staircase above the dressing room and en suite bathroom. There are 4 further bedrooms on this floor, all of which have en suite bathrooms or shower rooms and distant views over the surrounding countryside. Bedrooms 4 and 5 can also function as a self-contained guest suite as they can be locked off from the main house and are accessed via a secondary staircase.

Opposite the barn is a coach house which has a triple enclosed garage and a workshop to one side, with gym and hobby room above which could also be used as a home office.

The gardens are stocked with a wide variety of plants and shrubs. The gardens surround the house, and are principally laid
to lawn. There is a swimming pool and a well for garden watering. The well has a pump and underground plumbing with access taps located around the garden and for the pond.

The rear garden is also mainly laid to lawn with substantial flower beds beautiful wrought iron gazebo covered with a climbing rose, panoramic views and several mature trees. There is an attractive lily pond just beyond the formal garden which is surrounded by ornamental grasses and is a haven for a variety of wildlife with a private sitting area. The pond has an electric pump fitted and pipes for ease of filling. A terrace runs along the rear of the property. There is a swimming pool with air source heat pump and filter housing.

There is a large steel framed four bay barn, which has planning permission for a three-bay enclosed garage and a separate store/stable. It is currently used for equipment storage and extra garaging with electric power. There is a gated enclosed vegetable and soft fruit garden with raised vegetable beds and Robinsons greenhouse with power and water. A gated orchard has a store shed with power.. Attractive grassland paddock with water and post and rail fencing or hedges.

The Old Barn is situated just outside

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