Holme Lacy, Hereford Guide Price £850,000

• 6 Double Bedrooms + 3 Ensuites
• Stylish Contemporary Finish Throughout
• Extensive Wrap-Around Gardens
• Quiet Countryside Position
• Offered With No Onward Chain
• Stunning Open Plan Living Space

*** Viewings Commence 30th October 2021 ***

A Striking Contemporary 6 Double Bedroom Detached New Build Family Home, with gorgeous open plan Kitchen/Dining/Family Room, all quietly nestled with countryside views in the popular village of Holme Lacy.

Entrance Hall – Sitting Room – Study – Open Plan Kitchen/Dining/Family Room – Downstairs WC – Principle Bedroom with Ensuite Shower – 3 Further Double Bedrooms – Landing Cupboard – 2 Further Second Floor Double Bedrooms with Ensuite Showers – Attached Single Garage – Attached Store Room – Driveway with Ample Parking – Gardens with Paved Patio

The Den provides a stunning marriage between the aesthetic appeal of a barn conversion sitting comfortably in its rural village setting and the cool clean lines of a design-driven contemporary home. The entire property set across three floors basks in natural light from the soaring cathedral glazing of the entrance atrium with its oak and glass statement staircase. While the magnetic hub of family life is the house-spanning, open plan Kitchen, Dining and Family Room featuring bifold doors allowing a seamless transition to the outside dining patio and garden.

Quietly located in a highly select enclave, the property enjoys views over the organically-run fields of the neighbouring home farm of Holme Lacy Agricultural College and is a short stroll along the lane to Holme Lacy House Hotel offering non-resident access to Gym and Spa. The nearby village of Mordiford boasts an Ofsted “Outstanding” primary school, backed by Haugh Woods - 850 acres of protected ancient woodland a magnet for walkers and mountain bikers. Fownhope 7 miles away offers shop with post office, GP, 2 pubs, butcher and Wye Leisure Club with pools and fitness. The full city amenities of Hereford lie only 5miles distant, Ross-On-Wye and its M50 junction are 12 miles.


The Property

Entrance Hall – Featuring soaring triple-height cathedral glazing to either end the grand entry atrium benefits porcelain tile flooring and offers an under-stairs closet for storage; home to the ground floor’s underfloor heating manifold; the property boasts underfloor heating which spans throughout the entirety of the downstairs. Off the Entrance Hall also lies the Downstairs WC.

Sitting Room – Enjoying bifold doors leading out onto the stone paved patio and wider fenced rear garden the sleek Sitting Room is equipped with recessed lighting and ample double sockets several with USB slots. The elegant carpeted room is made inviting by the stylish elongated, electric fire featuring a wall recess above for the streamlined mounting of a television.

Study – With tile flooring carried through from the Hall, the Study offers a malleable room ideal as a Home Office with window overlooking the front garden.

Open Plan Kitchen/Dining/Family Room – The Kitchen is fully fitted in smart Shaker units with cool white, grey-veined granite countertops. It benefits from a central island with breakfast bar to one side, offering ample storage and featuring a ‘pop-up’ tower with electrical sockets, USB slot and audio speaker. The array of storage including corner carousel units extends into a long peninsular unit with 3 low hanging, statement pendant lights above defining the Kitchen from the Dining area beyond. Concealed within the units are both washer and dryer alongside an integrated dishwasher beside a Blanco ceramic sink. A wine fridge neighbours the first of twin sets of drawers flanking the Leisure 5 burner gas range cooker with griddle plate and concealed hood above. While unit doors conceal separate full-height fridge and freezer. 3 high pendant lights define the perfect position for a large dining table happily accommodating gatherings of family and friends. Towards the far end of this house-spanning room lies the Family Room, an informal zone ideal for relaxing before the Heta wood burner set within an exposed stone lined fireplace with wide slate hearth and TV wall recess above. Mirroring the Sitting Room, bifold doors retract to allow seamless access onto the patio for al fresco dining and summer entertaining.

Bedroom 1 – The Principle Bedroom is a spacious carpeted double with twin windows overlooking the front garden and neighbouring open farmland. With recessed lighting common to all the bedrooms, this bedroom also benefits from a built-in wardrobe. The fully tiled Ensuite has shower cubicle, WC, fitted basin with cupboard storage and above a round mirror with LED touch illumination, the suite is completed with chrome heated towel rail.

Bedroom 2 – A carpeted Double Bedroom also with front views enjoys radiator, USB slots on sockets and high wall socket for TV.

Bedrooms 3 & 4 – Both of the last first floor bedrooms are carpeted Doubles and have windows with views over the rear garden and out to the mature trees encircling a wild pond beyond.

Family Bathroom – The Bathroom features a freestanding full bath with wall mounted taps and shower attachment, WC, chrome heated towel rail and a fitted basin with cupboard storage.

Landing Cupboard – On the landing opens a full height cupboard providing copious storage.

Bedrooms 5 & 6 – Lying to either side of the central staircase on the second floor are mirrored two carpeted Double Bedrooms share characterful pitched roof ceilings with 4 Velux windows and offer lovely Guest Accommodation. The Ensuites feature corner shower cubicles, WCs, chrome heated towel rails and are completed with fitted basins with storage cupboard below.

Attached Garage – With electric roller door to the front and both window and single door to the rear the Garage with lighting and power offers workshop potential beyond its obvious copious storage.

Attached Store Room – Accessible from the rear of the property, the Store Room currently caters for the Worcester combination boiler, with ample multi-functional space to accommodate either household goods, garden furniture or this space could be utilised as a utility if required.


Outside

The driveway offers ample parking for numerous vehicles leading up to the house with burglar alarm, PIR lighting, security camera and where at night up-lighters dramatically illuminate the stone walls below the composite cladding with wood grain effect and aluminium guttering above. The front garden bounded by post and rail fencing and the rear garden with privacy panel fencing both enclose newly turfed lawns. The stone paved rear patio ideal for outdoor dining has useful outside sockets.


Practicalities

Herefordshire Council Tax Band ‘TBC’
Central Heating & Double Glazed Throughout
Mains Electricity & Water
Private Drainage Treatment Plant
Fibre Broadband Available


Directions

From Hereford, turn right at the end of St. Owen’s Street into Eign Road and follow the B4224 towards Fownhope. Continue straight passing through the villages of Hampton Bishop and Mordiford. Turn right onto the B4399, signed for Holme Lacy to cross the new bridge. At the top of the hill, drive through Holme Lacy village passing the College and take the immediate first left, signed to Holme Lacy House Hotel. The property is to be found on the left-hand side, marked with a GlassHouse “For Sale’ sign.