**An Exquisite Period House **Stylish Interior **Beautifully Landscaped Gardens **Heated Swimming Pool **Four Reception Rooms **Conservatory **Living Kitchen **Four Double Bedrooms **Three Bathrooms **Garage, Parking, Courtyard **Studio & Insulated Cabin
General - An exquisite period house with stylish interior set in beautifully landscaped gardens with heated swimming pool. The Old Forge is a wonderful village house that has been upgraded and improved with considerable style by the present owners. The gardens are an outstanding feature of the property. There is a terrace with heated swimming pool, sweeping lawns, a beautiful formal garden and insulated cabin. Immediately adjoining the house there is a sheltered courtyard with a guest bedroom or home office used by the current owners as a treatment room. The accommodation briefly comprises on the ground floor, an elegant sitting room, dining room, snug, bespoke kitchen and individually designed conservatory. On the first floor there is a sumptuous master bedroom suite and three further double bedrooms one of which has an en suite and a family bathroom.
Location - Congerstone is widely considered to be one of the most desirable villages to live in West Leicestershire. There is a well respected primary school, restaurant/public house and pleasant walks along the Ashby canal. The historic town of Market Bosworth lies to the south where there is a choice of private and state schooling together with an interesting range of shops and restaurants. In Ashby de la Zouch to the North there is a more comprehensive range of amenities. The property is well located for access to the M42 and M1 and consequently Birmingham, Leicester and Coventry are all commutable.
The House - The accommodation is arranged over two floors as follows. Double doors open into the entrance porch.
Entrance Porch - A further set of double doors opens into the reception hall.
Entrance Hall - Stairs rise to the first floor and door to the dining room.
Dining Room - 4.27m x 3.45m (14' x 11'4\") - A charming room with heavily beamed ceiling and oak boarded floor. The walls are part panelled, there is an impressive traditional cast iron fireplace and oak built corner cabinet. Double doors open into a snug and there is a further door to the sitting room.
Sitting Room - 7.21m x 3.81m (23'8\" x 12'6\") - A beautiful elegant room with wood burning stove. There are exposed wall timbers, an oak boarded floor, French doors opening into the courtyard and central heating radiators. Opening into the library
Library - 3.81m x 2.49m (12'6\" x 8'2\") - A lovely quiet retreat with bookshelving and oak boarded floor.
Snug - 5.49m x 2.46m ext to 3.02m (18' x 8'1\" ext to 9'11 - There is an ornamental cast iron fire surround with wood burning stove, central heating radiator, French doors to the conservatory.
Breakfast Kitchen - 6.88m x 3.68m red to 2.97m' (22'7\" x 12'1\" red to - The kitchen area has been fitted with a beautiful range of bespoke oak fronted base and wall units cabinets by \"Peartree of Hinckley\". There is an electric three oven Aga with extractor over and high end integrated appliances include a \"Fisher Paykal\" two drawer dishwasher, separate full height fridge and freezer both by \"Miele\