Church Lane, Dormston, Worcester, Worcestershire WR7

Meadow Cottage is about 350 years old, with later additions in 1954 and 2007 and is situated in a beautiful, unspoilt and quiet rural location on a no-through lane. The detached house offers attractive, versatile 5-bedroom accommodation, which has been improved by the present owners with external wall insulation. The property has UPVC double-glazed windows and plantation shutters.

The accommodation incorporates period elements including exposed beams, a traditional snug, with an inglenook and wood burner, a second reception room, currently being used as a gym, utility room and study and a very large, open-plan kitchen with granite worktops and a family sitting room. The property has stylish bathrooms and cloakroom and five bedrooms, the principal bedroom with an ensuite shower room. Built-in wardrobes are fitted in the three larger bedrooms.

The Cottage has an entrance and parking to the front garden to the east side of the house, with a lawn, wild garden area and a summer house and fenced pond. The west-facing rear garden has a patio and seating area and a greenhouse and leads to the detached double garage with parking in front. The double garage is currently used as a games room, with boarded loft storage and a lean-to log store. Further single garage on a separate site close to the church.

Church Lane is jointly maintained by the owners fronting onto the lane, with no formal agreement.

Backing onto a Site of Special Scientific Interest wildflower meadow, and with farmland opposite owned to protect it from development, Meadow Cottage is in the hamlet of Dormston which has a range of attractive buildings, notably a very quaint Church and Dormston Manor associated with the author JR Tolkien. Dormston is extremely quiet and peaceful, and Meadow Cottage is served by Church Lane, a single-track road that attracts little traffic and is a quiet no-through road.

Dormston is conveniently placed for road and rail links, being around 7 miles from J5/6 M5, 8 miles to J3 M42, and around 15 miles to J15 M40. Railway links to London and elsewhere are served from Warwick Parkway, Worcester/Evesham or Birmingham International (along with Birmingham Airport). The property provides convenient commuting to Birmingham and the West Midlands conurbation, Leamington, Warwick, Stratford-upon-Avon, Evesham, Redditch, Bromsgrove, Cheltenham, Gloucester, Worcester and Pershore.

The neighbouring village of Inkberrow has excellent facilities, including a village shop, public houses, a church, sports clubs and a well-regarded primary school.

The surrounding Worcestershire countryside provides beautiful walking and cycling routes. Despite its rural setting, the property remains well connected, with the nearby towns of Pershore, Evesham and Worcester providing a broader range of shopping, dining and leisure options. Local amenities include the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon and in Worcester, county cricket by the Cathedral, along with horse racing on the banks of the river Severn.
Meadow Cottage falls in the catchment for excellent state schools, being the Primary Schools at Flyford Flavell or Inkberrow, Middle School at Pinvin, and the excellent Pershore High School. There is a wider selection of schools that cater for most requirements, including King’s School and RGS in Worcester, Malvern College and Malvern St James, The Croft at Stratford-upon-Avon and Cheltenham Girls and Boys.