If you’re looking for somewhere special for a holiday or celebration weekend this impressive Georgian family house, surrounded by gardens with a wonderful indoor/outdoor design, is sure to fit the bill. Renovated in 2021 to an incredibly high standard you’ll find the perfect blend of period features combined with an exquisite kitchen/living/dining extension. Designed to create a space where you’ll love to cater at home, enjoy leisurely meals, and relax together at any time of the year; enjoying
SUMMARY OF BEDS
Ground floor: King with en suite and galleried king above
First floor: Super king with ensuite shower room, 2 additional kings, 1 family bathroom, 1 bunk beds with en suite bathroom. Effectively beds sleep 12 guests but the galleried room isn't ideal for adults so we market the property as sleeping 10 only and that bed won't be made unless requested in advance.
GROUND FLOOR
You know you're going to have a wonderful stay as soon as you step into the entrance hall with stairs rising to the first floor landing, the drawing room to your right, family room to your left with double suite and galleried bedroom beyond, and the sociable open plan kitchen ahead of you.
KITCHEN/DINING LIVING SPACE
Light floods into this stunning room, cleverly designed for socialising with friends and family with a dream kitchen, living area with expanse of sofas along one wall; bar seating; and the handsome dining table for long leisurely lunches. A wall of sliding doors open to the garden for easy indoor/outdoor living and the underfloor heating and floating wood burner make this a cosy place in cooler months too.
The kitchen has a Mercury cooker with two ovens and a warming drawer plus five ring induction hob and extractor above. There’s a massive Fisher and Paykel double fridge with ice dispenser and deep drawer freezer, Panasonic Inverter microwave hidden in the larder cupboard, a Creatista and a Nespresso Creatista Plus coffee machine with milk frother (please bring your own pods).
One side of the room is simply for relaxing in with bench seating stretching along the wall with a window seat and corner TV, as well as three basket bar stools to perch on beside the kitchen worktop whist sipping a GandT, or space for the kids to be creative using the bar counter as a worktop.
Stretching in the sunshine by the windows is the bespoke ash farmhouse style dining table with four benches giving seating for all ten guests.
FAMILY ROOM
Perfect for chilling on the generous corner sofa with a movie on the large screen TV with Sonos sound and a fire in the wood burner.
DRAWING ROOM/BAR
To the right of the front door, this elegant room is divided into two with an ornamental central fireplace and steps down either side to the lower bar area with drinks cabinet (bring your own booze!), iconic juke box (sorry, now retired and not operational) and French doors to the garden. The upper area is casually furnished with footstools and chairs.
CLOAKROOM
Off the kitchen with WC and wash basin.
STUDY/BOOT ROOM
For those needing to do a spot of work there’s a long bench giving plenty of space to spread out. There’s also bags of storage here for push chairs, dog beds etc and an additional small fridge and a door to the walled garden with herb beds.
UTILITY ROOM
Ultimate in convenience with a washing machine, dryer and butlers sink.
GROUND FLOOR SUITE (Bedroom five)
Step down from the family room into this unique bedroom with brick floor, pebble dash walls, double doors opening to the walled garden with a voile curtain (you may need to use an eye mask for sunny summer mornings!) and a spiral staircase. There’s a Welsh dresser and corner cupboard for storage and the double futon bed, positioned so you can wake to the sunrise.
SHOWER ROOM
Before you get to the sliding bedroom door, this chic wet room has a rain shower, WC, wash basin and towel rail (towels are provided).
GALLERIED DOUBLE BEDROOM (Bedroom six)
An exceptional room up the spiral stairs with upright beams, a low ceiling (making it more suited to children than adults, although be mindful of the spiral staircase) and views of the garden. Simply furnished with a double futon bed.
FIRST FLOOR
Wooden stairs rise to the first floor where the main bedroom sits to the right with bedrooms two and three at the back. Three stairs take you down to the luxurious family bathroom and the kids bedroom with fun en-suite shower room.
MAIN SUITE
The super king size bed takes pride of place in this majestic room with sash window overlooking the garden. Built in wardrobes give ample storage with hanging space, shelves and drawers; as well as a chest of drawers, and there’s a bench and poser tables with pendant lights positioned on either side.
SHOWER ROOM
A loo with a view over the sedum roof garden! The large shower cubicle has both fixed and handheld showers and there’s a wash basin, WC and heated towel rail.
BEDROOM TWO
Decorated in restful sage green tones, this big bedroom with its original ornate fireplace overlooks the drive at the front and the garden to the side. Furnished with king size bed with wicker headboard, bedside tables and a retro chest of drawers.
BEDROOM THREE
Also at the front of the house with an attractive fireplace, this is another generous bedroom with a king size futon bed, bedside tables and a massive chest of drawers.
MAIN BATHROOM
Soak in the luxurious bath with copper taps or under the rain shower with natural light from above in the designer shower cubicle. To complete the exquisite features there’s an La Chapelle wash basin WC, and heated towel rail.
CHILDREN’S SUITE (Bedroom four)
A real treat for little guests with their own en suite, sturdy bunk beds, and plenty of books, toys and games to keep them occupied.
EN SUITE BATHROOM
Colourful and fun with a rain shower over the bath, a handheld wand (ideal for hair washing), wide basin under the skylight, WC and heated towel rail (all towels provided).
OUTSIDE
The Limes is in an idyllic spot surrounded by private land with a gravel drive sweeping up to the front door and ample parking. The garden wraps around the house with a large patio outside the glazed kitchen doors and a path leading to the seating area with the long table flanked by benches, shaded by a pergola, so you can enjoy the peaceful surroundings and bird songs. The sunken trampoline and swing will provide hours of fun.
An amazing walled garden with raised beds, filled with herbs which you’re welcome to enjoy, sits at the side of the kitchen accessed from the study/boot room and the ground floor double room.
Children must be supervised in the grounds and use of the trampoline and swing are at your own risk.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS A BEAUTIFUL FAMILY HOUSE IS IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA SUITED FOR EXTENDED FAMILY HOLIDAYS OR QUIET CELEBRATION WEEKENDS WITH FRIENDS. PARTIES ARE NOT PERMITTED.
The house is alarmed and you will receive details on how to turn this off a week before your arrival.
FOR INSURANCE PURPOSES PLEASE BE SURE TO TURN THE ALARM BACK ON WHEN YOU GO OUT.
You can also turn the alarm to cover the ground floor at night if you would feel more comfortable, please ask us for the instructions. There are also motion detectors in the house which are controlled by the alarm so they will not be operational unless you go out and turn the alarm on. There is a light on them when they're operational so you can check for yourself.
If you feel more comfortable there are bags next to them which you can cover them with, please do not fiddle with them, switch them off or unplug them and, if you do cover them, please be sure to take the cover off before you leave. As you can see, the house is well hidden from the road so it's important that it's alarmed when unoccupied and that the owners can monitor remotely using the cameras.
