House For Sale £680,000
A spacious and beautifully presented 4 bedroom detached village property, set in an ample and enviable position with stunning uninterrupted views over the open countryside and woodland of Kempley.
Entrance - Cloakroom - Reception Hall - Sitting Room - Dining Room - Garden Room with Wood-burning Stove - Kitchen / Breakfast Room - Large Main Bedroom Suite with Dressing Room - En-Suite - 3 Further Double Bedrooms - Main Bathroom - Summer House / Home Office - Garage - Off Road Parking for Several Vehicles
‘Hollow Oak House’ creates a fantastic opportunity for anyone wishing to enjoy an idyllic countryside lifestyle, whilst benefitting from being situated in a pretty village close to good transport links. The property is set on a spacious plot in the heart of the village with the most stunning, large, landscaped gardens to the rear offering uninterrupted views. Internally the house is extremely well presented and offers plenty of versatility and benefits from a summer house / home office in the garden as well as solar panels generating an impressive annual income. Most noteworthy is the flow created between the dining room, garden room extension and kitchen / breakfast area, where light floods in creating an immediately relaxing ambiance and a great space for entertaining whilst looking out over the gardens. The main bedroom is sumptuous, with a modern en-suite shower room, separate dressing area and a Juliette balcony with a breath-taking outlook. ‘Hollow Oak House’ offers a peaceful and convenient lifestyle, close to delightful woodland walks and unspoilt countryside in a small friendly community.
The village of Kempley is perhaps most famous for its array of wild daffodils and is surrounded by beautiful countryside walks. It is home to an intriguing 12th Century church with well-preserved medieval wall paintings. Having a friendly community, the newly refurbished village hall hosts a range of social events including a mobile market, coffee morning & pop up pub. Just a few miles down the road the larger village of Dymock benefits from a village pub, small shop, cricket, and golf clubs. The historic market towns of Newent and Ledbury, 5 and 8 miles respectively offer an array of independent shops and small supermarkets. There are excellent village primary schools on the doorstep and bus services to the local high schools. The Cathedral City of Gloucestershire is 17 miles Northwest and Hereford City also 17 miles Southeast, both offering an extensive range of retail and cultural opportunities, independent and grammar schools.
The Property
Hollow Oak House is approached through a wooden five bar gate with post and rail fencing onto a hard standing with a lawn area either side of the drive. Framed by specimen trees and pretty shrubs as well as its famous Oak tree, thought to be at least 500 years old. There is room for plenty of parking and the drive gives access to the double garage to the left side and a gated entrance into the rear garden to the right.
Reception Hall - Initially a small entrance takes you into the house with a door to the cloakroom directly to the left, a further door leads into the main reception hall with convenient wood flooring and carpeted stairs to the left leading to the first floor. Further doors from the hallway lead to the sitting and dining rooms.
Cloakroom - With a modern vanity sink unit with mosaic splash back tiling, W.C. And heated towel rail and tiled flooring.
Sitting Room - This reception room is spacious and welcoming with a featured bay window and fireplace with ornate surround and mantle, granite hearth and gas effect stove. The dual aspect of this room also overlooks the garden from a single patio door allowing access to the rear of the property.
Dining Room - Approached via the hallway, kitchen, garden room or sitting room, this room offers versatility and flows beautifully with the rest of the property, with enough space for a 6 - 8 seating dining table. From the sitting room, handsome oak, glazed tri-fold doors open to the room which in turn flows seamlessly into the garden room with further tri-fold doors, making a fantastic entertaining space or enabling one to separate the room allowing for a more intimate dinner party.
Garden Room - A well considered extension to the main house, sympathetically designed and benefitting marvellously from views of the beautiful gardens and beyond. The room is bright, spacious and offers wood flooring, a cosy wood-burning stove and a natural flow between inside and outside living with the ability to enjoy all year around.
Kitchen - The kitchen is open to the garden room through an archway with an ideal little breakfast area in between, again benefitting from those stunning views and having sliding doors out to the handsome terrace area. You can also enter the kitchen from the dining area. A country style wooden kitchen with plenty of cupboards and drawer units, space for a fridge freezer, washing machine and dishwasher. With oven and convection microwave both at eye level and an electric hob, the ceramic wash basin is adjacent to the window looking out to the front of the property and to the right a door leads directly into the garage.
From the main hallway stairs lead up to the first floor and landing area.
Main Bedroom Suite - The light, space and peaceful ambiance of this room offers a gratifying feeling, added to the enviable and far reaching views over the unspoilt countryside and woodland from the Juliette balcony, you would be forgiven for spending most of your time gazing out over the vista. The room benefits from a good size dressing area and a wooden, frosted door slides open to reveal a contemporary en-suite shower room.
En-Suite - A modern suite with double shower, smart vanity sink unit and W.C. The suite also benefits from a heated towel rail and de-mister mirror cabinet.
Bedroom 2 - A generous double bedroom, bright and welcoming with beautiful views to the rear and matching fitted wardrobes and dressing table.
Bedroom 3 - A further double room facing the front of the property, well-proportioned and welcoming.
Bedroom 4 - Currently being used as a study by the vendors, this room looks out over the rear of the property.
Main Bathroom - With jacuzzi bath, tiled panel and rainfall shower in addition to a W.C. And wash basin, the room is tiled throughout.
Outside
Hollow Oak House is situated in an enviable spot in the village, on a generous plot. The front of the property is neatly framed by wooden post and rail fencing with a five-bar gate. There is plenty of space for vehicles and the property benefits from a garage with workshop area, of which you can also access from inside the house. There are many pretty shrubs and trees to the front along with the imposing oak tree, which the property is named after. There is a wrought iron gate leading to the canopied side entrance, which in turn leads to the rear garden.
The garden is exquisite, fitting perfectly into its environment, attracting an abundance of nature, and allowing a feeling of well being with areas creating a haven in which to enjoy the countryside location. There is a beautiful nature pond to bottom of the garden with pebbled beach area and small ornamental water fall which trickles over natural stones, a clever cut into the bordering hedge allows you to sit and enjoy the countryside at eye level. This garden is a plethora of stunning flowers and fauna with many borders as well as level lawn area, it offers an exciting opportunity.
A fairly new addition to the garden is the Summer House offering a double glazed building with sliding doors, looking over the gardens, with enough space for small sofa a few chairs, offering a perfect place in which to relax or perhaps adapt into a home office.
Practicalities
Forest of Dean District Council - Tax Band F
Oil Fired Central Heating
Mains water and drainage
Broadband available
Additional Information
The Solar Panels were fitted in 2011 and have a further guaranteed 15 years of index linked fit payments, tax fee & paid quarterly. Over the past 12 months these panels have yielded £2,800. In addition, the solar panels are connected to the hot water system and reduce electricity household consumption.
Entrance - Cloakroom - Reception Hall - Sitting Room - Dining Room - Garden Room with Wood-burning Stove - Kitchen / Breakfast Room - Large Main Bedroom Suite with Dressing Room - En-Suite - 3 Further Double Bedrooms - Main Bathroom - Summer House / Home Office - Garage - Off Road Parking for Several Vehicles
‘Hollow Oak House’ creates a fantastic opportunity for anyone wishing to enjoy an idyllic countryside lifestyle, whilst benefitting from being situated in a pretty village close to good transport links. The property is set on a spacious plot in the heart of the village with the most stunning, large, landscaped gardens to the rear offering uninterrupted views. Internally the house is extremely well presented and offers plenty of versatility and benefits from a summer house / home office in the garden as well as solar panels generating an impressive annual income. Most noteworthy is the flow created between the dining room, garden room extension and kitchen / breakfast area, where light floods in creating an immediately relaxing ambiance and a great space for entertaining whilst looking out over the gardens. The main bedroom is sumptuous, with a modern en-suite shower room, separate dressing area and a Juliette balcony with a breath-taking outlook. ‘Hollow Oak House’ offers a peaceful and convenient lifestyle, close to delightful woodland walks and unspoilt countryside in a small friendly community.
The village of Kempley is perhaps most famous for its array of wild daffodils and is surrounded by beautiful countryside walks. It is home to an intriguing 12th Century church with well-preserved medieval wall paintings. Having a friendly community, the newly refurbished village hall hosts a range of social events including a mobile market, coffee morning & pop up pub. Just a few miles down the road the larger village of Dymock benefits from a village pub, small shop, cricket, and golf clubs. The historic market towns of Newent and Ledbury, 5 and 8 miles respectively offer an array of independent shops and small supermarkets. There are excellent village primary schools on the doorstep and bus services to the local high schools. The Cathedral City of Gloucestershire is 17 miles Northwest and Hereford City also 17 miles Southeast, both offering an extensive range of retail and cultural opportunities, independent and grammar schools.
The Property
Hollow Oak House is approached through a wooden five bar gate with post and rail fencing onto a hard standing with a lawn area either side of the drive. Framed by specimen trees and pretty shrubs as well as its famous Oak tree, thought to be at least 500 years old. There is room for plenty of parking and the drive gives access to the double garage to the left side and a gated entrance into the rear garden to the right.
Reception Hall - Initially a small entrance takes you into the house with a door to the cloakroom directly to the left, a further door leads into the main reception hall with convenient wood flooring and carpeted stairs to the left leading to the first floor. Further doors from the hallway lead to the sitting and dining rooms.
Cloakroom - With a modern vanity sink unit with mosaic splash back tiling, W.C. And heated towel rail and tiled flooring.
Sitting Room - This reception room is spacious and welcoming with a featured bay window and fireplace with ornate surround and mantle, granite hearth and gas effect stove. The dual aspect of this room also overlooks the garden from a single patio door allowing access to the rear of the property.
Dining Room - Approached via the hallway, kitchen, garden room or sitting room, this room offers versatility and flows beautifully with the rest of the property, with enough space for a 6 - 8 seating dining table. From the sitting room, handsome oak, glazed tri-fold doors open to the room which in turn flows seamlessly into the garden room with further tri-fold doors, making a fantastic entertaining space or enabling one to separate the room allowing for a more intimate dinner party.
Garden Room - A well considered extension to the main house, sympathetically designed and benefitting marvellously from views of the beautiful gardens and beyond. The room is bright, spacious and offers wood flooring, a cosy wood-burning stove and a natural flow between inside and outside living with the ability to enjoy all year around.
Kitchen - The kitchen is open to the garden room through an archway with an ideal little breakfast area in between, again benefitting from those stunning views and having sliding doors out to the handsome terrace area. You can also enter the kitchen from the dining area. A country style wooden kitchen with plenty of cupboards and drawer units, space for a fridge freezer, washing machine and dishwasher. With oven and convection microwave both at eye level and an electric hob, the ceramic wash basin is adjacent to the window looking out to the front of the property and to the right a door leads directly into the garage.
From the main hallway stairs lead up to the first floor and landing area.
Main Bedroom Suite - The light, space and peaceful ambiance of this room offers a gratifying feeling, added to the enviable and far reaching views over the unspoilt countryside and woodland from the Juliette balcony, you would be forgiven for spending most of your time gazing out over the vista. The room benefits from a good size dressing area and a wooden, frosted door slides open to reveal a contemporary en-suite shower room.
En-Suite - A modern suite with double shower, smart vanity sink unit and W.C. The suite also benefits from a heated towel rail and de-mister mirror cabinet.
Bedroom 2 - A generous double bedroom, bright and welcoming with beautiful views to the rear and matching fitted wardrobes and dressing table.
Bedroom 3 - A further double room facing the front of the property, well-proportioned and welcoming.
Bedroom 4 - Currently being used as a study by the vendors, this room looks out over the rear of the property.
Main Bathroom - With jacuzzi bath, tiled panel and rainfall shower in addition to a W.C. And wash basin, the room is tiled throughout.
Outside
Hollow Oak House is situated in an enviable spot in the village, on a generous plot. The front of the property is neatly framed by wooden post and rail fencing with a five-bar gate. There is plenty of space for vehicles and the property benefits from a garage with workshop area, of which you can also access from inside the house. There are many pretty shrubs and trees to the front along with the imposing oak tree, which the property is named after. There is a wrought iron gate leading to the canopied side entrance, which in turn leads to the rear garden.
The garden is exquisite, fitting perfectly into its environment, attracting an abundance of nature, and allowing a feeling of well being with areas creating a haven in which to enjoy the countryside location. There is a beautiful nature pond to bottom of the garden with pebbled beach area and small ornamental water fall which trickles over natural stones, a clever cut into the bordering hedge allows you to sit and enjoy the countryside at eye level. This garden is a plethora of stunning flowers and fauna with many borders as well as level lawn area, it offers an exciting opportunity.
A fairly new addition to the garden is the Summer House offering a double glazed building with sliding doors, looking over the gardens, with enough space for small sofa a few chairs, offering a perfect place in which to relax or perhaps adapt into a home office.
Practicalities
Forest of Dean District Council - Tax Band F
Oil Fired Central Heating
Mains water and drainage
Broadband available
Additional Information
The Solar Panels were fitted in 2011 and have a further guaranteed 15 years of index linked fit payments, tax fee & paid quarterly. Over the past 12 months these panels have yielded £2,800. In addition, the solar panels are connected to the hot water system and reduce electricity household consumption.
