Property description

An Immaculately Presented & Modern Four Bedroom Detached Family Home with Excellent Equestrian Facilities and Small Holding Potential.

Offering a Converted Stone Barn Annex, 3 Stables, Beautiful Gardens; Orchard with Summerhouse. With Approximately 4½ Acres of Pasture Land and Incredible Views of the Herefordshire Countryside Reaching to the Black Mountains.

Entrance Hall – Kitchen - Dining Room – Sitting Room – Family Sitting Room – Master Bedroom with Ensuite – A Further 3 Double Bedrooms – Single Bedroom – Family Bathroom – Utility Room – Double Attached Garage – Converted Stone Barn – Three Loose Box Stables – Large Cottage-style Gardens – Fruit Trees – Established Borders – 4½ acres – Gravel Driveway with Parking – Vegetable Garden – Summerhouse

This property offers some fantastic benefits: the detached annex with full business permissions; which could also provide a multi-purpose area, the close proximity of the pasture land and stables to the main house, as well as the potential to build a ménage on the existing orchards subject to the relevant permissions.


The Property:

This elegant farmhouse offering the perfect proportions with spacious rooms and elevated rural views through south facing windows. The front of the property is approached via a stoned driveway which leads to the extensive parking area suitable for numerous vehicles and horse boxes.

Entrance Hall - is light and bright with a hard wooden floors and a half glazed security front door.

Kitchen - a large farmhouse style kitchen offering many integrated appliances; integrated fridge, freezer, dishwasher and a microwave with a warming drawer. This spacious room provides an abundance of work tops and a breakfast bar with fully fitted travertine floors. Walnut kitchen units and wall mounted cupboards also provide an abundance of storage space for pots and pans.

Dining Room - a bright south aspect room with a stripped Oak floor boards and an open fire place with marble hearth and surround. French doors open onto the patio area.

Sitting Room – a warm inviting room with fitted carpets and a large bay window overlooking the front driveway; with two sets of double doors; one from the dining room and the other leading to the Sun Lounge extension.

Sun Lounge - This wonderful bright and airy space is perfectly adaptable to suit the buyers’ needs; being large enough to be used as a family living room, playroom, hobby room or artist’s studio. Having large double glazed windows with views reaching to the Black Mountains, and double French windows opening to gardens and patio area.

Utility Room / Boot Room – a good sized practical room with beautiful travertine floors and matching kitchen units and sink. Plumbing is provided for a washing machine and there is space for a tumble dryer and fridge/freezer. With direct access to the double garage and a door to the downstairs W.C.

Master bedroom – a bright and airy double aspect room with the benefit of a en-suite shower room and exceptional views over Forge Houses’ pasture land and the rolling hills towards Hay Bluff.

Two Double Bedrooms - provide ample space for double beds and further bedroom furniture and high quality fitted carpets throughout.

Single Bedroom - a good sized single bedroom with space for a single bed and chest of drawers; would also make a good dressing room or study.

Bathroom – this stylish room offers a high quality white bathroom suite and floor to ceiling tiling, compromising of a panelled bath and telephone style mixer taps, a vintage style sink and low flush W.C.

From the landing can be found a separate airing cupboard with plenty of shelving for linens and towels. 


Outside:

The front of the property is accessed via double wooden gates which lead to the extensive gravelled driveway providing good access to the stables and annex. 

Tall conifers trees run the perimeters of the front and east boundaries and provide fantastic privacy to the plot.

The rear south facing gardens are mainly laid to lawn with established perennial borders and a mixture of mature and young trees. A pergola extends from the Sun Lounge and creating a pleasant patio area for BBQ’s and entertaining. Unspoilt views reach out across rolling hills and to the Black Mountains from almost every position. 

A welcomed feature is the landscaped ornamental garden with box hedging and a well maintained pond forming an excellent focal point; over looked by the wooden octagonal summerhouse. A large fenced-in vegetable patch provides the opportunity to grow a large variety of fruit and vegetables.  

Stables - located from the front driveway and next to the main house are three wooden stables with practical access for horse boxes. Consisting of three loose boxes; all in excellent condition and a fronted by a concreated hard-standing yard with water supply, electricity and lighting.

Orchards & Pasture - a well maintained fenced-in orchard offers a mixture of mature fruit trees and flanks the plots Western boundaries. To the rear is a steel five-bar gate opening to the 4.5 acres of pastureland. The fields are split into two and both fields have water troughs.

All the fields and orchards provide fully stock-fencing and would suit an equestrian or hobby farm enthusiastic.

Annex – to the front is the old stone forge which has been thoughtfully converted - with full double glazing and electric heating. Offering a good office space in the smaller room and much larger multi purpose area with fitted carpets and exposed wooden beams. There is scope to convert the Forge into additional living accommodation with the appropriate planning consent.


Practicalities:

Herefordshire Council Tax Band E
Private Drainage and Mains Water
LPG Gas Central Heating
High Speed Broadband is Available


Directions:

Take the A4103 as if going towards Worcester and after approximately 1/2 a mile bear left onto the A465 Bromyard Road. Continue for 6 miles, passing over the Burley Gate roundabout and after a short distance on a sharp left bend take the right turn (signposted Much Cowarne/Bishops Frome). The property is then immediately on the right hand side as indicated by a GlassHouse ‘for Sale’ board.

Property Features :

• Detached Annex
• 4.5 Acres of Pasture Land & 3 Stables
• Stunning Elevated Views
• Double Garage