Sawbridge, Rugby, Warwickshire CV23

Dating from the 17th century, altered in the 19th century, the property, extending to about 2,800 square feet of accommodation, has been renovated and extended with the addition of a contemporary cedar-clad modern wing linked by a glazed lobby, and now forms a wonderful family house, combining the original features, timberwork, inglenook fireplaces and bread oven, flagstone, tiled and boarded floors

Following an electrical fault fire about 30 years ago, the property has been sympathetically restored, with new heating, plumbing and wiring, modern bath and shower rooms and built-in wardrobes. The property has a beautiful kitchen in the heart of the house, with a vaulted ceiling, exposed truss and purlin timbers, an Aga and traditional-style kitchen units and leads to an oak-framed, bright, vaulted garden room with wide doors to the patio and a wood burner. This contrasts with the cosy sitting room in the oldest part of the farmhouse, with its beams and stone inglenook with a wood burner, which in turn, through the glazed link, leads to a contemporary family room, with wide sliding windows to the patio and with the principal bedroom suite above. There is a large utility/boot room ideal for country living, with a handsome chamfered ceiling beam, and a WC.

From the sitting room, stairs rise to two bedrooms with polished boarded floors and beams, one with a box/ storeroom off and a family shower room. On the second floor is a fourth bedroom and a large bathroom, both with glazed gables.

Old House Farm is approached through a five-bar gate to a block-paved courtyard, with the substantial brick-building comprising three stables, storage and secure tack room, double garage and large first-floor space above.

A rose-covered pergola leads to the house. Which stands in a large lawned garden with a pond, mature fruit trees and shrubs, a beautiful patio, flower beds and borders and a children’s play area. Behind the stable and garage building is a vegetable garden with raised beds and a greenhouse, and a further store barn, with a separate access to the fields, one with a field shelter and with attractive traditional boundary hedges and shallow traditional Warwickshire ridge and furrow contouring to one field.

A footpath crosses the fields, giving access to the surrounding countryside, and a bridle path from the hamlet gives access for off-road hacking.

Old House Farm is situated behind the village green in the hamlet of Sawbridge, in the parish of Wolfhamcote, close to the delightful village of Willoughby on the Warwickshire/Northamptonshire borders. Willoughby has a parish church, village hall and The Rose public house, with local shopping available at nearby Dunchurch. The village is ideally situated for commuting to Birmingham, Coventry, Northampton, and Leicester, and for Intercity trains from Rugby to London; Euston is less than an hour away.

There is a wide range of private, state, and grammar schools in the area, including Bilton Grange Preparatory at Dunchurch, Rugby Public School, Princethorpe College, Warwick Public Schools, Kingsley School for Girls, and Arnold Lodge School in Leamington Spa.

There are a number of golf courses close by, including Hellidon Lakes and Staverton Park, which also has a leisure centre. Draycote Water offers sailing, fishing, walks, and a nature reserve. Surrounding lanes and bridlepaths provide opportunities for riding and walking. Rugby Riding Club and Rugby Polo Club are easily accessible, as is Onley Grounds equestrian centre, and Aston-le-Walls eventing centre. The location is central for access to all parts of the country for riding competitions and shows.

Daventry 7 miles, Rugby 8.5 miles (Intercity trains from London Euston from 48 mins), Southam 8 miles, Leamington Spa 15 miles, Banbury 22 miles. Coventry 17 miles, M45 7 miles leading to M1 southbound. M40 (J12) 14 miles (Distances & time approximate).