Bucknell, Shropshire, SY7

A beautifully maintained half-timbered grade II listed home that exudes charm and character throughout with an abundance of period features that create great living spaces. A spacious and well planned out home with three reception rooms, a superb kitchen / dining room and three to four double bedrooms served by two bathrooms that have been updated in the last couple of years by the current owners.

The reception rooms all have attractive fireplaces and the kitchen has a reconditioned and upgraded Aga, central island and large dresser providing excellent storage and a seating area which is dual aspect and over looks the courtyard and river.

The house has two staircases with three / four bedrooms off two separate landings. All double rooms, the two bedrooms at the front of the house share a large shower room that has been recently refitted to a high standard. The two rooms at the rear of the house, one having an ensuite shower (refitted) and the fourth bedroom is currently used as a music room / office.

Set on a no through lane to traffic in the heart of the village, The Old School house enjoys a tranquil location set overlooking a landscaped courtyard and gardens with the River Redlake running through.

The detached period barn is also grade II listed and sits alongside the house and provides garaging / storage and workshop space and has previously benefitted from planning permission for conversion.

Garden and Grounds
The courtyard between the house, barn and River Redlake is beautifully laid out with terraces, raised beds and pathways as well as providing plenty of space for parking. A footbridge over the river leads to a larger garden area with raised beds, mature trees, fruit trees and vegetable garden, all enclosed by mature hedging and fences. There is planning permission in place for a two-room timber garden building ref: 23/03678/FUL.

The Barn
A period grade II listed barn fronting onto the lane that is used for storage, garaging and as a workshop. A substantial space that has previously had planning permission for conversion to additional living space and subject to planning this could be reinstated.

Set in a conservation area within the centre of the village of Bucknell, a popular village which has a great range of amenities that include shop, pub, junior school and a train station on the Heart of Wales line that runs down to the Welsh Coast and back to the Craven Arms (on the Manchester to Cardiff line).

Bucknell is on the Shropshire / Herefordshire and Powys border and has access to beautiful surrounding countryside and hills that provide some wonderful walking. The nearby villages of Wigmore and Leintwardine provide further facilities and the market towns of Craven Arms and Ludlow as is the border town of are within reach.

Distances
Ludlow x miles, Craven Arms x miles Hereford x miles Shrewsbury x miles
(Distances and time approximate).