Ockeridge Lane, Holt Heath, Worcester

A rare opportunity to acquire a country residence with agricultural buildings with circa 50 acres of land, combined with separate, beautifully appointed holiday cottages.

Situated in a peaceful rural location surrounded by open countryside views and yet only 1 mile away from the village of Holt Heath. The village offers a post office, licenced village store, millennium playing field, two farm shops and the Holt Fleet pub which sits alongside the river. The Cathedral City of Worcester is approximately 9 miles away and offers a great range of shopping, leisure and recreational facilities.

Rowley Farm offers residential and commercial opportunity. The detached Georgian farmhouse offers an abundance of charm and character throughout with delightful period features to include beamed ceilings, inglenook fireplace and original doors. The spacious family accommodation has further potential to modernise and improve.

A side porch and entrance leads into a reception room with exposed brickwork and flagstone flooring.

A door leads to the well-proportioned dining room with beamed ceiling and brick fireplace and a log burning stove.

The adjoining sitting room offers wonderful south facing countryside views, with ceiling beams and a large original inglenook fireplace with dual bench seats and a flagstone hearth together with an oil-fired stove, currently decommissioned.

At the heart of the farmhouse is the kitchen with further ceiling beams and offers wonderful views over the garden and fields. A lovely light room due to its triple aspect. Offering a range of wall and base units, Belfast sink and fitted appliances to include oven, hob and dishwasher. There is direct access to outside via a sliding patio door; ideal for entertaining with family and friends.

The rear hall/boot room also benefits from a Belfast sink with a door leading out to the rear and a separate cloakroom.

The scullery with room over on the first floor, offers great scope to be utilised as an annex, subject to planning permisiion. It is currently used as a laundry room and has an independent staircase to a first-floor games room with exposed timbers.

The basement is accessed from the inner hallway and is currently used as a home office.

The first floor has three generous sized double bedrooms to include the principal bedroom with fitted wardrobes and luxury appointed en-suite shower room. To complete the first floor is a family bathroom with separate shower.

The second floor is ideal for a teenager as it offers two attic rooms that are currently used as a large bedroom and adjoining seating area.

Rowley Farm Holiday Cottages

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Offering a good level of income are three beautifully appointed self-catering holiday cottages together with a luxury shepherds hut. Accessed via a separate electric gated driveway with private gardens and allocated parking spaces to each cottage.

The three cottages offer an abundance of charm and character throughout whilst benefitting from all the modern-day utilities and facilities.

The shepherds hut has a patio with an enclosed private woodland garden. All four properties have an eco-wood fired hot tub.

To complete the holiday cottages is a purpose-built outdoor dog wash with hot and cold thermostatic shower.

Hayloft
Sleeps 4, circa 1200 sq ft
Open plan kitchen diner with 2 en suite bedrooms and a first floor sitting room with a wood burning stove and a Juliet balcony with delightful views.

The Old Dairy
Sleeps 2, circa 500 sq ft
Open plan sitting room, kitchen and bedroom with a separate luxury shower room.

The Stables
Sleeps 2, circa 450 sq ft
Open plan sitting room and kitchen with wood burning stove, large double bedroom and luxury appointed bathroom.

The Hideaway Hut
Sleeps 2, circa 200 sq ft
This bespoke shepherds hut features a handmade kitchen, seating area with woodburning stove and wet room.

Outside:
Set back from Ockeridge Lane and accessed via three separate driveways; one to the farmhouse, a separate electric gated access to the holiday cottages and a further access to the farm buildings.

A south facing garden serves the farmhouse, principally laid to lawn with mature shrubs and borders alongside a natural pond. To the rear of the property and side are patio areas together with ample parking and a small orchard.

Land – Circa 50 acres
The land lies to the west and north of the farmhouse. The pastureland is divided into 8 enclosures, each fenced with own water supplies. There is a woodland area and a pond fed by a stream over which there are sleeper bridges.

Farm Buildings
The agricultural and storage buildings are circa 3330 sq ft. There is an open fronted Dutch barn and two steel portal frame buildings.

Services:
Mains water, electricity, Biomass heating system, treatment plant.

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