House For Sale £925,000
A spacious home with secondary accommodation
Location
Allersmead House is situated in the picturesque village of Alderminster, close to Stratford-upon-Avon and Shipston-on-Stour. The village sits next to the River Stour and includes a 12th century church, village hall and award winning gastro pub/restaurant. Local amenities can be found in Shipston-on-Stour which is a popular former market town voted The Sunday Times ‘Best Places to Live in the Midlands in 2017 & 2018. The town provides a range of facilities, including Co-ops, award winning deli Taste of the Country, a variety of pubs, restaurants and shops, doctors and community hospital. More extensive leisure and shopping facilities can be found at Stratford-upon-Avon, including Waitrose approximately 3.5 miles away.
There is an extensive range of well-respected state, grammar and private schools locally, including King Edward VI Grammar (Stratford) and Stratford Girls Grammar School, Warwick (Boys) and Kings High (Girls) in Warwick, Kingsley School (Leamington Spa), Rugby, Princethorpe College and Bloxham. Prep schools include The Croft Preparatory School (Stratford), Stratford Preparatory School, Warwick Prep and Arnold Lodge (Leamington Spa).
Access onto the national motorway system is at Junctions 12 and 15 of the M40. Good train services to London Marylebone from Banbury from 56 minutes and to Birmingham from Warwick Parkway from 20 minutes. Birmingham International Airport lies 28 miles to the north. Sporting and leisure activities include racing at Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwick and Cheltenham; golf courses at Stratford-upon-Avon, Brailes and Tidmarton; polo at Southam; motor racing at Silverstone; theatres at Stratford-upon-Avon, Coventry and Oxford and The British Motor Museum at Gaydon. There are extensive local countryside walks in the area as well as the Rivers Stour and Avon.
Description
Situated in the heart of the village, Allersmead House offers light and airy rooms and a versatile layout along with excellent secondary accommodation in the form of a studio flat and a detached cottage. The house is entered via a welcoming reception hall which leads to a well-proportioned sitting room with wood burning stove. Glazed double doors open into a triple aspect family room with square bay window and built-in seating. A second set of glazed doors connects the sitting room to the conservatory. The country-style kitchen/dining room connects to the conservatory and the hall and is fitted with an excellent range of cabinets as well as an island unit. There is plenty of space for a good sized table and chairs. A door from the kitchen/ dining room leads to a utility room and onwards to a kitchen/sitting room, bedroom and shower room. This area of the house can be isolated to create a self-contained wing with independent access.
A staircase from the entrance hall rises to the first floor bedroom accommodation. The principal bedroom has a range of fitted cupboards and an en suite bathroom. Bedroom two benefits from an en suite shower room. Bedrooms three and four have access to a family shower room.
Orchard Cottage is a detached red brick cottage situated at the far end of the garden. The cottage comprises an open plan kitchen/sitting room with door to garden terrace. There is a ground floor bedroom with en suite shower room and a first floor bedroom with access to a cloakroom. There is off road parking for two cars.
The carport/flat/studio is an attractive timber framed building providing a studio, office and single bay car port on the ground floor and a self-contained flat with kitchen and shower room on the first floor. To the rear of the building is a secluded gravelled patio.
The property is approached via timber gates and a tarmac drive which leads past the principal house, terminating just before reaching Orchard Cottage. The gardens and grounds are bordered by mature hedging and are principally laid to lawn with well-stocked borders and specimen trees. A vegetable garden lies close to the house with a shed, greenhouse, raised beds and parking. Paved terracing lies along the north-east elevation providing several options for al fresco dining with views over the garden.
The property will appeal to a broad audience of buyers and in particular those looking for a family house enjoying a rural position yet within comfortable driving distance of Stratford-upon-Avon. The range of accommodation on offer will be especially appealing to buyers who work from home as well as those wishing to generate additional income.
Square Footage: 3822 sq ft
Acreage: 0.45 Acres
Directions
Leaving Stratford-upon-Avon via the A3400 Shipston Road, continue past the Waitrose store and along the A3400 into Alderminster. Pass the Bell Pub and Restaurant on the right. Proceed for about 50 metres where the property will be found on the right hand side.
Location
Allersmead House is situated in the picturesque village of Alderminster, close to Stratford-upon-Avon and Shipston-on-Stour. The village sits next to the River Stour and includes a 12th century church, village hall and award winning gastro pub/restaurant. Local amenities can be found in Shipston-on-Stour which is a popular former market town voted The Sunday Times ‘Best Places to Live in the Midlands in 2017 & 2018. The town provides a range of facilities, including Co-ops, award winning deli Taste of the Country, a variety of pubs, restaurants and shops, doctors and community hospital. More extensive leisure and shopping facilities can be found at Stratford-upon-Avon, including Waitrose approximately 3.5 miles away.
There is an extensive range of well-respected state, grammar and private schools locally, including King Edward VI Grammar (Stratford) and Stratford Girls Grammar School, Warwick (Boys) and Kings High (Girls) in Warwick, Kingsley School (Leamington Spa), Rugby, Princethorpe College and Bloxham. Prep schools include The Croft Preparatory School (Stratford), Stratford Preparatory School, Warwick Prep and Arnold Lodge (Leamington Spa).
Access onto the national motorway system is at Junctions 12 and 15 of the M40. Good train services to London Marylebone from Banbury from 56 minutes and to Birmingham from Warwick Parkway from 20 minutes. Birmingham International Airport lies 28 miles to the north. Sporting and leisure activities include racing at Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwick and Cheltenham; golf courses at Stratford-upon-Avon, Brailes and Tidmarton; polo at Southam; motor racing at Silverstone; theatres at Stratford-upon-Avon, Coventry and Oxford and The British Motor Museum at Gaydon. There are extensive local countryside walks in the area as well as the Rivers Stour and Avon.
Description
Situated in the heart of the village, Allersmead House offers light and airy rooms and a versatile layout along with excellent secondary accommodation in the form of a studio flat and a detached cottage. The house is entered via a welcoming reception hall which leads to a well-proportioned sitting room with wood burning stove. Glazed double doors open into a triple aspect family room with square bay window and built-in seating. A second set of glazed doors connects the sitting room to the conservatory. The country-style kitchen/dining room connects to the conservatory and the hall and is fitted with an excellent range of cabinets as well as an island unit. There is plenty of space for a good sized table and chairs. A door from the kitchen/ dining room leads to a utility room and onwards to a kitchen/sitting room, bedroom and shower room. This area of the house can be isolated to create a self-contained wing with independent access.
A staircase from the entrance hall rises to the first floor bedroom accommodation. The principal bedroom has a range of fitted cupboards and an en suite bathroom. Bedroom two benefits from an en suite shower room. Bedrooms three and four have access to a family shower room.
Orchard Cottage is a detached red brick cottage situated at the far end of the garden. The cottage comprises an open plan kitchen/sitting room with door to garden terrace. There is a ground floor bedroom with en suite shower room and a first floor bedroom with access to a cloakroom. There is off road parking for two cars.
The carport/flat/studio is an attractive timber framed building providing a studio, office and single bay car port on the ground floor and a self-contained flat with kitchen and shower room on the first floor. To the rear of the building is a secluded gravelled patio.
The property is approached via timber gates and a tarmac drive which leads past the principal house, terminating just before reaching Orchard Cottage. The gardens and grounds are bordered by mature hedging and are principally laid to lawn with well-stocked borders and specimen trees. A vegetable garden lies close to the house with a shed, greenhouse, raised beds and parking. Paved terracing lies along the north-east elevation providing several options for al fresco dining with views over the garden.
The property will appeal to a broad audience of buyers and in particular those looking for a family house enjoying a rural position yet within comfortable driving distance of Stratford-upon-Avon. The range of accommodation on offer will be especially appealing to buyers who work from home as well as those wishing to generate additional income.
Square Footage: 3822 sq ft
Acreage: 0.45 Acres
Directions
Leaving Stratford-upon-Avon via the A3400 Shipston Road, continue past the Waitrose store and along the A3400 into Alderminster. Pass the Bell Pub and Restaurant on the right. Proceed for about 50 metres where the property will be found on the right hand side.
