Paddock View, Main Road, Manthorpe, Bourne, Lincolnshire, PE10

A handsome family home within a wonderful village location, offering spacious and flexible accommodation.

Description

Within the heart of the village of Manthorpe, Paddock View is a handsome stone-built house constructed in 2001. The home is beautifully presented with considered details throughout including stone mullion windows, exposed stone walls, panelling and beams, providing plenty of character and warmth.

With accommodation over 3200 square feet spread over three floors the home comprises four spacious bedrooms, three bathrooms, two reception rooms, a large kitchen diner and utility. In additional, the top floor provides a games/cinema room with a separate office.

The large entrance hall with slate flooring and exposed stone walls, showcases the handmade oak staircase that acts as a central access to all floors and rooms. The well-proportioned sitting room with log burner is next door to the impressive 37-foot-long dining kitchen which lines the rear of the house, with French doors opening to the garden from the dining area. With ample space for dining and preparation, the solid wood kitchen has wooden worktops and integrated appliances, with induction hob and dishwasher, and fitted dresser unit with double oven. A separate utility houses the white goods, whilst a cloakroom and boot-room, created within the original integral garage, which offers great storage, completes the ground floor.

Ascending to the first floor, an impressive wood panelled first floor library landing, dressed as a second sitting room, with a wall of fitted bookcases and French doors that open to a balcony from which there are beautiful views over the garden to rolling countryside. It is a lovely and convivial family area. There are also four generous and elegant double bedrooms. The principal bedroom has fitted wardrobes and a modern en suite shower room. The guest bedroom also has an en suite shower room, whilst bedrooms three and four are served by a fabulously appointed family bathroom, with oversized bath and a separate shower.

At second floor, the large oak floored family room is used as a playroom and cinema, with four Velux windows offering fabulous views, whilst an adjoining room is fitted as a fabulous home office, with super-fast broadband.

The house is set back from the village’s main street, with large paved driveway for several vehicles and access to the garage store. The rear garden is lawned, with sandstone patio terraces and BBQ area with smart raised beds enclosed by secure boundary fencing and copper beech hedgerow.

Location

Manthorpe is positioned within rolling countryside with excellent access to footpaths and bridleways, with an attractive mix of largely period houses. The village has a butchers and farm shop and lies eight miles north of the Georgian market town of Stamford and four miles west of Bourne, with its grammar school.

The conservation village of Witham on the Hill, just over a mile away, with a renowned co-educational day and boarding prep school, Witham Hall, as well as one of the area's best-regarded gastropubs, The Six Bells.

For further schooling, there is a state primary (The Bythams) at Little Bytham (two miles to the west) feeding Bourne Academy for secondary schooling.

The village is also well placed for the A1 at Stretton (eight miles), Rutland Water and Oakham (14 miles) and for the Cathedral City of Peterborough (17 miles), with its commuter rail links to London every 20 minutes (during peak periods).

Square Footage: 3,318 sq ft



Additional Info

Services: Mains, electricity, water and drainage. Oil-fired central heating. Solar Panels.

Local Authority: South Kesteven District Council

All journey times and distances are approximate.

Fixture & Fittings: Only those mentioned in these sale particulars are included in the sale. All others such as curtains, light fittings and garden ornaments are specifically excluded but may be available by separate negotiation.