Location

A popular, rural, village renowned for its fine period properties, village church, public house and primary school.

Local amenities include a well regarded primary school, a 12th Century church and with an active community, a host of activities and Dun Cow public house. More extensive facilities in the nearby market towns of Banbury, Warwick, Leamington Spa and Stratford-upon-Avon.

Excellent communication links with access to the M40 (J11) at Banbury for the North and South. Mainline train services from Banbury to London Marylebone (from 57 minutes). Airports at Birmingham (38 miles), Heathrow (75 miles) and Coventry (29 miles).

Excellent local schooling facilities – popular village primary school in Hornton. The village is in the Priority Area for the Warwickshire Grammar Schools at Stratford and Alcester - King Edward VI (KES) for boys, Stratford Grammar School (for girls) and Alcester Grammar School (mixed). For private schooling - Tudor Hall Girls, Bloxham (co-ed), Kings High (girls), Warwick (boys). Preparatory schools in the area include St Johns' Priory (Banbury), Carrdus (Overthorpe), Winchester House (Brackley) and Beachborough (Westbury).

Leisure activities in the area include golf at Tadmarton; theatres at Stratford upon Avon and Oxford; motor racing at Silverstone and horse racing at Warwick, Stratford upon Avon and Cheltenham.

All distances and time are approximate.

Description

Malahide Cottage is a handsome, detached period house of Hornton stone construction, which has been considerably improved by the current vendors. It provides versatile accommodation, which is presented to a high standard and includes a wealth of period features. It offers a rare opportunity in a much sought-after village, on a quiet no through road.

The ground floor includes a charming drawing room featuring an inglenook fireplace with wood-burning stove and oak floor. A separate sitting room provides further living space with an exposed stone feature wall and wood-burning stove.

Leading off the sitting room is an impressive kitchen / dining room, which provides open-plan living with the garden room. This creates a lovely, versatile space with doors into the garden. The kitchen includes a range of in-built units with wooden surfaces, Belfast sink and Rayburn. To the rear of the kitchen is a useful utility room with Belfast sink, wooden worktop, back door and spiral staircase. There is also a ground floor shower room.

Accessed via two separate staircases, the first floor provides a generous principal dual aspect bedroom, with in-built wardrobes, three further bedrooms, a fifth bedroom / study and a generous family bathroom.

The property benefits from a gravel off-street parking space and an enclosed, landscaped garden with attractive outlook. This provides an ideal spot to unwind and entertain, with a gravel terrace with raised beds, a generous level lawn and flower beds. There is also a useful brick outbuilding.