6 bed detached house for sale

Knightcote, Southam, Warwickshire CV47

A fine country house in beautiful gardens with water and south facing views over its own pastureland to the Burton Hills Country Park beyond, with a guest wing tower, leisure barn, cottage, tennis court and indoor pool. 17.67 acres EPC rating: F.

Traditional features include flagstones, exposed timberwork (some painted), dressed stone and inglenook fireplaces, leaded stone mullion windows to the south side, window seats and shutters and antique pine panelled doors; the exterior doors to the house, cottage and tower being particularly fine.

A pressurised hot water system has been installed and bathrooms are well appointed.

The property has well proportioned rooms with good ceiling heights. Principal rooms have windows to two sides. The kitchen/breakfast room is well appointed with oak kitchen fittings, an island unit, granite and timber worktops and Aga.

The master bedroom has a large dressing room with wardrobes, and there are built-in cupboards to bedrooms 3 and 4.

Lovely indoor pool complex and a guest tower providing additional accommodation with triple arched mullions to ground and first floor overlooking the garden and leisure barn, ideal for entertaining, with a full kitchen with integrated appliances, wet room with limestone tiling, party/entertainment room and covered loggia for outdoor eating.

Further one bedroom self contained cottage, garage and stores.

Wrought iron double gates open to a gravel drive to solid wooden gates to a gravelled turning area. Superb, extensive gardens with ha-ha, fine mature trees and 3 fish ponds. Gravelled courtyard. Hard tennis court, orchard with a variety of trees. Traditional ridge & furrow pastureland with parkland trees and spinney.

M40 (J12) 3 miles, Banbury and M40 (J11) 14 miles (Intercity trains to London Marylebone), Oxford 38 miles, Leamington Spa 9 miles, Warwick 11 miles, Stratford upon Avon 16 miles, Birmingham 33 miles (distances approximate).

Knightcote Hall Farm House is situated on the edge of the hamlet of Knightcote.

The M40 (3 miles) is readily accessible via winding country lanes, giving access to London, Birmingham, Oxford, Banbury and Stratford upon Avon.

The Fosse Way gives access to the Cotswolds to the south. Leamington Spa and Stratford upon Avon provide ample shopping, recreational and dining opportunities and shopping facilities for daily needs as well as a primary school, parish church can be found in Bishops Itchington about 2 miles away.

Schools in the area include Arnold Lodge and Kingsley School for Girls, Warwick Prep & Public School and King's High School for Girls in Warwick, Bilton Grange Prep School, Rugby and Princethorpe Public Schools at Rugby, sibford School, Bloxham public school and Tudor Hall for girls near Banbury