House, Traitors Ford Lane, Sibford Gower, Banbury, Oxfordshire

Lower Atchill Farm is a wonderful country house set in the North Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The highest standard of quality runs throughout the house which has been remodelled with great imagination and flair by the current owners, effectively combining the character of the original building, with sensitive, contemporary design and the use of natural materials.

Under floor heating; state of the art kitchen and bathrooms; a mood lighting system and extensive use of stone, oak and glass all combine to provide and create a light spacious and unique family home.

Modern detailing includes self cleaning glass in all the windows; single key lock in all the external doors throughout the property; six heating zones all with individual mobile thermostats, mood lighting system in all the principal reception rooms; wiring installed for Bang & Olufsen sound system in the kitchen, breakfast room, barn and surround sound multimedia in the drawing room.

The main house is accessed by a semi glazed door under a porch to the reception hall with stairs rising to the first floor; honey-coloured limestone flooring and a modern downstairs cloakroom running off with carved stone basin. A door opens to a study/sitting room with views down the drive and access to the laundry room and boiler/plant room.

From the reception hall, the limestone flooring continues through to the dining room, with exposed ceiling timbers and an open fireplace. The kitchen/breakfast room is of green oak A-frame construction and features a quality German fitted kitchen centred around a work island housing the wine fridge, dishwasher and underslung sink. There are Caeserstone work surfaces throughout both kitchen and utility/pantry. Double doors open to the rear garden and flower meadow. Integrated Miele appliances include dual oven/microwave; extra large oven with induction hob; built-in coffee machine and low level dual temperature wine fridge. There is space and plumbing for an American style fridge freezer. To the rear, is a utility/pantry room with a stable door opening to the rear parking area and a second cloakroom.

The Barn/Family room forms the central part of the property - ideal for entertaining. Part of the room is open to the high eaves with large green oak barn doors opening to the front and rear gardens enjoying lovely country side views. To one end is a sitting area with insert open fireplace built in to the exposed stone wall. Bespoke green oak stairs with glass panel balustrade, rise to the mezzanine study area with views to the outside. From here, there is access to bedrooms 4 and 5 both with modern en-suite bath/shower rooms - ideal for guests or teenage accommodation.

Double doors from the Barn/Family room open to a comfortable drawing room with raised insert open fireplace with log store behind. An attractive panelled wall to one end has integral cupboards which provide hidden space for a large flat screen TV. French doors to the parterre garden.

From the reception hall, stairs rise to the Principal suite; family bathroom and two further bedrooms. The main bedroom is approached through a dressing room with a wide range of fitted cupboards and has triangular glazed panels inset into the roof truss overlooking the barn room below. A large modern en-suite has both a bath and a wet room area.

Outside
Lower Atchill Farm is approached through an electric oak gate via a long private drive from a quiet country lane and offers unrivalled privacy with rural views in every aspect. The drive leads to a wide gravel parking area to the front of the property and continues to the rear with access to the kitchen/utility room ideal for unloading shopping.

Adjacent, to the west is a pony paddock area with post and rail fencing. To the south is a very attractive parterre garden with lavender and gravel pathways. A yew hedge separates this formal garden from herbaceous borders, an adjoining eating terrace and pleached hornbeam hedge. Overlooking this garden is a former byre/open bay cart shed adjoined to a timber store/workshop with water treatment plant and boiler. An archway leads to the rear wild flower meadow with a timber loose box.