An attractive character village property with pretty gardens and separate studio.

Description

Bell House is situated overlooking the village green and is believed to date back to 1620, with the old coach house/stable block (now the kitchen/utility) added later in 1847. Originally Bell House was 'The Bell Inn' one of the village pubs which was converted into a residential home in the mid-1990s. The property has evolved over the years with the coach house now attached to the main house via the sitting room with French doors leading out onto the terrace. There is a spacious kitchen/breakfast room with tiled floor and bow window allowing plenty of natural light into the room with built in cupboards with free standing white goods, fitted Aga and separate four ring gas hob. The utility is conveniently located adjacent with space for washing machine and separate wc.

There are four spacious reception rooms with high ceilings and generous room proportions. Period features include deep window sills and window seats, wooden shutters, exposed beams and lovely fireplaces and an original beer cellar. Central reception hall/dining room with inglenook recess and exposed timbers would have been the main bar and leads to other reception rooms, study with original quarry tiles and wc, drawing room with working wood burner and sitting room.

Separate stairs lead from the kitchen to a versatile principal bedroom overlooking the gardens with en suite bathroom and walk in dressing room, providing privacy if teenagers reside in the main house, or indeed guest room or granny/au pair accommodation depending on needs. The main house offers four further bedrooms one of which has its own en suite bathroom.

OUTSIDE
The walled property is accessed through wooden gates to a gravelled parking area and further walled gardens beyond. There are very pretty landscaped gardens including box hedging, topiary, paving stones, and pillars. There is a studio garden room with oak framed beams attached to the double fronted car port. The studio has underfloor heating with bifold south facing glass doors and some fitted cupboards with a sink, this offers a multitude of uses. Currently used as an art studio.

Location

Kings Sutton is a thriving village just 5 miles South East of Banbury with a railway station. Services from here include London Marylebone from 61 minutes and Oxford in 22 minutes (approximately). The village also includes a wealth of amenities such as two pubs, post office, school and Co-op. There is also a 12th Century Church and large recreation ground. There is access to an abundance of walks and trails both in Kings' Sutton and the surrounding area.

More extensive shopping, leisure and cultural facilities are available at Banbury, Oxford, Northampton and Milton Keynes.
Excellent communication links with access to the M40 (J11) at Banbury giving access to Oxford, London and Birmingham. International airports at Birmingham (42 miles) and Heathrow (61 miles).

There is a range of local schooling facilities including village primary schools in Kings’ Sutton and Adderbury and Chenderit School for secondary. Further sought after independent schools include St Johns’ Priory (Banbury), Carrdus (Overthorpe), Sibford, Tudor Hall (girls), Bloxham (co-ed) and a range of Oxford schools.

Leisure activities in the area include golf at Cherwell Edge, Tadmarton Heath and Rye Hill; cinemas at Banbury and Bicester; theatres at Stratford upon Avon and Oxford; motor racing at Silverstone and horse racing at Warwick, Stratford upon Avon and Cheltenham. Soho Farmhouse 12 miles.

All distances and times are approximate.

Square Footage: 3,962 sq ft



Additional Info

Council Tax Band: H