Location

Willoughby is an attractive Warwickshire village with a church, village hall, cricket pitch and The Rose public house. Located between the nearby towns of Rugby and Daventry, it is ideally placed to access major road networks and Rugby Railway Station with its frequent service to London Euston which takes just under 50 minutes.

The neighbouring villages of Braunston or Dunchurch, have a wider range of amenities, both of which have junior schooling. Dunchurch Primary School, Bilton Grange, Rugby School, Rugby High School, Lawrence Sheriff and Princethorpe College.

Olney Grounds provides an equestrian complex with a farm shop and butchery specialising in quality meats and fine artisan foods and is home of Rugby Polo Club.

The road networks surrounding Warwickshire provide access to the A14, A45, A5, A361 as well as the M1, M40, M6 and the M69.

All distances and times are approximate.

Description

The Old Vicarage, is a substantial detached Georgian property, originating from 1836, situated in the middle of its plot surrounded by formal gardens, benefitting from far reaching countryside views.

It has been significantly extended, with a two storey wing, as well as added floor space to the kitchen/breakfast/family/dining room. Retaining many of the original features throughout the house, these include amazing cornices, sash windows with working shutters and beautiful fireplaces.

Steeped in history the property has five large reception rooms with beautifully high lofty ceilings and large sash windows with a generous reception hall, centrally located within the house. The portico offers a substantial formal entrance giving a feeling of grandeur.

The kitchen/breakfast room has been completely renovated with slate floors and underfloor heating, built in cupboards and drawers with electric Aga and companion two oven with electric hob. The generous central island, has butler sink and Samsung electric oven with two Fisher and Paykal dishwasher drawers. The walk in pantry offers plenty of storage space for kitchen equipment and food stuffs with the utility immediately adjacent gives access to the courtyard.

The open plan family dining room runs seamlessly through from the kitchen with two sets of double glass doors leading out on to the private courtyard. A glass roof lantern allows plenty of natural light to stream into the room with the wood burning stove providing a cosy seating area for wintery days.

On the upper floors are six bedrooms in total (two en suite) a shower room and family bathroom. The principal bedroom has stunning views of the garden through bay sash windows and has a walk through dressing room and en suite bathroom with free standing roll top bath.

There are two staircases to service the upper floors which help to unit the older part of the house with the newer wing.

The lower ground floor is the cellar accessed from an external staircase, made up of several rooms with beautiful brickwork providing an ideal space for any wine collector!

The coach house can either be accessed from the front drive through solid wooden gates, or the courtyard garden with greenhouse and raised vegetable beds. It has remnants of the old stables with original brick flooring now a machinery store, stable, tack room and wood store. The first floor is used as a studio/workshop an ideal hobby room or home office. This building could be converted to ancillary accommodation subject to the usual planning consents and permissions.

The drive is owned by the neighbour with the house having a right of way over it with the maintenance being shared between the two properties. There is plenty of parking to the front of the property for several cars.

The gardens, in all about 0.7 acres have been carefully landscaped to make the most of the outside space with various rooms having been created within the gardens with Hornbeam hedging providing shelter and screening. A beautiful pond is the main focal point to the rear with seamless views over the fields beyond with mature trees including oak and cherry to compliment the younger tree /shrub planting.

The current owners have an arrangement with the local landowner to rent a further three acres which immediately encompass the house for grazing.