Featherbed Stables

In a sought-after location, rural yet accessible, with about 12.28 acres, Featherbed Stables is a detached brick and tiled four bedroom house extending to over 1,750 square feet. The house has a planning condition linking the occupation to someone solely or mainly working or last working in equestrian business at the property. The property offers a really exciting opportunity for a buyer who wishes to generate income from a business involving horses, ponies and dogs. The property generates a good level of income for the present owners.

The dwelling was built recently, with a modern design, high levels of thermal insulation and an attractive design, with modern fittings and fixtures including a large open plan kitchen/dining/living space, but also with a separate study, drawing room with windows to three sides, WC and large boot room/ utility, as well as a ground floor bedroom. To the first floor are three further bedrooms, benefiting from the views, a family bathroom, and a second bathroom integrated with the principal bedroom, with a spa bath.

The property has bright rooms, double-glazed windows and electric central heating. Ground floor rooms and bathrooms have ceramic tiled timber effect and tiled floor in the kitchen area. The kitchen is fully fitted, with a breakfast bar peninsula unit and with integrated appliances, stainless steel sink and a range cooker, vaulted, with exposed trusses and exposed brickwork.

Outside, the property is approached via a drive to extensive hard-standing parking areas. There are lawned gardens, a wooden chalet building, enclosed exercise areas, and a kennel building for dog daycare. An American barn has stables stalls and a tack room. There is a 60 x 20-metre flood-lit post and rail fenced manège/all-weather riding school arena and a yard and further lean to stabling providing total stabling for around 30 horses and ponies. Currently, the vendors have about 17 ponies for the riding school business and ten horses for livery.

Paddocks surround the house and buildings with field shelters and a pond. A public footpath runs along a short distance of the northwest boundary giving access to the surrounding countryside.

The property is set well back from the road with a long drive surrounded by its own land. There is a railway station close by with local services to Birmingham and Stratford-upon-Avon and links to intercity trains to London in less than two hours. Birmingham and Birmingham International Airport are readily accessible.

The attractive village of Wilmcote has an excellent village shop, primary school, two inns and historic Mary Arden's House, the former home of Shakespeare's mother, Sports and Social Club, village hall and 19th-century parish church. Stratford-upon-Avon has a wide range of shops and is the home of the Royal Shakespeare Company.

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

Stratford-upon-Avon 4 miles, M40 (J15) 8 miles, Warwick 10 miles, trains from Warwick Parkway to London Marylebone and from Wilmcote Station to Birmingham and Stratford-upon-Avon, Birmingham 21 miles, Leamington Spa 12 miles (distances approx).

Marketed by: Knight Frank, Stratford Upon Avon