Luddington, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, CV37

The Old House is a spacious and immaculately presented Grade II Listed detached house situated in an idyllic, rural setting with open countryside views in the village conservation area. The house benefits from many period features, including original flagstone floors and inglenook fireplaces on the ground floor and exposed timber beams and doors throughout. The Old House has been sympathetically extended and refurbished over time and effortlessly blends traditional character and charm with modern-day living. The front door opens to a characterful entrance hall with a beautiful feature fireplace housing a wood-burning stove. Steps on the left rise to a magnificent, triple-aspect drawing room with a vaulted ceiling and glazed double doors opening to a south-facing garden. A door opens to a spacious kitchen/breakfast/family room, which benefits from a Harvey Jones kitchen, electric oven and hob, and a green AGA. The kitchen flows into the spacious sitting area, which benefits from glazed double doors opening to a delightful patio area and offers spectacular views of the mature garden and field beyond. This continues to the dining area, which also benefits from glazed double doors and a large roof lantern above the dining table, flooding the room with natural light. Double doors open to an elegant dining room with a feature fireplace and space for a large dining table. The ground floor further extends to a generous study with glazed double doors opening to the patio and the garden, a cosy sitting room complete with a wood-burning stove, a spacious laundry and boot room with an array of bespoke cupboards and an external door, and a modern shower room. Stairs from the hallway rise to a bright and airy first-floor landing, which provides access to an impressive Principal bedroom, complete with a modern en suite bath room and built-in wardrobes. The bedroom has delightful views of the south-facing front garden. The first-floor accommodation extends to two further bedrooms, both of which are served by the spacious family bathroom. The staircase continues to rise to the second floor, which benefits from original exposed roof truss timbers and comprises three further bedrooms, one of which is currently used as a dressing room, and a shower room. All of the bedrooms offer a different aspect of the delightful gardens and countryside beyond. Externally, the property is accessed by a private gravel driveway with ample parking space for a number of cars. The property sits in the centre of its plot, with delightful front and rear gardens. The gardens are a particular feature of the property; they are principally lawned with a scattering of mature trees, decorative hedging and well-stocked herbaceous flower beds and hedges to the perimeter. The rear garden is spacious, beautifully landscaped and offers complete privacy and seclusion. A stone-paved patio sits beneath a timber pergola with climbing roses and vines, and provides a wonderful space for outdoor entertaining, with space for a dining table. The northern boundary is fenced by a wrought iron fence, and hedging in part, which separates the garden from the pastureland beyond. The outbuildings extend to a garden store.

Luddington is a pretty village on the banks of the River Avon, three miles west of Stratford-upon-Avon. Facilities include a 19th-century church, a marina with a 17th-century lock, a village green and a village hall.

Stratford-upon-Avon is internationally renowned for its Shakespearean heritage and theatres. It also provides excellent shopping and recreational facilities, including a superb array of restaurants, shops, bars and dining pubs. The River Avon and the canal offer boating opportunities, and a footpath connects Luddington directly with Stratford-upon-Avon along the river's banks.

The area has a wide selection of state, private and grammar schools, including The Croft Prep School, King Edward’s Grammar School for Boys and Stratford-upon-Avon Grammar School for Girls, Alcester Grammar School, Warwick Prep and Public Schools and King’s High School for Girls in Warwick, Kingsley School for Girls and Arnold Lodge School in Leamington Spa.

Golf is at Welford-on-Avon, The Welcombe at Stratford-upon-Avon and The Warwickshire at Leek Wootton. Horse racing can be enjoyed at Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwick and Cheltenham.