Harley, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY5

Beautifully renovated and extended by its current owners, Harley House is a traditional brick and stone built farmhouse providing three levels of generous and well balanced accommodation.

The ground floor presents a wonderful range of elegant reception rooms with original features including shuttered windows and exposed beams.

The impressive, centrally positioned entrance hall connects the primary reception rooms and opens into an atmospheric dining room with window overlooking the garden.

Continuing the flow of rooms across the ground floor, a welcoming drawing room is set around a brick built inglenook with Chesney log burner, with study off.

The entrance hall leads into an exceptionally light and spacious kitchen / dining / family room with range cooker and central island, with a dining area and wide doors leading out to the well maintained gardens. This area is flooded with natural light via the large lantern.

To the rear of the kitchen is a rear hallway leading to a traditional pantry, a separate laundry room and shower room. A secondary staircase runs from the rear of the house to the first and second floors, providing great flexibility in how the accommodation can be used.

The main staircase leads to the large first floor landing which connects the four double bedrooms, two of which have en suites, and a family bathroom with original fireplaces.

A further staircase ascends to an extensive second floor with large rooms, and a modern bathroom.

Garden and Grounds
Harley House sits centrally in its grounds which include a large, south facing lawn enclosed by mature hedging and traditional stone wall. To the front and side of the house is a large gravelled drive providing ample parking. A five bar gate separates the front of the drive from the area at the rear, with outbuilding.

Services
Mains water and electricity. Oil fired central heating. Private drainage.

Harley is an attractive small village situated to the south of Shrewsbury, and nestled in the popular golden triangle area. Harley is close to the historic market town of Much Wenlock and the county town of Shrewsbury, both of which offer an excellent range of bespoke shops, public houses, restaurants and schools.


Shropshire is noted for its schooling within both the state and private sector. Locally, primary schools are nearby with secondary schooling in Much Wenlock. Nearby private schooling includes Prestfelde Preparatory, Old Hall Preparatory, Shrewsbury School, Shrewsbury High School and Wrekin College.

Road communications are good with the A458 linking to the A5 which runs north to Oswestry and Chester while the M54 from Telford links to Birmingham and the national motorway network. Train stations can be found at Telford, Shrewsbury and Church Stretton, with a regular service to Birmingham and London.

Distances
Much Wenlock 2.2 miles, Church Stretton 14.3 miles, Shrewsbury 11 miles, Telford 10 miles, Bridgnorth 9.8 miles, M54 15 miles. (Distances are approximate).

Directions (Postcode SY5 6LP)
From Shrewsbury, take the A458 towards Much Wenlock, passing through Cross Houses and Cressage. Turn right at the first Harley junction then follow the lane into the centre of the village, before turning left just after the church where Harley House can be found a little way along the lane on the right hand side.