Upper Tapenhall House Claines, Worcester

Upper Tapenhall House Claines, Worcester A spacious and characterful Grade II listed home in a convenient position.

Worcester 3.5 miles, Ombersley 4 miles, Droitwich Spa 4 miles, M5 (J6) 4 miles, Birmingham 38 miles (All distances are approximate)

Barn Kitchen | WC | Cinema/games room Gated gravel parking for several cars In all about 0.6 acres (0.2 hectares)

Worcestershire Tel: 01905 723438 [email protected] knightfrank.co.uk Situation Upper Tapenhall House is situated between the thriving village of Ombersley and the city of Worcester, in a highly convenient position. It is also 1 mile north of Fernhill Heath village, which has good local amenities including a primary school, convenience store, a local Post Office and public houses. Ombersley offers a delicatessen, butchers, fishmongers, bakers, four public houses, the Venture Inn Restaurant, a church and dentists’ and doctors’ surgeries. Worcester city to the south offers a wide range of everyday amenities and for the sporting enthusiasts, there is County cricket in the setting of the Cathedral, horseracing on the banks of the River Severn, Premiership rugby and a David Lloyd health club at Sixways. Upper Tapenhall House is well positioned for excellent schooling, including Claines CE Primary School, King’s Hawford, RGS the Grange, King’s School and The Royal Grammar School in Worcester and Bromsgrove School. There is excellent access to the M5 at Junctions 6 and 5, which provide direct access to Birmingham to the north and Cheltenham and Gloucester to the south. Rail services operate from Worcester, the new Worcester Parkway at Norton and Droitwich Spa, with regular services into Birmingham and to London Paddington. Birmingham International Airport is only 36 miles to the north and easily accessed by the M5 motorway network.

House Upper Tapenhall House is a handsome Grade II listed house in a very convenient position, with origins believed to date back to 1580. It offers immense character and original features include exposed beams throughout and original doors and fireplaces. In 2017 the current owners extended the house to create a large and contemporary kitchen/family room, which is of an exceptional finish and offers a superb contrast to the original timber frame house. Double solid wood doors open to the entrance hall off which the surface being a combination of solid oak and quartz. is a cloakroom. There are three fine reception rooms which Integrated appliances include an electric fan-assisted oven, include a dining room, drawing room with an inglenook microwave, fridge, freezer and dishwasher. fireplace housing a multi-fuel stove and a sitting room which An original wide staircase leads to the first floor also has an inglenook fireplace with a multi-fuel stove and accommodation. The spacious principal bedroom suite has French doors to the garden. painted exposed floorboards, a dressing room with built-in There is an inner hall with quarry tiled flooring and wardrobes and an en suite bathroom with a shower over the a secondary front entrance door. Off this hall is a bath. There are three further double bedrooms, one of which contemporary shower room with a walk-in double shower has a mezzanine dressing room and is Jack & Jill to the well- and a fitted utility room with granite worktops and space for appointed family bathroom, with a freestanding clawfoot a washing machine, tumble dryer and a dishwasher. bath and a corner shower. The inner hall flows through to the contemporary kitchen/ The wide staircase extends to the second floor, where family room with a feature arch window, roof lantern and there is a fifth bedroom with a vaulted ceiling. A door on the bi-folding doors opening to the rear paved terrace. The opposite side of the landing opens to a large walk-in attic, fitted kitchen includes a wired sound system, mains gas which offers scope to be converted into additional living fired AGA, quartz worktops and a breakfast island with space, subject to planning.

Cinema/games room Barn In 2016 the current owners converted the barn into superb The gardens and grounds wrap around the house allowing additional entertainment space. It offers a very large games/ the all-day sunshine to be enjoyed. cinema room with a panel of floor to ceiling windows incorporating a glazed entrance door and a door to a fitted Services kitchen with space for a larder fridge and a tall fridge freezer and from here a door opens to a WC. Mains water, electricity, gas and drainage. The barn offers scope to be converted into self-contained ancillary accommodation, subject to planning. Fixtures & Fittings Fixtures and fittings are standard. Gardens and Grounds A long shared private drive provides access to Upper Local Authority Tapenhall Cottage, and Upper Tapenhall House is at the Wychavon District Council, tel: 01386 565492 end, with a five-bar gate opening to gravel parking for Council Tax Band: G several cars set around a large lawned turning circle. From the turning circle, two brick arches open to a concealed vegetable garden with five raised beds. Directions (WR3 7RX) From Worcester city centre, head in a northerly direction The rear lawn includes a rear paved terrace off the kitchen, along Foregate Street, Tything, Upper Tything, which in turn a wildlife pond, mature borders of evergreen and perennial leads on to Barbourne Road and on reaching the point at plants providing all-year round interest and colour, a blue which the road forks in two, bear right onto the Droitwich atlantic cedar tree, apple and pear fruit trees and a timber Road. After just under 2 miles, turn left on to Dilmore Lane. garden shed. After about 525 yards and immediately after the national speed limit signs, the driveway entrance to Upper Tapenhall house will be found on the right. Approximate Gross Internal Floor Area Reception House: 374 sq m (4,030 sq ft) excludes Attic storage Annexe: 90 sq m (970 sq ft) Bedroom Total: 464 sq m (5,000 sq ft) Bathroom This plan is for guidance only and must not be relied upon as a statement of fact. Attention is drawn to the Important Kitchen/Utility Notice on the last page of the text of the Particulars Storage Outside

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