Anstey Lane, Thurcaston, LE7

Location

The village of Thurcaston is situated on the edge of the Charnwood Forest close to Bradgate Park between Leicester and Loughborough. An attractive village served by a thriving pub, primary school, church and chapel. A more comprehensive range of amenities can be found in the neighbouring villages of Cropston, Birstall, Rothley and Anstey.

Distances

Leicester 5 miles / Nottingham 25 miles / Loughborough 7 miles / Ratcliffe College 6 miles / M1 (J22) 6.9 miles / M69/M1(J22) 8.1 miles / Bradgate Park 1.8 miles / East Midlands Airport 1.8 miles

Ground Floor

The property is entered from the rear garden into a hallway with staircase to first floor. The sitting room feature an old Inglenook fireplace with wood burner and two windows afford far reaching countryside views. Leading off is a family room and study. A second kitchen with utility off and steps to a slightly raised sunroom with doors to garden connects the two wings of the property. Beyond the sunroom is a fabulous and particularly impressive family kitchen high vaulted ceiling. Flooded with natural light the kitchen which has a walk-in pantry is fitted around a central island offers ample space to both dine and relax. French doors from the kitchen open into the rear garden and from the kitchen is access to a walk-in pantry and cloaks/WC...

Ground Floor Cont'd

Two ground floor double bedrooms, ensuite shower room and separate family bathroom complete the ground floor accommodation. The ground floor bedroom arrangement lends itself to various prospective uses including guests or perhaps and dependent relative with independent space of their own.

First Floor

On the first floor are three good sized bedrooms, ensuite bathroom and separate family bathroom with free-standing bath and separate double shower and views of Old John.

Agents Note

There is access to the barn from the main house through bedroom three which is located on the first floor.

Old Barn

Principally accessed externally from within the drive archway where double opening doors lead into a fabulous room, an original barn it its own right exposed to the full two storeys with the exposed timber cruck frame and purlins, high level gable/apex glazing, exposed brick and stonework to the walls, brick-built fireplace and chimney breast, partly tiled and partly carpeted floor. Three double radiators, built-in corner seating around lower level cupboards and a staircase to the previously noted mezzanine floor itself a generous multi-purpose space with built-in cupboards and Velux window and having its connecting door to bedroom three.

Outside

The property is discreetly positioned away from the main road behind the first line of road fronting properties and effectively having its principal frontage looking to the rear over the adjoining farmlands towards Cropston and beyond to Old John and Bradgate Park in the distance. Driving by, the property is easily missed and only accessed through its own brick pillared and wrought iron gated boulder stoned driveway which becomes a tumbled stone drive passing under the archway of the barn and leading to the rear where there is extensive parking and turning point. To either side of the driveway are areas of shaped lawn, paved pathway and sun terrace, planted flower bed and wrought iron coach lights. There is an outside cold-water tap and a timber garden shed with power and out of sight additional storage and an additional wood store.

Local Authority

Charnwood Borough Council.

Tenure

Freehold.

Services

All mains services are available and connected. The property has gas central heating fired by a wall mounted Ideal boiler located in the utility room and uPVC double glazing.

Directions

From the crossroads at the centre of Thurcaston village take Anstey Lane in a westerly direction. Pass the entrance to the primary school on the left-hand side and after approximately a further 30 metres turn right into the recessed driveway and continue through the archway beside the barn, only then does the true picture of the property become apparent together with its setting and views.