Situated in the heart of the market town of Shipston-on-Stour, which was noted by the Sunday Times as one of the best places to live in the UK, and which provides an excellent selection of independent shops including butchers, a greengrocer, bakery, cafes, boutique hotel, vets, doctor's surgery, cottage hospital and pre, junior and secondary schools. To the north is the large town of Stratford-upon-Avon, providing more extensive shopping and leisure facilities, as well as being the region's cultural centre and the home of the Royal Shakespeare Company.
South Warwickshire is renowned for its excellent selection of state, private and grammar schools, including the boys and girls grammar schools in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwick Boys School and King's High in Warwick, The Croft School at Stratford-upon-Avon, Bloxham and Sibford Ferris Public Schools and Kitebrook in Moreton-in-Marsh. There are school and public bus routes through the town.
For the commuter, there is easy access to the M40 (J12), Banbury and Warwick Parkway for trains to London Marylebone, and Moreton-in-Marsh for trains to London Paddington.
Sporting and leisure activities in the area include a popular swimming pool and gym, rugby club and sports club in Shipston; golf at Brailes, Tadmarton and Chipping Norton; racing at Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwick and Cheltenham, as well as easy access to the world
class theatre at Stratford-upon-Avon and the art gallery at Compton Verney.
Stratford-upon-Avon 10 miles, M40 (J12) 11 miles, Chipping Campden 8.5 miles, Moreton-in-Marsh 8 miles (trains to London Paddington), Banbury 15 miles (trains to London Marylebone), Birmingham International Airport 30 miles. (All distances are approximate)