The Old Barn Long Itchington, Warwickshire
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
The Old Barn Long Itchington, Warwickshire The Old Barn Long Itchington, Warwickshire A lovely, substantial barn in a rural setting with outbuildings, gardens, orchard and paddock and wonderful 360 degree views. Southam 4 miles, Leamington Spa 6 miles, Rugby 10 miles (trains to London Euston from 48 mins), Stratford-upon-Avon 17 miles, Banbury 18 miles ( trains to London Marylebone from 58 minutes), M40 J12 10 miles, M45/M1 6 miles, M6 J2 12 miles, Birmingham International Airport 20 miles (All distances & times approximate) Vaulted reception hall | Drawing room/Banqueting hall with mezzanine room above | Sitting room Dining room | Kitchen/breakfast/dining room| Snug | Family room | Pantry | Utility Study | Boot room | Two cloakrooms | Principal bedroom suite | Four further bedrooms all with en suite bathrooms Coach House with Triple garage | Workshop | Gym | Planning permission for conversion to two bedroom, two bathrooms and first floor accommodation Open fronted barn with planning permission for conversion to three-car enclosed garaging and stable/storeroom Gardens | Swimming pool | Vegetable garden with greenhouse | Orchard | Paddock In all about 2.64 hectares (6.53 acres) Stratford-upon-Avon Bridgeway House, Bridgeway Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire CV37 6YX Tel: 01789 297735 [email protected] knightfrank.co.uk Warwickshire The Old Barn is situated just outside the village of Long Itchington and is surrounded by open countryside. The house is in a secluded but nicely elevated, position at the end of a long 200m privately owned drive, part of which has agreed access to one other property. Long Itchington has two nurseries and a primary school, general stores, post office, church, hairdressers and several public houses. The old market town of Southam provides secondary schooling and further shopping facilities. Warwick, Leamington Spa, Rugby and the city of Coventry are all easily accessible providing more extensive shopping and leisure facilities The property is well placed for access to the Midlands motorway network (M40, M6 & M42 to the M1) and there is a choice of railway stations providing routes to the north and south. There is an excellent range of state and private schools to suit most requirements including Warwick and Rugby schools, Bilton Grange, King's High School, Arnold Lodge School, Princethorpe College and Kingsley School for Girls. Racecourses can be found at Stratford-upon-Avon and Warwick and golf courses at Coventry, Leamington Spa and Warwick. Draycote Water is close by providing sailing and fishing. The property The Old Barn is approached over a long privately owned drive lined by lawns and trees to reinforced metal gates with auto locking, a gravelled parking area and courtyard. The property has a recently installed a large oak framed double glazed window in the centre with blue brick steps and the main arched double front doors to the reception hall which has a vaulted ceiling, galleried landing and wooden staircase. Many of the period features were retained when the property was converted in 1995, including flagstone floors, wooden doors, exposed beams, inglenook fireplaces and exposed brickwork and archways. Some of the rooms are dual aspect which allows the open countryside views to be enjoyed from most parts of the house. The sitting room has French doors to the front, fireplace with wood burner and a window to the rear overlooking the garden and fields beyond. The drawing room/banqueting hall is generously proportioned and has three sets of French doors, fireplace with wood burner, parquet flooring and a mezzanine studio/family room above approached from a rear staircase. There is planning permission already activated to remodel the principal bedroom suite to incorporate this area, and enlarge the balcony, which takes advantage of stunning sunsets. The kitchen/snug has windows to the front and back, a brick archway leads through to the family breakfast/ dining room, with a fireplace with wood burner creating an excellent open plan living space. The whole area has flagstone flooring. The kitchen has bespoke oak fronted units and granite tops, large island unit and Aga with electric companion, integrated dishwasher, double sink, fridge, wine cooler and wine store and microwave. Low level skirting lighting and breakfast bar. There is a large separate pantry and a utility room, with matching cupboards and worktops which leads off the kitchen. From the rear hall there is a second cloakroom, separate boot room and study. There is a staircase allowing private access to the guest bedroom wing. The vaulted double storey hallway is lit by a large glazed oak frontage and has stairs to the first floor galleried landing from which the bedrooms lead off. The principal bedroom suite has a galleried mezzanine bedroom accessed by an oak staircase above the large dressing room and en suite bathroom. Existing Approximate Gross Internal Floor Area House: 380 sq m (4,090 sq ft) Outbuildings: 207 sq m (2,228 sq ft) This plan is for guidance only and must not be relied upon as a statement of fact. Attention is drawn to the Important Notice on the last page of the text of the Particulars. First Floor Outbuilding First Floor Outbuilding Ground Floor Ground Floor Outbuilding Reception Bedroom Bathroom Kitchen/Utility Storage Outside Proposed Approximate Gross Internal Floor Area House: 380 sq m (4,090 sq ft) Annexe: 116 sq m (1,250 sq ft) Outbuildings: 79 sq m (850 sq ft) This plan is for guidance only and must not be relied upon as a statement of fact. Attention is drawn to the Important Notice on the last page of the text of the Particulars. First Floor Annexe First Floor Outbuilding Annexe Ground Floor Ground Floor Outbuilding There are four further bedrooms on this floor, all of which have en suite bathrooms or shower rooms and distant views over the surrounding Warwickshire countryside. Bedrooms four and five can also function as a self- contained guest suite as they can be locked off from the main house and are accessed via a secondary staircase. Outside Opposite the barn is a coach house which has a triple enclosed garage and a workshop to one side, with gym and hobby room above which could also be used as a home office. Plans of the proposed conversion of this building and the barn are shown in the brochure. Planning permission is in place and activated. The gardens are well stocked with a wide variety of plants and shrubs. The gardens surround the house, and are principally laid to lawn. There is a swimming pool and a well for garden watering. The well has a pump and underground plumbing with access taps located around the garden and for the pond. The rear garden is also mainly laid to lawn with substantial flower beds (currently dormant), beautiful wrought iron gazebo covered with a climbing rose, panoramic views and several mature trees including eucalyptus, cedar, crab apple, cypress, plum, cherry and alders. There is an attractive lily pond just beyond the formal garden which is surrounded by ornamental grasses and is a haven for a variety of wildlife with a private sitting area. The pond has an electric pump fitted and pipes for ease of filling. A terrace runs along the rear of the property meaning that the sun can be enjoyed at various times of the day. There is a swimming pool with air source heat pump and filter housing. On the eastern side of the property is a sun terrace, accessed off the family room which enjoys the morning sun. There is a large steel framed four bay barn, which has planning permission for a three-bay enclosed garage and a separate store/stable. It is currently used for equipment storage and extra garaging with electric power. There is a gated enclosed vegetable and soft fruit garden with four large raised vegetable beds, a substantial Robinsons greenhouse with power and water, a wide variety of soft fruit (rhubarb patch, gooseberry, blueberry, blackberry, raspberry canes, and a strawberry bed). A gated orchard has apple, pear and cherry trees and a store shed with power. Attractive grassland paddock with water and post and rail fencing or hedges. TheOld Barn ond Track TheOld Barn 71.9m Sandpit Farm A 4 2 3 73.5m Totalarea= 6.53 acres approx. Note: “This plan is based upon the Ordnance Survey map with the sanction of the control of H.M. Stationery office. This plan is for convenience of purchasers only. Its accuracy is not guaranteed and it is expressly excluded from any contract. Licence Number. No. 100021721.” 82.0m 79.9m Date: DrawnBy: Scale: Plan Ref: Mapping Department N 09:12:20 CW 1:1500 @A4 Knight FrankLLP RamsburyHouse, 22 High Street Title Services Local authority Hungerford,DirectionsBerkshire, RG17 0NF (CV47 9QA) The OldBarn W E (t) 01488 688508 (f) 01488 688505 (e)[email protected] This Plan is publishedfor guidance only,and although it is believed to be correctits accuracy is notguaranteed, Mains electricity and water, private drainage, oil fired central Stratford on Avon District Council. Proceed along the SFosseno riWaysitintendedt of(B4455)ormpartofany contract in.©Crow anc opnortherlyyright anddatabaserights2 020. Licence No.100021721 heating, telephone and broadband. Telephone: 01789 297575 direction. After passing the roundabout with the A425, take the second right hand turn signposted Long Itchington and Council Tax Band F Tenure Birdingbury. Continue along this road and at the crossroads continue straight on, where the property will be found on the Freehold left hand side along a driveway marked Sandpits Farm. Connecting people & property, perfectly. Fixtures and fittings: A list of the fitted carpets, curtains, light fittings and other items fixed to the property which are included in the sale (or may be available by separate negotiation) will be provided by the Seller’s Solicitors.