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Upper Welford HouseWelford on Avon, Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire
Accommodation and amenitiesPorch ◆ Reception Hall ◆ Study ◆ Drawing room ◆ Conservatory ◆ Sitting room ◆ Dining room
Family room ◆ Kitchen/breakfast room ◆ Cellar ◆ Boot room ◆ Back hall ◆ Utility room ◆ Cloakroom
5 Bedrooms ◆ 5 Bathrooms ◆ Gymnasium ◆ Study ◆ Therapy room
2 Bedroom cottage ◆ 3 Bedroom cottage ◆ A range of traditional buildings including stabling and garaging, together with a modern farm building ◆ Manege ◆ Lovely gardens and grounds ◆ Lake ◆ Tennis court ◆ Paddocks
For sale freehold
In all about 66.5 acres (26.9 hectares)
Upper Welford HouseWelford on Avon, Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire
A compact country estate with a wide range of facilities
Stratford upon Avon 7 miles ◆ Chipping Campden 9 miles ◆ M40 (J15) 11 miles ◆ Moreton in Marsh 15 miles ◆ Birmingham 30 milesDistances and times approximate
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WarwickshireUpper Welford House is situated in aquiet location in open, rolling countrysideoverlooking the Avon Valley. It is situatedbetween the villages of Barton andWelford on Avon, a sought after villagewith butcher, general stores, 3 publichouses, primary school and church. BothStratford upon Avon and Evesham arewithin easy reach for a more extensiverange of shopping opportunities.
Honeybourne station is a short driveaway with a rail service to LondonPaddington, whilst there is a rail servicefrom Warwick Parkway to LondonMarylebone taking 90 minutes. There isalso Moreton in Marsh train station whichprovides a regular service to LondonPaddington taking about 90 minutes. The National Exhibition Centre andBirmingham International Airport are bothreadily accessible.
There is an excellent range of state,private and grammar schools in the areaincluding the Croft Prep School, Boys andGirls grammar schools in Stratford-upon-Avon, Alcester Grammar School (co-ed),Warwick Kingsley School, Kings HighSchool and Warwick School in Warwick.In Worcester there is the Royal GrammarSchool and the Kings School.
Sporting opportunities in the area includeracing at Cheltenham, Stratford uponAvon, Warwick and Worcester; golfcourses at Stratford upon Avon, Bidfordon Avon, Welford on Avon and ChippingCampden; polo at Cirencester whilstStratford upon Avon is the region’scultural centre and home of the RoyalShakespeare Theatre.
Upper Welford HouseUpper Welford House combines all the qualities of a modern familyhome, while also having a wonderful array of rooms that are ideal forentertaining. Built on the site of an old house, the property is built ina Georgian style of brick under a tile roof, and also incorporatestraditional outbuildings.
The house is entered by a lobby to a reception hall with doors off to astudy and drawing room with fireplace and doors to a conservatorywhich has lovely views over the gardens and grounds and open ontoa terrace. There is a fully fitted kitchen/breakfast room that also hasdoors out onto the terrace and access to the sitting room. Beyondthis a rear hall opens to a most magnificent dining room with avaulted ceiling and raised walkway for the first floor. A large openfireplace separates this from the family room which is set up as amedia room, together with a bar.
The first floor is laid out in the main part of the house with 3bedroom suites, 2 further bedrooms and a further bathroom.Accessed from the dining room a galleried landing leads to astudy/bedroom with a wood burning stove, exposed beams and adoor opens to a gymnasium with kitchenette, wc and steps up to athird room with a hot tub and doors opening onto a balconyoverlooking the courtyard to the south.
The property is fully alarmed, has broadband access with ether netcabling and wireless internet. Within the house there are several Boselifestyle sound systems with many separately controllable zones. Thesecover a combination of rooms including the kitchen, sitting room,conservatory, study, drawing room, games room, dining hall, gym andoutside courtyard and finally the master bedroom suite. There isunderfloor heating in the dining room, the family room and office whichis part of the barn conversion which links to the main house.
Reception/Living/CirculationKitchen/Workshop/UtilityBedroom/Dressing roomBathroomRecreationVaults/Storage
These plans are for guidance only and must not be relied upon as a statement of fact. Attention is drawn to the Important Notice.
These plans are for guidance only and must not be relied upon as a statement of fact. Attention is drawn to the Important Notice.
Upper Welford
Barn Cottage Stable Cottage
The CottagesAttached to the main house but with separate integrated access are the following:
Barn CottageThis comprises a kitchen/dining room, 2 halls, sitting room, 3 bedrooms and bathroom.
Stable CottageThis comprises a large sitting room/study area, kitchen, hall, downstairs wc, 2 bedrooms and bathroom.
The CourtyardThe house wraps around a wonderful paved courtyard on three sides with the fourth side facing southwest allowing maximum enjoyment of the sun. There is a large garage with space for at least 3 cars,together with a gardener’s room on the most southerly side.
Gardens and groundsUpper Welford House is situated behind a brick wall with a pair of electric five bar gates and open frontedbrick and tiled cart store adorned with wisteria and roses and brick edged gravelled drive. The frontgardens are lawned, with wide shrub and herbaceous borders, ornamental coloured maples andeucalyptus. The lawns are interspersed with large attractive boulders. Beyond the garden are extensivelawns and grassland with young trees including chestnut, cherry, maple, oak, wellingtonia and apple.
To the west side of the house, screened by a clipped evergreen hedge is a lawned garden withherbaceous shrub beds and young trees, timber revolving summerhouse and specimen young treesincluding copper beech. To the west and south sides of the house are wide flagstone terraces with stonewalling. There is an attractive timber and stone greenhouse, herb garden and vegetable garden. Thegarden leads down to a large lake with fountain, island with waterfall, gangway access, two landingstages, power and floodlighting. There is an Astroturf tennis court and sunken trampoline.
An inner courtyard is also flagged with access to three garages/stores and steps up to the balconyrunning on the south side of the house. Gardener’s room with outside wc. Pergola. Pyracantha growsagainst the walls of the house. A concrete drive leads to the equestrian yard. The remainder of the land isattractive grassland with hedges interspersed with mature trees, post and rail fencing with stock netting.
The land is bounded by a small brook to the south west side and there are extensive views from thehigher paddocks of the surrounding countryside.
The cottages have a private garden area. Compound housing three large oil storage tanks.
OutbuildingsThere is a large triple span 8 bay concrete frame building incorporating storage area, 16 stables, tackroom and feed store area with room for further stabling if required. The building has a concrete surroundand opposite are two ranges forming a further 11 stables with feed store. All weather manege (about 45 x26 metres), former figure of six gallop with useful uphill straight in need of resurfacing.
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NOTE: This plan is for convenience of Purchasers only. Itsaccuracy is not guaranteed and it is expressly excluded fromany contract. This plan is based upon the Ordnance SurveyMap with the sanction of the Controller of H.M. StationeryOffice. Crown Copyright reserved. Licence No. ES100017767.
Important notice1. Particulars: These particulars are not an offer or contract, nor part of one. You should not rely on statements by Knight Frank LLP in the particulars or by word of mouth or in writing (“information”) as being factually accurate about theproperty, its condition or its value. Neither Knight Frank LLP nor any joint agent has any authority to make any representations about the property, and accordingly any information given is entirely without responsibility on the part of theagents, seller(s) or lessor(s). 2. Photos etc: The photographs show only certain parts of the property as they appeared at the time they were taken. Areas, measurements and distances given are approximate only. 3. Regulations etc: Anyreference to alterations to, or use of, any part of the property does not mean that any necessary planning, building regulations or other consent has been obtained. A buyer or lessee must find out by inspection or in other ways that thesematters have been properly dealt with and that all information is correct. 4. VAT: The VAT position relating to the property may change without notice. Particulars dated: October 2012. Photographs dated: October 2012.
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Upper Welford house
NOTE: This plan is for convenience of Purchasers only.Its accuracy is not guaranteed and it is expressly
excluded from any contract.This plan is based upon the Ordnance Survey Map withthe sanction of the Controller of H.M. Stationery Office.
Crown Copyright reserved. Licence No. ES100017767.
ServicesMains electricity and water. Private bore hole. Underground LPG tank. Septic tankdrainage. Oil fired central heating. CCTV. Electric gates/intercom. Standby generator.
Fixtures and fittingsAll items usually known as tenants’ fixtures and fittings, whether mentioned or not in thesesale particulars are excluded from the sale but may be available by separate negotiation. Such items include all fitted carpets, curtains, light fittings, domestic electrical items, mediaequipment, garden equipment, statuary and machinery.
Local AuthorityStratford on Avon District Council: 01789 267575
ViewingViewing by prior appointment only with the agents.
Directions (CV37 8HD)From the M40 (J15) at Warwick take the A46 south past Stratford-upon-Avon. About 2 miles afterthe third roundabout, turn left, signposted Temple Grafton. At the crossroads with the Blue BoarInn, turn left and proceed through Binton to the B349 where you turn right and immediately leftto Welford crossing the River Avon. In the centre of the village, turn right, opposite the maypoleonto Barton Road. After about 0.75 mile, continue past a left hand turn signposted toBraggington and then continue for a further 0.25 mile and the property will be found on the lefthand side.
