6 bed detached house for sale

Newnham, Henley-In-Arden, Warwickshire B95

Formerly a row of cottages, Lane End Cottages is built of mellow brick under a clay tile roof and is not listed, but incorporates wonderful period elements, including pretty south-facing dormer windows, inglenook fireplaces, one with a wood-burning stove, exposed timberwork and lias stonework inside, antique doors and flagstone floors to the drawing room and dining room.

There are diamond-paned leaded light windows with secondary glazing. The property has ample, versatile accommodation with four reception rooms, and with a ground-floor shower room, one can be used as a ground-floor bedroom, if desired. The kitchen is fitted with appliances, and quarry tiled floor, and a breakfast area with bench seating. There are ample cupboards and bookshelves throughout the cottage. Off one staircase are four bedrooms and a bathroom, with the principal bedroom, bathroom, and bedroom six off the second staircase.

Gardens and grounds

Situated behind a mature south-facing garden lawned, with a summerhouse and mature fruit and ornamental trees and shrubs, with herbaceous borders, and a flagstone patio and canopied well with traditional winding rope and bucket, with a brick wall to the lane, and with a gravelled drive to an attached garage. The vegetable garden is to the west side of the cottage with paved paths, vegetable/ cut flower beds, and a brick and wooden garden store.

Lane End Cottages is situated on the edge of the small, peaceful hamlet of Newnham towards the end of a no-through lane, midway between Stratford-upon-Avon and Henley-in-Arden in delightful Warwickshire countryside.

Newnham consists of two farms and a number of cottages, in a wonderful, tranquil setting. Facilities for day-to-day requirements can be found in Henley-in-Arden, an attractive market town with a good range of shopping and recreational facilities, including doctor's surgery, veterinary surgery, fine parish church, public houses, restaurants, primary and secondary schools. In the area, there are state, grammar, and private schools to suit most requirements, including Warwick Boys School, Stratford Boys and Girls Grammar Schools, and the Croft Prep School close by.

The property is well located for access to the motorway network, with the M40, M42, and M5 easily accessible. Warwick Parkway Station provides access to London Marylebone to the south and Birmingham to the north. Birmingham also includes an international airport. Stratford-upon Avon, with its Shakespearean heritage and theatres is approximately 6 miles away. There are golf courses at Stratford-upon-Avon and Warwick, and racing at Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwick, and Cheltenham.