House For Sale £3,000,000
A delightful grade II Listed village house in excess of 5,000 square feet with beautiful gardens and far-reaching views.
A former school room and school house dating back to 19th century with 20th century additions to the rear. The Old School House is a fine, substantial village house with an abundance of character throughout including stone mullion windows, flagstone floors, leaded windows, parquet floors, exposed stone and timbers. From the entrance hall there are two impressive reception rooms; the drawing room is light and spacious with high ceilings, tall windows and doors leading out on to the patio; the dining room offers lots of period features including a fabulous inglenook fireplace. The kitchen/breakfast room comprises a stylish kitchen with gas fired 4-oven Aga with additional oven and hob and view towards the Malvern hills. The main bedroom offers a vaulted ceiling and further fabulous westerly views and an ensuite bathroom. The guest wing is accessed via a separate staircase and again offers a beautiful ensuite bathroom. There are 2 further double bedrooms with a separate bathroom.
The property is approached by a driveway from the village lane to the garage, workshop and parking area. The delightful gardens are formed into a series of gently sloping terraces with paved pathways and steps and Cotswold retaining walls. Adjacent to the house is a paved sun terrace and lawn with flower and shrub borders and pond. Paths lead up with steps to a further area of lawned garden with a Summer House, beyond which is a small wild garden and at the top is a gate in the wall onto the lane leading to the Church. The garden is interspersed with a wide variety of specimen shrubs and mature trees and further interlinked ponds.
Saintbury is a picturesque and unspoilt small Cotswold hamlet with breath-taking views across the Vale of Worcestershire to the Malvern Hills and beyond. It lies within the Cotswold Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and Saintbury Conservation Area. The village has a fine church, thought to date back to Saxon times with a Broach spire erected around the 14th Century. Chipping Campden and Broadway provide most daily requirements whilst Cheltenham and Stratford-upon-Avon are the main cultural and shopping centres. Transport links are excellent with a regular commuter service from Moreton-in-Marsh to London Paddington taking about 90 minutes and the M5 (Jct 9) is approximately 15 miles away and the A44 links up to the M40 and London.
A former school room and school house dating back to 19th century with 20th century additions to the rear. The Old School House is a fine, substantial village house with an abundance of character throughout including stone mullion windows, flagstone floors, leaded windows, parquet floors, exposed stone and timbers. From the entrance hall there are two impressive reception rooms; the drawing room is light and spacious with high ceilings, tall windows and doors leading out on to the patio; the dining room offers lots of period features including a fabulous inglenook fireplace. The kitchen/breakfast room comprises a stylish kitchen with gas fired 4-oven Aga with additional oven and hob and view towards the Malvern hills. The main bedroom offers a vaulted ceiling and further fabulous westerly views and an ensuite bathroom. The guest wing is accessed via a separate staircase and again offers a beautiful ensuite bathroom. There are 2 further double bedrooms with a separate bathroom.
The property is approached by a driveway from the village lane to the garage, workshop and parking area. The delightful gardens are formed into a series of gently sloping terraces with paved pathways and steps and Cotswold retaining walls. Adjacent to the house is a paved sun terrace and lawn with flower and shrub borders and pond. Paths lead up with steps to a further area of lawned garden with a Summer House, beyond which is a small wild garden and at the top is a gate in the wall onto the lane leading to the Church. The garden is interspersed with a wide variety of specimen shrubs and mature trees and further interlinked ponds.
Saintbury is a picturesque and unspoilt small Cotswold hamlet with breath-taking views across the Vale of Worcestershire to the Malvern Hills and beyond. It lies within the Cotswold Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and Saintbury Conservation Area. The village has a fine church, thought to date back to Saxon times with a Broach spire erected around the 14th Century. Chipping Campden and Broadway provide most daily requirements whilst Cheltenham and Stratford-upon-Avon are the main cultural and shopping centres. Transport links are excellent with a regular commuter service from Moreton-in-Marsh to London Paddington taking about 90 minutes and the M5 (Jct 9) is approximately 15 miles away and the A44 links up to the M40 and London.
