Home Farm Cottage is a detached house with an annexe and an open southeast-facing aspect over its own land and buildings with a private drive and parking. The property is detached and property under a tiled roof, formerly a farm cottage to the adjoining Home Farm. The accommodation extends to over 2,150 sq ft. Some rooms have attractive coved cornicing, solid timber doors and windows and doors are of double glazed UPVC.

The front door opens to a conservatory porch facing southeast. Off the hall is a cloak closet and WC. A large drawing room has a brick-faced fireplace with a wood burner and sliding patio doors. There is a coved cornice and a staircase to the first floor. The breakfast room has a fireplace with a woodburner and exposed ceiling timbers and leads to the kitchen, which has a range of oak-fronted cabinets and wall cupboards with granite tops, an attractive tiled floor, and a green two oven Aga in a brick alcove. There is a Range cooker with extractor over, sink and a four-ring electric hob. There is plumbing for a dishwasher and washing machine. The tiled flooring flows into the adjoining dining room with French doors to the garden.

The staircase rises to the first-floor landing with an airing and linen cupboard. The principal bedroom has an attractive en suite shower room. Double bedroom two has two windows facing southeast and a built-in wardrobe. Dual aspect double bedrooms three and four have windows to two sides, and bedroom four has an en suite washroom with WC and basin. There is a large luxurious family bathroom with a spa bath, separate walk-in shower, twin basins, and WC.

The ground floor attached annexe provides ideal accommodation for staff or relatives with an open plan sitting room
and fitted kitchen, shower room and bedroom with a door to the garden.

The house is accessed off a private drive with parking for the equestrian facilities. There is a private gravelled driveway
with a 5-bar gate on to a 5-bar gate to the gravel parking area to the house and annexe. There is a double brick-built
garage and boiler room/store. The garden is lawned, with post and rail fencing to the front, a paved seating area and an ornamental pond protected by a picket fence. To the side of the house is a paved and gravel courtyard screened with close-boarded fencing to two
sides with a heated outdoor swimming pool.

The stableyard is in a U shape with a range of 13 stables, one currently used as a tack room. There is an adjoining garage/store. Behind the stables is a hay barn of about 46ft x 20ft, with a further open-fronted barn and two further wooden isolation boxes/stables. Fenced full-sized post and rail-fenced all-weather manège.

The land is laid to pasture, with field shelters and water and is bisected by a small stream that also serves as a fishing lake towards the south end of the land. There is planning consent for five shepherd huts, offering scope for income from tourism and glamping, with separate road access. This also provides access for the neighbouring landowner to access their fields.

A footpath crosses the front paddock and provides access for walks over the surrounding countryside. There is planning consent for a cross-country course and a second lake on the property.

Watford is a small Northamptonshire village with a parish church and the Wheelwrights Arms public house. There is a primary school at West Haddon and an infant and junior school at Long Buckby.

The property is well located to access the motorway network, with the M6, M1, M40 and A14 all accessible. There are intercity train services from Long Buckby, Rugby, Northampton and Banbury.

There is a wide range of private and state schools in the area, including Bilton Grange Preparatory School and Rugby School in Rugby, Princethorpe College; Spratton and Maidwell Preparatory Schools, Northampton High School; Bloxham and Tudor Hall Schools near Banbury.

The property is well placed for equestrian activities with racing at Leicester and Warwick, polo at Rugby and Southam, and showing competitions and events at Aston le Walls, Onley and Rugby riding club. The property offers ready access to all parts of the country for competitions. There are several golf courses in the area and sailing and fishing at Draycote Water.

Rugby 8 miles (intercity trains to London Euston from 48 mins) or Long Buckby Station 4 miles (trains to London Euston), Leamington Spa 23 miles, Banbury (M40 J11) 24 miles (intercity trains to London Marylebone from 58 mins), M1 (J18) 2.5 miles, Northampton 14 miles, Milton Keynes 29 miles. (All distances and times are approximate)