Wykin Lane, Stoke Golding

**Impressive country house in idyllic setting of gardens and grounds extending to approximately 1.5 Acres
**Annexe Potential (Subject to Consents) **Three Elegant Reception Rooms **Kitchen & Breakfast Room **SIX DOUBLE Bedrooms **Large Attic Room (With Potential) **Two Bathrooms **Triple Garage & Workshop

General - Oaklands is a country house of considerable character set in mature gardens and grounds extending to approximately 1.5 acres. The house, which is an absolutely idyllic setting, dates from the 1920s and has an interesting history having been built for the Hall family, owners of HJ Socks, who had their factory in Stoke Golding. The accommodation briefly includes three elegant reception rooms, a living kitchen, six double bedrooms, a large attic room and small cellar. Outside, there is a very impressive garage block with workshop attached, which may well have potential to be converted into an annexe, subject to the appropriate consents. The house is bounded on three sides by beautiful gardens with sweeping lawns, specimen trees and pretty well established flowers and herbaceous borders.

Location - Oaklands is located just outside the highly regarded village of Stoke Golding, the birth place of the Tudor dynasty. There are ane excellent range of amenities in the village including two primary schools. Stoke Golding lies between Hinckley and Market Bosworth which both provide a wide variety of amenities. There is a bus service to Hinckley and excellent road links to the A5/M69/M1/M6/M42 together with rail services from both Hinckley and Nuneaton.

The House - The accommodation is arranged over three floors as follows.

Entrance Porch - With panelling and cornicing to the ceiling. Front door opens into the reception hall.

Reception Hall - A magnificent introduction to the house with impressive staircase rising to the first floor, picture rail and central heating radiator. A door opens into the former servants' quarters. The heavy oak connecting door is particularly interesting as there is an intricate hinge mechanism ensuring the door closes silently.

Cloakroom - Tiled floor, low flush lavatory, wash hand basin, understairs storage area.

Drawing Room - 5.79m x 5.69m (19' x 18'8") - A delightful room, the principal feature of which is the oak panelled fireplace housing a wood burning stove with cupboards and windows to either side. There are French doors opening onto the garden, cornicing to the ceiling and a central heating radiator.

Dining Room - 5.49m x 4.27m (18' x 14') - A handsome room with an open fireplace. There is a picture rail, cornicing to the ceiling, ceiling rose and central heating radiator. (Measurements are into the bay).

Snug/Home Office - 4.57m into bay x 3.05m (15' into bay x 10') - Formerly the servants' sitting room with the original Bell Pull panel. A secondary staircase rises to the first floor. Central heating radiator. (First measurement into bay).

Living Kitchen - 8.69m x 3.00m (28'6" x 9'10" ) - A superb open plan living kitchen. The kitchen area is fitted with a comprehensive range of oak fronted base and wall units incorporating an inset one and a half bowl sink unit. There is an oil fired Aga housed in the brick built chimney breast. Opening into the breakfast room. (Second measurement increases to 13'9")

Breakfast Room - Central heating radiator.

Utility - 3.43m max x 3.35mmax (11'3" max x 11'max) - There is a single drainer sink unit, plumbing for washing machine, tiled finish to floor housing the oil fired boiler. Door to garden.

On The First Floor - The oak staircase with half landing rises to the first floor.

Half Landing - On the half landing, there is the superb stained glass picture window with window seat overlooking the back garden.

Main Landing - Opening off the landing are doors to the bedrooms.

Bedroom One - 5.66m max x 4.27m max (18'7" max x 14' max) - Overlooking the gardens. There is an original fire surround, a bank of panelled wardrobes, wash hand basin and central heating radiator.

En-Suite - Double shower enclosure, wash hand basin and low flush lavatory. Heated towel rail.

Bedroom Two - 5.49m max x 4.88m max (18' max x 16' max) - There is a bank of fitted wardrobes, picture rail, wash hand basin, original ornamental fire surround. Central heating radiator.

Bedroom Three - 4.70m x 3.18m (15'5" x 10'5") - With pretty cast iron fire surround, walk in cupboard, wash hand basin set in vanity unit. Central heating radiator.

Bedroom Four - 3.05m x 2.44m (10' x 8') - Picture rail, central heating radiator.

Bedroom Five - 3.38m x 2.62m (11'1" x 8'7") - A double bedroom with central heating radiator.

Bedroom Six - 4.88m x 2.64m max (16' x 8'8" max) - A superb child's room. Central heating radiator. (Second measurement is 5'6" measured to 5' eaves height).

Family Bathroom - Shower enclosure with rainfall shower, corner bath, twin wash hand basins and low flush lavatory, two heated towel rails.

Attic Room - 8.18m x 4.27m (6.12m max) (26'10" x 14' (20'1" max - A space with an immense amount of potential for alternative uses.

Outside - Oaklands is very well screened and set well set back from the road with double wrought iron gates opening onto a stoned drive which splits into a 'in and out' drive separated by a small grass island with mature tree at the centre.
The drive leads to the GARAGE BLOCK and parking area to the front of the house.

Garage Block - 9.04m x 6.73m (29'8" x 22'1") - A very impressive garage block with workshop attached, which may well have potential to be converted into an annexe, subject to the appropriate consents.
TRIPLE garage with electric doors. Door to the WORKSHOP and secondary SINGLE garage.

Workshop - 3.45m x 3.38m (11'4" x 11'1") -

Secondary Single Garage - 5.59m x 3.38m (18'4" x 11'1") -

Gardens - The house is bounded on three sides by beautiful gardens with sweeping lawns, specimen trees and with a variety pretty well established flower, herbaceous borders are nd lovely private seating areas. There two terraces adjoining the house to catch the sun at various times of the day. There is a vegetable patch and green house which is included in the sale

Important Note - We understand foul drainage is to a private system.