Property description

A rare opportunity to purchase this charming Grade II Listed property full of character and history. his pretty character house is a hidden gem within the village. The house is believed to date back to the mid sixteenth century, originally built as a Hall House and designed with a large vaulted main room and a deep fireplace so that the family and their servants could live and eat together in it. The family had a small withdrawing room off the hall and one main bedroom above it alongside the chimney breast coming up from the hall for warmth. The original entrance to the house can still be seen near the kitchen and the kitchen is sited now where the original kitchen/workshop was.

Sometime in the seventeenth century, it is then believed that the house was converted into separate rooms for the family with the servants perhaps living separately. The grounds were much larger then with an apple orchard and a vine covering a wide area. The property has since been extended and refurbished to meet modern family living.

You are welcomed into the entrance hall which leads to the light and spacious drawing room. This leads through to the office/reception room. The house was extended to the left to create a further two rooms, these were used as a surgery and waiting room for Doctor Dickson who was the village doctor for fifty years. These rooms offer flexible accommodation and can be used as additional reception or bonus rooms. The dining room was also part of the hall house and still has some original features including the fireplace. The kitchen/breakfast room has an aga creating a lovely warming homely feel and the family room opposite the kitchen provides further reception space, ideal as playroom for children or as an informal reception room or TV room.

A guest cloakroom and good size utility room complete the accommodation on this floor. The first floor comprises a good size master bedroom suite with fitted wardrobes, five further bedrooms and a family bathroom.

Externally you approach the property via a paved driveway and secluded front garden. The rear garden is a good size, mainly laid to lawn with an outdoor swimming pool.