8 bedroom detached house for sale

Description
An Extremely Attractive Grade II Listed Stone Built House with Large Garden Enjoying Superb Views and Situated in the Charming Market Town of Rhayader.

Entrance Hall - Drawing Room - Morning Room - Dining Room - Kitchen/Breakfast Room - Utility/Storage Rooms - Cloakroom/Shower - Five First Floor Bedrooms - Family Bathroom - Two WCs - Linen Room - Seven Attic Rooms - Bathroom Cellar - Gardens Extending to 0.609 Acres - Outbuildings - Garage.

Penralley House is situated in the attractive Welsh village of Rhayader which has a good range of amenities including shops, post office, primary school, butchers, doctors surgery, bank and good bus services to surrounding towns. In a thriving tourist area with museum/art gallery, pottery and mountain bike centre, the town is just 3 miles from the spectacular scenery of the Elan Valley with its dams and reservoirs surrounded by the beautiful Mid Wales countryside. All manner of wildlife can be spotted in the location including the Red Kite which is now fortunately seen in greater numbers thanks to the feeding and breeding programme at nearby Gigrin Farm. Builth Wells, 13.5 miles, and Llandrindod Wells, 9.5 miles, offer further facilities including secondary schooling, shops, hospital and golf clubs. Aberystwyth and the stunning Cardigan coast are just over 30 miles away and there are rail links from Llandrindod and Caersws to London Euston and Birmingham New Street.

Penralley House is approached through double gates and onto the drive with access past the outbuildings andgrassed areato the garage. Pedestrian access to the front door is through an ornamental metal gate and path flanked bya pretty garden planted with flowers and shrubs. To the rear of the property, the beautifully landscaped grounds take full advantage of the far reaching views and are bordered by mature hedges, shrubs and trees. The upper tier of the garden is mainly laid to lawn with well-established borders making this a truly delightful place to entertain or simply sit and relax. On the lower tier is the tennis lawn and divided by a hedge, are the established kitchen garden and apple trees. A row of four brick built outbuildings provide valuable storage and could, with permission, be used as a workshop or extra garaging. To the side of the garden is a small detached garage.

Council Tax Band: F Rhayader Town Council
Mains water (metered), mains electricity and mains drainage.
Gas fired partial central heating.
Broadband is available.

From Hereford join the A438 Brecon/Kington Road and stay on this road for 13 miles. At Willersley continue onto the A4111, Eardisley Road, for 6 miles and at the roundabout with the A44, take the second exit onto the A44 and after 25 miles you will enter Rhayader. Head into the centre of town and at the Clock Tower turn left into South Street where the property will be found on your right.

Penralley House is a most attractive, attached stone property dating back to the 18th century with a decorative Victorian rear extension. In need of some updating, the property provides a fantastic opportunity for prospective purchasers to develop a tourist related business such as B&B, subject to planning, or to make a wonderful family home. In the ownership of just one family prior to the current vendor, many original features remain including doors, architrave, fireplaces, wood floors and large sash windows with shutters. A heavy wood panel door with arched glass detail in the doorway leads into the elegant hallway with the original oak staircase to the first floor. A panel door opens into the light and spacious drawing room with high ceilings, cornicing, dado rail, picture rails and large sash windows and shutters with stunning views across the garden towards the Elan Valley. There is a carved marble fireplace with cast iron insert currently housing a gas fire on a tiled hearth. Double doors from the hallway lead into the dining room with fine oak floor, sash windows and shutters, cornice, dado rail, built in cupboards with niches above and a wood fire surround with marble insets and ornate grate. The morning room again has sash windows with shutters, cornice, built in cupboard, open fireplace and door to the rear hall. Double doors at the end of the hallway open into the rear hall with a door out to the porch and garden. The kitchen/breakfast room has a range of fitted wood fronted floor and wall units with built in oven, gas hob, additional built in cupboard and space for a dishwasher and washing machine. A door leads into a large area divided into three sections which would make a fantastic utility room and cloakroom with additional storage. From here is access to the drive and garden. The rear hall also has a store room off, a shower room and a secondary staircase. Stone steps lead down to the cellar. The main stairs divide into two giving access to the large landing with oak floor. There are five bedrooms on this floor, four of which are generously proportioned with fireplaces and three having wash basins. The rear bedrooms enjoy wonderful views to the Elan Valley. The family bathroom has a pretty cast iron fireplace, white suite and separate shower cubicle. There is a useful laundry room and two separate loos. The top floor has been partitioned off into seven rooms with a disused bathroom allowing plenty of scope to rearrange the space to suit individual needs.

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