Areley Kings, Stourport-On-Severn, Worcestershire

A beautifully presented detached Grade II listed barn situated in a tranquil yet convenient location with stunning gardens and grounds.
Situation
Areley Kings is located in north Worcestershire just over the River Severn, one mile south west of Stourport town centre. The varied amenities include two pubs, a “Londis” convenience store/post office and pharmacy. The Georgian riverside town of Stourport-on-Severn has excellent facilities, secondary and primary schools, and an array of local shops. Both Bewdley and Kidderminster are close by and the Cathedral city of Worcester has more extensive shopping and leisure facilities together with an excellent range of independent schooling, For the commuter M5 motorway connections are available at Junctions 5 and 6 and Kidderminster train station has services to Birmingham and also a direct service into London Marylebone.

Description
Lower House Barn is beautifully presented and dates in parts back to 1759. It has been finished to an exceptionally high specification throughout with careful attention to detail enhancing the wealth of character features. A lovely light hallway with a tiled floor and part panelled walls has a staircase to the first floor and a separate cloakroom. The utility room has fitted units, a circular sink, recesses for the usual appliances, the Worcester Danesmoor oil fired boiler and a half glazed door to the garden. Also on the ground floor is the beautiful beamed breakfast kitchen which has an attractive window seat with an arched window overlooking the courtyard, an extensive range of pine kitchen units with granite worktops and a double Belfast sink together with a recess with a Britannia range cooker with an over mantle. Integral appliances include a Neff dishwasher,Miele fridge and separate freezer and a coffee machine. A central island has saucepan drawers and pull out basket drawers and arched double doors lead out to the rear garden. From a half landing from the hallway staircase there is
a snug which has arched double doors to the garden, brick flooring and a beamed ceiling. The adjacent drawing room is a wonderful reception room which has two sets of arched double doors leading out to the garden and windows overlooking the front courtyard, wooden flooring, a feature brick fireplace with an open fire and a spiral staircase leading to a landing flooded with natural light. The master bedroom has wooden flooring and steps down to double doors which lead out to the original external stone barn steps down to the garden. The dual aspect guest bedroom also has wooden parquet flooring and the luxury family bathroom has a roll top freestanding bath, a separate shower and a pine vanity unit with an inset wash hand basin. From the hallway staircase a galleried landing leads to two bedrooms and a family bathroom. One of the bedrooms has a feature circular window and parquet flooring. The other bedroom, currently used as an office, has four feature stained glass borrowed windows to the hallway. The luxury family bathroom has wooden flooring with a decorative tiled insert, panelled walls with decorative inset tiling, a rainwater shower cubicle and a roll top freestanding bath.

Gardens & Grounds
Sitting at the end of a quiet no through road the property is screened by a low wall and trellising.To the front electronically operated gates lead into a brick paved private courtyard. To the rear there is a further electrically gated entrance with a part lavender lined gravelled driveway providing an excellent parking for several cars together with a detached double garage with a rockery area to the side. A lawned area has a number of fruit trees to include apple, cherry, pear and plum. There is an attractive raised decking area which overlooks the rest of the garden and has a large heated sunken hot tub and BBQ area with an ornamental stream and pond. A perfect place to relax and enjoy the beautiful gardens. The walled southerly facing lawned garden has mature shrubs with well stocked borders and there is a useful log store under the external barn steps up the master bedroom.