Irelands Lane, Henley-in-Arden, Warwickshire, B95

A wonderful opportunity to live in a lovely barn conversion and own and manage a complex of five holiday let cottages with additional buildings offering further development opportunity.

SWINGLETREE

Swingletree with accommodation extending to almost 1,900 square feet, has a planning condition for occupation by someone working in agriculture or forestry or with the holiday cottage lettings business at Irelands Farm. This might include the running of the Irelands Farm holiday cottages or development of the buildings at Swingletree for a commercial use.

The property provides for a lovely home with a large dual aspect kitchen/dining room, entrance hall and cloakroom with WC opening to a reception hall/sitting room and on to the west -facing drawing room with sliding doors to the patio and with a utility room and useful store room.

To the first floor are two large double bedrooms, one with an en suite bathroom, the other with an en suite shower room. There is a third bedroom and further shower room.

IRELANDS FARM COTTAGES

The holiday let business has been run for a number of years by the present owners, and offers an opportunity to a buyer to grow the business and increase income. Further information can be found on the website ifcottages.com.

This historical setting amidst fields and woodlands is a peaceful place to unwind and relax. Converted from the original farm stables, milking parlour and haylofts, the cottages are individually styled and full of rustic charm. Kitchens are well equipped and living areas are cosy and comfortable. The cottages are built of brick under tiled roofs, are fully furnished and have patios and gardens, with hardwood doors and double glazed windows and roof lights. The cottages are well-designed and on two stories, with a ground floor bedroom and bathroom in both Laburnum Cottage and Lily Cottage suitable for visitors with limited mobility. The cottages range in size from 560 square feet in Hazel Cottage to Laburnum Cottage which is approaching 1,000 square feet. Some rooms are vaulted and have exposed timberwork and roof trusses.

The former milking parlour has considerable scope for development, and planning permission is already approved for conversion to holiday cottages. There may also be scope for Class Q development, subject to planning approval. The milking parlour also has a garden to the rear.

There is a parking area with parking spaces for each cottage, and a shared central courtyard and private patios with a shared garden area behind the cottages and incorporating a former brick-built pig sty outbuilding in a small fenced paddock. Off the courtyard is a laundry and store. Laburnum Cottage has a private rear garden and boundary hedge.

The cottages are surrounded by attractive Warwickshire countryside, and Henley-in-Arden is within walking distance. Footpaths from the farm give access to the surrounding countryside.

GARDENS AND GROUNDS

Approached along a long concrete driveway owned by the property and shared by the adjoining properties, and with a right of way over a back drive, Swingletree then has a private drive to a private parking area. The gardens are principally lawned. The property is surrounded by attractive Warwickshire countryside, and Henley-in-Arden is within walking distance. Footpaths from the farm give access to surrounding countryside.

The property also has two substantial agricultural barns, One nearly 60 feet x 48 feet and a workshop barn about 60 feet x 19 feet offering considerable scope for running a business from home or for conversion, subject to planning permission.

A traditional double height brick barn adjoining Swingletree to the east side has permission for conversion to a holiday cottage and could be developed to produce a substantial income.

Swingletree and Irelands Farm Cottages are nestled in a most beautiful location within easy reach of Henley-in-Arden. Henley has a range of shopping and recreational facilities including doctors, veterinary surgery, parish church, public houses, restaurants and pubs. There is also a wide range of shopping and recreational facilities in nearby Stratford-upon-Avon, Solihull and Warwick.

The properties are ideally placed for its quiet rural location, away from public roads, yet easily accessible to Stratford-upon-Avon with its Tudor architecture, Royal Shakespeare theatres and Shakespearean connections, Birmingham and Warwick Castle, Henley-in-Arden is a sought-after town, fine dining restaurants and pubs, with golf courses nearby and , horse racing at Warwick, Stratford and Cheltenham.

There are infant, junior and secondary schools in the town, and further state, grammar and private schools in the area to suit most requirements, with those in Warwick having a particularly good reputation.

Swingletree and Irelands Farm Cottages have excellent communications being well positioned for access to the Midlands road and rail networks, with the M40 (J15) 8 miles away and Warwick Parkway Station 7 miles. There is also a train service from Henley-in-Arden to Birmingham.