4 bedroom detached house for sale

Holly Tree Cottage has been extensively renovated and extended by the present owners to create a most lovely country home. Windows have been replaced with new UPVC double-glazed windows, the boiler renewed, and the property redecorated throughout, with stone flooring. Off the entrance hall, approached through a new oak storm porch, is the drawing room with a wide inglenook fireplace, windows to the south and east, and French doors to the garden, a small study and ground-floor cloakroom.

The real feature of the cottage is the stunning kitchen opening into the sitting room with log burner. The kitchen has lovely views over farmland and has bifold doors to a patio for al fresco dining. The kitchen is fully fitted with integrated appliances, including a range cooker and island with sink. The utility room with plumbing for the washing machine gives access to the outside.

To the first floor, the principal bedroom, with fitted wardrobes, adjoins a stylish shower room. There are three further double bedrooms, one with fitted wardrobes and a family bathroom with separate walk-in shower. The views from the bedrooms over surrounding farmland are a feature of the property.

Gardens and grounds

The garden has been landscaped and is principally lawned with flower borders and attractive traditional boundary hedges and Japanese acer. The private parking area is securely sited behind double electric gates. Electric car charger. There is an attractive flagged patio with fish pool with grille cover, well with traditional hand pump. At the end of the garden is an insulated timber garden room ideal for a home office or gym. There is a timber garden store and brick workshop.

Holly Tree Cottage is situated in a beautiful location close to all of the amenities Lapworth, Dorridge, and Knowle have to offer. The property is within easy reach of the intersections with the M40 and M42, giving good access on to the Midlands motorway network and the NEC, Birmingham International Airport, and the M40 to Oxford and London beyond. Solihull, Henley-in-Arden, Warwick, and Stratford-upon-Avon are all readily accessible. There is an excellent range of state, grammar and private schools nearby, including the renowned Solihull boys and girls schools and King Edward the VIII school in Birmingham. Public Schools in Warwick, The Croft Prep School in Stratford-upon-Avon, Stratford Grammar School, Arnold Lodge Prep School and Kingsley School for Girls in Leamington Spa. There are a number of excellent golf courses nearby, including the Copt Heath Golf Club in Knowle, and The Belfry Hotel is 15 miles away.