1:19pm Wednesday 30th April 2008
Upper Dewell, Bloxwood, Herefordshire. Agent: Knight Frank. Offers: £800,000. Call: 01432 273087. Surrounded by Herefordshire farmland with distant views to the Shobdon Hills, this 17th century Grade II listed five bedroom property, has been restored and modernised to a high standard, offering extremely comfortable accommodation whilst retaining charming period features, such as exposed timbers and open fireplaces. The property benefits from an LPG central heating system, and oak framed windows, and comprises of an entrance porch, a reception hall, a cloakroom/WC, a study, a drawing room with an open stone fireplace, woodburning stove and an extensive range of built-in bookshelves. The dining room has a Minster style stone fireplace also with a woodburning stove, the kitchen/breakfast room has an Aga, a door leading to the utility room and a stable door leading to the terrace and garden. The stairs, lead up from the reception hall to the first floor galleried landing, with doors giving access to the family bathroom, five bedrooms, one with an ensuite bathroom facility, and two bedrooms having built-in wardrobes. There is also a useful box/storage room, and a shower room with WC. The property is approached via a gravel driveway flanked by stone pillars, which leads to a forecourt to the side of the house. A detached timber clad building, comprises two garages and an excellent workshop with light and power. The gardens have extensive lawned areas interspersed with a variety of mature trees and shrubs, and an attractive terrace shielded by an evergreen hedge offering delightful open views over the countryside.