5 bedroom detached house for sale

The property
Buckshead Cottage is an attractive detached property offering over 3,500 sq. ft. of comfortable and flexible living accommodation arranged over two floors. There is an excellent flow to the house, with good connection through reception spaces on the ground floor, and equally so to bedrooms and bathrooms on the first floor. The ground floor connects well to the outside spaces, and there is plenty of natural light throughout.
A bright main reception hall doubles as a super garden room, overlooking the front garden, and also provides the circular flow through the house, connecting the back hall and kitchen area, sitting room and drawing room. The back hall accesses the boot room and a utility room.
An excellent open plan kitchen and breakfast room is the heart of the home, with an adjacent dining room which adjoins a large drawing room with inglenook fireplace and log burner, and a family room which has exterior double doors to the garden and outside entertaining area. There is also an incredbly useful study off the family room. At the centre of the house is the cosy sitting room. The roomy first-floor landing branches off into a family bathroom and five well-proportioned and light-filled bedrooms with pleasing elevated aspects of the surrounding gardens and fields. The principal bedroom also enjoys a modern en suite shower room.

General
Local Authority: Herefordshire Council
Services: Mains electricity and water, private drainage (which may not comply with current regulations), oil fired central heating. Fibre broadband available. Council Tax: Band G
Fixtures and Fittings: Only items known as fixtures and fittings will be included in the sale. Certain items such as garden ornaments, carpets and curtains may be available by separate negotiation.
Tenure: Freehold
Guide Price: £665,000

Outside
The home is accessed off a quiet country lane over a cattle grid to a large driveway offering ample parking for several vehicles. Surrounding is a large L-shaped lawn enclosed with fencing and mature hedging, trees and shrubbery. The west-facing stone-paved patio with a low stone-built curved wall, garden room and an adjacent covered terrace offers the ideal spot to dine al fresco and entertain guests. Along the remaining side is a tall original stone wall and a useful utility section containing a bin store, a covered garden store and a timber built shed.

Location
Kington 2.7 miles, Presteigne 10 miles, Hay on Wye 11.5 miles, Leominster 17.3 miles, Hereford 21 miles, Ludlow 26 miles, M50 Motorway 36 miles, Birmingham 60 miles.

The market town of Kington is only a short drive with a variety of independent shops such as traditional butcher, newsagent, pharmacy, greengrocer, delicatessen and fishmonger. There is also a doctors surgery, town library, local food market and a number of well regarded pubs in, and just outside the town. The excellent Cloud 9 Health Club and Pool at the Burton Hotel is a wonderful addition to Kington. The surrounding countryside offers excellent walking and cycling and the local golf club is known as the highest in England.
Nearby are a number of well-regarded state and independent primary and secondary schools. The town of Presteigne is just 10 miles away and offers a further range of shops, cafes and restaurants. Hay-on-Wye is a little further, offering interesting shops, cafes and the well know literary festival. The Cathedral city of Hereford provides all the amenities one would expect, and a direct train to London in under 3 hrs. The A44 is easily accessed and provides a link to the nationwide road network, while Leominster station offers mainline rail links.