Rickyard Barn CHACOMBE • NR BANBURY • OXFORDSHIRE

Rickyard Barn CHACOMBE NR BANBURY • OXFORDSHIRE Equestrian barn conversion with stunning rural views providing flexible accommodation

Approximate distances: Accommodation: • Drawing/dining room • Double garage • Banbury 3 miles • Entrance Hall • Study • Stable block with foaling box (London Marylebone from • Cloakroom • Ground floor bedroom four • Three further stables 50 mins) • Kitchen/breakfast room with bathroom en suite • Feed room • M40 Motorway (Junction 11) • Utility • Master bedroom with • Tack room 2 miles • Playroom/office shower en suite • Wash box and hay storage • Brackley 9 miles • Office/bedroom five with • Family bathroom two • In all about 4.79 acre • Oxford 28 miles WC and kitchenette further bedrooms • Sitting/family room

YOUR ATTENTION IS DRAWN TO THE IMPORTANT NOTICE ON THE LAST PAGE OF THE TEXT SITUATION • The barn is situated just outside the village of Chacombe in open countryside on the borders of North Oxfordshire and South Northamptonshire. • Local village amenities include primary school, public house with restaurant and a parish church. The nearby market town of Banbury provides further specialist requirements. • The local secondary schools can be found at Chenderit (Middleton Cheney), with nearby preparatory schools at Cardus (Overthorpe), St John’s Priory (Banbury) and Winchester House (Brackley). Stowe, Bloxham and Tudor Hall public schools are also not far away. • The village is extremely well placed for travel, being approximately 2 miles from junction 11 of the M40 motorway, and with a railway station at Banbury providing local train services to London (Marylebone peak time from 59 minutes). • Sporting activities in the area include a golf course on the outskirts of the village (Cherwell Edge), racing at Stratford-upon-Avon and Warwick and an indoor leisure complex with swimming pool at Banbury. DESCRIPTION • Rickyard Barn dating back to 1753 was once part of the main farm converted in 2001. It is situated at the end of a private drive, in a rural setting, with the security of three other neighbours. Offering equestrian facilities and off road riding from the property. • The property still retains many of its character features with exposed stone, timber beams, working fire places and traditional oak doors. • Entrance hall, with cloakroom and cupboard leads through to the kitchen/breakfast room, with tiled floor and bespoke fitted kitchen cupboards with Neff electric fan oven and gas hob (bottled –gas). Built-in Hotpoint dishwasher, space for fridge/freezer. The vaulted ceiling with exposed beams allow a feeling of light and space with views to the front and across the rear gardens and open fields. There is a separate utility with space for washing machine and tumble dryer. • Playroom and Office/bedroom 5 offers flexible accommodation as this part of the house could be converted to a separate self contained annex (subject to the usual planning consents) for extended family or au pair, however is currently used as a home office. • The sitting/family room has wood burning stove with stone hearth and floor to ceiling picture windows with wonderful views over open fields and woodland beyond. There are double glass doors which lead out onto the patio ideal for entertaining. • Steps up lead into the drawing room big enough The borders are full of very pretty flowering to allow a formal dining area as well as formal plants including peony, lavender, box hedging seating with wooden floors and fire place with enclosing a seating area and fire pit ready for wood burner. Double aspect views to walled summer evening parties! There is a gateway garden and front. Access to walled garden. Stairs through to the lawns and patio over looking the lead to first floor. fields, which leads down to a mature woodland • The study has fitted cupboards and desk area with stream and bridge over and substantial tree ideal for home office. house. This has been featured in many magazines such as Home Style, The English Garden and • Bedroom 4 with en suite bathroom has external Homes and Gardens magazine. access to front so could be ideal for independent use. • There is a stable block comprising four stables, including a foaling box, tack room, feed room, • First floor has master bedroom with en suite hay storage and wash box area with concrete shower room and family bathroom and two yard. There is a field shelter and all the paddocks further bedrooms all with views over looking are supplied with water. A combination of post the stable block and fields beyond. and rail fencing and mature hedging divide the paddocks. OUTSIDE • There is a detached stone double garage with • There are 4.79 acres of gardens and fenced pitched tiled roof with power and light. paddocks. • The south facing walled garden has gravel paths and is partially enclosed by a high stone wall. Rickyard Barn Approximate Gross Internal Area: House: 296 sq.m. / 3,186 sq.ft. Outbuildings: 152 sq.m. / 1,636 sq.ft. Total: 448 sq.m. / 4,822 sq.ft. Outbuildings For identification only - Not to scale (Not shown in actual location/orientation)

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First Floor ACCOMMODATION FIXTURES AND FITTINGS TENURE See floor plans below. Those items mentioned in these sale particulars are included in the Freehold freehold sale. All carpets, curtains and light fittings, are excluded. Planning Permission was approved for the erection of a front porch Certain other items may be available by separate negotiation. VIEWINGS and single storey sun room extension to the rear of the property Further information should be obtained from the selling agents. By appointment with Savills UK Ltd. Prior to making an (Application NO s/2003/1417/P) which has lapsed appointment to view, Savills strongly recommend that you discuss COUNCIL TAX BAND any particular points which are likely to affect your interest in the DIRECTIONS G property with a member of Savills’ staff who has seen the property in From Banbury take the A422 towards Brackley. Proceed up the dual order that you do not make a wasted journey. carriageway and turn left at the roundabout signposted Sulgrave. LOCAL AUTHORITIES Continue along this road and go past the Total Garage. At the mini South Northamptonshire District Council IMPORTANT NOTICE roundabout turn left towards Chacombe and the golf club. After 200 Brackley Road, Towcester Savills, their clients and any joint agents give notice that: yards turn left onto a private tarmac drive signed Castle Farm. Drive 1. They have no authority to make or give any representations or warranties in along the single track road to the end and the property is the second Northamptonshire NN12 7AE relation to the property. These particulars do not form part of any offer or property on your left after Castle Farm. Go through the five bar gate Tel: 01327 322322 contract and must not be relied upon as statements or representations of fact. and onto the gravel drive to park in front of the property. 2. Any areas, measurements or distances are approximate. The text, photographs POSTCODE and plans are for guidance only and are not necessarily comprehensive. It should not be assumed that the property has all necessary planning, SERVICES OX17 2EN building regulation or other consents and Savills have not tested any services, Mains water, electricity and private drainage. Oil central heating. equipment or facilities. Purchasers must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise. [email protected] Tel: 01295228010 9AE OX16 Oxfordshire Banbury Bar South 36 Savills

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