The Court HouseLower Binton, Stratford-upon-Avon

The Court HouseLower Binton, Stratford-upon-Avon

Stratford-upon-Avon 4 miles, Warwick 13 miles, Warwick Parkway (direct line to London Marylebone 80 minutes) 14 miles, Banbury 24 miles,

Worcester 25 miles, Cheltenham 32 miles, Birmingham International Airport 26 miles. (All mileages are approximate)

A superb farmhouse with secondary accommodation and equestrian farm

with rural views over the South Warwickshire countryside.

AccommodationReception Hall | Drawing Room | Dining Room | Sitting Room | Kitchen/ Breakfast Room

Study | Cloakroom | Utility Room | Office | Indoor swimming pool

Principal Bedroom with en suite and dressing room

Four further bedrooms | Three bathrooms (two en suite)

Two-bedroom cottage | One bedroom annexe

Extensive Lawns | Tennis Court | 27 Stables | Modern farm buildings

Fenced paddocks | Woodland | Smithy

In all approximately 57.60 acres

For sale Freehold

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Stratford-upon-AvonBridgeway House, Bridgeway

Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 6YX

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SituationThe Court House is situated on the edge of the village of Lower Binton to the west of Stratford-upon-Avon, in the South Warwickshire countryside. Binton is an attractive village with stone and brick built properties, a parish church and a village hall. Both Welford-on-Avon and Bidford-on-Avon have a range of shops, schools and other facilities.

Stratford-upon-Avon with its Shakespearean heritage is approximately four miles away and has an excellent range of state, grammar and private schools in the area to suit most requirements. School buses run to Warwick, Alcester and Stratford from Binton village.

There are a number of golf courses in the area. Racecourses are at Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwick and Cheltenham with a leisure and health spa at Stratford-upon-Avon.

Located with easy access to the A46 between the M40 junction 15 and the M5 junction 7, Lower Binton has excellent transport links to the Midlands and London. There is a regular main line train service from Warwick Parkway to London Marylebone (from 80 minutes).

DescriptionThe Court House is set in a private position within 57 acres of pasture and woodland, the house enjoys a south facing elevated position on the edge of Lower Binton. The property was designed and built in 1994 of brick construction, extending to about 5,700 sq. ft. over three floors, having superb character with large oak beams, well-proportioned rooms and a spectacular oak staircase. Attached to the house is an indoor swimming pool with sliding doors opening onto the garden.

An oversized oak front door opens into the hallway, with flagged floor. From the hall doors to open to, the drawing room with a beamed ceiling, log burner and French windows opening out onto the garden and south facing terrace. Dining room with flagged floor and exposed beams. Further doors to the study, cloakroom and the kitchen. The dual aspect kitchen has handmade units with granite work surface and island unit. The adjoining sitting/breakfast room has an open fire and French windows onto the terrace and direct access to the swimming pool. From the kitchen, a corridor leads to a shower room with WC and a large office with fully glazed section to one side.

On the first floor, there is a spacious landing with timber floorboards and doors leading to the principal bedroom with a vaulted ceiling, dressing room and en suite bathroom. Guest bedroom with an en suite shower room, two further bedrooms and family bathroom. The second floor has a further bedroom with an en suite shower room.

Gardens and GroundsOutside the attractive private gardens which surround the house are about 2 acres; principally laid to lawn with shrubs and herbaceous borders. The tarmac and gravel drive sweeps up through two sets of automatic gates to the house where there is ample parking space. The south facing terrace that adjoins the house is ornamental pond with fountain and pergola in which the permanent barbecue is situated. The lawn wraps around the swimming pool to a rear terrace and a fish pond. There is a superb newly built tennis court on the large lower lawn.

Approximate Gross Internal Floor AreaHouse & Annexe: 537.6 sq m (5,787 sq ft)

Cottage: 67.3 sq m (724 sq ft) Stables: 92.8 sq m (999 sq ft) Total: 697.7 sq m (7,510 sq ft)

This plan is for guidance only and must not be relied upon as a statement of fact. Attention is drawn to the Important Notice on the last page of the text of the Particulars.

Reception

Bedroom

Bathroom

Kitchen/Utility

Storage

Terrace

Recreation

ServicesMains water, electricity and drainage are all connected to the property. Central heating and domestic hot water systems are served by an oil fired boiler.

Local AuthoritiesStratford-upon-Avon District Council – 01789 267575

Warwickshire County Council – 01926 410410

Rights of Way and FootpathsThere is a footpath that crosses the land, which has been separately fenced from the paddocks. The Court House benefits from a right of way running west from the property to the village road as shown by the broken brown line on the attached plan. This provides separate access other than the main drive.

Directions (CV37 9TQ)From the M40 junction 15 take the A46 to Stratford-upon-Avon, follow the A46 sign posted Evesham, Alcester and Stratford-upon-Avon racecourse. At the following roundabout take the third exit continuing on the A46, to the next roundabout where you take the second exit to Alcester A46. After about two miles you turn left towards Temple Grafton and Binton. At the cross roads by the Blue Boar (Public House), turn left to Binton where you then bear left onto Church Bank. Carry on past the church and after about 0.5 miles turn left into Ecclestone Court as you leave the village. Continue up this road to the gates of The Court House.

ViewingsBy prior appointment with sole selling agent, Knight Frank.

Fixtures and fittings: A list of the fitted carpets, curtains, light fittings and other items fixed to the property which are included in the sale (or may be available by separate negotiation) will be provided by the Seller’s Solicitors.

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The Court House

Note: “This plan is based upon the Ordnance Survey map with the sanction of the control of H.M. Stationary office. This plan is for convenience of purchasers only. Its accuracy is not guaranteed and it is expressly excluded from any contract. Licence Number. No. 100021721.”

The Stables and Farm BuildingsAdjoining the house are the home stables, comprising of five loose boxes, a tack room and WC. Additional stables are set away to the south, which can be used as an isolation yard, with a further five tubby loose boxes. Access to these stables and the farm buildings, with the main stabling are all accessed via a separate drive. The main section of the stables are set in an American barn style layout with tubby/lodden boxes.

LandThe land is principally down to the pasture with shelter belts of woodland on the boundaries. Post and rail fenced pasture, split into a number of paddocks and accessed via a network of tracks. The amenity woodland is principally deciduous, offering the property privacy and shelter. There are a number of ponds along the east boundary of the farm.