3 bedroom detached house

Impressive character property set in walled gardens.

Description

Accessed down a private drive, in an edge of village location Milcombe Hall is an impressive character property set in wonderful walled gardens and grounds. Having been in the same family ownership for 50 years, the rare opportunity has arisen for the next family to put their mark on this striking property. The property benefits from spacious rooms with generous ceiling heights and there is potential to extend the property further, subject to planning permission.

The hallway is set within a stone built turret at the front of the house and leads into a light and spacious dual aspect drawing room with stone fireplace. The dual aspect dining room also features an impressive fireplace and both rooms lead into the generous kitchen / breakfast room. The dual aspect, kitchen features base and wall units and doors into the delightful garden. A large utility / boot room provides further useful space and a back door.

A wooden staircase leads to an impressive landing, which would work well as a study. There are three generous, dual aspect double bedrooms, one with an en suite bathroom, and a separate family shower room.

Surrounding the house are mature landscaped walled gardens and grounds, extending to approximately 0.64 acres. To the front of the property is a large turning circle and parking area with a wonderful Willow tree in the centre. There is a range of garaging and stores, offering potential for alternative uses, subject to planning permission. Generous lawn gardens stretch along the drive and past the house, with a terrace surrounded by herbaceous borders leading from the kitchen. There is also a further area of secluded area of garden with pond and seating area, providing further al-fresco dining opportunities.

Location

Milcombe is a popular village approximately five miles south west of Banbury sitting between the villages of Hook Norton and Bloxham. The village has a shop, public house and parish church, with a range of traditional ironstone houses and cottages.

The nearby market towns of Chipping Norton (8.2 miles) and Banbury (5.1 miles) offer extensive retail, leisure and recreational facilities, including theatres. The major towns of Oxford, Milton Keynes, Stratford Upon Avon and Leamington Spa are all within a 35 mile radius and provide excellent opportunities for theatre, cinema, leisure activities and retail therapy.

Excellent communication links with junction 11 of M40 6.7 miles away linking to Birmingham (Birmingham Intl Airport 45.6 miles) and London. Banbury train station has a regular train service to London (Marylebone) from approximately 56 minutes.

Milcombe benefits from excellent schools locally including primary schools in Great Tew, Hook Norton and Bloxham with Warriner secondary school in Bloxham. For private education, a wealth of opportunities in the area include Sibford School (co-ed), Bloxham School (co-ed), Tudor Hall (girls) and the range of Oxford schools. Preparatory schools in the area include St Johns’ Priory, Carrdus (Overthorpe), Beachborough (Westbury), Winchester House (Brackley) and Kitebrook. Just 2.5 miles away is Willow on the Farm nursery school which is rated Ofsted Outstanding (as at June 2022).

Soho Farmhouse private members club at Great Tew is just 6.6 miles away. Sporting and leisure activities in the area include golf at Tadmarton Heath, Rye Hill and Feldon Valley (Brailes); theatres at Chipping Norton, Stratford-upon-Avon and Oxford; indoor sports complex and cinema in Banbury, motor racing at Silverstone; horse racing at Warwick, Stratford upon Avon and Cheltenham. There is a good footpath and bridleway network through the surrounding rolling countryside

All mileages and distances are approximate.

Square Footage: 2,433 sq ft



Additional Info

Council Tax Band: G

Photos taken and details prepared: June 2022