Orchard House is an attractive Grade II listed Georgian property in Shropshire. It has excellent family accommodation over three floors, and period features include sash windows, high ceilings and a beautiful turned staircase.
Both reception rooms are double aspect and have views out to the gardens and the countryside beyond; the sitting room has an exposed oak floor and a feature fireplace, while the family room has French doors opening onto the rear garden. The large kitchen/breakfast room completes the ground floor accommodation, alongside a useful boot room.
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The hand-crafted staircase rises to the first floor from the sitting room: there are four bedrooms on the first floor and an elegant family bathroom with a roll-top bath. The second floor houses the master bedroom suite with a stylish sitting area which enjoys views from three sash windows.
The cellars are accessed from outside the property, and the grounds include a series of outbuildings and storage sheds, some of which are currently used as stables. To the rear is an area of lawn encircling the house and a raised patio area to one side. The gardens are bordered by mature trees and hedges. A small paddock of around an acre sits to the side and a further paddock is available by separate negotiation. The land with the house comes to over an acre.
Lower Hayton is a hamlet located just five miles outside Ludlow in Shropshire which has an excellent range of services and amenities.
The guide price is £550,000. For further information please contact Strutt & Parker on 01584 873711 or visit www.struttandparker.com.
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