Loddington Grange, Loddington

Uppingham 6 miles, Leicester 15 miles, Oakham 7 miles,
Market Harborough 16 miles (HST London St Pancras International)
(All distances approximate)

Situation
Loddington Grange is situated in an idyllic quiet village which is surrounded by stunning, rolling, Leicestershire countryside. Loddington offers a tranquil rural setting, with excellent communications to the surrounding areas and providing easy access to the city of Leicester, with its extensive shopping and leisure facilities. Also close at hand are the market towns of Oakham, Uppingham and Market Harborough, providing further shopping, recreational facilities and well-regarded educational establishments.

The mainline station of Market Harborough to London St Pancras International takes under the hour. International air travel is available at East Midlands, Birmingham and Stansted airports.

Educational facilities nearby, are renowned with preparatory education at Uppingham, Oakham and Stamford, with secondary education available at Uppingham, Oakham, Leicester, Oundle and Stamford. There is also primary and secondary education at Belton, Uppingham, Hallaton and Tugby.

Leisure pursuits in the area include golf courses at Leicester, Kibworth, Market Harborough, Greetham and Luffenham. Rutland Water, near Oakham, offers extensive water sports, fishing and cycle routes and fishing on the Eyebrook Reservoir. National Hunt racing is held at Nottingham, Huntingdon and Leicester. Horse riding in the surrounding countryside is unrivalled, with ideal bridleways.

The Property
Set behind private gates and a sweeping driveway, within beautifully landscaped gardens with rolling fields as your backdrop, Loddington Grange is an elegant family home, Listed Grade II, that has been exquisitely renovated and extended by the current owners to a high specification The significant renovations have conserved and created a wonderful period home, enhanced by modern décor and high specification interior and grounds. The property is approached from the large sweeping driveway via the pargeted entrance porch which displays flowers, shields of arms and the initials HM. The front door opens into a wide and inviting entrance hallway which accesses the four reception rooms. The drawing room is a beautifully proportioned room with mullion windows with leaded crittal windows inset with tall shutters framing views of the grounds. A woodburning stove is set to one end of the room with original surround displaying coat of arms. The sitting room is a well-proportioned room, which could also double as a formal dining room if required, there is a further wooodburning stove with stone surround with a door opening to a small study with fitted bookcases creating a delightful nook from which to work from. The snug/study with its dual aspect, fitted bookcases with ambient lighting creates a tranquil space from which to work from with the focal point being the fireplace with its exposed herringbone brickwork with woodburner inset.

The fabulous kitchen/ dining room, extended by the current owners to an exacting standard has created a wonderfully spacious area with much natural light with views leading through the various windows and French doors towards the gardens. It is fitted with a hand-made, solid wood suite incorporating various integral appliances, space for a range cooker and American style fridge freezer, central island and useful walk-in pantry. There is also a well-equipped boot room with fitted storage and wood panelling, a laundry room and a ground floor cloakroom.

The large first floor landing provides access to the elegant principal bedroom suite which which enjoys incredible views of the garden towards rolling fields and includes a fully fitted dressing room by bespoke furniture fitters, ‘Wychwood’. The dressing room leads to a well appointed ensuite equipped with double waterfall walk-in shower. There are three further double bedrooms, all appointed with Wychwood fitted wardrobes, and two excellent sized bathrooms, one suite of which showcases an incredible gold freestanding bath, vanity unit, double waterfall shower enclosure and separate WC.

The second floor is perfect for teenage children or visiting guests with three further double bedrooms, which are currently set out as study rooms, a sitting room and games room. A useful walk-in attic cupboard completes this floor.

There is also a good size cellar with plenty of storage.

Outside
The very private gardens wrap around the house and are beautifully presented with landscaped lawns, deep flowering beds and mixed deciduous trees. They include formal and informal areas, with various terraces for entertaining and tracking the sun with the stunning main stone terrace accessible from the kitchen/ dining room creating an excellent outdoor entertaining area. The property is approached by gated driveways from the village lane. The main driveway accesses the large, gravelled parking area which leads to a three-bay oak carport, and further on to the two-stable block with useful garage and hardstanding. The secondary driveway leads to a single garage/ outbuilding and the side courtyard which houses a large lean-to greenhouse. The grounds extend to about 1.7 acres in total.

Viewing
The property may only be inspected by prior arrangement through King West. Tel: .

Services
None of the services have been tested by the agents.

Local Authority
Harborough District Council

Council Tax
Band H

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