Leathermill Grange Hartshill • Near • / borders

Leathermill Grange Leathermill Lane • Hartshill Near Nuneaton • Warwickshire/Leicestershire borders

A large, handsome detached period house dating from around 1881 with an extensive range of traditional outbuildings, gardens and grounds extending to about 4.4 acres, bounded by the attractive River Anker

Reception hall • Stair hall • Cellar • Sitting room • Drawing room Conservatory • Dining room • Fully fitted farmhouse kitchen with Aga • Laundry room Side hall • Bar • WCs • 3 Staircases to the first floor which comprises 6 en suite double bedrooms, family bathroom and studies

Tarmac drive • Double five-bar gates • Large gravel courtyard • Extensive range of brick built outbuildings with planning consent for conversion to holiday let and additional bedroom accommodation • Garaging • Dutch barn Landscaped gardens with large pond with island • Vegetable garden with greenhouse and polytunnel Parkland paddock area • Long frontage to the River Anker with fishing and riparian rights

In all about 1.76 hectares (4.36 acres)

Nuneaton 3 miles (Intercity trains to from 75 mins) • A5 0.5 mile M42, M69, M6 7 miles • Birmingham, Rugby, Leicester and Coventry are all readily accessible, as are Birmingham International and East Midlands Airports (All distances and time 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.

River Anker Situation • Leathermill Grange is situated at the end of a no-through lane surrounded by farmland between the villages of Hartshill and Caldecote

• Hinckley and Nuneaton are close by with a wide range of shopping and recreational facilities

• There are primary schools in the adjoining villages and other private schools in the area include Twycross House Private School, Manor House Prep School at Ashby de la Zouch and Twycross School; Henry VIII and Bablake Schools in Coventry

• Mainline train services to London run from Nuneaton, whilst Hinckley and also provide good links to local destinations

• Local places of interest include the Battle of Bosworth site, Twycross Zoo, Bosworth Leisure Park and Ashby Canal which runs from Stoke Golding to Shackerstone

• There are golf courses at Lea Marston, Atherstone and The Belfry and Wishaw and horse racing at Leicester, Stratford upon Avon and Description of property • Leathermill Grange has been run as a highly successful guest house with AA five star gold and Tourist Board Awards but equally works as a large private family house

• Built of brick under a tiled roof with attractive Victorian detailing to exterior brickwork and extensive range of outbuildings, the house has generous accommodation with high ceilings, attractive cast iron fireplaces with marble and timber surrounds, detailed moulded cornices and attractive panelled doors. Most windows are double glazed and the property has fully tiled high quality en suite shower rooms and bathrooms

• With three staircases, the accommodation is flexible and versatile in the way it is used

• The property is well appointed with extensive cupboards and storage and has French doors to the garden • Superbly fitted farmhouse kitchen with pine units with granite • On the first floor, the landing has attractive moulded plaster tops, two dresser units, tiled recess with 4 oven cream Aga, arches integrated appliances and island unit • The bedrooms are all en suite; some with traditional cast iron • Reception rooms include a large dining room with bay fireplaces, cupboards, wardrobes; large walk-in linen room window with window seats, sitting room with bay window, and family bathroom large drawing room opening to a conservatory with • To one end of the house, beyond the master bedroom suite, woodblock dance floor with bar off and cloakrooms are two interconnecting studies/occasional bedrooms. The • Two chamber brick built cellar, wine bins and sump pump; master suite incorporates a large dressing area utility room Gardens and grounds Services • The property is approached at the end of Leathermill Lane. • Single and double height brick and tile outbuildings which have Mains electricity and water are connected to the property. Private A tarmacadam driveway leads to two electric five-bar gates to a planning consent for conversion to two holiday let units and drainage system. LP gas and oil fired central heating. Telephone large gravel courtyard with brick paved path around, integrated five further guest bedrooms. They might equally be suitable for and broadband. Security system workshop and garage ancillary accommodation, home office, party room, dependent Fixtures and fittings relative accommodation (subject to planning consent) • The gardens to the house are principally lawned, with mature All those mentioned in these particulars, together with fitted trees and shrubs, flower beds and dominated by a large duck • There is a further four bay detached garage building and six carpets and some light fittings are included in the sale. All others pond with island and aquatic plants bay Dutch barn (90ft x 25ft) with hard standing to one side such as the drawing room fire, commercial dishwasher, curtains • There is a paved terrace to a Japanese garden with Japanese • The garden and outbuildings are fringed by a line of mature and garden statuary are excluded but some items may be available Rain Tree. Vegetable garden with polytunnel, greenhouse and indigenous trees and shrubs including ash, oak and cherry by separate negotiation. potting shed • Beside the drive is a mown parkland paddock area with • The garden incorporates a large pergola, barbecue area with a young trees, and the garden and paddock are bordered by the rattan roof, rose arch and extensive lawns; gardener’s wc River Anker

• Extensive traditional outbuildings which formerly operated as a dairy farm Approximate Gross Internal Floor Area House: 538 sq m (5,795 sq ft), Outbuildings: 495 sq m (5,330 sq ft) Total: 1,033 sq m (11,125 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

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Ground Floor Ground Floor Directions (CV10 0RX) Terms From the M69 (J1) take the A5 north towards Tenure: Freehold Atherstone. Proceed on the A5, past the junction with the Local Authority: Borough Council. A444 (ignore Satnav directions). Turn left signed Hartshill and Telephone: 01827 715341 Dobbies Garden World. At the T junction turn left onto he B4111 signed Hartshill and turn left immediately under the railway Council Tax Band: F bridge. After a third of a mile turn left into Leather Mills Lane and Viewing the entrance to Leathermill Grange will be found at the end of the By prior appointment only with the agents. lane forking off to the left.

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