Location

Atch Lench is one of five villages known locally as The Lenches, a well-kept Worcestershire secret just across the border with Warwickshire. Set in superb unspoilt countryside the village is close to Harvington (1 mile) which provides shopping for day-to day requirements from a local farm shop and convenience store with more extensive shopping and leisure facilities at Evesham, Stratford-upon-Avon, Worcester and Cheltenham.

The area is extremely well served with a range of state, private and grammar schools to suit most requirements including the well-respected Prince Henry's School in Evesham. For the commuter both the M5 and M40 are easily accessible providing routes to Birmingham and London. Direct train services run from nearby Evesham station into London Paddington.

Atch Lench is extremely well placed to enjoy a multitude of cultural events in the area with the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon, the International Music Festival at Cheltenham and in Worcester, the Three Choirs Festival. There is racing at Stratford, Worcester and Cheltenham.

Description

The Old Threshing Barn is over 100 years old and is an exceptionally spacious barn in a desirable and peaceful location, which enjoys flexible accommodation and wonderful far reaching countryside views. It is arranged in two parts; the original house with two staircases and the former indoor swimming pool area that has been converted into additional living space with a further staircase.

It offers scope to be used for multi-generation living and also to be re-configured to suit a new occupant's living space preferences.

With regards to the original part of the house, the front door opens to the entrance hall with glazed double doors, set in a picture window, opening to the multi-level living room that has a brick fireplace with a wood burning stove and steps down to double glazed doors, also set within a picture window.

From the living room, it flows through to a family room and then onto the sitting room, which has a rear entrance door. The fitted kitchen/breakfast room includes a Rangemaster electric oven with an induction hob and there is space for a fridge freezer. A door from the kitchen opens to the fitted laundry room with space for a separate dishwasher, washing machine and tumble dryer. On the ground floor is also a cloakroom and useful storage cupboards.

There are two staircases serving the main house. Stairs from the sitting room rise to the principal bedroom with an en suite that includes a Victory air bath and a large vaulted shower enclosure.

The other staircase rises from the living room to a galleried landing with low-level picture windows, off which are two double bedrooms, a shower room with a corner shower and a bathroom with a shower over the bath. Stairs from the landing rise to a second floor double bedroom.

From the entrance hall a further door opens to a glazed passageway leading to the former indoor swimming pool, which still remains under the block and beam floor covering. It has been converted to additional living space that offers perfect multi-generation or income generating living space. There is an impressive drawing/dining room that is light and airy by way of three sets of French doors and a picture window and there is a contemporary log burner. There is a fitted kitchenette with space for a fridge freezer, off which is a door to a cloakroom and also a laundry room with space for a washer dryer.

The feature staircase to the first floor rises from the drawing room to a galleried bridge landing, off which are two double bedrooms, one of which is particularly spacious, with en suites comprising a double shower in each.
Garages /offices/annexe

Outside is a detached building which comprises three garages, each with electric doors and two former stables that are now fitted out as offices. The building also comprises an annexe with a cloakroom and two cloaks/storage cupboards on the ground floor and on the first floor is a fitted kitchen comprising an electric double oven, gas hob and an integrated fridge freezer and a feature stable door. There is a sitting room and off a large landing is a double bedroom with en suite shower room and a further double bedroom served by a bathroom with a shower bath.

Outside
A pillared wrought iron gated entrance opens to tarmac drive, extending past the garaging, to parking for several cars and at the far end a five bar gate opens to the workshop, with power and light, and the garden & grounds that in all extend to about 1.89 acres.

At the front of the house is a walled, multi-level paved courtyard terrace with feature brick paths, a raised circular rock bed and an EV charging point (22 kW) beneath the kitchen windows.

At the rear of the house is a long paved terrace, extending to a raised decked terrace. The terraces provide a view of the wonderful lawns and grounds, scattered with mature trees, and exceptional far reaching countryside views beyond. Within the grounds are also a timber garden shed, two log stores and two raised vegetable beds and fruit trees.

Directions

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