Main Street Gumley, Market Harborough Guide Price £550,000

Situated in the historic village of Gumley, which has a Church, village hall, pub and is surrounded by beautiful rolling countryside. Nearby is the market town of Market Harborough with a range of everyday facilities, including banks, supermarkets, theatre, leisure centre, doctors, hospital, etc. Nearby is the famous Foxton Locks Inclined plain on the Grand Union Canal. The arm from the foot of the Locks terminates in Market Harborough basin. The entire nationwide canal system is accessible from here. Sporting and recreational activities are also well catered for in the area. Gumley Cricket Club is located just outside the village. Golf is at Market Harborough, North Kilworth and Leicester. Water sports, including sailing, fishing one mile away at Saddington Reservoir, Rutland Water, near Oakham, Northampton Sailing Club just outside Brixworth and fishing on Eyebrook Reservoir near Uppingham.

The nearby village of Foxton has a Primary School and Secondary School options locally are in Market Harborough are Welland Park Academy and Robert Smyth Academy, or in Kibworth, Kibworth Mead Academy. There is a wide selection of state and independent schooling in the area including the preparatory school at Stoneygate (Great Glen) and private secondary schooling options at Leicester Grammar School (Great Glen) and Leicester High School.

Transportation links are excellent, with Market Harborough train station being within easy driving distance, providing a regular service to London St. Pancras from 55 minutes. The M1 and M6 are a short distance away, giving access to London as well as Birmingham and East Midlands airports.

The lime stone floored hallway opens to the high quality newly fully fitted kitchen with breakfasting area, and on into the utility/laundry room. The two sizable reception rooms both have the stunning views to the church and French doors leading out to the gardens. The slightly smaller room has the limestone floor & is used a delightful dining room. Double doors lead to the sitting room with further doors leading to a small enclosed patio, a log burning stove within and attractive fireplace and impressive wooden flooring. All absolutely immaculately presented.

The first floor landing has exposed floor boarding which runs through to the three bedrooms. There is a useful large storage cupboard off the landing, and a potential study area. The Master bedroom has fabulous views from the window which is set within a brick arch, a stunning newly fitted ensuite shower room., and dressing area. The second double bedroom also has the stunning views and eves storage. The third bedroom is currently used as a home office/occasional bedroom. The family bathroom has been reconfigured to now provide a superb four piece suite with free standing bath, separate shower unit, w.c. and basin set over a useful vanity unit.

These stunning gardens have just been fully landscaped and now provide wonderful decked, paved and gravelled areas from which to sit to soak up the sun and the priceless views to the church with its surrounding trees and grassland. The newly created flower & shrub beds, along with a water feature are highly attractive and stylish, whilst a large wooden shed provides a good amount of storage. To the front of the property the driveway allows parking for two cars.

Oil fired central heating. Log burning stove in sitting room. Mains water, drainage and electricity.

Freehold

Harborough District Council

Band E

Rated E

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