5 bedroom equestrian property

A listed stone manor house within 3.3 acres of gardens and land, with a tithe barn, stables and attractive views, all on the edge of a small village, amidst attractive countryside

Description

A highly attractive grade II listed stone period house, with 16th century origins, the Manor House occupies a spectacular setting, in the lee of St Nicholas Church and with far reaching westerly views over the gardens and grounds. The house is also complemented by a substantial lofted tithe barn, which offers excellent garaging and storage, and a stone and pantile range of stables.

The house exudes period character, charm and grace, coupled with good proportions. The front door opens into a fabulous stone flagged hallway, with magnificent inglenook fireplace. The sitting and drawing rooms are both elegant dual-aspect rooms with period fireplaces; the sitting room housing a wood burning stove and the drawing room south facing French doors to the garden. The hallway leads to the kitchen, past a west facing rear entrance to the parterre garden, and an elegant dining room with high timber beamed ceiling, mullioned windows and another splendid stone fireplace. The kitchen adjoins the study/library, with fitted bookcases, and the scullery/boot room, with pantry.

At first floor, the principal bedroom suite incorporates an elegant and symmetrical bedroom, large adjoining dressing room and en suite bathroom. Bedroom two is also en suite, whilst bedroom three is served by a family bathroom just across the landing hall. There is also a cloakroom on this floor. Bedrooms four and five are accessed off a large second floor landing, with a second family bathroom.

Gardens
Gates open to east of the house to an extensive gravelled driveway, which offers plenty of parking and access to the substantial tithe barn, which frames the eastern boundary and offers garaging, storage and latent potential, subject to all necessary consents.

The gravelled pathway continues to the front door, past climbing roses, well-stocked flowerbeds and a variety of shrubs. The principal gardens lie to the south and west of the house, where a beautiful ornamental parterre and gravelled terrace adjoins the house, with formal lawns, ha-ha to a meadow beyond to the western boundary and an orchard, aside from the large stone outbuildings. The gardens extend to 3.37 acres, or thereabouts in total.

General

Services: Mains electricity & water. Private drainage system (2022). Oil central heating.

Local Authority: South Kesteven District Council. Council Tax: Band G (£3,179.70 2022/23).

Location

Sapperton is a small and pretty rural village with the 12th century parish church of St Nicholas at its heart, amidst attractive rolling countryside. It caters well for walking and for riding, with the village lanes linking to public footpaths and bridleways.

Whilst the village is surrounded by minor lanes, the countryside is framed to the east by the A15, the west by the A1 and the north by the A52, which ensures good road links to the market towns of Grantham, Sleaford and Bourne, each with their respective Grammar Schools. Grantham (eight miles) also offers regular commuter East Coast Mainline services to London Kings Cross in a little over an hour.

The neighbouring village of Ropsley (two miles) has a primary school and public house restaurant, whilst Folkingham (five miles) has a pretty market square, with store-cum-delicatessen, a traditional tea rooms and a chocolatier, along with The New Inn public house restaurant.

Square Footage: 4,615 sq ft


Acreage: 3.37 Acres