Location

Long Clawson is a well-regarded village within the Vale of Belvoir, offering amenities including doctors surgery, village shop, hairdressers, deli and café, gastro pub and primary school.

Further amenities can be found in the market town of Melton Mowbray. The village is well-placed for commuting via the A52 and A46 with good access to the A1 and M1, also convenient for Grantham with its high speed trains to Kings Cross in just over an hour.

Description

Dovecote House is an elegant period family home set in private walled grounds, boasting a detached cottage, outbuildings and an integral annexe which together totals over 9,000sqft of accommodation. The property nestles beautifully on the fringe of this sought after conservation village in about 0.9 acres.

A unique home with flexibility to allow for multi-generational living, or one sizeable country residence if desired. Offered to the market with no onward chain.

Being well-presented throughout with a wealth of charming features, the accommodation to the main Dovecote House comprises:

Reception hall leading to a grand inner hall with a wood burner and cosy seating area, access to a downstairs cloak and stairs down to the basement with a wine cellar.

Formal drawing room and living room with sash windows enjoying views over the gardens, feature fireplaces and period features.

Snug / family room, also with feature fireplace and sash window to the side.

A generous dual-aspect dining room, wood strip flooring, sash windows to the side and rear elevations.

Rear lobby leading to a well-appointed open-plan breakfast kitchen with Range cooker, central island and separate utility room.

Further on the ground floor is an impressive indoor swimming pool, large games room with home gym and bathroom with jacuzzi bath and sauna. This area gives integral access to:

Courtyard Cottage, also with it's own front door access from the courtyard. Offering an attractive open-plan living space to the ground floor with feature spiral staircase leading to a sizeable double bedroom above with en suite shower room.

First floor - A spacious galleried landing which gives access to: Principal bedroom, dressing room and en suite bathroom. Further double bedroom with a dressing room and en suite bathroom.

A family bathroom and three further double bedrooms complete first floor accommodation.

Separate to the main house is The Stables, a self-contained annexe giving a ground floor kitchen and shower room, with stairs to the first floor offering a living room and double bedroom. This outbuilding also provides a home office, double garage and original stables.

Planning permission has been granted by Melton Borough Council as follows: Conversion of existing garage and addition of pitched roof front porch to form separate dwelling, new garage/car port and landscaping to courtyard area; part demolition and re-building of boundary wall. Planning reference 23/00238/FUL.

Outside - The property is approached through electric double gates leading to a turning circle with large driveway giving off-road parking for multiple vehicles, with an outbuilding giving garaging, stables, workshop and home office.

The beautifully maintained gardens are fully enclosed by a wall surround and mature trees and hedging, laid mainly to lawn, ornamental pond with patio areas. Truly a garden that needs to be seen in order to be appreciated.