High Street South, Stewkley, Buckinghamshire

Fine Homes Property are proud to present The Old Black Swan. An immensely generous, detached five bedroom family home, brimming with original architectural features throughout, and featuring a large gravel driveway and vast rear garden. There's also an annex, entirely self contained. All located in the heart of the sought after Stewkley village.

If This Was Your Home... - You'll be stretching out in an enviable amount of space, more than 2000 square feet in total, full of carefully preserved character and charm, dating back to the 1830s when the property originally served as the Black Swan ale house.

Step past that handsome, red brick, wisteria-festooned frontage to find traditional terracotta tiling underfoot in your generous hallway and your first port of call on the left, your 200 square foot sitting room. Softly carpeted, with a triple aspect including French doors to the rear, this is a superb hosting space, finished in striking statement wallpaper and home to a charming open fireplace with birdsnest grate, wooden mantle and tiled hearth.

Those French doors lead to a secondary hallway, opening up to your annex, garden and utility room. But for now let's return to the hallway and explore your family room, on the right as you entered into the entrance hall.

Artfully appointed in striking blue, this is a smart, contemporary space of 120 square feet, dual aspect over the front and side with bistro shutters on the windows. A superb overflow spot when hosting, office space, second sitting room or a perfect playroom for the kids.

Your kitchen's next door, with more terracotta floor tiles underfoot, recessed spotlights overhead and a classic Rayburn oven sitting in a letter box tiled nook. Cream cabinets, dark stone work surfaces and more letterbox tile splashbacks adding some contemporary flair. There are two windows to the side aspect as well as a stable door opening into the garden. Through the archway we have the spacious dining room adjoining the kitchen.

Dual aspect to the side and back, naturally bright and another 120 square feet, here you have splendid views of the garden, smoky grey statement wallpaper and blonde hardwood underfoot. The perfect spot for entertaining and family mealtimes alike with space for an eight/ten person table and chairs.

An indispensable utility room completes the ground floor of the main house, with geometric flooring underfoot, quartz counters, striking jet black fittings and a classic suspended drying rack. There is a butler style sink with window behind as well as space for a washing machine and tumble drier. To the rear of the house off the utility room there is a pantry providing useful storage and is home to the gas boiler. There is a window to the rear aspect looking over the garden.

Let's explore your garden now.

It all starts with that gravelled side return to the right hand side of the property. Gated to the front this could serve as still more private parking, but with that large driveway to the front you'll probably prefer turning it to use as a simple al fresco relaxation spot, splendidly secluded by timber fencing and the house itself.

Then it all blooms out into that vast rear lawn, broad and lengthy (almost 100 feet in total) all surrounded by high hedges for privacy and security. There's a modest timber deck outside the annex but otherwise this 100% lush country grass from hedge to hedge, a wealth of space for garden parties or just for kids to run and play.

As is so often the case, it's the garden that really makes the house a home.

Back inside for your annex now, a generous space as flexible as it is independent with its own front door. The main space comes in at 180 square feet with original timber floorboards underfoot, gorgeous dark original timber beams set into the high vaulted ceiling with skylights and there is a functioning wood burning stove.

It makes for a splendid fifth bedroom but has all the space and light you could wish for to make use of it for almost any purpose. Not to mention superb views over the garden. As a self contained annexe it would be perfect for a granny flat or more independent living space for teenagers alike.

Entirely self-contained, as noted, the annex is completed by a shower room with under floor heating tiled from floor to ceiling in large format smoky sandstone, and a kitchen with chunky white worktops, gas hob and letterbox splashback.

It leads straight out into the garden through the stable door, for that modest timber deck. Bringing us nicely in a full circle.

Upstairs now, where the rich architectural heritage of your new home really makes itself felt. Your principal bedroom to the rear is a generous 200 square feet, with charming original timberwork overhead, as well as panelling around the bed and twin windows looking out over your garden.

Moving toward the front, and the first of your two bathrooms features both a freestanding ceramic tub and a walk in rainfall shower. Sleek, seamless tilework and contemporary fixtures and fittings and modern luxuries such as underfloor heating contrast nicely with more vintage beams overhead. There is a frosted window to the side aspect. This bathroom has flexible uses and can either be an en-suite to the master bedroom suite or accessed from the landing.

To the front, the dual aspect bedroom two with windows to the front and side is another generous and substantial double of 120 square feet, while next door the family bathroom is another example of sleek modern excellence, with large format charcoal letterbox tiling from floor to ceiling and an oversized rainfall shower.

Finally, bedrooms three and four, both bright generous double rooms, complete the sleeping arrangements and the property itself. Bedroom three has a window to the front aspect as well as space for wardrobes. Bedroom four has space for bedroom furniture as well as a window to the rear looking over the garden.

A splendid family home, traditional architecture mixed with modern luxuries brimming with light, space and heritage in equal measure.

Your Local Area - Outside and you're just moments from the nominal heart of Stewkley, where High Street South meets High Street North to form the longest village High Street in the country (Combe Martin in Devon once tried to challenge this fact, but were given short shrift).

Currently home to around 2000 residents, Stewkley is one of a small number of 'Goldilocks' villages that are close enough to Leighton Buzzard to make use of the transport links and amenities, yet far enough away to retain their own sought after character and community.

Local attractions include Aylesbury Vale Golf Club, just a twenty minute stroll or two minute car journey, twenty nine 'Outstanding' or 'Good' schools all within the shortest of drives, and village local The Carpenter's Arms, just a half mile on foot from your new front door.

Finally, it's just a ten minute drive to Leighton Buzzard itself, for all the shopping and leisure opportunities you'd expect from a bustling market town, as well as regular fast trains that will get you to London Euston in just thirty three minutes.

Entrance Hall -

Sitting Room - 5.63 x 3.45 (18'5" x 11'3") -

Family Room - 3.67 x 3.03 (12'0" x 9'11") -

Kitchen - 4.06 x 3.65 (13'3" x 11'11") -

Dining Room - 3.75 x 3.16 (12'3" x 10'4") -

Utility Room -

Rear Lobby -

First Floor Landing -

Master Bedroom - 5.3 x 3.24 (17'4" x 10'7") -

Bathroom -

Bedroom Two - 3.68 x 3.07 (12'0" x 10'0") -

Bedroom Three - 3.76 x 2.92 (12'4" x 9'6") -

Bedroom Four - 3.44 x 2.52 (11'3" x 8'3") -

Shower Room -

Annexe -

Entrance Hall -

Living Area - 5.57 x 3.12 (18'3" x 10'2") -

Kitchen -

Shower Room -