5 bedroom detached house for sale

The White Lodge is a wonderfully charming Grade II Listed detached home, nestled in the heart of the popular Rutland village of Whissendine. The property offers a wealth of charming features throughout, including high ceilings, flagstone flooring and Georgian sash windows. The well-presented accommodation comprises an entrance hallway, dual-aspect sitting room with open fireplace, family room with wood burning stove, home office, oak-panelled dining room, farmhouse style kitchen with centre island, with a traditional walk-in pantry, utility room and a rear hallway with cloakroom. The first floor offers five well-proportioned double bedrooms, the master of which benefits from an ensuite and the further four are serviced by a main family bathroom and a separate shower room. The second floor gives access to four further rooms which have previously been used as bedrooms, but could lend themselves to multiple uses including studio / hobby room / games room. Externally, the property is approached by iron double gates which lead onto a cobbled courtyard giving off-road parking, with electric vehicle charge point fitted, and original coach house which now gives double garaging and workshop. The well-maintained gardens offer a front lawned area and rear raised terrace for outdoor seating, with a spacious further garden and spinney area adjacent to the property. Whissendine is a well-regarded Rutland village, situated approximately 5 miles from the popular market towns of Oakham and 6.5 miles from Melton Mowbray. Within the village there is a popular public house, a church, primary school rated Outstanding by Ofsted and a village shop and Post Office with café next door. In addition, there is a sports complex with playing fields and cricket ground just on the outskirts of the village. Whissendine is a great location for commuters with British Rail terminals at Oakham, Melton Mowbray and Grantham. There are also regular bus services through the village to the local towns and villages.