Yarpole is a most attractive north Herefordshire village with community run shop & post office, pub/restaurant, village hall, Church and a thriving local community. The larger town of Leominster, abut 5 miles distant, offers a good range of shopping, recreational and educational facilities whilst the well known olde worlde town of Ludlow lies about 8 miles away.

This unique character half timbered cottage with its centrally heated 3-Bedroomed accommodation and delightful gardens also offers wonderful equestrian facility with pasture paddock to give a total of over 3 ACRES, excellent 3-Box Stabling with Hay Barn & Tack Room and the lovely adjoining countryside to include the National Trust Bircher Common offers wonderful outriding opportunities with the village road crossing just one main road to access the Common within half a mile.

The whole is more particularly described as follows:-

Ground Floor
Entrance Porch over a half glazed door leading into
Dining Hall 3.51m(11’6’‘) x 3.91m(12’10’‘) with double glazed leaded effect window to the front and some lovely
exposed beams, tiled flooring, radiator, power points and telephone point, understairs area with space for a washing machine, fitted wall lights and door off to..

Cloakroom with low flush w.c., pedestal wash handbasin, wall light and useful shelving plus a radiator.

Stable type door through to character

Living Room 4.88m(16’0’‘) x 4.85m(15’11’‘) with again a wealth of exposed timbering and a stunning brick fireplace in an Inglenook style with a flagged hearth and a fitted Villager woodburning stove. There are windows to front and rear and also a back door giving external access. A radiator is fitted together with wall lighting, power points and T.V. aerial point. Half timbered features include exposed wattle panels.

Kitchen/breakfast Room 4.95m(16’3’‘) x 3.71m(12’2’‘) with a stable type door with PORCH over leading to the outside and windows to 3 elevations in addition. An Inglenook fireplace in stone with timbered lintel houses and Esse oil fired cooker which also heats the radiators and hot water. A range of Limed Oak fronted units incorporate an inset 1½ bowl sink with single drainer, an electric 4-ring hob and has space for dishwasher and fridge with tiled work surfaces and a glass-fronted cupboard. Again there is ceramic tiled flooring, wall spotlighting, ample power points and a wealth of imbered features.

From the dining hall, a staircase winds up via a HALF LANDING again with timbered features, to the

First Floor

Landing with access to roof space, ceiling light, power point and doors off to:

Bedroom 1 3.78m(12’5’‘) x 4.83m(15’10’‘) (max. beneath sloping eaves), with windows to 2 elevations, an outlook to the garden, again half timbered features are abundant, there is curtain-fronted wardrobe area which incorporates the hot water cylinder/airing area, fitted radiator, ceiling lighting and power points.

Bedroom 2 3.86m(12’8’‘) x 2.26m(7’5’‘) with window to the front, timbered features, radiator, power point and ceiling light.

Bathroom with suite in White comprising panelled bath (h&c) with shower over, pedestal wash basin and low flush w.c. There is a radiator, wall mounted electric heater, ceiling light and a useful curtain-fronted store.

Bedroom 3 4.72m(15’6’‘) x 2.44m(8’0’‘) approached by a 2nd staircase off the living room and effectively forms a gallery over, again with half timbered features, it has windows to 2 elevations, vaulted ceiling, power points and ceiling lighting.

Outside

This unique property is set in the centre of the lovely rural village of Yarpole yet has over 3 Acres of its own land and equestrian facilities to take full advantage of the wonderful outriding that this location offers.

There is a pair of recessed double opening gates giving vehicular access in across the frontage of the property to the STABLING AREA off to the one side, whilst to the rear is a further vehicular access and parking hardstanding and an OPEN FRONTED CAR PORT/STORE.

Lawned gardens with floral borders and shrubs front the property and extend away to the side towards the stabling area with again lawns and lovely mature tree and shrubs.

A hardstanding adjacent to the stables has ample room for horse box, etc. and a row of 3 WOODEN LOOSE BOXES of about 12’ x 12’ have a canopy with concrete apron, lighting and are complemented on the opposite side by a similarly
constructed HAY STORE and TACK ROOM with the tack room being about 12’ x 6’ and the hay store about 12’ x 23’.

There is a further wooden STORAGE SHED/WORKSHOP adjacent and from here opens up the PADDOCK AREA which is sub-divided by posts and rails and electric fencing tape.

Services:
Mains Electricity, Water & Drainage. Oil fired heating to radiators where listed.

Telephone (subject to British Telecom regulations).

Outgoings:

Council Tax Band: B
Amount Payable (2009/2010) £1,122.81

Local Authority:
The Herefordshire Council – 01432 260000