• A splendid former Victorian rectory +
• Set in delightful gardens and grounds of approximately 9 acres +
• A useful range of outbuildings +
• Found in a beautiful location in the Wye Valley +
• New private drainage system installed in 2022 +

A splendid former Victorian rectory set in delightful gardens and grounds of approximately 9 acres with a useful range of outbuildings and found in a beautiful location in the Wye Valley.

Description - Greystone House is a beautiful country residence set in approximately 9 acres of delightful gardens, grounds and level pasture.

Location - Winforton is found 6 miles from Hay-on-Wye, 8 miles from Kington and 15½ miles from Hereford.
Hay-on-Wye is a popular border market town, famous for its annual literary festival and a popular tourist destination. The town is found in the heart of the Wye Valley and on the edge of the Brecon Beacons National Park. Kington is also a popular market town offering local amenities and services along with a high school. The village of Eardisley is near by offers a public house with a post office, a village shop and a primary school.
Private educational institutions can be found at Hereford Cathedral School in Hereford or at Christ Collage in Brecon.
The Wye Valley area is known for its outstanding natural beauty and offers an abundance of outdoor activities including fishing, riding, walking and canoeing. Golfing opportunities are available at Rhosgoch Golf Club, Kington Golf Club and the Herefordshire Golf Club, Wormsley.

History - Greystone House was originally designed in 1861 by Thomas Nicholson, Diocesan Architect and surveyor, as a Rectory for the Reverend Thomas Kearsey Thomas. The diarist Francis Kilvert visited the property whilst attending a Harvest Festival in 1871. In 1931 the house was sold to Professor Thomas Merton, an eminent scientist and inventor who is credited as one of the team who created a black paint which rendered aircraft almost invisible by search light.

Accommodation - On entering the property through the front door into the entrance hallway there is a study immediately on the left-hand side with a window to the front and a fireplace.
The two principal reception rooms are of exceptional proportion with a fireplace and bay window in the sitting room and a window with a full length sash window leading out into the garden from the dining room and sitting rooms.
The kitchen has a door leading directly outside and is well equipped with drawer and cupboard storage, granite worksurfaces, an electric cooker and an oil-fired AGA. Throughout the ground floor there are further ancillary rooms with utility and wash areas and a useful workshop. On the first floor there are seven bedrooms with bedroom four having a wash hand basin and the master bedroom having a dressing room. There is a large family bathroom and a back staircase which leads down to the rear corridor. Overall, the property is presented in excellent order, having been a beautifully maintained and much-loved family home for the last 40 years and offers a wonderful opportunity for anyone seeking a glorious piece of Herefordshire.