Stonecroft House Oxhill South Warwickshire
Stonecroft House Oxhill South Warwickshire An immaculate and extensive country house with 5 bedrooms, equestrian facilities, guest cottages, staff accommodation, leisure facilities and indoor pool, situated in open countryside between Stratford upon Avon and Banbury Porch Reception hall Drawing room Family room Dining room/conservatory Study with library Cloakrooms Large kitchen/breakfast room Laundry Master bedroom with dressing rooms and en suite bathroom 4 Further first floor bedrooms (1 en suite) Family bathroom Second floor attic rooms Leisure complex with sauna, shower and indoor swimming pool Garden store/workshop Garages and open fronted garages Croft Cottage: Kitchen/dining room Sitting room Bathroom 2 Bedrooms Paddocks Lodge: Ground floor entrance hall Utility room Bedroom with en suite bathroom First floor landing Sitting/dining room Kitchen Bathroom 2 Bedrooms Large balcony with external staircase Gym/games lodge Superb stable yard with archways to front and rear 9 stables Laundry/wc Tack room Grooms Cottage: Entrance hall Sitting room with kitchen Bedroom Cloakroom Bathroom Further equestrian buildings providing hay barn Tractor store Horse box Garage and storage All-weather manège Superb landscaped gardens with water feature and fish pool, terraces, pergolas and sitting areas, aviary and summer house Well fenced grass paddocks Extensive steel framed buildings and yard with separate parking and access In all about 4.3 hectares (10.5 acres) Banbury and the M40 (J11) 8 miles (InterCity trains to London Marylebone from 58 mins) Leamington Spa and Warwick 12 miles M40 (J12) 7 miles Stratford upon Avon 11 miles Birmingham International Airport 33.5 miles (All distances and time are approximate) These particulars are intended only as a guide and must not be relied upon as statements of fact. Your attention is drawn to the Important Notice on the last page of the text.
Situation Stonecroft House is a fine equestrian property situated in open countryside between Stratford upon Avon and Banbury in South Warwickshire The property has attractive views to the rear towards Edgehill. The Cotswolds lie a short distance to the south The property is situated in the Vale of the Red Horse approximately 3 miles south of Kineton and 7 miles from Junction 12 of the M40 at Gaydon Tysoe and Kineton have schools, shops and amenities, with Tysoe Primary School being highly regarded Situated below Edgehill close to the site of the battle in 1642 and to the north east corner of the Cotswold Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty There is a range of state, private and grammar schools in the area in Kineton, Banbury, Bloxham, Sibford, Stratford upon Avon, Warwick and Leamington Spa There are race courses at Warwick, Stratford and Cheltenham and polo at Southam, Rugby and Cirencester. The property lies in the Warwickshire Hunt, and there are a number of showing, dressage, show jumping and eventing yards in the area
Description of property Stonecroft House is a substantial three storey Hornton stone family house equipped to a very high standard with bright, spacious accommodation with high quality, well-appointed reception rooms radiating off the reception hall and taking full advantage of the views
The kitchen/breakfast room forms the heart of the house, with very high quality fittings and kitchen cabinets including island unit and peninsula unit, red oil fired Aga with Corian worktops The property has five generous first floor bedrooms with fitted wardrobes an three bathrooms (two en suite) There is a fine master suite and second floor accommodation, ideal for a home office, games room and storage
The gardens around the house are superbly appointed and maintained and are a particular feature of the property There are beautiful lawns, patio and terraces, shaped beds and borders, mature trees, pergolas, a fine fish pool with rockery, water features and bridge. A flagged terrace under the pergola is ideal for entertaining. The pond is lit at night providing a beautiful backdrop from the thatched breeze house Meandering paths throughout give access to the beds, some with raised stone walling The garden is also productive, with vegetable garden, fruit trees and a wildlife coppice/fish pond on the far boundary of the grazing Garden shed, greenhouse, two poly tunnels, summer house and aviary
Second Floor Paddocks Lodge First Floor First Floor Garage Block Ground Floor Paddocks Lodge Ground Floor Ground Floor Approximate Gross Internal Floor Area Main House: 568 sq m (6,114 sq ft) Croft Cottage: 68 sq m (732 sq ft) Garage Block/Paddocks Lodge: 221 sq m (2,379 sq ft) Stable Block/Grooms Cottage: 227 sq m (2,444 sq ft) Agricultural Buildings: 750 sq m (8,073 sq ft) Outbuildings: 158 sq m (1,700 sq ft) Total: 1,992 (21,442 sq ft) Croft Cottage This plan is for guidance only and must not be relied upon as a statement of fact. Attention is drawn to the Important Notice on the last page of the text of the Particulars
Grooms Cottage Agricultural Buildings Outbuildings Stable Block Outbuilding Outbuilding
Croft Cottage Attached to the house is a recently refurbished cottage with oak windows and doors with leaded lights. The cottage has been fully furnished and redecorated Indoor Pool Also attached to the house is the swimming pool complex with fine indoor pool and south facing doors to the garden terrace, shower room and sauna Paddocks Lodge To the side of the house is ample garaging and storage with Paddocks Lodge above which has a wide balcony overlooking the rear garden and taking full advantage of the views Stable complex The stable yard was constructed in 2003 of Hornton stone and is of a particularly high standard, including 9 stables, tack room, feed store, cloakroom, grooms cottage and floodlit all weather manege (60 x 20 metres). There are 8 acres of grazing. From the stable complex there is a hay barn, horse trailer garage, hard standing for horses, four post and rail paddocks and pond Croft Cottage
Stonecroft Farm buildings Situated to the north of the house are four steel framed buildings with concrete floors and part tarmac compound area. They are screened from Stonecroft House and have separate access and parking. Services Mains electricity and water are connected to the property. Bio disc private drainage system. Oil fired central heating. Security system. Fixtures and fittings All those mentioned in these particulars are included in the sale. All other items are specifically excluded but may be available by separate negotiation. Directions (CV35 0RH) From Stratford upon Avon, take the A422 Banbury Road for about 11 miles, passing through the villages of Ettington and Pillerton Priors. Approximately 2 miles beyond Pillerton Priors turn right, opposite the turning to Kineton, and Stonecroft House will be found immediately on the left hand side through a Cotswold stone wall and pillars and electric gate.
From Stow on the Wold, take the A429 Fosse Way north through Moreton in Marsh, past Halford. At the roundabout, keep on the Fosse Way and at the junction with the A422 Stratford upon Avon to Banbury Road turn left and proceed as above. Terms Tenure: Freehold Local Authority: Stratford on Avon District Council. Telephone: 01789 267575. Council Tax Band: H Viewing By prior appointment only with the agents. Stonecroft House Energy Efficiency Rating Croft Cottage Energy Efficiency Rating 49 56 50 58 Paddocks Lodge Energy Efficiency Rating Grooms Cottage Energy Efficiency Rating 61 72 49 58 Important Notice 1. Particulars: These particulars are not an offer or contract, nor part of one. You should not rely on statements by Knight Frank LLP in the particulars or by word of mouth or in writing ( information ) as being factually accurate about the property, its condition or its value. Neither Knight Frank LLP nor any joint agent has any authority to make any representations about the property, and accordingly any information given is entirely without responsibility on the part of the agents, seller(s) or lessor(s). 2. Photos etc: The photographs show only certain parts of the property as they appeared at the time they were taken. Areas, measurements and distances given are approximate only. 3. Regulations etc: Any reference to alterations to, or use of, any part of the property does not mean that any necessary planning, building regulations or other consent has been obtained. A buyer or lessee must find out by inspection or in other ways that these matters have been properly dealt with and that all information is correct. 4. VAT: The VAT position relating to the property may change without notice. Viewing by appointment only. Particulars dated June 2016. Photographs dated Summer 2015 and May 2016. Knight Frank LLP is a limited liability partnership registered in England with registered number OC305934. Our registered office is 55 Baker Street, London, W1U 8AN, where you may look at a list of members names. This Plan is based upon the Ordnance Survey Map with the sanction of the Controller of H.M. Stationery Office. Crown Copyright reserved. (ES763454). This Plan is published for the convenience of Purchasers only. Its accuracy is not guaranteed and it is expressly excluded from any contract. NOT TO SCALE. butlersherborn.co.uk 01451 830731 Parklands House, Park Street Stow on the Wold, GL54 1AQ ben@butlersherborn.co.uk 020 7839 0888 40 St James s Place London SW1A 1NS enquiries@tlo.co.uk KnightFrank.co.uk 020 7629 8171 55 Baker Street London W1U 8AN country.houses@knightfrank.com 01789 297735 Bridgeway House, Bridgeway Stratford upon Avon CV37 6YX stratford@knightfrank.com