Woodbridge Farm UPPER SAPEY, WORCESTERSHIRE Woodbridge Farm UPPER SAPEY, WORCESTERSHIRE Clifton-upon-Teme 4 miles, Tenbury Wells 8½ miles, Worcester 15 miles, Ludlow 18 miles Great Malvern 18 miles, Birmingham 34 miles, M5 (J6) 19 miles (Distances are approximate) A gated long drive sweeps past a lake and leads to an exceptional Teme Valley country home with land and countryside views Five bedroom farmhouse Three bedroom ancillary detached cottage Lake Outbuildings Gardens and paddocks In all about 2.97 hectares (7.35 acres) Knight Frank LLP 5 College Street Worcester WR1 2LU Tel: +44 1905 723438 [email protected] www.knightfrank.co.uk 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 brochure. Situation • Approached via a long private drive past a lake, Woodbridge Farm is situated in the beautiful Teme Valley. It offers peace and tranquillity, as well as spectacular rolling countryside views. • The Baiting House, which is an award winning country inn, is only about ½ mile away and around 4 miles to the south-east is the desirable village of Clifton-upon-Teme with a shop, post office, church, primary school, two pubs and a tennis club. The thriving village of Martley is 7 miles to the south-east and offers a sports centre, the highly regarded Chantry School, as well as other usual village amenities. • It is a short drive to the popular and busy market town of Tenbury Wells where there is an excellent range of everyday shopping, education and business amenities. It also has a good selection of local pubs and restaurants. • Upper Sapey has a popular 18 hole golf course and the Shelsley Walsh Hill Climb is held in a nearby village, providing great entertainment for the motor sports enthusiast. • There are excellent schools in the area including Moor Park and Abberley Hall School. Great Malvern boasts the Malvern Theatre which promotes all the major London symphony orchestras together with the Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. It also offers a fine selection of restaurants, shops, internationally acclaimed schools and excellent walks over the Malvern Hills which became the inspiration for Sir Edward Elgar. • Worcester has all that would be expected of a City including excellent private schooling, Premiership rugby, County cricket within the setting of Worcester Cathedral and horseracing on the banks of the River Severn. • There is excellent access to the M5 at Junction 6 and regular trains run from Droitwich Spa and Kidderminster to Birmingham, with direct links to London, Bristol and Hereford from Worcester. • Local footpaths and bridleways provide wonderful access over this glorious undulating Teme Valley countryside. For sale freehold The Farmhouse • Woodbridge farmhouse has origins believed to date back to the 1800’s with later additions and has been much improved by the current owners. It offers generous and extremely well presented accommodation including exposed beams, working fireplaces and oak floors, doors and staircase. The landing and one of the bedrooms have oak floors which are concealed by carpets. • It is in a very private position and from all of the rooms superb views are enjoyed across the open countryside, with a wonderful aspect to the west across the lake. • The front door opens to an entrance vestibule with an inner door opening to the superb dining hall with a brick fireplace under a bressumer beam housing a wood burning stove. At the opposite end of the room double doors open to the formal double aspect dining room with French doors opening to the rear garden terrace. • The focal point of the spacious drawing room is a herringbone brick fireplace with a fine surround, housing a wood burning stove. • From the snug double doors open to a beautiful conservatory with French doors opening to the rear terrace and underfloor heating allowing the room to be enjoyed all-year round. • From the inner hall, off which is a cloakroom, is a door to the kitchen/breakfast room with a recess laundry area. It is fitted with solid oak bespoke cupboards, granite worktops and appliances include an electric range cooker with a gas hob, integrated dishwasher, freezer, steam oven and microwave and space for an American fridge freezer and wine fridge. • Upstairs, the master and guest bedrooms each enjoy an en suite shower room along with a range of fitted wardrobes. The master bedroom also commands superb views across the lake and surrounding countryside. The three further double bedrooms are served by a sumptuous family bathroom including gloss cabinets, granite surfaces and a corner bath as well as a double shower enclosure with a remotely controlled shower. The Cottage The Cottage • The ancillary stone cottage offers exceptionally generous living space making it perfect for two families looking to purchase a single property together or as a holiday let/assured shorthold rental investment opportunity. • It was converted into living accommodation by the current owners and features exposed beams and oak ledge and brace doors. • The front door opens to a charming study hall with Cornish slate beneath the carpet. • The large sitting room enjoys a gas burning stove and double doors open to the conservatory which allows a view across the lake to be enjoyed. • The kitchen is fitted with oak cupboards, granite worktops, a Rangemaster electric oven and hob (available by separate negotiation), integrated dishwasher and space for a washing machine and American fridge freezer. • The double ground floor bedroom/family room is ‘Jack & Jill’ to a well fitted shower room. • Upstairs the spacious master bedroom has a vaulted ceiling and a superb picture window allowing a wonderful view of the lake and distant countryside. It also benefits from a nearby dressing room and an en suite bathroom. • The equally spacious guest bedroom is served by a The Cottage The Cottage contemporary family bathroom fitted with a double shower and a freestanding Victorian bath. Outbuildings A traditional red brick building with four archway openings is ideal for storage or use as a carport. There is also a large modern agricultural barn which offers excellent storage space, or could be used for livestock or equestrian use. Reception Bedroom Approximate Gross Internal Floor Area The Farmhouse: 307.6 sq.m / 3311 sq.ft Bathroom The Cottage: 172.6 sq.m / 1858 sq.ft Kitchen/Utility Storage Recreation En Suite Shower Room 2.85 x 1.96 9’4 x 6’5 First Floor Cloak Room Ground Floor 2.00 x 0.99 6’7 x 3’3 The Cottage: First Floor The Cottage: Ground Floor This plan is for layout guidance only. Not drawn to scale unless stated. Windows & door openings are approximate. Whilst every care is taken in the preparation of this plan, please check all dimensions, shapes & compass bearings before making any decisions reliant upon them. Gardens and grounds Directions (WR6 6EX) A pillared electric, gated and tree lined drive sweeps up through its From Worcester take the A443 Hallow Road and then the left turn grounds and past the lake to a gravel turning circle set around a on to the B4204 Martley Road, signposted for Broadheath and raised bed in front of the farmhouse. The extensive gravel parking Martley. Pass through the village of Broadheath and on reaching wraps around the side of the farmhouse, adjacent to The Cottage, the T Junction in the village of Martley turn right signposted for providing parking for several vehicles. Stourport, Tenbury and Clifton. Follow the road round to the left The grounds include strategic seating areas where views of the remaining on the A4204 signposted for Tenbury and Clifton. Pass lake and surrounding countryside can be enjoyed as well as the through the villages of Clifton-upon-Teme and Sapey Common all-day sunshine. and on reaching the cross roads, immediately after Upper Sapey village hall, turn left on to the B4203 signposted for Bromyard. Surrounding the house are predominantly lawned gardens which After ¾ mile take a right turn on to Church Lane, signposted for are landscaped and include a rear paved terrace and a further Upper Sapey church. Proceed straight ahead on Church Lane and circular paved terrace, each offering a perfect spot for al fresco on reaching a left pointing public footpath sign and no-through dining. road sign proceed straight ahead with these signs on your left. For the benefit of The Cottage, and in front of the agricultural barn, After a very short distance take the first right up an unmade track is a further enclosed lawned garden including a raised, west- and continue to the pillared electric gates for Woodbridge Farm facing decked terrace providing a perfect spot to enjoy an evening which open to a long sweeping drive. barbeque. Important Notice: Particulars: These particulars are not an offer or contract, The field to the front extends down to the beautiful stream fed nor part of one. You should not rely on statements by Knight Frank LLP in the and stocked wildlife lake, and a nearby summerhouse allows a particulars or by word of mouth or in writing (“information”) as being factually accurate about the property, its condition or its value. Neither Knight Frank LLP sheltered spot to take in the view. nor any joint agent has any authority to make any representations about the To the rear of the house is a stock proof fenced field. property, and accordingly any information given is entirely without responsibility on the part of the agents, seller(s) or lessor(s). Photos etc: The photographs show only certain parts of the property as they appeared at the time they Services were taken.