The property
Waterford House, which has its origins as a Victorian coaching inn, sits at the heart of the Village of Twyford. Accommodation is generous with the principal rooms running off a central corridor. All good sizes, they have high ceilings, original cornicing, picture and dado rails as well as stained glass top light sash windows. Both the drawing room and dining room have working marble and tile fireplaces. The galley kitchen, which has a range of farmhouse style units with granite work surfaces, has a gas fired Aga, separate oven with hob and a Belfast sink. The kitchen is located opposite the breakfast room, which has a log burner. Beyond the breakfast room is a sitting room. The corridor then leads onto a boiler room, laundry room, cloakroom and a galleried rear hall with the back stairs. On the first floor, the principal bedroom has a separate dressing room with fitted wardrobes and bathroom with a roll top bath and separate shower. Bedroom 2 has an en suite and there are a further three bedrooms and a family bathroom as well as a study, two store rooms and a large landing atop the rear stairs which serves as a hobby area. The north wing of the house has been converted to create an annexe which, on the ground floor, consists of a shower, sauna and WC, a long reception room with wooden flooring and a log burner with an exposed flue and a kitchen. Upstairs, there are four bedrooms and a family bathroom. The stable block, located to the west of the house, links the house to the drive and land. The building dates from the Victorian era and is constructed of brick with a slate roof and a striking clock tower with a weathervane. The block incorporates stabling, workshops, garaging/machine stores as well as office rooms, a reception room and WC.

Outside
To the south of the house is a terrace and the gardens, which run to the west of the stable block, are lawned with well stocked borders. In addition there is a kitchen garden with raised beds, a well-stocked orchard, a further terrace with a pizza oven, and a bespoke wooden ‘Breeze House’ gazebo. To the west of the stable block is a gravel parking area and beyond are the four paddocks with post and rail fencing, field gates and two field shelters. Gaddesby Brook divides the paddocks with two of them accessed via a bridge over the brook. The mostwesterly paddock has a summer house.

Location
Twyford is located just to the south of Melton Mowbray in idyllic rolling Leicestershire countryside. The village is centered around the 900 year old church of St Andrew's and has an active and engaging community. The village hall holds a programme of events which includes yoga, karate, computer club and carpet bowls. In addition, the village has a gastro pub, The Saddle, which holds events and live music. Melton Mowbray, Oakham and Leicester are quickly reachable and provide a wider range of retail and leisure facilitiies. Trains to London, St Pancras International, are available from Leicester in just over an hour. The Midlands road network is easily accessible with the M1 (Junction 22) just 19 miles away and the A1 just 17 miles. The area is renowned for its schooling, both state and private, and schools include Leicester Grammar, Ratcliffe College, the preparatory schools of Brooke Priory, Witham Hall and Stoneygate with public schools at Oakham, Uppingham, Stamford and Oundle. There is an abundance of leisure opportunites locally with racecourses at Leicester and Nottingham, golf courses at Leicester, Oakham and Melton Mowbray and motor racing at Castle Donnington and Mallory Park. Fishing, sailing, windsurfing and bicycling are available at the local reservoirs of Rutland Water, Eybrook and Pitsford Water.

Directions
Take the B6047 north out of Market Harborough crossing over the A6 and then A47. Stay on the B6047 until you reach the village of Twyford taking a left , signposted to Ashby Folville, at the cross roads within the village. After about 80m you will see the gravel drive to Waterford House on your left behind a five bar wooden gate with a side gate.

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