Property Details: - Type: Barn conversion - Bedrooms: 2 - Bathrooms: 2
Agent: Fine & Country - Woodhouse Eaves Phone: 01509 428398
<p>South-facing and tucked away in a quiet courtyard within a particularly desirable conservation setting, the property opens into a stunning double-height living kitchen, featuring an exposed cruck from which the property takes its name. Rooflights and high-level glazing flood this impressive space with natural light, while carefully considered linear lighting highlights the original timbers after dark. <br/>The kitchen wraps around a central island and incorporates a generous dining area, with double doors opening directly onto the garden, creating an excellent indoor-outdoor space for entertaining during the warmer months. An integrated Bluetooth audio system further enhances the contemporary specification. <br/>Adjacent is a light and airy sitting room with a log burner. With its high vaulted ceiling, exposed historic timbers and architectural linear lighting, this provides a wonderfully cosy contrast to the dramatic open-plan living kitchen.<br/>Also on the ground floor is a cloakroom/WC and a large ground-floor bedroom with a luxurious en-suite bathroom, complete with a freestanding bath and separate double shower. <br/>On the first floor, an open mezzanine provides additional bedroom accommodation/home office, together with an en-suite shower room. <br/>Converted to an exceptional specification, with considerable attention to detail, the property combines period features with modern luxuries, including a sophisticated electric air-source heating system and wet underfloor heating. <br/>Outside, there is a fully landscaped rear garden, with an attractive backdrop of an old manor house, courtyard parking and a double garage with a separate utility room.</p><p></p><p><strong>Location</strong></p><p>Diseworth is a small, picturesque commuter village ideally situated close to its border with Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire. The property enjoys all the convenience of excellent road, rail and air links without compromising its tranquillity.<br/><br/>The Plough Inn is a popular village pub/restaurant. The nearby market towns of Castle Donington, Loughborough and Long Eaton offer an array of independent shops, cafes, bars and restaurants as well as larger supermarkets and a full range of amenities.<br/><br/>For those looking to commute, the property lies within commuting distance of Derby (14.5 miles) and Nottingham (14 miles), while the M1 (J23A) is within 5 minutes. Loughborough and Nottingham Train Stations offer services to London St Pancras taking approximately 1.5 hours.<br/><br/>East Midlands Airport is approximately five minutes away, providing exceptional convenience for travel while the property enjoys a peaceful village setting away from the main flight paths. Birmingham Airport is approximately an hour away.</p><p></p><p><strong>Distances</strong></p><p>Nottingham 14 miles / Leicester 19 miles / Derby 14.5 miles / Loughborough 7 miles / Castle Donington 3.5 miles / East Midlands Parkway 5.5 miles / A42 & M1 (J23A) 1.5 miles</p><p></p><p><strong>Ground Floor</strong></p><p>The property opens into an impressive open-plan living kitchen, creating a superb sociable space at the heart of the home. The magnificent original cruck frame rises through the double-height space, creating a spectacular architectural focal point.<br/><br/>The bespoke kitchen features a comprehensive range of cabinetry with integrated appliances, arranged around a central island, while the generous dining area benefits from double doors opening directly onto the garden. This creates a wonderful space for cooking, dining and entertaining, with an easy connection to the garden.<br/><br/>A striking inglenook fireplace houses a range-style cooker and provides a wonderful focal point to the kitchen.<br/><br/>Adjoining the kitchen is a stylish sitting room with a wonderful high vaulted ceiling and log-burning stove, creating a cosy yet impressive space for relaxing and entertaining. Exposed timbers and architectural linear lighting accentuate the height and character of the room.<br/><br/>Completing the ground floor is a generous double bedroom with a beautifully appointed en-suite bathroom, featuring a freestanding bath and separate double shower. A cloakroom/WC is also conveniently located on this level.</p><p></p><p><strong>First-Floor Mezzanine</strong></p><p>An oak staircase rises to an open first-floor mezzanine, providing versatile additional accommodation currently arranged as a bedroom/home office. The space comfortably accommodates both a sleeping and seating area. Fitted cupboards provides useful built-in storage, while an adjoining en-suite shower room completes this flexible space.</p><p></p><p><strong>Outside</strong></p><p>The property, one of three, is set back from the road approached via a shared courtyard, with two parking spaces. The front elevation enjoys a southerly aspect.<br/><br/>A double garage offers additional parking for two cars and storage, with a separate utility room having space for a washing machine, dryer and freezer and with generous loft storage above. <br/><br/>To the rear is an enclosed patio, framed by raised walled borders. This generous paved area provides an attractive space for outdoor dining, entertaining and relaxing. There is a lawned garden with an original stone feature wall creating an attractive focal point to the far end. A charming black rose-arch gate, with steps leading to gate access around to the front of the property, while the garden enjoys an attractive backdrop towards the old manor house.</p><p></p><p><strong>Double Garage</strong></p><p>Substantial double garage with individual electric, remote controlled, black roller doors and separate utility room.</p><p></p><p><strong>Services</strong></p><p>All mains’ services are connected. There is an Air Source Pump and underfloor heating (wet system) throughout the ground floor.</p>
