* Guide Price £500,000 - £525,000 * Dovecote House comprises an early 19th Century house with adjoining Dovecote, integral garage, walled garden, tarmacadam surfaced courtyard and parking area, brick built workshop, vegetable garden and a long rear garden adjacent to open fields. The property stands on a substantial walled frontage with spear head iron railings and double entrance gates.

The accommodation provides practical and spacious family sized accommodation with the warmth and character of a fine period character property.

An oak entrance door leads to the reception hall, spacious dining room and family sized kitchen in the front part of the house. The sitting room with an aspect of the walled garden features a wood stove and oak surround. There is a separate study, utility room, cloakroom, conservatory, rear hall and pantry. The first floor provides a galleried landing featuring an enchanting archway and long corridor. There are three double sized bedrooms and a large family bathroom.

The adjoining Dovecote features a segmental head and at first floor level two tiers of pigeon holes glazed over. Within the Dovecote is an integral garage providing a sink and cold water tap and the boiler room off. Central heating is oil fired. There is a useful brick and pantile garden shed, a vegetable garden and running down from the rear of the property, a delightful garden with various fruit trees.

The vendors have lived here for many years and are now downsizing. They have purchased an alternative property and there is no upwards chain involved in the sale.

Weston, a generally unspoilt village is situated just 11 miles north of Newark. There are access points for the A1 dual carriageway at Sutton on Trent and Tuxford approximately 3 miles away. The village is within the catchment area for the Tuxford Academy school previously rated Outstanding by Ofsted. Local amenities in Weston include the Hall Farm Wild Bird Supplies country store and a very popular coffee lounge and cafe located just on the edge of the village. The property is close to the beautiful 13th Century All Saint's Church, a focal point of the village.

The main house is constructed with brick elevations under an interlocking tiled roof and most windows are single glazed, the conservatory is double glazed. The following accommodation is provided:-

Ground Floor -

Entrance Hall - With oak entrance door, leaded light window, staircase, radiator and cloaks space under the stairs.

Dining Room - 4.11m x 3.91m (13'6 x 12'10) - Windows in the south and west elevation, fire place surround, radiator and centre ceiling beam.

Kitchen - 4.09m x 3.94m (13'5 x 12'11) - A good sized kitchen with ample space for a dining table. Fitted wall cupboards, base units and working surfaces incorporating a stainless steel sink unit. Freestanding oven, radiator, windows in the south and east elevations and centre ceiling beam.

Sitting Room - 4.98m x 4.90m (16'4 x 16'1) - Fireplace with oak surround and wood burning stove. Two heavy ceiling beams, radiator, pleasant aspect of the walled garden.

Study - 3.99m x 1.65m (13'1 x 5'5) - Heavily beamed ceiling, radiator and outside door to the walled garden.

Utility Room - 3.28m x 2.21m (10'9 x 7'3) - Work surface and shelving, indoor window, plumbing for a washing machine.

Cloakroom - Low suite wc, basin, fitted cabinets, quarry tiled floor and radiator.

Rear Hall - With radiator, pantry with shelving and hatch to single storey roof space.

Conservatory - 4.17m x 2.90m (13'8 x 9'6) - Hardwood double glazed windows, quarry tiled floor, connecting door to the cloakroom and door through to the utility room. Centre fan light unit, radiator.

First Floor -

Galleried Landing - With radiator, hatch and ladder to the roof space. Enchanting archway and long corridor with radiator and built-in cupboard.

Bedroom One - 4.11m x 4.11m (13'6 x 13'6) - Dual aspect at the front of the house, centre ceiling beam, old hob fireplace and radiator.

Bedroom Two - 4.11m x 4.09m (13'6 x 13'5) - Dual aspect to the front of the room. Centre beam, radiator and built-in wardrobe. Long rear landing leads through to:

Bedroom Three - 4.55m x 3.48m (14'11 x 11'5) - Two double built-in wardrobes with glazed doors, radiator.

Bathroom - 3.40m x 3.07m (11'2 x 10'1) - Fully tiled walls, radiator, bath with shower screen, pedestal basin and low suite wc. Built-in airing cupboard containing the hot water cylinder.

The Dovecote - An imposing two storey building with arched double doors forming the garage entrance and at first floor level an external floor to the dovecote. The roof is interlocking tiled.

Garage - 5.79m x 4.04m plus 0.91mft recess (19' x 13'3 plus - Sink and cold water tap.

Boiler Room - Oil fired central heating boiler. Rear entrance door. Loft door. There are two tiers of pigeon holes glazed over. The south gable has blocked pigeon holes. The west side has above a single casement. The pigeon coat interior has wattle and dorb nest boxes.

The building incorporates an external bake oven.

Outside - The property stands on a substantial brick wall frontage with iron spearhead railings and double entrance gates to the extensive tarmacadam courtyard area. Here there is ample parking and turning space. Side garden has a walled surround, lawned area and raised area with dry stone retaining wall and paved patio areas.

Outbuilding - 5.49m x 3.05m (18' x 10) - A detached garden outbuilding with adjacent walled vegetable garden, a gateway leads through to the long rear garden with various fruit trees and a pleasant aspect of countryside beyond.

Services - Mains water, electricity and drainage are all connected to the property.

Tenure - The property is freehold.

Possession - Vacant possession will be given on completion.

Mortgage - Mortgage advice is available through our Mortgage Adviser. Your home is at risk if you do not keep up repayments on a mortgage or other loan secured on it.

Viewing - Strictly by appointment with the selling agents.