Wasperton Lane, Barford, Warwick, Warwickshire, CV35

A substantial and beautifully updated detached farmhouse with flexible family living, two self-contained flats (AirBnB), and a range of outbuildings — all set within 30 acres of formal gardens and farmland, enjoying far-reaching countryside views.

An exquisite family farmhouse which has been extended and renovated during the current owners 50-year tenure. It offers relaxed and flexible family living combined with spacious, light, and generous entertaining space. There is an abundance of light with exceptional full views of the gardens, grounds, and countryside beyond. Lower Watchbury has been a working farm with agricultural buildings and land that extend to approximately 30 acres (this can be divided into lots)

HOUSE AND LAND
While the land extends to 30 acres there is scope to divide into lots.

It occupies an elevated south/west facing position. The property is approached via an electric wooden gate which leads you over a cattle grid to an impressive avenue of trees. The house sits nicely in formal and informal gardens with access to the large gravel driveway to the side and rear of the property.
Measuring over 3,800 sq. ft, the main house provides flexible and bright reception and living accommodation over two floors. A stone and wooden porch gives access to the reception hall with exposed beams and flagstone floors which run throughout many of the rooms on the ground floor. There are two principal reception rooms to the left namely a formal dining room and drawing room with inset fireplace, both affording incredible views of the main lawn and countryside beyond. To the rear of here is a snug/family room with wood burner, rear hallway with cloaks/boot room, WC, utility room with useful rear access to the cottage garden, further entrance hall which leads to the separate annex (currently arranged as two independent holiday let apartments). The ground floor is completed by a magnificent farmhouse style kitchen with a range of bespoke ‘Shaker’ style wall and base units, integrated appliances, central island unit, AGA, larder cupboard– this opens onto to a snug breakfast area with green oak framed windows overlooking the garden and further rear access from the driveway.

The first floor provides four double bedrooms one is used as the principal bedroom with ensuite bathroom, further family bathroom and potential to incorporate bedroom five/six and two further bathroom from the independent annex. Throughout the house there is exposed brick and stonework, ceiling and wall beams and flagstone flooring. There are many opportunities to enjoy the views of the gardens and countryside from the house.

The principal garden enjoys a manicured lawn which looks over the adjoining fields and protected by a ha-ha – these gardens are interspersed with deep flower and shrub borders and various terraces to sit and enjoy the views. There is a cottage garden with vegetable beds to the rear of the house and a large pond with seating area. Access to the 1000 sq. ft stone agricultural barn/garaging and the further 5000 sq. ft cattle barn are accessed via a hard standing drive.

Services are mains electric with water supplied by a private well and mains backup. A 25kW solar array was fitted to the cattle barn roof ten years ago. This generates £4k/year income. Farm buildings consist of a brick well house, 1000 sq.ft. brick garage with potential “Q” residential planning consent and a 5000 sq.ft. ‘pole barn’ presently used for over wintering cattle.