4 bedroom detached house for sale

A beautifully renovated, four-bedroomed equestrian home with stunning countryside views, sitting in approximately three acres of paddock land complete with stables, hay barn and tack room, nestled on the outskirts of the charming village of Bulwick.

An additional approximate 1 acre of land is available to buy or rent by separate negotiation.

Distances:

Stamford 10 miles, Oundle 7 miles, Corby 6 miles, Peterborough 19 miles (London Kings Cross from 45 minutes), Kettering 14 miles (London St Pancras from 47 minutes).
All distances are approximate.

Situation:

Banbery Lodge is located in the beautiful village of Bulwick, nestled in the Northamptonshire rolling countryside between Stamford and Corby. The village contains a church, 17th century Public House, The Queen’s Head, and a charming village shop also offering breakfasts, lunches and afternoon tea on the terrace as well as the Bulwick village centre.

For further amenities, the local market town of Oundle is approximately seven miles East and similarly Stamford is approximately 10 miles North, offering a wealth of shops and a fabulous selection of leisure facilities, restaurants, cafes, pubs, wine bards, theatre and cinema as well as local weekly markets.

Communication links are excellent with the A43 north connecting to the A47 between the city of Leicester and the Cathedral city of Peterborough, the later with a mainline rail service to London Kings Cross in under an hour, also with access to the A1 accessing north to south of the country. The A43 to the south leads first to Corby and then Kettering where mainline rail services go to London St Pancras International also in less than an hour. From Kettering there is access to the A14 accessing east to west of the country.

Educational facilities nearby are excellent with state and private schooling in Oundle, Stamford, Oakham and Uppingham with a number of primary schools available in the neighboring villages and local town of Oundle too.

With beautiful countryside walks on your doorstep, for entertainment a little further afield, the recreational facility of Rutland Water, with an array of sailing, fishing, walks and cycling routes as well as the nature reserve, is just 12 miles north. Leisure pursuits, such as golf, are close by at Luffenham Heath, Burghley Park and Elton.

Description:

Banbery Lodge, once a cattle barn to Nottingham’s Yard, was reconstructed using the original stone, in 1986. Over the last few years, the current owners have lovingly renovated the property throughout.

On entering the porch, through the lockable internal door, the vaulted ceilings and beamwork create a light an airy space currently utilised as a dining hall with bespoke lighting fixure and log burner.

Santa fe, vintage oak laminate flooring flows through into the stunning sitting room with bifold doors framing countryside views and flooding the vaulted room with natural light. The stone-surround fireplace with slate hearth houses a second log burner.

Adjacent to the sitting room, also with access to the rear dining terrace, is a snug-cum-office space also with feature beamwork.

Moving northwest through the property is the kitchen, benefitting from underfloor heating, light pours in from the skylights. Off the kitchen is the utility, also with underfloor heating and plumbing for a washing machine.

Continuing down the hallway is an airing cupboard-cum linen cupboard and the Principal bedroom. The Principal bedroom displays a panelled wall and a bank of built-in wardrobes. Also to the Principal bedroom is the generous ensuite bathroom with large walk-in shower, dual sinks and dual towel rails, it too has underfloor heating.

The corridor extends north-east, passing a door onto the courtyard garden, through to the sleeping accommodation wing where there are a further three double bedrooms and a family bathroom with large walk-in shower.

Outside:

Nestled at the end of a long, shared driveway is Banbery Lodge with large, private gravel drive and double garage.

The south-facing garden has a dining terrace accessed from both the bifolds of the sitting room and the sidedoor to the snug. Steps rise to the formal lawn with stunning countryside views extending beyond. Set in approximately three acres, the paddocks house two stables, a hay barn and a tack room as well as an additional shed and polytunnel. The current owners have restored the hedgerows planting roughly 500 hedgerow plants with an array of hawthorn, beech and red robin. In addition, they have planted near 50 trees comprising a collection of willow, oak and cherry trees, to name a few.

In addition to the south-facing garden and paddock land, Banbery Lodge also features a private and sheltered courtyard garden with double-gated access allowing the courtyard garden to double as a driveway overflow.

An additional approximate 1 acre of land is available to buy or rent by separate negotiation.

General Remarks:

SERVICES
Mains water and electricity are connected. Oil central heating. Drainage is on a shared Klargester sewage system with The Barn on Nottinghams Yard. None of the services have been tested by the agents.

FIXTURES AND FITTINGS
Only those mentioned in these sales particulars are included in the sale. All others, such as curtains, light fitting and garden ornaments are specifically excluded but may be available by separate negotiation.

RIGHTS OF WAY, EASEMENTS, WAY LEAVES
The property will be sold subject to the benefit of all existing rights, both public and private including rights of way, supply of drainage, water abstraction, electricity supplies and other rights, covenants, restrictions and obligations, quasi-easements and all wayleaves, whether referred to or not.
It may be necessary for rights and reservations to be made to provide services, access and maintenance to the properties if the property is not sold as a whole.

STATUTORY AUTHORITY
North Northants Council:[use Contact Agent Button]

COUNCIL TAX
Band E

VIEWING
The property may only be inspected by prior arrangement through King West

DIRECTIONS
From the A43, take the turning signed for Bulwick and continue along the road into the village. Proceed up the hill and past the Public House. At the fork bare left, passing The Farmhouse, turn right onto Nottinghams Yard and Banbery Lodge is at the end of the drive on the right-hand side, opposite Millies Lane.

IMPORTANT NOTICE
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1. These property particulars should not be regarded as an offer, or contract or part of one. You should not rely on any statements by King West in the particulars, or by word of mouth or in writing as being factually accurate about the property, nor its condition or its value. We have no authority to make any representations or warranties in relation to the property either here or elsewhere and accordingly any information given is entirely without responsibility.
2. The photographs illustrate parts of the property as were apparent at the time they were taken. Any areas, measurements or distances are approximate only.
3. Any reference to the use or alterations of any part of the property does not imply that the necessary planning, building regulations or other consents have been obtained. It is the responsibility of a purchaser or lessee to confirm that these have been dealt with properly and that all information is correct.
4. All dimensions, descriptions, areas, reference to condition and permission for use and occupation and their details are given in good faith and are believed to be correct, but intending purchasers should not rely upon them as statements of fact but must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise as to the accuracy of each item.
5. King West have not tested any services, equipment or facilities, the buyer or lessee must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise.
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