Mill CottageCANON FROME

Mill CottageCANON FROME • HR8 2TD

A five bedroom house with three self contained cottages in an idyllic riverside location

Drawing room • Dining room • Sitting room • Kitchen/breakfast room • Study • Utility

Five bedrooms • Three bathrooms

Landscaped gardens

3 self contained cottages

In all about 4 acres

Ledbury 7 miles • Malvern 11 miles • Hereford 11 miles • M50 (Junction 2) 12 miles

(All distances are approximate)

These particulars are intended only as a guide and must not be relied upon as statements of fact. Your attention is drawn to the Important Notice on the last page of the text.

Situation• Cannon Frome is a small rural hamlet situated between

Ledbury and Hereford. The nearby village of Ashperton

has a well regarded primary school and there is a shop

and petrol station at Newtown Cross. Slightly further

afield is the historic market town of Ledbury, famous

for its half-timbered buildings and medieval Market

Hall. Facilities there include a thriving high street with

a wide range of independent retailers, primary and

secondary schools, supermarket, library, swimming

pool, doctors’ surgeries and a train station.

• The Malvern Hills, An Area of Outstanding Natural

Beauty are the dominant feature of the landscape.

Malvern is also a renowned cultural centre with

an excellent theatre and cinema, as well as good

shopping facilities. A Waitrose superstore is in the

town centre and there are a wide range of independent

retailers on a busy high street.

• More comprehensive facilities can be found in the

Cathedral city of Worcester, which caters for most

needs. There are extensive shopping and recreational

facilities including Premiership rugby, County cricket

and horse racing on the banks of the River Severn.

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• There is excellent schooling from both the private and

state sectors nearby including The Elms and The Downs

preparatory schools in Colwall, Hereford Cathedral School,

The Royal Grammar School and The Kings School in

Worcester as well as the renowned Malvern colleges.

• Trains run from Ledbury station direct to London Paddington

and Birmingham. Motorway access is via junction 2 of the

M50 about 12 miles away.

For sale freehold • Originally two cottages and believed to date from the 17th

century, Mill Cottage has been extended and remodelled

by the current owner and occupies a tranquil riverside

location in a beautiful part of Herefordshire. As well as the

main house there are 3 other buildings providing ancillary

accommodation with considerable potential for holiday lets.

It is for sale for the first time in 33 years.

• Mill Cottage itself lies in the centre of the extensive grounds,

and has lovely views over the gardens. There is a large pond

at the front of the house and a smaller garden pond at the

rear. French doors open from the garden room to a sheltered

flagstone terrace at the rear. On the ground floor the kitchen/

breakfast room with aga links to the garden room. There are

also three reception rooms and a study. The first floor master

suite has an ensuite bathroom and south facing balcony with

views over the garden and surrounding countryside. Four

further bedrooms and three more bathrooms complete the

accomodation.

• The “Swiss Cottage” on the banks of the River Frome has

a wrap-around balcony affording direct views over the river

and weir. The two-storey building was built in 1838 and was

refurbished by the current owner. It provides a bedroom and

bathroom on the ground floor and a kitchen and living room

with access to the balcony on the first floor.

• “Lime Cottage” is at the top of the drive near to the entrance

to Mill Cottage. It is a single storey detached former lime

store, now self contained one bedroom accommodation with

glorious views from the wooden decked balcony.

• The “Engine House” is located at rear of the property and is

set in a secluded position close to the woodland area, with

delightful views towards the river and offers scope for use as

a bed-sit, studio or games room.

Gardens and grounds• The landscaped gardens are a feature of the property and

extend to nearly 4 acres. There are shrub borders, large

lawns, pools and a mill race as well as The River Frome

running through the grounds with several bridges across it.

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• The grounds contain numerous varieties of mature specimen

trees including a fine Metasequoia, a rare deciduous conifer.

• The woodland and riverbanks are home to a wide of variety of

nesting birds including resident kingfishers. The river teams

with fish, which attract otters, and salmon can be seen leaping

the weir in the autumn.

• The house is approached via a gravel driveway to a turning and

parking area for several vehicles in front of the carport. There is

a garage/machinery store and a small paddock.

ServicesMains electricity, private water supply from Canon Frome Court,

private drainage via septic tank, Oil fied central heating boiler.

Electric Aga.

Local AuthorityHerefordshire Council: 01432 261000

Council Tax Band: G £2930.10 for 2018/19

Directions (HR8 2TD)From Worcester/M5 take the A4103 Hereford Road. At Newtown

Cross turn left on the A417 signed Gloucester. Continue through

Stretton Grandison and after crossing the river, turn left at

Blacklands garage signed Canon Frome.

At the far end of the village follow the road to the left passing

Rochester House on the right. The driveway to Mill Cottage is on

the left.

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Area : 3.87 acres (1.57 ha)

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This plan is for guidance only and must not be relied upon as a

statement of fact. Attention is drawn to the Important Notice on

the last page of the text of the Particulars

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