Location

Caunton is an unspoilt rural village with an established community with primary schooling at Dean Hole School being a well-respected feeder school to The Minster School in Southwell. Caunton has a lively community feel enjoying the facility of the local pub ‘The Plough’.

Lying within the catchment area of the Minster School in Southwell, there is a school bus service to and from Caunton to take pupils to the Minster School.

The village is within reach of a range of regional centres including the A1 at Newark and Newark Northgate station which gives excellent transport and rail connections to London King’s Cross and the South East, whilst Newark Castle station gives access to Nottingham and Lincoln. The attractive nearby Minster town of Southwell is also within reach as is Newark town centre.

Description

The Elms has been carefully remodelled and improved by the current owners with considerable skill over the past 19 years to take full advantage of the wonderful outlook to the south west from the private landscaped mature rear gardens facing onto the open countryside and distant woodlands beyond.
The property offers very spacious accommodation arranged over two principal floors with further guest suite accommodation on the second floor.

The charming characterful accommodation throughout offers spacious rooms and practical circulation of spaces to utilise the best features of this extensive and characterful property. The gardens, the setting, and outlook are a particular feature of the property externally which sits within a small exclusive and private gated development of only four similar quality properties.

Reception hall, the principal arched entrance porch set to the front of the property leads through to the spacious fully tiled reception hall with an adjacent part tiled cloakroom and WC.

Sitting room, accessed via, double engineered oak doors providing a split level step down into the spacious room which features a tasteful inglenook fireplace with oak beam over and a high quality efficient wood burning stove with feature canopy over. Within the inglenook are two small side facing windows and a feature brick rear wall and a tiled hearth. The outlook from the sitting room is complemented by two large low sill height double glazed windows which allow for lovely views onto the private rear terrace, garden features, and on to the open countryside views beyond.

Dining Room, the room can be accessed through a pair of oak glazed doors with a step up to serve the dining room space which is also served by a single oak door from the hallway. The dining room features a lovely outlook onto the front garden and landscaping.

Snug/Study, used as a study, additional tv room or snug. This room also giving views to the frontage through the low sill window and with an additional small side facing window onto the private driveway.

Kitchen, open plan ‘L’ shaped kitchen/breakfast room with a wide range of shaker style cabinets, sliding pan drawers and a twin inset stainless steel sink unit set into granite work surfaces and a range of built-in appliances including a 5 ring Neff induction hob with extractor fan over and a Neff split level double oven. There is an integrated dishwasher, integrated larder refrigerator and twin inset freezers within the large central island unit with granite worktop. Breakfast room, space for table and chairs and with a large double glazed window giving uninterrupted views onto another rear terraced area with lawn and open views beyond.

Utility room, tiled flooring, inset sink with base unit, wall units over, space and plumbing for washing machine and tumble drier and a larder refrigerator. Rear entrance door and window into the rear garden and also access into the large integral garage which features a fully tiled floor C/H boiler, radiator and double up and over electric garage doors accessing onto the frontage.

Garden Room, recently constructed and fully fitted with double glazed windows giving uninterrupted views to the many garden aspects and with countryside views beyond. A pair of double glazed French doors give access to the central rear terrace area and entertaining area and garden area. The garden room has a fully vaulted ceiling with inset ceiling lights and a natural stained timber feature truss to the roof structure. The main living room can be also accessed from the garden room allowing for the choice of an open plan circulation or for separation of reception spaces to suit the family dynamic.

First Floor - Landing giving access to:

Principal Bedroom, a carefully remodelled room with wonderful views over to the open countryside, features an engineered oak floor, four double glazed Velux windows with integral Velux blackout thermal blinds. A spacious full en suite bathroom with large spa bath, modern WC., fully tiled and with a modern inset washbasin and unit. Access through to a separate large walk-in dressing room area with numerous wardrobes and hanging rails.

Bedroom two, enjoys south west facing views over to the open countryside and includes a number of sizeable mirrored fitted wardrobes and it’s own dedicated en suite bathroom, with bath and shower over, washbasin and WC.

Bedroom three, aspects over to the frontage areas and also enjoys it’s own dedicated en suite shower room, with shower and enclosure, WC and washbasin.

Family Shower Room, recently refitted family shower room with large walk in shower and with an integral wash basin and units and WC.

Bedroom four, front facing aspect and is final bedroom on this floor.