4 Bed House, Single Let, Presteigne, LD8 2RE £550,000

Outside
The gravel and cobbled courtyard provides access to both wings of the property, giving plenty of parking for visitors. The old horse-washing area in the undeveloped wing serves today as a garage.The unoccupied wing retains vestiges of its use as a laundry and drying/ironing room upstairs and as a tack room/manager's office downstairs when it was part of the original Harpton Court. The current owners made sure that the wing was re-roofed with its original slates and made water-tight by heritage builders, with permission for a possible conversion into a living space accessible from the principal bedroom in the main house. This space is currently used for storage.

The Gardens
The gardens lie to the south of the house and are a joy to behold, with establised trees, shrubs and a series of well stocked beds visible from the kitchen, reception room and upper bedrooms. An attractive stone patio provides space for outside entertainment and relaxation in good weather. The stone pavement continues alongside the main lawn to pass beneath a charming wooden pergola with its summer flower basket and climbers. A gravelled path then leads between the lawn and a protective bank to the charming wooden pergola with its flower baskets and climbers. The bank boasts an ancient mulberry tree which continues to fruit each year along with a number of apple trees in the orchard.

The property also has a 'ha ha' which allows unrestricted views of the parklands and surrounding hills of the old Harpton Court estate. This had to be fenced to ensure that it is dog and stock-proof. The parklands, still called 'The Parks', are put to sheep for grazing at certain times of the year. On the other side of the bank is a tennis-court sized area, currently used for regular bonfires of garden waste.
The kitchen garden at the end of the house has stone walls on three sides and a modern greenhouse with four vegetable plots. As with the rest of the garden, there are many flowers, including roses, along the stone wall.

Location
Harpton Stables can be accessed via the A44 between Old and New Radnor. The nearest local shop is in New Radnor (about 3 miles away).
Despite its rural setting, the house is well served by a range of local amenities in neighbouring small towns, such as Kington (5 miles) which is on Offa's Dyke Path and has a national reputation as a walking centre, Presteigne (7.3 miles) which is known for its cultural events and the Victoria spa town of Llandrindod Wells (17 miles). These towns have GP surgeries, junior schools, post offices, small supermarkets, DIY centres and a variety of independent shops including butchers and greengrocers, there are a number of pubs and other places to eat and the main hotel in Kington also has a Spa with pool and gymnasium.