Folkingham Road, Pickworth, Sleaford, Lincolnshire

The West Wing
Pickworth Hall underwent a comprehensive renovation in 2020 and was split into three dwellings; The West Wing,Top Flat which is the second floor of The West Wing and is accessed via a separate entrance and the East Wing which is being retained.

The West Wing has a generous gravelled parking area adjacent the front door which opens onto a limestone floored hall Which has the original servants’ bells. To the left is a large study with high ceilings and double-glazed sash windows and fireplace with a log-burner and fitted wardrobes to either side. Beyond, stairs rise to the first floor and underneath is a cloakroom which also provides access to the cellar. Across the hall, the drawing room has two French doors opening onto the west-facing garden and a stone terrace, as well as a log burner with two built-in bookshelves to either side. To the other side of the hall is a utility room with a double Belfast sink, washing machine and separate larder with a rear outside door.

The kitchen is bespoke and opens into the conservatory. Both benefit from limestone flooring with underfloor heating. A large central island dominates one half of which is a breakfast bar with
the other half housing a double Belfast sink with granite work surfaces and three large Industville lights overhead. On the south wall is an Everhot with both an induction hob and a standard hob. In addition, there is a separate electric hob and microwave oven as well as a full-sized single oven. A zoned Hive heating system controls temperature.

On the first floor the landing leads to a principal bedroom with a dual aspect, generous built-in storage and an en suite with twin sinks, a shower and a roll top bath. There are three further double bedrooms, two of which have en suite shower rooms, and a family bathroom with a roll top bath and shower.

Top Flat
Finished in 2019, this has a separate entrance. Stairs ascend to an entrance hall, three double bedrooms, one of which has an ensuite shower room and a family bathroom. The open-plan kitchen opens onto the sitting room and has an electric hob and oven, a built-in washing machine and dishwasher. The sitting room has a log burner. The flat could be reincorporated to the West Wing with little disturbance.

Outside
On approach, a wooden five bar gate, flanked by pillars, opens onto a generous gravelled parking area to the south of the house and adjacent the front door. The garden flows around to the west and north of the house with good boundary hedging and mature trees providing privacy. The garden is mainly set to lawn with stone terraces to the west and north sides and is well planted with pretty borders and climbers on the west-facing walls. A gravel path connects the terraces and leads to the rear of the house with steps rising to the conservatory. To the northern end of the garden there is an orchard with a wildflower area and boundary fencing.

Location
Pickworth is a pretty village located 8 miles to the east of Grantham. The village dates back to the Roman era and sits amidst rolling fields and picturesque woodland with many good footpaths providing countryside walks. St Andrew's Church within the village dates back to the 13th Century and the village has a good sense of community.

Nearby Grantham offers good local shopping including a Saturday street market, schools, transport and leisure facilities. The A1 sits on the edge of town and its East Coast Mainline station has regular trains to London in just over an hour
and Edinburgh in around 4 hours.

Local schooling is excellent and the village sits within the current catchment areas for The King’s School and The Girls Grammar School in Grantham and Carre’s Grammar School, Sleaford. There are also village schools close by at Ropsley, Ingoldsby and Osbournby, with preparatory school Witham on the Hill nearby and Bourne Grammar School, Stamford and Oakham public schools very reachable. The larger village of Billingborough, 6 miles to the east, enjoys a good GP Practice, main Post Office and Co-op supermarket.