Old Shop Skenfrith • Old Shop Skenfrith • Monmouthshire

Hall • Sitting room • Drawing room • Study Kitchen/Dining room • Utility • Wet room

Four bedrooms • Two bathrooms

Lovely gardens

About 1/3 of an acre

St Weonards 4 miles • 7 miles 11 miles • Hereford 14 miles (All distances are approximate)

These particulars are intended only as a guide and must not be relied upon as statements of fact. Your attention is drawn to the Important Notice on the last page of the text. Situation The Property shrubs and trees including willow and cherry. The borders are richly stocked and give the property a private country house • The Old Shop is in the charming village of Skenfrith, a popular • Old Shop is a classic example of a period village house which feel whilst being in a small village. village surrounded by rolling countryside on the borders of has been transformed over time. Positioned neatly between the Monmouthshire and Herefordshire. The village is famed for its castle and the church and protected by National Trust grounds, • At the entrance is a wide gated and gravelled parking area with ancient castle guarding the crossing over the , the property was built in the 18th Century as a house, became two garden sheds to one side of the house. A gate leads from and also for The Bell, a highly respected Inn and Restaurant. a shop and then back to a house. the garden into the castle grounds with a lovely walk along the There is also a medieval church and village Hall. river. • Listed Grade II, Old Shop was extended and totally refurbished • There is a good local post office and shop in nearby St in 2003 by the current owner and is a classic ‘small big house’ Services Weonards as well as Grosmont, whilst Monmouth has a with spacious interiors and lovely gardens. It is entered through Mains water. Mains electricity. Private drainage. Security system. Waitrose and Marks & Spencers. a solid front door and into a generous hall which has an open Oil fired central heating. plan and light feel. Off the hall is a large drawing room and • Excellent schools include the Haberdashers for Girls and separate study. There are exposed beams, polished slate Boys in Monmouth, a highly regarded Comprehensive in Fixtures and fittings and oak floors along with an oak staircase and doors. The Monmouth, Hereford Cathedral School, Primary and Only those mentioned in these sales particulars are included in kitchen/dining room is extremely roomy with an oil fired Aga a Montessori in nearby Llangattock. the sale. All others, such as fitted curtains, light fittings, garden and bespoke units, and the modern facilities include underfloor ornaments etc., are specifically excluded but may be made • The A49 runs through Monmouth giving fast access to the M50 heating and a wet room alongside the utility room. available by separate negotiation. and M4. Abergavenny has a frequent rail service to Newport • Upstairs there are four good bedrooms and two bathrooms, all and on to London Paddington. Wayleaves easements and rights of way having a lovely outlook on to the gardens and hills beyond. • The River Monnow is well known for its fishing, The Rolls of The property will be sold subject to and with the benefit of all Monmouth Golf Course is a short drive and there are glorious Gardens wayleaves, easements and rights of way whether mentioned in walks and rides through the surrounding countryside. • The gardens lie principally to the south and east and are an these particulars or not. important feature of the Old Shop. The house opens out to the Tenure flagstone terrace with trellising and steps up past richly planted herbaceous beds to a large lawn dotted with a host of mature Freehold Approximate Gross Internal Floor Area 233 sq m (2,508 sq ft) Local authority This plan is for guidance only and must not be relied upon as a Monmouthshire County Council. Council tax band G statement of fact. Attention is drawn to the Important Notice on the last page of the text of the Particulars Viewings Strictly by prior appointment with the agents. Directions (NP7 8UH) From Abergavenny, Monmouth or Ross head to Skenfrith on the B4521. In the village turn up by the castle and the house is on the right immediately afterwards with a gate opening into a parking First Floor area.

Ground Floor

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