Country house for sale in Kinnerley, Oswestry, Shropshire SY10

Paddock Lodge is a hacienda style country house set within private and attractive parkland gardens with swimming pool and tennis court. The comfortable and well-appointed internal accommodation has been completely renovated in recent years to a high standard including a bespoke kitchen by ‘Kenton Jones’, hand turned oak staircase and refurbished bathrooms. The spacious internal accommodation is extensive and versatile offering three reception rooms, conservatory, dining kitchen, boot room, laundry, seven double bedrooms and four bathrooms with superb rural views. In addition there is a large office/games room with attached workshop. This outbuilding would work very well as a home office and also offers potential for conversion to secondary accommodation, subject to the necessary planning consents. There are two separate studio annexes, both with private decked gardens, ideal for staff, teenage or relative use or could be let to provide an income.

Approached from the lane via two traditional electric gated entrances set between brick pillars and a walled boundary the sweeping main driveway runs across a parkland setting framed by mature trees. This leads to a turning circle around an attractive central water fountain with the three car garage and three bay car port discreetly set to the left and further parking to the front of Paddock Lodge. The secondary gated entrance runs parallel with the tennis court and forks to the main house or heads straight to the barn at the rear of the workshop.

Agents note: There is no onward chain<br /><br />Leisure facilities include an indoor swimming pool with WC and two changing rooms, sauna and refurbished tennis court. Leading from the main house to the pool house is a partly covered al fresco terrace area that offers privacy and can be enjoyed at all times of the day.

The grounds and land are notable for the beautiful mature trees and established parkland style planting with small orchard which provides a lovely backdrop to the neighbouring fields and a distant screen from the neighbouring lanes.<br /><br />Paddock Lodge is located in the semi rural hamlet of Kinnerley, which is 7 miles South of Oswestry and offers a range of day to day amenities including a public house and shop with post office. Surrounded by beautiful countryside, Paddock Lodge is most convenient for a number of main shopping centres including Oswestry, the County Town of Shrewsbury and the historic City of Chester. Each offers an excellent range of shopping, leisure and social facilities. Schooling is excellent both in the state and private sector, with schools worthy of particular note including the preparatory school, Packwood Haugh, Oswestry Grammar School, Moreton School for Girls and Ellesmere College. Access to the commuter routes is excellent with the A5 linking north to Wrexham and Chester and on to Liverpool and Manchester. To the south-east the A5 links via Shrewsbury to the M54 which leads to the West Midland conurbation and the national motorway network.
A rail service can be found at Gobowen and Chester with services to Manchester and London. Airports are at Liverpool, Manchester and Birmingham.