The Ridgeways is situated in the very desirable village of Shenstone amidst Worcestershire countryside.

It is a very appealing family home, considered to be one of the oldest properties in the village. The original part of the property includes a significant cruck timber frame. The present vendors have lived at the property for around 45 years and have undertaken several extensions.

The property briefly comprises reception hall, downstairs cloakroom, attractive bright dual aspect sitting room with a timbered ceiling and open brick fireplace. There is a separate study with open brick fireplace and dining room with timber frame and book shelving directly to the kitchen.

The kitchen features a range of wall and floor mounted cabinets and oil fired twin plate twin oven Aga. Lying off this is a utility room with range of cupboards, sink unit and plumbing for washing machine.

The lower ground floor has a cellar with power points and electric light, brick built bar.

A timber staircase off the inner hallway gives rise to the first floor landing with part exposed cruck frame. There are four bedrooms (three doubles) and several with masked fireplaces. The principal shower room has a large recently refitted walk-in shower with Triton shower unit. There is a separate shower room with tiled shower cubicle and Triton shower (presently not functioning).

Outside The Ridgeways is approached over a splendid long tree-lined gravel driveway with timber bar field gate and twin brick pillars. This terminates in a gravel parking area fronting the house and garage.

Detached single garage with power, lighting and up and over door.

The wonderful long mature gardens are an impressive feature of the house. They comprise of principally two shaped lawns with a wide variety of mature shrubs with shaped beds and

hedge fronting the lane, side gravel path, timber garden shed and meandering paved path with timber panel fencing and several fruit trees. On the western elevation of the house is a good sized enclosed kitchen garden with various beds with paths, side borders with plants and shrubs together with an aluminium framed greenhouse, timber garden shed and heather bed.

GUIDE PRICE: £495,000

AGENT: G HERBERT BANKS

CONTACT: 01299 896968