4 Bedroom Cottage House to Rent

Full Description

A captivating, opulent and most impressive 18th Century Grade II Listed country residence, dating back to the 1720's, situated in a prominent position in the popular village of Great Witley. Offering 3000sqft of versatile accommodation to include four reception rooms and on a good-sized plot, circa half an acre.

Location:
This popular village is great for countryside walks, horse riding and other country pursuits, with local amenities including a village shop and Post Office, village hall and Doctor's Surgery. Surrounding villages such as Abberley and Stanford Bridge offer further amenities such as a butcher and farm shop, and a variety of public houses. Approximately 11 miles away is the historic Cathedral City of Worcester offering further extensive amenities including hospitals, bars, restaurants, and cafés, as well as cultural and sporting venues.

Worcester (10 miles), Hereford (26 miles), Birmingham (30 miles), Cheltenham (35 miles). All miles are approximate.

Education:
There is a high quality of schooling close by, in both the public and private sectors, including the catchment schools of Great Witley Church of England Primary School and the highly regarded Chantry High School. In the independent sector, there is the Royal Worcester Grammar School, Kings School Worcester and Abberley Hall School.

History
Great Witley is also close to Woodbury Hill, which offers extensive views south to the Malvern Hills and over the River Teme valley to the west. At the summit is an Iron age hillfort. Owain Glyndwr's army of Welsh and French camped here in the summer of 1405 facing an army of King Henry IV at Abberley Hill.

This delightful period property offers extremely versatile accommodation. The current owners have made some wonderful enhancements to include replacing the garden room to really appreciate the delightful grounds that this fine property offers.

When entering the property via the large timber framed portico entranceway and oak front door you get a real sense of the history. The entrance hallway with tiled floor, leads you into a bright drawing room through an oak doorway. Featuring a lovely solid wooden floor, original beams and exposed brick, offering an abundance of charm and character throughout. The drawing room features a rare Efel Multi-burner which sits in a stunning brickwork fireplace, perfect for a cold wintery day.

A shallow bay window gives a view to the garden and a door leads you to a newly appointed, spacious bright orangery with French Doors which lead you to the beautiful gardens. This wonderful additional adds a lovely mix of modern, contemporary style to this period home.

On the other side of the hallway is a smaller parlor room with wood block floor which the owners use as their snug, this delightful cosy room also has a large Jotul log burner which sits on a quarry tiled hearth. The large window gives you a view across the front of the house and front garden. Off the snug is a study room. This lovely light room is situated at the rear of the property which is south facing so enjoys the sun and garden views.

The country style Kitchen with large walk-in pantry has a good range of hand-built storage cupboards, integral wine rack, inset double bowl ceramic sink, solid oak worktops, original Aga with a period brass light fitting over and finished with quarry tiled floor. There is room for modern kitchen appliances, including plumbing for an American Style Fridge Freezer and Dishwasher.

The lobby is a light bright area that is flooded with natural light, perfect for keeping coats and wellington boots after you've been in the garden as it has direct access out onto the side with driveway. This room also houses the downstairs WC and gives you access to the barrel-vaulted cellar, which itself has full power and lighting.

The laundry room/summer kitchen not only houses the boiler and washing machine, but also a conventional cooker with hob and has plumbing for a washing machine, tumble dryer and a conventional electric cooker. There are also fitted wall and base units and a stainless-steel sink unit.

A superb and most opulent dining Room with impressive, vaulted ceiling is a stunning area for dinner parties and entertaining, a room with a real sense of occasion. This room would make an ideal ground floor bedroom which could be ideal for a dependant or teenager.

On the first floor there are three spacious bedrooms and large family bathroom.

The master bedroom is a lovely sized room with oak ceiling beams and a good-sized window to the side garden. There is access to the main attic space from here via the loft hatch. The loft is boarded and has electric lighting and power.

Bedroom two has a lovely, curved feature wall as you enter the room, featuring exposed beams and lovely timber framework. This we believe was the original master bedroom when the house was built and has a double aspect to the front and side of the house.

Bedroom three also features timber framework with original beams and oak door.

The impressive and most spacious bathroom features exposed beams and wooden flooring. offering good storage, large shower and a raised bath area, giving views across Great Witley, making your bath a real sense of occasion.

Outside
The idyllic terraced garden has many areas and features, from the Sandstone steps to the mature lawns, Yew Hedges that are around the garden and the brick pillared Pergola Walk. The large, insulated Summer House, which has light and power, give breath taking views of the garden and the lights and streetlamp mean that when the sun goes down you don't have to stop enjoying all that the garden has to offer.

The original stable is a great place for storage and the outdoor pavilion which has light and power is another lovely area to sit on a summer evening.

The property is approached via a stone chipping driveway through remote controlled electric gates to a bespoke parking area at the back of the property

Services: Mains Water, Electricity, Mains Drainage, Oil fired heating.

Tenure:
We are advised the property is Freehold.

Local Authority:
Malvern Hills

Council Tax Band:
F

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Administration Deposit:
RJ Country Homes requires a £1,000.00 deposit payable by the purchaser prior to issuing the Memorandum of Sale. This will be reimbursed at the point of completion. If you decide to withdraw from the purchase this deposit may not be reimbursed and the deposit collected either in part or in full and retained by RJ Country Homes to cover administration and re-marketing costs of the property.

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