A Unique Oak-Framed House Set in the Glorious Malvern Hills. Entrance Porch - Reception Hall - Chapel-Style Kitchen / Dining / Living Space - Living Room - Garden Room - Utility Room - Wet Room / Cool Room - Master Bedroom with En-Suite and Dressing Room - 3 Further Bedrooms - 1 En-Suite - Jacuzzi Bath / Shower Room - Study Corner - Garden - Decked Area - Integral Double Garage - Gravelled Forecourt - Far-Reaching Rural Views.

Bywood is located on a small lane that climbs the last slopes of the Malvern Hills. The house falls within an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. One of only 3 homes on the private lane, and the highest placed, this property is surrounded by wooded hillsides and sloping meadows, and benefits from stunning views towards the spire of Storridge Church and across the valley to the distant Clee Hill . The historic spa town of Malvern is just 2 miles away. Malvern has much to offer residents and visitors alike. The imposing priory dates back some 900 years, the town has many buildings of architectural interest, and recent years have seen a huge increase in the town's shopping and sports facilities. Malvern has a library, museum, many schools of repute, and a theatre complex that attracts both West End and international performances. The town enjoys a very rich and well-established arts/music life thanks to its historic links with George Bernard Shaw and Edward Elgar. There are a good choice of restaurants and pubs in and around Malvern. The town has 2 railway stations, both on a direct line to London Paddington and Birmingham. The cathedral cities of Worcester, Hereford, and Gloucester are within easy reach, Worcester being the nearest, just 7 miles away. Nearest motorway is Junction 7 M5, 8 miles away.

Bywood is a detached, bespoke, oak-framed home constructed some 5 years ago by Oakwrights of Hereford. Expertly designed to maximise the impact of its hillside location. Throughout the property is a wealth of exposed timbers and oak frames. The flooring throughout the property is 8" oak floor boards, with the exception of the kitchen and utility room, which have an unusual feature floor of pegged oak frame with terracotta tile inserts. Leading off the entrance hall is the stunning chapel-style kitchen/ dining/ living room. The Country cream shaker-style kitchen provides a variety of units including granite work surfaces, larder cupboard, a central island providing a breakfast bar, integrated dish washer, ceramic sink and a cream and black oil fired Aga. The kitchen and dinning area benefits from a window overlooking the flint gravelled forecourt. A large oak-framed door leads into the garden room which has oak framed windows to both sides, and French windows leading out to the decking terrace which extends around to the property to French windows leading out from the living area and, steps down onto the lawn. From the kitchen a few steps lead down into the sitting room. The inglenook style fireplace, built from reclaimed oak and brick, is equipped with a Villager multi-fuel burner on a terracotta tiled hearth. An oak beam and exposed joists cross the ceiling of the room, while French windows lead onto a flag-stoned terrace outside. At the other end of the kitchen/dining/living room a door leads into the utility room, complete with window overlooking the adjoining meadow, an airing cupboard, and country cream storage cupboard under a solid oak worktop. There is ample room here for a washing machine and tumble drier. The back door leads onto a flint gravelled side terrace area and footpath around to the front of the property. A door also leads into the wet room, currently de-commissioned and used as a larder/cool room. Next to the wet room is a door into the integral, large single garage. The garage is equipped with lighting, power points and a window overlooking the meadow next to the property. The concrete floor has been fitted with skirting and the gabled loft area has been boarded, equipped with a roof light, and is accessed via a loft ladder. The garage doors open onto the horseshoe-shaped forecourt. Placed at mezzanine level above the lower ground floor sitting room is the stunning master bedroom with a vaulted ceiling. A huge feature window ensures that plenty of afternoon light streams into the room. An additional dormer window overlooks the garden room. The en-suite shower room with exposed oak purlin, a mains shower cubicle, and heated towel rail. Opposite the en-suite shower room, on the other side of the inner hallway, is a useful dressing room with rails and a central heating radiator. The galleried landing has a mansard ceiling, recessed halogen ceiling lights, and light oak balustrade provides a valuable study corner. A door leads into the first floor bedroom. The bedroom has a mansard roof, inset halogen ceiling lights, and dormer window overlooking the forecourt. The en-suite bathroom features the exposed timbers of the property's gable end, and a wonderful porthole window that has views towards West Malvern. Returning to the entrance hall, doors lead to the additional ground floor accommodation and bathroom. Bedroom 3 is light and spacious has windows on two sides, and recessed halogen ceiling lights. Bedroom 4 is full of character and has oak posts from the staircase above. The bathroom has been equipped with an asymmetric Jacuzzi bath with overhead mains shower, and features a wall laid entirely to a single mirror and a heated towel rail.

Flint gravelled forecourt with high walled beds planted with an attractive mix of mature trees, numerous fruit trees, and shrubs all edged with trellis fencing. Decking terrace outside the garden room and kitchen/dining/living room. Flagstone terrace outside the lower ground floor sitting room. Gently sloping and easily maintained garden laid for the most part to lawn, with another lawn section to the far side of the property. Coach lamps around the property for ambient/security lighting. Two Outside taps and electric points.

Council Tax Band G: Herefordshire Council.
Under-floor heating on ground floor level.
Septic tank drainage.
Mains water - metered.
Oil-fired central heating.
Broadband connection.
Full plumbing is in place in the de-commissioned wet room for shower, hand basin and WC.

From the offices of Hayes, proceed to the Top Cross in the town centre, turn left and continue straight through the town centre. At the end of the town take the right hand lane and continue on underneath the railway bridge following signs for Bromyard and Cradley on the B4214. After about 4 miles turn right along the B4220 towards Cradley. Reaching Cradley proceed straight through the village until reaching the main A4103 Worcester to Hereford road. Turn right here and continue for about 3 miles until reaching a right hand turn onto the B4219. After 80 yards, the lane to Bywood is on your right hand side. The property is the last house, on the right.
If you are coming from the M5 south, exit the motorway at junction 7, third exit at the roundabout, first exit at the roundabout, take the second exit onto the A4440, second exit at the roundabout, second exit at the roundabout, second exit at the next roundabout, first exit at the roundabout, second exit at the roundabout, turn left onto the B4219 (see above). Viewing
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