Queen Street, Halford, Shipston-on-Stour, Warwickshire, CV36

Halford House is situated on Queen Street, a quiet street in the heart of the village. It has attractive views over its own garden and the village beyond and is within the conservation area.

One enters the property via the magnificent reception hall, with the principal reception rooms on either side. The dining room is impressive, having been known to seat up to 20 people for dinner parties. This delightful room has a feature fireplace housing a wood-burning stove. The drawing room has lovely high ceilings, and a large window lets light flood the room. The hub of this home is sure to be the kitchen, dining and family room, which has been created by the current vendors to provide the perfect space for entertaining. With solid oak parquet flooring throughout, the kitchen units are bespoke with dovetailed solid oak drawer linings, a fitted pantry, a wonderful dresser, cupboards with crockery drawers and soft close mechanisms and a large island with a marble worktop and breakfast bar. This stunning room has ample space for a sitting area and dining area. Double doors open out to a covered outdoor kitchen, allowing for entertaining all year round. There is also a utility and cloakroom on the ground floor. A useful cellar has a pump to ensure it is useable. The current vendors use the cellar as a wine store.

The upper floors have beautifully presented rooms full of charm and character. A dramatic principal bedroom suite has a balcony, dressing room and en suite bathroom with a beautiful rolltop bath and a separate shower. There are two further en suite bedrooms on this floor, both with fitted cupboards. On the second floor, there are four more bedrooms, a bathroom and a shower room.

To the rear of the garden is the Coach House. This has had several uses over the years, from a children's nursery to a shop and even a surgery. It now lends itself perfectly to being a home office/studio, but with the benefit of having a shower room in situ, it could also be an excellent home gym or therapy room.

A wide range of outbuildings are incredibly useful for storage and, subject to planning, could lend themselves to a variety of uses.

The garden is well-stocked with herbaceous borders and mature shrubbeds. Being mainly laid to lawn, it comes as no surprise that with the outdoor covered dining and cooking area, this garden works very well for a family, especially one that likes to entertain.

Halford is a charming Warwickshire village on the Roman Fosse Way just north of the popular market town of Shipston-on-Stour, on the edge of the Cotswolds. The village is situated in picturesque Warwickshire countryside, surrounded by rolling hills and lush greenery. Residents enjoy a tranquil lifestyle with a strong sense of community. The village has a garage with a shop for everyday needs, a church, a village hall and a pub/restaurant/hotel, The Halford Bridge Inn, which dates back to the 16th century.

Shipston is a historic and thriving town, providing a fantastic mixture of independent shops, pubs and restaurants, as well as junior and secondary schools. Further amenities can be found a short distance away at Stratford-upon-Avon, the country's cultural centre and home of The Royal Shakespeare Company. There is easy access to Soho Farmhouse and Daylesford.

There is a wide range of state, grammar and private schools to suit most requirements, including Kitebrook Prep School, The Croft Prep School and grammar schools in Stratford-upon-Avon, Bloxham public school and Tudor Hall School for Girls near Banbury and Warwick prep and public schools in Warwick.

There is easy access to the motorway network at Junction 15 and Junction 11 of the M40, providing access to Warwick, Birmingham and the Midlands to the north and London and Oxford to the south. There are regular train services from Banbury and Moreton-in-Marsh to London.

Several local golf courses are available, with racing at Stratford, Warwick and Cheltenham as well as scenic walks along the nearby River Stour.

Shipston-on-Stour 3 miles, Stratford-upon-Avon 7 miles, Warwick 13 miles, M40 (J11 Banbury 15 miles, J15 Warwick 12 miles), Banbury 15 miles (trains to London Marylebone from 55 minutes), Chipping Campden 9 miles, Stow-on-the-Wold 13 miles, Birmingham International Airport 32 miles (distances and time approximate)