Bell Hill, Hook Norton, OX15

SET AT THE HEART OF THE VILLAGE THIS DELIGHTFUL IRONSTONE CHARACTER HOME (CIRCA. 1700'S) WITH SEPARATE BARN/COTTAGE DWELLING BENEFITS FROM LARGE MATURE GARDENS & IS CONVENIENTLY SITUATED WITHIN A SHORT WALK OF ALL FACILITIES.  

Vale Cottage and Vale Barn (Vendor's description) 

Coming to the market for the first time in over 45 years is this lovingly restored and extended family home. Vale Cottage is located in the heart of Hook Norton at the bottom of Bell Hill, overlooking the green and the Rop Brook. A hundred metre walk takes you to the High Street, Village Shop, The Sun Inn, St Peter’s Church, the library, or onto local footpaths into the surrounding countryside. 

Behind the attractive but modest frontage lies a three - four-bedroom cottage set in a third of an acre of landscaped gardens with a self-contained barn conversion that over the years has been used in a variety of ways including, rental, office and guest annexe. 

At a glance 

Inside

Entrance hall leading to downstairs toilet/utility and inner hall.

Front living room with fireplace.

Back living/family room with fireplace; leading into:

Open plan kitchen and dining area with bi-fold doors to the gardens

First floor: 

Three/ Four bedrooms (one en-suite).

Family bathroom 

Outside:

Vale Barn: comprising large living area with kitchen facilities and a bedroom and shower-room above. 

The gardens of approximately a third of an acre (unmeasured) are quiet and secluded. The area between house and barn is laid to pavers and stone slabs - a large area ideal for entertaining. A south facing pergola with tiled floor offers the perfect location for al fresco eating with views over the lawn which is edged on one side by mature borders and on the other, a raised bed currently used for growing vegetables. Walk down through the archway (or under the willow tree with the tree house) to reach a second lawn with a summer house overlooking a large pond complete with water feature and viewing platform (the best spot to catch the last rays of the evening sun). A greenhouse for the keen gardener and two garden sheds offer good storage for equipment. 

The gardens can be accessed via the driveway to the side of the Old Bakery and Bakery Cottage and through the double gates by Vale Barn as detailed in the property deeds; 

‘The free and uninterrupted right of way for the purchasers and their assigns and their servants or agents and all other persons for the benefit and enjoyment of the property hereby conveyed with or without horses or other animals, carts, carriages and other vehicles at all times whether by night or day to pass and repass over and along the pieces of land leading from the back of the property hereby conveyed to the public street in Hook Norton…’

Hook Norton is an exceptionally popular village situated within picturesque rolling countryside having a wide range of facilities: well stocked shop, school, doctors & dentists surgery, Hook Norton Brewery & restaurant, several public houses, bus service, London Marylebone rail connection (at Banbury), more extensive shopping/cultural facilities at nearby Chipping Norton & Soho Farmhouse circa. 6.3 miles.