6 bed detached house for sale

Honington, Shipston-On-Stour, Warwickshire CV36

Bowback Manor comprises a comfortable main house, spacious 3 bedroomed cottage and extensive outbuildings, arranged around a courtyard. The house is believed to have been built in the sixties and is situated in a secluded location on the edge of the village of Honington and will benefit from some updating. The principal accommodation in the house comprises a large porch, entrance hall, 3 reception rooms and a kitchen/dining room There is a rear hall with utility room and wine store. Stairs rise to a landing, off which is the principal bedroom with en-suite bathroom and dressing room (this could become a 4th bedroom). The are 2 further bedrooms and a family bathroom. Across the courtyard is the spacious, self-contained 3 bedroomed cottage. This is attached to the outbuildings which comprise a store, pool room and triple garage. Behind the buildings is the covered swimming pool.

Bowback Manor stands in just over 5 acres of gardens and grounds which includes a mainly lawned garden. There is also an extensive former kitchen garden with raised beds, fruits trees, green houses and a garden shed. There is a second area of orchard adjacent to the lawn. Attached to the cottage and forming part of the courtyard is a triple garage, 2 stores and a swimming pool changing room with access to the covered pool which is behind the outbuildings. To the side of the garden is an area of paddock which extends to about 3.5 acres, and includes an attractive mature copse.

Bowback Manor is situated in an elevated position on the edge of the South Warwickshire village of Honington with wonderful southerly views. The house lies 11⁄2 miles to the east of Shipston-on-Stour, a town that has a wide variety of traditional shops for everyday needs whilst Stratford-upon-Avon and Banbury have more extensive leisure, shopping and educational facilities. Local schooling is excellent with Shipston School and The Croft Prep school as well as secondary private and state schooling available in and around Banbury and Stratford-upon-Avon. Communications are good by road and rail with a regular service between Banbury to London Marylebone taking from 55 minutes.