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5.31 acres, Saleway, Droitwich, WR9, Worcestershire
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Guide Price £2,000,000
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5 - 7 bedrooms
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5 reception rooms
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4 - 6 bathrooms
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5.31 acres
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Detached
Lower Saleway Farm is privately situated, built of lias stone and brick and is believed to date from around 1880 and extended in about 2000 by a builder for his own occupation to a high standard, with double glazed Mahogany hardwood windows and external doors and oak internal doors and timber skirting boards and architraves, recessed lighting. The property is not Listed.
The dining hall has a large bay window to the front, timber floor, cornice and double doors opening into the glazed conservatory on an exposed stone plinth with doors to the garden, large roof lantern, timber floor and access from the Drawing room, which has a cornice and exposed stone inglenook fireplace with multi-fuel stove with back-lighting.
The kitchen/breakfast room is fitted with a high-quality bespoke hardwood kitchen with granite worktops, dresser and island unit and has integrated appliances, gas hob and electric oven and an oil-fired Aga in a brick inglenook, with double bowl glazed sinks, French doors open on to the expansive patio and covered bar, and with decorative exposed brickwork to a snug with oak floor and fireplace with wood burner.
Boot room/back hall/dog room with ample cupboards and storage with a WC off, and door to outside, and access to the wing, which could form additional self-contained family accommodation with a large utility room, large sitting room with windows facing south-west and engineered timber floor, bedroom five with double doors to outside and bathroom.
Pine staircase with turned spindle bannisters and panelling. Off the stunning first-floor galleried landing is the dual-aspect principal bedroom with a lobby with fitted wardrobe and a large en suite, vaulted bathroom with twin basins in a marble top, Jacuzzi bath and separate shower. Bedroom two faces south-west with a fitted clothes closet and en suite shower room. A family shower room serves bedrooms three and four, which can double as a study.
The vendors have had plans drawn for a 5-metre square garden room off the kitchen.
Cottage 1
A pretty, detached oak-clad cottage with a vaulted open-plan sitting room/bedroom with pine-lined ceiling and exposed roof truss and timbers, exposed brick chimney with a wood burner, with a staircase rising to a mezzanine above the kitchen and bathroom with a large store cupboard, with about 323 sq ft of ground floor accommodation, situated by the entrance to the property.
Cottage 2
A bungalow, also oak-clad, is in the stable yard and has an entrance hall with fitted cupboards and boiler, opening to the sitting room with a kitchen. There is a double bedroom and shower room. About 400 square feet.
Gardens and Grounds
Approached through hardwood double gates and with a woodland backdrop to the views, with a brick-edge gravel drive, the gardens of the property are beautiful and designed for entertaining, with a wisteria arch to a handsome brick and slate-covered entertaining space with flagstone floor, wood burner, ceiling fan and wide glazed window to one side. This space opens on to the large flagged patio with the covered bar.
The gardens are well stocked and maintained, with lawns, rose and flower beds, with attractive trees, including birch and lime, shrubs, fruit trees and manicured evergreen hedges.
Stable yard and outbuildings
Beyond the house and garden is a large courtyard with ample parking and a stable yard with four stables, one currently doubling as a gym, with a tack room and with a garage and wood store behind.
There is a tractor store with two pairs of double doors.
An all-weather manege is in place and requires some work to restore it for equestrian use.
There is one paddock in front of the stables leading to a large grass field beyond. There are two separate accesses from the lane through the field to the stables and outbuildings. Dog-proof fencing.
This attractive part of North Worcestershire is rural and extremely convenient for the M5, M42 and M40 corridors.
Lower Saleway Farm is well situated for easy access to a number of regional centres, including Bromsgrove, Redditch, Kidderminster, Stratford-upon-Avon, Solihull and Central Birmingham. The property is very well located for both Junctions 2 and 3 of the M42. The M5 is just a few miles to the west. Birmingham International Airport, the NEC and Birmingham International Railway Station are located off Junction 6 of the M42, approximately 31 miles away. Regular inter-city rail services operate from Birmingham International to London Euston, whilst local trains from Alvechurch and Wythall connect into Birmingham. Trains run from Worcester and Droitwich to Birmingham and London Paddington.
Nearby Droitwich Spa is an attractive town with everyday amenities and a Waitrose. The City of Worcester is only seven miles, and here there are good schools, county cricket, Premiership rug
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