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" Barley Hall is an exquisite and stylish family home in the popular rural Worcestershire village of Castlemorton.

Description

With charming period features throughout, extensive parking, a detached double garage, beautiful gardens and five bedrooms this is the perfect family home.

A wooden gate opens to the private fore garden and sweeping driveway that has space for several vehicles and leads to the detached double garage.

The canopied porch leads to the front door which opens into a spacious entrance hall where doors lead off to the reception and dining room. A bespoke solid wood and wrought iron staircase leads to the first floor, and below is a useful storage cupboard and the guest cloakroom. The entire downstairs is fitted with solid wood flooring.

To the right of the hallway is the welcoming dual aspect reception room. Oozing with character and charm there is a central feature fireplace with open fire, exposed beams, cast iron radiators and a door opening out to the rear patio area.

The dining room is also dual aspect, with exposed beams and cast iron radiators and opens to the magnificent kitchen breakfast room.

Fitted with an array of wall and floor Shaker style units and topped with a granite work surface, the kitchen has its own stable door opening out to the front. Featuring exposed beams, windows to the front and rear, an oil fired aga, a large Belfast sink, space and plumbing for white goods and a free standing American style fridge freezer as well as space for a table and chairs.

Upstairs is carpeted throughout and you are greeted by the stunning split level landing which has exposed beams. To the left hand side is the master bedroom, a generous double with views across the front garden and open countryside beyond. It has the most impressive ensuite shower room fitted with natural stone wall and floor tiles that seamlessly blend with the exposed beams. It has a walk in waterfall shower, handbasin and vanity unit and WC.

The family bathroom is access via two steps and is fitted beautifully with natural stone wall and floor tiles, a large vanity unit with his and hers sinks, WC and a bathtub with shower over. Adjacent to it is bedroom three, a front facing double bedroom which would make for an ideal guest suite. Off the landing another set of steps lead to bedroom four which has wonderful views across the front gardens.

To the right hand end of the property are bedrooms two and five. Bedroom two is a large double that overlooks the front gardens and bedroom five is a single looking out to the rear.

Gardens and grounds
The sweeping block paved driveway is bordered with manicured box hedging. To the right is a secret walled garden accessed by an archway and to the left immediately in front of the house is a lovely patio area leading to a large lawn screened by established shrubs and mature trees.

At the bottom of the lawn is a feature pond with a bridge that leads to the most wonderful and private patio area with a timber framed gazebo which has lighting and power, perfect for alfresco dining and entertaining.

The double garage has an up and over door and a side gate leads to a door for separate access, there is lighting, power and storage space.

Location

Castlemorton is a village and civil parish with a vibrant local community, village hall, a well regarded Primary school, two popular inns and many farms and houses.

Further afield it is within twenty miles of Cheltenham, Gloucester and Worcester combining a beautiful rural setting with good access to business and commercial hubs.

The Malvern Hills and surrounding commons are a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty stretching to over a hundred square kilometres protected from development and urban sprawl. Much of it is further safeguarded by the National Trust and has sssi status protecting rare fauna and flora.

Nearby Malvern is an exceptionally popular location offering a wide range of local amenities from supermarkets, restaurants, cafes, well regarded schools both Private and State , the famous Malvern theatre and of course the superb walking over the hills and surrounding countryside. Malvern offers the best of both worlds with its rural surrounds and excellent transport links to the motorway, as well as direct trains to Birmingham and London. "