Property description

A rare opportunity to acquire a property with land in a beautiful rural location with some truly spectacular views towards the Forest of Dean and Wye Valley, situated right on the Monmouthshire/Gloucestershire border.The farmhouse, was probably a shepherd's cottage and comprises a cream rendered cottage which has been extended to provide flexible accommodation with the main reception rooms on the first floor taking full advantage of the outstanding views across the valley.The property has been utilized by the vendors as a smallholding over the years, with them keeping sheep, cattle, horses, alpacas, goats, ducks and chickens in the past. The property has also been utilized as a cattery and rescue centre in the past, and whilst the vendors still have a licence for twenty boarding cats, the property is being sold purely as a property with land and not a business as this ceased some time ago.The property is eminently suitable for those wishing to keep a wide range of livestock and/or private equestrian use and the views from the property have to be seen to be fully appreciated. Staunton is a small rural hamlet with a church. More extensive facilities are offered in the nearby town of Monmouth including schools, both junior and senior which enjoy excellent reputations including the Haberdashers schools, as well as theatres, restaurants and a wide range of shops.The beautiful Wye Valley then runs down to Chepstow, also with a good range of amenities and facilities, giving access to the Severn Bridge. From Monmouth there is also access onto the dual carriageway which connections to the M4, M50 and M5.

Entrance Lobby
with double doors leading to:

Reception Hall
10'6 x 9'8 (3.2m x 2.9m) plus recess with stairs to first floor, built in cupboard.

Utility Room
12'8 x 10' (3.8m x 3m) with oil fired boiler, tiled flooring and space and plumbing for washing machine and dryer. Part glazed door to outside and window.

Bedroom One
14'11 x 10'9 (4.5m x 3.3m) With window to side, built in cupboards, laminate flooring and radiator.

Inner Hall
With radiator and tiled flooring

Family Bathroom
12'9 x 6'4 (3.9m x 1.9m) With bath having mixer tap and shower attachment, wash hand basin and w.c., radiator, heated towel rail, tiled flooring and fully tiled walls.

Bedroom Two
13' x 10'3 (4m x 3.1m) With window looking out to the garden and radiator.

From Inner Hall door to:

Garden Room
25'8 x 6' (7.8m x 1.8m) With double glazed windows, tiled flooring, lovely view and door to garden.

Sitting Room/Kitchen
21'10 x 11'02 (6.66m x 3.42m) having a sitting room area at one end with a large window and wood burning stove. At the other end is a kitchen area with wall and floor standing cupboards and drawers and incorporating a sink unit, induction hob and dish washer.

Bedroom Three
14'9 x 11'10 (4.5m x 3.6m) with window looking out to the garden and radiator.

En Suite Shower Room
With double shower cubicle, wash hand basin, wc, tiled flooring, part tiled walls, window, radiator, electric heater and heated towel rail.

Boot Room
9'10 x 5'07 (3.00m x 1.71m) Windows to three elevations and a part glazed uPVC door opening to the front courtyard and gates opening to the front yard. Tiled floor.

Stairs to First Floor from Reception Hall leading to:

Dining Room
14'10 x 14'2 (4.5m x 4.3m) windows to two elevations, radiator, stairs to second floor and open window into kitchen.

Kitchen
14'10 x 10'9 (4.5m x 3.3m) With extensive range of oak fronted wall and base units, oil fired blue Rayburn for cooking and domestic hot water, 1 ½ bowl ceramic sink and drainer with mixer tap, central island unit, space and plumbing for dishwasher, stainless steel cooker with four ring hob and hood above, extensive work surfaces and tile effect flooring.

Sitting Room
24' x 13' (7.3m x 4m) With fireplace having period style surround and wood burning stove, TV point, two radiators, window with lovely view, door and side panel opening to large Balcony running the width of the house with superb views across the valley.

Stairs to Second Floor from Dining Room leading to:

Attic Bedroom Four
20'3 x 12'11 (6.2m x 3.9m) plus recess (irregularly shaped) with end window having lovely view, Velux roof light, under eaves storage, radiator, cupboard, airing cupboard with hot water tank and immersion heater.

En Suite Shower Room
With Shower cubicle, wash hand basin, w.c., radiator, window and loft hatch.

Outside
The property is approached off Duke of York Road which is initially tarmacadam from the main road and then turns into a trackway which leads up to the property, passing a number of other properties, and then on to Upper Beaulieu Farm and one neighbour beyond. A gateway opens to a hard standing yard which gives access to the outbuilding, there is a landscaped garden which extends around the house with woodland coppice area, and formal garden and decked area.Accessed off the track lie the main former farm buildings which comprise with approx. sizes:Multi-Purpose Barn 75' x 75' (22.8m x 22.8m) of mainly steel stanchion block construction with some Yorkshire boarding, plus two sets of double doors and side gate door, having light and power.Front Extension 33' x 15' (10m x 4.6m) open fronted of mainly steel stanchion corrugated construction utilized for storage.Adjoining Three Loose Boxes of mainly block construction with front turn out area.Loose Box One 12' x 12' (3.6m x 3.6m)Loose Box Two 15' x 12' (4.6m x 3.6m)Loose Box Three 13'2 x 12'5 (4m x 3.7m)Former Cattery situated beyond the gardens and grounds of the residence which has a store/office and is arranged in two areas with, in all, twenty pens. To the far side of the house, situated off the arrival yard there is then a Further Outbuilding approx. 80' x 20' (24.3m x 6.1m) which is divided into an open barn area, a penning area, two internal loose boxes plus work area, and front former cattery kitchen with stainless steel sink and drainer, window and water heater.Opposite this building there is a Tack Room/Store with sink and w.c. Off the arrival yard there is a Portacabin and a Car Port built to accommodate a camper van with adjacent Lean-To.The LandThe land is mainly pasture with a number of water troughs and two field shelters. There is a block of land above the main outbuildings and stable block which is gently sloping and further paddock to the side and below the house and then some steeper land with an area of wild natural habitat, dropping down to the stream at the bottom. In all approximately 27 acres (10.9 hectares).

Services
Mains electricity, private spring fed water supply, private drainage and oil fired central heating.

Property Features :

• With Spectacular Views
• Flexible Accommodation
• Suitable as a Smallholding
• 27 ACRES
• Large Gardens