6 bedroom detached house for sale

*Guide Price £1,450,000 - £1,550,000*
A stunning, period, village home, brimming with character, offering bright, well-proportioned rooms, generous ceiling heights. Set within attractive, mature gardens extending to approximately 0.33 of an acre, with extensive parking and rural views - just a few minutes’ walk from the historic village centre.

Description
Star House is a sensational Grade II* listed village house dating from 1610. Formerly an Inn and later the village butcher’s it has evolved over the centuries while retaining its period charm. Victorian alterations include an impressive Arts and Crafts style staircase.
A striking contemporary vaulted drawing room provides a superb modern addition, subject to the necessary consents, there is also potential to create an annexe. The attractive elevations are part timbered, and tile hung with diamond paned leaded light windows and distinctive Tudor chimney stacks.
Main features include:
• Vaulted reception hall with slate flooring, open tread steel staircase.
• Superb contemporary vaulted drawing room with angled full height window and French doors opening to the garden.
• Sitting room is the former butcher shop, triple aspect with wood panelling, part vaulted ceiling, substantial windowsill/former serving block and wood burning stove.
• An impressive open plan kitchen/breakfast/dining room with a bespoke range of contemporary units, granite working surfaces that extend to a large island with breakfast bar. York stone and brick flooring, cast iron fireplace.
• To one side is a second double height hall with a galleried landing.
• To one side is a family room/snug, a lovely cosy room with exposed ceiling timbers, attractive bay window with mullioned transoms, raised inglenook fireplace with bressummer beam.
• On the ground floor are two double bedrooms, a shower room and utility room.
• The master bedroom is a good size with attractive exposed brick fireplace and chimney breast, timbered ceiling and attractive views to the front. Stairs rise from the bedroom to second floor en suite dressing room/shower room.
• Three further double bedrooms, one with en suite shower room and one which is currently used as a study. A family bathroom.

Outside
There is a large paved parking area and double car port. The front of the property has a picket fence and screening hedge. The rear garden is west facing with a paved terrace adjoining the kitchen with mature planting and attractive, detached, stone bothy workshop with tiled roof.
There is a raised play area and a good level area of lawn. An array of screening shrubs, trees and views are enjoyed from the top of the garden back across the property to the countryside beyond; vegetable garden with raised beds .There is also a broad terrace adjoining the rear of the drawing room. Gardens and grounds in all approaching a third of an acre.