Horse Shoe Lane, Wootton, Woodstock, Oxfordshire

Configured to provide an ideal family and entertaining space combining modern amenities with features including some sash glazing, exposed wall and ceiling beams and original fireplaces, the accommodation flows from a welcoming reception hall and briefly comprises a drawing room with woodburner, a sitting room with window seating and exposed stone fireplaces at each end, a parquet-floored dining room and a flagstone-floored kitchen/breakfast room with a range of wall and base units, Belfast sink, modern integrated appliances, space for a sizeable table and doors to the terrace and to a part-vaulted wooden-floored family room with doors to the terrace and to a fitted boot room with useful cloakroom and stable door to the terrace. The property also benefits from a cellar, suitable for a variety of uses.

A 19th century concealed straight-flight staircase rises from the kitchen/breakfast room to the first floor which provides five bedrooms, two with window seating, a fully-tiled family shower room and a family bathroom with window seating, corner fireplace and freestanding slipper bath. A separate staircase from the utility room leads up to a self-contained office. The second floor is dedicated to the principal bedroom with fitted dressing room and contemporary en suite shower room.

Having plenty of kerb appeal, the property is approached through double electric gates over a block-paved and part-gravelled driveway providing ample private parking and giving access to an outbuilding with double garage, summer house and a log store and to a detached 27 ft. outbuilding, suitable for a variety of uses (approved planning consent for the conversion of the barn into an annexe ref: 22/03504/LBC). The garden has lawned areas and mature flowerbeds and features numerous seating areas, parterre and vegetable gardens and several gravelled and paved terraces, all ideal for entertaining and al fresco dining, the whole enjoying stunning views over the Glyme Valley. The property is set in circa 2.5 acres of stock-fenced tree-lined paddocks with detached stabling.

Set around the River Glyme and surrounded by stunning Glyme Valley countryside, Wootton has a thriving community spirit and amenities including a church, village store, Post Office facilities, gastropub. The market town of Woodstock offers comprehensive high street and boutique shopping, service, leisure and primary and secondary educational facilities. Oxford, Bicester and Banbury all provide more extensive amenities. Communications links are excellent: the A44 and M40 connect to major regional centres and the motorway network, Tackley station offers regular services to Oxford, Banbury and London, and Birmingham International Airport has a wide range of domestic and international flights.

The area offers a good selection of state primary and secondary schooling including Woodstock CofE Primary School (rated Outstanding by Ofsted) together with a wide range of independent schools including LVS Oxford, The King’s and Bruern Abbey.