Willowbrook House

Willowbrook House has been extensively updated by the present owners to give a contemporary feel to a traditional house originally believed to date from the first half of the 20th century with some original panelled doors. The outbuildings offer scope for ancillary accommodation for extended family and home office, gym or studio.

UPVC double glazed windows and bifold doors with a dual aspect to principal rooms provide bright accommodation and take full advantage of the excellent location there is wiring for a sound system to the drawing room, kitchen and outside speakers for the patio area, and modern wiring and cabling for 21st-century living.

With recessed lighting, oak front door and porcelain tiled flooring to the ground floor, high-quality sanitary ware and bathroom tiling and modern decoration, the house is well appointed.

The kitchen has granite worktops, an island unit and a top-of-the-range five oven electric AGA with an integrated module with a halogen hob with tiling behind. Integrated appliances include a dishwasher, microwave/oven, washing machine, drinks fridge and wine cabinet. There is a double bowl Belfast sink, hot water tap, breakfast bars and extensive cupboards and wall cabinets as well as a large fridge freezer. The sitting area has bifold doors which open to the flagstone patio with the benefit of the view beyond. The kitchen is open to the dining room with a south-facing bay window.

The sitting room has a fireplace with tiled and timber surround, and the drawing room fireplace has a flagstone hearth and wood burner.

The large, light principal bedroom has views of Edgehill with a Juliet balcony with a glass screen, a tiled en suite shower room and walk-in clothes closet. Off the generous landing are two further first-floor double bedrooms and a family bathroom with a free-standing bath and separate walk-in shower. To the second floor are two further bedrooms, served by a shower room on this floor and with functional box room storage.

Approached through electric wrought iron gates with stone piers, there is an extensive gravelled parking area in front of the house. The house is private and secluded. A detached double garage has an up-and-over door and an external staircase to a storage loft. Beside the house is a studio building with external decking. The studio is timber lined with terracotta tiled flooring. The large home office has French doors to the garden, wiring and separate LP Gas central heating. Verandah porch, utility room and adjoining store. This building offers significant scope to be used in a way that suits the buyer. Outside is a gravel and flagstone courtyard with raised herb beds.

The garden is principally lawned, with the expansive flagstone patio facing south and west behind the house. The garden has mature trees, including Lombardy poplars, laburnum, birch, ash, spruce, and shrub beds. There is a summer house with verandah, Wendy house, greenhouse and garden and mower stores. An orchard has mature fruit trees, a vegetable and soft fruit garden, and a chicken house and run.

The field has road frontage with its entrance off the lane and is laid to grass with a stand of mature trees in one corner. Formerly two fields, the paddocks are currently partly unfenced against the garden

Willowbrook House sits in an elevated, west-facing position on the edge of the village with fine views over its paddock to the open countryside beyond. Kineton is a popular South Warwickshire village with historical connections with the English Civil War and the Battle of Edgehill. The village has a beautiful community with St Peters Church at its heart, Methodist and Catholic churches and several thriving clubs and societies for social and leisure activities.

Within the village, there is a good range of shops, including a mini supermarket, post office, butchers, florist, public houses, doctors and veterinary surgeries, chemist and restaurant. A more comprehensive range of shopping facilities can be

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