5 bedroom detached house for sale
Key information
Property description & features
- Tenure: Freehold
- Superb five bedroom house on an elevated plot with river views
- Stunning open plan kitchen living space opening on to terrace
- Versatile living accommodation with potential self-contained annexe
- Principal bedroom with dressing room, balcony and luxurious en suite
- Gated gravel driveway and gardens down to the river Witham
- Much sought after village, proximity to both Grantham and Newark
- EPC Rating = D
Description
A superb detached five bedroom family home which has been recorded for BBC's Escape to the Country. The current owners have modernised and extended to a very high standard. The property has a riverside location on an elevated plot with stunning views of the surrounding countryside.
The property offers versatile living accommodation and in more detail comprises entrance hall which features a clever closet under stairs storage solution with cupboard and shoe storage, downstairs WC, study, laundry room and fifth bedroom/games room (these rooms have the potential to make a self-contained annexe with its own access via the side door subject to necessary consents). An inner hallway leads to the stunning triple aspect open plan kitchen living room with floor to ceiling windows taking advantage of the amazing river views, log burner, bespoke fitted kitchen with large island and step down to the dining area. Also on the ground floor is the impressive double aspect lounge with double doors which open on to the terrace.
On the first floor the principal bedroom features bifold doors opening to the roof where you can enjoy the stunning views of the riverside and the surrounding countryside. There is a walk-in wardrobe and an en suite shower room with a designer suite including 'his and hers' wash hand basins and a double shower cubicle. There are two further double bedrooms, the fourth bedroom which is currently used as a dressing room and a luxurious family bathroom.
Outside the property occupies a generous sized plot with the gravel driveway at the front providing off road parking for several vehicles. To the rear the gardens are enclosed and private and are landscaped with a porcelain paved patio terrace to the rear of the house linking to the living kitchen extension. The majority of the gardens are laid to lawn and extend to the river frontage by the river Witham which is lined with willow trees and benefits from the views of the adjoining countryside and towards to the Vale of Belvoir.
Location
The village of Long Bennington is a sizeable community by-passed by the A1 trunk road and situated approximately seven miles from Newark and seven miles from Grantham. Amenities in the village include a primary school, a modern Co-op store, doctors surgery, bars, restaurant, a coffee shop, fish and chip shop and a hairdressers, conveniently situated railway stations at Grantham and Newark have trains connecting to London King's Cross with a journey times of 60 minutes and 75 minutes respectively.
Access points to the A1 dual carriageway are close by (approximate one mile), Newark, Grantham, Lincoln and Nottingham are within commuting distance. There are footpaths and country lanes connecting to the beautiful surrounding countryside and local villages, ideal for those who enjoy walking and cycling.
Disclaimer: All journey times and distances are approximate.
Square Footage: 2,662 sq ft
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Local Authority: South Kesteven District Council
Photographs taken January 2024
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