Hill House Claines, Worcester

Worcester 4 miles, Ombersley 4 miles, Droitwich Spa 5 miles, M5 (J6) 4 miles, Birmingham 30 miles (Distances and times approximate) A fine family house in beautiful landscaped grounds with countryside views.

Worcester 5 College Street, Worcester WR1 2LU Tel: 01905 723438 [email protected] knightfrank.co.uk Situation Hill House is situated between the thriving village of Ombersley and the city of Worcester, in a highly convenient yet rural position off a quiet country lane. Ombersley offers a delicatessen, butchers, fishmongers, bakers, four public houses, the Venture Inn Restaurant, a church and dentists’ and doctors’ surgeries. Worcester city, 4 miles to the south, offers a wide range of everyday amenities and for the sporting enthusiasts, there is Premiership rugby and a David Lloyd Health and Fitness Club at Sixways, under 10 minutes drive away at Junction 6 of the M5, There is County cricket in the setting of the Cathedral and horseracing on the banks of the River Severn. Hill 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, fast access to the M5 at Junctions 6, 4 miles distant which provides direct access to Birmingham to the north and Cheltenham and Gloucester to the south. Rail services operate from Worcester, the new Worcester Parkway 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. For sale freehold Hill House was originally a pair of farm workers cottages with original parts dating from the eighteenth century. In the 1970’s the house was designed and extended by Richard Slawson, partner of award winning Associated Architects in Birmingham, to create a single spacious family house in a superb position. The present owners have comprehensively refurbished and updated the house. It now offers very well presented and appointed accommodation in beautiful south facing grounds. This contemporary style house features curved walls and double glazed picture windows throughout, flooding the house with light and allowing the surrounding far reaching countryside views to be enjoyed from every room. These views and the beautiful landscaped gardens can also be enjoyed from the attractive vine covered loggia wrapping around two sides of the house, providing an ideal covered outdoor dining and BBQ area. The kitchen/breakfast room has floor to ceiling windows and a glazed door opening to the loggia. There is scope to extend the kitchen within the footprint of the loggia (subject to obtaining any relevant consents). The fitted gloss finish kitchen by Winchmore Kitchens of Cirencester, has granite worktops and includes an integrated dishwasher, microwave, fan assisted oven, two-ring ceramic hob within the breakfast island and an oil fired AGA. Off the kitchen is a pantry with space for an American fridge freezer. Adjacent to the kitchen is a family room with a door to the utility room, which includes a range of fitted storage cupboards, one of which provides space and plumbing for a separate washing machine and tumble dryer. Off the utility room is a WC. The entrance hall flows through to the dining room with the focal point being an original inglenook fireplace housing a multi-fuel Clearview stove. The large drawing room has oversized glass sliding doors and a full width raised tiled shelf combining a raised working Scandinavian style fireplace. A large study completes the ground floor accommodation. Up the double height open tread staircase to the first floor, is a large dual aspect master bedroom with a large en suite, with a walk-in double shower, fitted with Mandarin Stone limestone tiles and underfloor heating. The guest bedroom has an open plan en suite with a double shower and includes an alcove chill out area and built-in length of storage cupboards. There are three further bedrooms served by a well-appointed family bathroom including a bath and fitted with Mandarin Stone limestone tiles and underfloor heating.

Gardens and Grounds The sweeping gravel drive extends through the lawned gardens, to gravel parking for several cars in front of the detached double carport, with an adjoining garden store and a stable/workshop, fitted with power and light. From the gravel parking area, a paved path leads past a row of topiary privet standards to the glazed front door set under the brick paved Loggia extending to two sides of the house and leading to a herb garden. The landscaped lawned grounds surround the house and extend to about 1.31 acres, predominately south facing allowing the all-day sunshine to be enjoyed. A particular feature of Hill House are the mature landscaped gardens Services Directions (WR3 7SA) offering tall hornbeam hedgerows, walnut, sweet chestnut, Mains water and electricity. Shared sewage treatment From the M5 Junction 6 roundabout take the exit signposted hornbeam, silver birch and lime trees with other specimen system. Oil fired central heating and hot water system. Kidderminster A449 and at the next roundabout, take the trees strategically planted, and mature borders of evergreen The Aga also provides constant hot water. third exit continuing on the A449 towards Kidderminster. After approximately 350 yards, take the first right turn and perennial plants, providing all-year round interest and ADT Security Alarm system. colour. An ornamental circular pool with fountain, enclosed across the dual carriageway onto Egg Lane, signposted for by tall hornbeam and yew hedgerows, provides a tranquil Claines. Follow the lane for just over 1/2 mile and Hill House and private suntrap in the summer. Fixtures & Fittings will be found on the right, opposite a No Through Road Fixtures and fittings are standard. sign, with the driveway entrance identified by a house name There are open countryside and wooded views around Hill plaque. House, with particularly fine views in an easterly direction from the Loggia terrace, with the Abberley Hills and Local Authority Bromyard Downs to the West. Beautiful walks and cycle trails Wychavon District Council. on the restored Droitwich Barge Canal can be accessed just Council Tax Band F minutes away down Egg Lane at Mildenham Lock. Reception Approximate Gross Internal Floor Area House: 285 sq m (3,070 sq ft) Bedroom Outbuilding: 47 sq m (507 sq ft) Bathroom Total: 332 sq m (3,577 sq ft) This plan is for guidance only and must not be relied upon as a statement of fact. Kitchen/Utility Attention is drawn to the Important Notice on the last page of the text of the Particulars Storage Outside Recreation

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