The Paddocks, Thorpe Satchville, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, LE14

The property
The Barn is an attractive red brick and part-black-and-white timbered family home offering almost 2,300 sq. ft. of sensitively modernised accommodation arranged over two floors. The ground floor accommodation flows from a welcoming entrance hall with useful cloakroom and includes a large sitting room with feature exposed brick chimney breast with a gas fire and French doors opening to both the front and rear terraces, as well as a generous dining room. There is also a spacious kitchen/breakfast room with a range of contemporary wall and base units including a generous central breakfast bar, wooden worktops, modern integrated appliances and a seating area. A neighbouring fitted utility room and a well- roportioned study complete the ground floor facilities.

The first floor has a spacious vaulted principal bedroom with modern en suite cloakroom, four additional bedrooms, all with timber-clad ceilings, a spacious contemporary family bathroom with freestanding bath and separate walk-in shower and a modern family shower room.

Outside
Having plenty of kerb appeal, the property is approached over a gravelled driveway offering private parking for multiple vehicles and giving access to the double garage, flanked by an area of level lawn bordered by mature shrubs and a raised sun terrace offering far-reaching views over the property's stabling, paddocks and surrounding countryside. The low-maintenance communal rear garden is gravelled and paved and features a parterre garden with mature topiary and shrubs and a generous private paved terrace, ideal for entertaining and al fresco dining. Double five-bar gates opposite the driveway open to a further gravelled seating and parking area, giving access to a timber stable block with three loose boxes, a store and hardstanding and to 2.6 acres of stock- enced paddocks, the whole enjoying panoramic views over surrounding countryside.

Location
Located between Melton Mowbray and Leicester, the picturesque hilltop village of Thorpe Satchville has a church, village hall, garage and is situated on The Leicestershire Round trail, ideal for walking, cycling and riding. Neighbouring Ashby Folville, just a 1.5 mile walk away down a gated road, has an excellent pub, The Carington Arms, and nearby Twyford has two churches, a village hall, tearoom, public house and recreation ground, with more extensive facilities available in nearby Great Dalby, Melton Mowbray, Leicester and Market Harborough. Communications links are excellent: the nearby A47 and M1 link to the national motorway network, Melton Mowbray station offers regular services to major regional centres and to central London and East Midlands Airport offers a good selection of domestic and international flights.

The area offers a wide range of independent schools including Ratcliffe College, Brooke Priory, Oakham, Jameah Boys and Girls Academies, Leicester Prep, Leicester High School for Girls, Leicester Grammar, St. Crispin's and Uppingham.

Directions
From Strutt & Parker's Market Harborough office head to High Street (A4304), continue onto Leicester Road (B6047) and follow this road for 10.3 miles. Turn right onto A47, turn immediately left onto Melton Road/Tilton Road to re-join B6047 and, after 6.6 miles as you enter the village of Thorpe Satchville, take the first right hand turn and the property can be found on the left.

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