Cherry Tree Lane, Woore, Crewe, Shropshire CW3

Cherry Tree Park was the retirement home and project of the late John and Elizabeth Ravenscroft. The aim was to preserve and enhance the landscape overlooking the Cheshire plain whilst retaining the long views towards the Derbyshire Peak District. Mature oaks were preserved and specimen trees planted, having regard for their long-term visual impact within the landscape along with the aim of encouraging the greatest possible variety of birds, wildflowers, and wildlife. It offers a lasting legacy of a life’s passion, dedication, and knowledge of horticulture.
Twenty years later the arboretum is starting to mature offering a significant collection of magnolias, having about three hundred varieties, as well as a collection of rare cherry trees, North American oaks, and an important collection of azaleas. There are 19 trees classed as Champion Trees of England and 793 of Shropshire.

The house is set over two floors and designed to offer spacious entertaining/receptions along with a generous principal suite. Its design was influenced by the style of 19th Century Shaker homes in New England. A reception/dining hall features a grand staircase and lift accessing both floors. There are three further reception rooms: a large drawing room with wood burning stove, sitting room and study both with fitted booked shelves. The kitchen/ breakfast room enjoys far reaching views and fitted with a range handmade wall and base, units of high-quality joinery with integrated appliances and an electric Aga. Off the kitchen is a boot room, utility room, pantry, and further WC. The first floor offers a spacious principal bedroom with fitted wardrobes, an ensuite bathroom as well as an ensuite shower room. There is a further second bedroom suite with ensuite bathroom as well as a further two bedrooms and shower room. The large open plan landing provides an additional sitting area.

Extending to 50 acres and approached through electric gates, a gravel tree lined drive leads over the brow of the hill to the house. At the side of the house and accessed from the sitting room is a sheltered terrace. The terrace leads onto the lawn and parkland with far reaching views over the arboretum towards Cheshire. Mown paths throughout the arboretum offer a natural way to navigate the landscape passing around the three naturally fed ponds which provide habitats for wildlife. The arboretum is planned and planted to offer all year-round colour and structure. Thousands of trees and shrubs have been planted, many of them rare and unusual. Magnolias, cherry, lilac, rhododendrons and azaleas for Spring colour as well as American oaks for Autumn tones. John planted three levels of canopy; shrubs for low level shelter, flowering trees at a second level with a life span of about 30 – 50 years and the final canopy which will reach maturity after 50 years comprising oaks, beech, large maple, limes, and major conifers. The Park has stock beds of magnolia varieties which supply budwood for propagation. A carpark area is situated between the house and the large glass house.

To the side of the house is a gravelled service area with space for parking, two large steel framed polytunnels with misting systems and a further polytunnel is currently used for storage. At the southern end of the park is a large commercial standard glass house with temperature-controlled ventilation, irrigation, and misting system as well as cold store. A further poly tunnel is opposite the glass house. Adjacent is a modern steel framed building with office space, kitchen, shower and toilets and double height storage.

Agents note: There are restrictive covenants on the title, please refer to the agents for further details.
Services: Mains electricity and back up generator. Private borehole water with abstraction license and UV treatment. Private drainage. Air source heating to house. Large water storage tank and high-pressure ring main providing irrigation for the site.
Local Authority: Shropshire Council

Situated in an elevated position in North Shropshire, Cherry Tree Park enjoys far reaching views over the Cheshire plain towards the Pennines to the North, the Peckforton Hills to the northwest and the Breiddons to the Southwest. The
popular village of Woore is in the most northerly parish of Shropshire and borders Cheshire and Staffordshire. As such it is ideal for access to nearby larger towns of Nantwich, Whitchurch, and Chester.

The M6 Junction 15 is less than 10 miles away. Rail connections to Manchester, Liverpool, Birmingham, and London Euston can be taken from Crewe with access to London from 1hour 36 mins (correct at time of print). International travellers can fly from Manchester, Liverpool, and Birmingham.

Directions (Postcode CW3 9SR): From M6 Junction 15 take the A519 Signposted Eccleshall and Shrewsbury. At The traffic lights turn right onto A5182 Trentham Road and then turn left onto the A53 at the roundabout. Proceed through Baldwin’s Gate and take the A51 towards Nantwich at Blackbrook. Continue into Woore and Cherry Tree Lane is on the right-hand side. Cherry Tree Park is towards the end of Cherry Tree Lane on the left-hand side.

Distances: Crewe Station 9.8 miles
M6 Junction 15 9.9 miles
Manchester 47 miles
Birmingham 49 miles

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