* Freehold
* 6 bedrooms
* 5 reception rooms
* 7 bathrooms
* 6. 60 acres
* Outbuildings
* Period
* Detached
* Fishing
* Garden
* Swimming Pool
* Village
* Waterside
* Private Parking
* Standalone secondary accommodation
Luddington Manor is an attractive Grade II listed property occupying a prime
position within the village. The Manor House has been listed as being of
Special Architectural Historic interest and sits within a Conservation Area.
The property dates in parts from the 16th or early 17th century and has fine
exposed wall and ceiling timbers dating from this period. The front of the
house is Georgian with south - facing Victorian bays, which, combined with sash
windows, make rooms bright and sunny. The property benefits from an extensive
programme of renovation and refurbishment undertaken by the current owners in
2017/2018.
The paddock to the rear is south - facing and terraced, possibly for Medieval or
Roman vineyards.
Once part of the Marquis of Hertford's Ragley Hall Estate, the property was
once occupied by the Hathaway family, who farmed at Shottery, relatives of
Anne Hathaway, wife of William Shakespeare.
The house has well - balanced, beautifully presented family accommodation,
including fine fireplaces, tiled, flag stone and timber floors and original
staircases. There are south - facing bay windows in the sitting room and dining
room, as well as French doors from the reception rooms, which provide access
to the gardens.
The family room located off the kitchen gives a further dimension to the
accommodation and gives access to the lovely vaulted indoor swimming pool,
with French doors to a delightful patio at the rear.
The kitchen/breakfast room has integrated appliances, painted units with
granite tops, an island unit, and four oven electric aga with a picture window
behind, enjoying views over the grounds.
The bedrooms are all of a generous size. The principal bedroom faces south and
has a large en suite bathroom with a copper and nickel bath, and separate
shower and a beautifully appointed dressing room. Bedroom two has a balcony
over the drawing room, and bedroom three has an en suite shower room. Family
bathroom and separate WC.
The accommodation on the second floor comprises of bedroom four with en suite
shower room, dressing room and sitting room.
The cottage, also beautifully presented, had housed visiting members of the
Royal Shakespeare Company for many years. Providing stylish self - contained
accommodation with a generous sitting room and principal bedroom suite, second
double bedroom, bathroom and a fully fitted kitchen.
Situated behind lias stone wall and wrought iron fence, with double wrought
iron gates to a gravel drive. The deep front garden is lawned with yew trees,
horse chestnut and a fine Cedar of Lebanon. The quaint garden folly building
houses a water tank for the pumped garden irrigation system served by a well.
The front garden has roses and herbaceous, shrub and bulb borders beneath the
lias stone garden wall. Roses, magnolia and wisteria adorn the front of the
house.
To the side of the house is a paved parking area and Coach House providing
garaging, side lawn with rose and shrub borders, walnut, fig and clematis.
Behind the house is an extensive, well - maintained lawn, fine flagstone and
gravel patio with roses, magnolia and crab apple. Aerated wildlife pond. Large
wooden garden store, mature fruit trees, south - facing terraced grassland
paddock beyond, with separate vehicle access from the lane.
Across the village lane is a further grass paddock with a rarely used footpath
across the corner, adjoining the churchyard. A willow and hawthorn bank slope
down to the river Avon, to which the property has frontage of about 70 yards
with riparian rights. The property is situated well above the floodplain.
Luddington is a pretty village on the banks of the River Avon, 3 miles west of
Stratford - upon - Avon. Facilities include a 19th - century church, a marina with a
17th - century lock, village green and village hall.
Stratford - upon - Avon is internationally renowned for its Shakespearean heritage
and theatres and also provides excellent shopping and recreational facilities,
including a superb array of restaurants, shops, bars and dining pubs. The
River Avon and the canal offer boating opportunities, and a footpath connects
Luddington directly with Stratford - upon - Avon along the banks of the river.
The area has a wide selection of state, private and grammar schools, including
The Croft Prep School, King Edward's Grammar School for Boys and Stratford -
upon - Avon Grammar School for Girls, Alcester Grammar School; Warwick Prep and
Public Schools and King's High School for Girls in Warwick, Kingsley School
for Girls and Arnold Lodge School in Leamington Spa.
Golf is at Welford - on - Avon, The Welcombe at Stratford - upon - Avon and The
Warwickshire at Leek Wootton.
Horse racing can be enjoyed at Stratford - upon - Avon, Warwick and Cheltenham.

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