Cwmllechwedd Fawr, Llanbister, Llandrindod Wells, Powys, LD1

Cwmllechwedd Fawr (Lot 6 on the sale plan) is an imposing well-positioned country house set in about 15.6 acres of land, it is considered the principal house in the area, set in an elevated position with far-reaching views over the valley below and hills beyond. It enjoys a sense of privacy whilst still having a prominent position set above the valley. The house includes a one bedroom detached cottage and a range of traditional and modern farm buildings. The house sits well in generous attractive gardens including an orchard, former kitchen garden with timber frame glasshouse and nature garden.

A handsome country house, Cwmllechwedd Fawr retains many original features, and is believed to date from the early 1800's being built in the Georgian period, and offers the owner the flexibility to work as a family home or a more formal residence. Features such as moulded plaster covings, flagstone floors and an impressive feature fireplace enhance the properties character and sense of status. It also incorporates some more modern environmentally conscious aspects such as roof mounted solar panels to assist with heating water and a back boiler on the wood fired stove in the entrance hall which supplements the main boiler.

The vendors currently run a successful 5 star Bed & Breakfast at the property with its location in Mid-Wales offering the opportunity to escape the hustle and bustle and enjoy the spectacular scenery the area has to offer. Popular attractions including the Elan Valley Dams, Griffin Lloyd Clay Shooting Ground, Phil Price Rally School and The Royal Welsh Agricultural Showground are all within driving distance. More locally there are many footpaths and bridleways offering walking amongst the hills as well as riding out for horses and bike trails.

Access onto a bridleway crossing the property offers excellent riding out onto Tylcau Hill and a network oif bridleways beyond this. The existing buildings present the opportunity to create stabling and give the property real potential as an attractive, private equestrian holding.

The House
Cwmllechwedd Fawr is an impressive country house, the main entrance through the front door into the foyer leading into the formal dining room with substantial feature fireplace and wood burning stove, main staircase to the first floor and doors to the sitting room and back hall. The sitting room provides a cosy but generous room with wood burning stove and door through to the garden room, which could also be used as an office or playroom.

The back hall has the second set of stairs to the first floor, wc and doors to the kitchen and cellar. The kitchen is an impressive and generous room with a four-oven oil fired AGA, flagstone floor and ample space for a large dining table. Off the kitchen is a pantry providing useful additional storage and workspace.

On the first floor is the impressive principal bedroom, being a large double bedroom with en-suite comprising bath, separate shower, wc and double wash basins. There are two further en-suite double bedrooms on the first floor, both with baths, separate showers, wc's and basins. All of the rooms have been decorated and finished to a high standard. There is no shortage of storage with two airing cupboards and a further linen cupboard on the first floor.

On the second floor there are two generous double bedrooms which share a shower room.

To the front of the house is a flag stoned terrace area, which is partially covered creating the perfect place to sit and enjoy the gardens and spectacular views.

The Cwtch

Immediately next door to the main house is a detached cottage known as The Cwtch, this provide an open plan living space incorporating kitchen, living area and dining area on the first floor as well as the bathroom. On the first floor is a mezzanine bedroom with ample space for a double bed.

The vendors have successfully let The Cwtch as a holiday cottage; however, it offers scope to be ancillary accommodation to the main house or used as a studio, games room or a variety of other uses.

Buildings

1. Traditional building ? 126 sqm ? A brick built two-storey traditional farm building, currently used for general storage and offering potential for alternative uses such as stabling, conversion to residential or other subject to the necessary consents.
2. Traditional building ? 145 sqm ? Part brick and part timber frame building arrange in a T-shape and adjoining the rear of the main house. The building is currently used for general storage, garden tool shed and garage and again offers scope for alternative uses subject to the necessary consents.
3. Livestock shed ? 164 sqm ? Steel portal frame, concrete floor, part mass poured concrete wall and part block wall and box profile roof.
4. Storage shed ? 91 sqm ? Steel portal frame, concrete floor, mass poured concrete walls, box profile cladding and roof. The are PV solar panels on the roof.
5. Boat house ? 77 sqm ? Timber frame, stone floor, timber cladding and corrugated iron roof, part two storey.
6. Greenhouse ? 30 sqm -Timber frame greenhouse set against the garden wall in the former kitchen garden well positioned to grow a range of crops for the kitchen and garden. The greenhouse currently houses an impressive grape vine which regularly produces heavy crops of fruit.

Land

The land at Cwmllechwedd Fawr comprises about 8 acres of pasture and about 4.8 acres of woodland including grazable woodland, which give useful paddocks for horses and other livestock and attractive woodland with frontage onto the Camdwr.

Lots 7 & 8 will have rights of access for agriculture and forestry purposes over part of the track to Cwmllechwedd Fawr, further information is set out under Lots 7 & 8 and is also available from the vendor's agent.

The right to graze up to 14 sheep units on Rhosfallog Common and Llanbister & Moelfre Hills common land and the right to take stone and gravel.

The buyer will be required to erect a new stock proof fence between points A-B-C as shown on the sale plan.

Cwmllechwedd Fawr is situated about 2.5 miles north east of Llanbister in the historic county of Radnorshire, now Powys. The wider area forms part of the historic Welsh Marches and benefits from good links into mid-Wales, east into England and north and south via the A483.

Llanbister is the closest village and contains a primary school, pub and church, with a wider range of services available in Llandrindod Wells and Newtown. Ludlow, Leominster and Shrewsbury are popular destinations for leisure, culture and shopping, all about an hour's drive away. The A483 and B4536, which are all easily accessible from the property, provide good road links.

Travel links by train are available from Llanbister Road and Llangunllo for local rail services, with mainline services operating from Shrewsbury and Birmingham New Street.