Leigh Bank, Hope-under-dinmore, Leominster, Herefordshire, HR6

Characterful Detached Country Home | Set In Grounds Extending To Approx. 3.7 ACRES | Including Formal Gardens, Orchards, Meadows & Woodland | Offering Extended 4 Bed Accommodation | 3 Reception Room | Oil Fired Centrally Heated | Detached Two Storey Garage | Ample Driveway Parking | Chain Free Leigh Bank is set in a lovely rural location on the fringe of the village of Hope-Under-Dinmore and nestled on the edge of Queenswood Country Park and Arboretum. The historic market town of Leominster is approximately 5 miles and offers a good range of every day amenities including train station. The larger Cathedral City of Hereford offer a more extensive range of amenities just under 10 miles to the south. This impressive detached country residence is set in a beautiful rural location within it own extensive gardens and grounds including attractive wrap around formal gardens, orchards, meadows and woodland. The house itself has a wealth of character and charm throughout offering extend, oil fired centrally heated accommodation set on two floors. A pathway leads to the front door, which opens to an enclosed porch, before continuing through to a lovely, spacious reception hallway featuring exposed timbers, parquet flooring and under stairs cupboard. A door leads of to the living room with double glazed windows to the front and side elevation and double glazed French doors out to the patio and lovely garden to the rear. The room has a wealth of exposed timbers, parquet flooring and an impressive stone inglenook fireplace with inset wood burning stove set on a raised stone flagged hearth with the original bread oven to the side forming a lovely feature. Also off the hallway is a sitting room with double glazed window to the front elevation, further exposed timbers, parquet flooring and featuring a double sided wood burning set on a raised hearth serving both the sitting from and dining room. An archway from the sitting room leads to the large formal dining room which forms part of a more recent extension. There is ample space for a large family dining table with double glazed window to three elevations, staircase to the principal bedroom, door to an enclosed rear porch and further door to the kitchen. The kitchen offers a range of matching base and wall unit including display cabinets and wine racks incorporated. There was ample worksurfaces with inset sink and tiled splash backs, Rangemaster electric cooker with matching extractor over, planned space and plumbing for dishwasher, quarry tiled flooring, double glazed window to the rear and return door to the reception hallway. Also off the kitchen is a utility/cloakroom with space and plumbing for washing machine, quarry tiled flooring and door to a downstairs cloakroom/wc. There are two staircases servicing the first floor accommodation. The staircase from the dining room leads up to an impressive principal bedroom, which has half vaulted ceiling, exposed timbers, double glazed windows to the front and side elevation and benefiting from two fitted, double wardrobes. The bedroom is serviced by it own bathroom which offers a suite to include a panelled bath, low flush w/c, hand wash basin and double glazed window. The staircase from the reception hallway leads up to a generous galleried landing with double glazed windows, exposed timbers and high ceilings, with door off to all rooms. The three bedrooms are all good sizes with double glazed windows, two benefiting from fitted wardrobe, with the fourth bedroom currently utilized as a study. The family bathroom offers a suite to include panelled path, separate corner shower cubical with electric shower over, low flush w/c, hand wash basin and double glazed window. OUTSIDE The property is set in a beautiful rural location within its own gardens and ground extending to approximately 3.7 acres which form a lovely feature. There is ample driveway parking which leads on to a detached, two story garage, with double doors opening to an excellent garage/workshop on the ground floor with power and lighting and double glazed window to the side. An external staircase leads up to a studio/loft room ideal as a hobby/office space. The stunning formal gardens wrap around the house and offer an array of mature floral and shrub border, including lawned areas, patio seating, ornamental ponds and summer house. In addition to this there is a working garden with an enclosed vegetable plot with raised beds and useful timber framed garden sheds. The additional grounds include the lower orchard which has various apple and pear trees including cider apple and perry pear plus damsons, cherry and quince. The Upper orchard to the side of the garage also includes apple, plum and damson trees and a small cherry tree. The the rear is a paddock/meadow which is divided into two and is currently grazed in the winter with one half then left as a wild meadow in the spring and summer months and also includes a field shelter. The property also benefits from its own woodland area with a range of mature trees and has provided the current owners with a good supply of firewood over the years. Services & Expenditure Information Tenure: FREEHOLD Services Connected: Mains Electricity. Private Water & Drainage. Oil Fired Centrally Heated Council Tax Band: F Broadband availability: Ultrafast 1000Mbps Phone Coverage: 4g Available Agents Notes The property has a public footpath located close to the northern boundary along the edge of the woodland. 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