Bear Manor Oast is a substantial detached village house, situated in the heart of the sought after village of Shipbourne, with a delightful position adjoining The Green. This family home is believed to date from the mid-1960s, constructed by WH Colt in the iconic Colt timber frame style, and offers spacious and well-presented accommodation arranged over two floors, together with a detached single roundel oast providing ancillary accommodation and delightful southerly gardens with direct access to the Green, and is well located for local towns, road and rail links.

Reception rooms comprise a dual aspect sitting room with an attractive fireplace and double doors leading to the light and bright garden room providing views over and access to the delightful gardens, a well-proportioned dining room which could be used for a variety of uses, and a study which has double doors to the sitting room. The dining room and study both enjoy garden views.

The generous kitchen/breakfast/family room benefits from direct access to the garden. The kitchen is fitted with wall and base units and a peninsular island with breakfast bar, all in a modern farmhouse style with an integral single oven and a 2 oven LPG gas Aga. There is also space for a dishwasher and a door leads to a useful pantry cupboard.

A utility room with outside access and a cloakroom complete the ground floor accommodation.

A turned staircase rises to the first floor and the principal bedroom suite comprising a walk through lobby/dressing area with fitted cupboards, a bedroom with an outlook to the garden and an en suite shower room.

There are five further bedrooms, one with en suite facilities, four with fitted cupboards and two bedrooms which are adjoining but could be separated if needed. A family bathroom, separate W.C. , linen cupboard and luggage room complete the first floor.

Bear Manor Oast is approached via a gated entrance over a generous driveway, providing parking for several cars and which leads to the detached double garage and in turn continues round to the front of the house. The driveway is flanked by areas of lawn and established shrub and flowering borders, together with a greenhouse.

The charming, established gardens are a delightful feature, wrapping around the house and providing a lovely backdrop, carefully planted to provide year round interest. Expanses of lawn are complemented by an abundance of planting, colourful shrubs and herbaceous borders as well as some cob nut trees and a kitchen garden. A south facing terrace adjoins the house, ideal for al fresco entertaining and a gate leads directly on to the village green.

A charming detached single roundel oast house provides ancillary accommodation and comprises an open plan living room with fitted base units with sink, a shower room and a spiral staircase leads to a first floor bedroom. This versatile space is ideal for multi-generational living/au pair annexe, and is currently available as a holiday let.

There are two substantial workshops and a summer house. In total the plot amounts to approximately 0.42 of an acre.

Agents Note: the photographs were taken in April 2023.

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