Hopton Castle, Craven Arms, SY7

Introducing 15 Hopton Castle, a modernised, semi-detached house located in the delightful rural village of Hopton Castle, surrounded by the beautiful South Shropshire countryside. With exceptional views to the rear across adjoining fields and rolling countryside towards the woodland beyond, this well presented property offers all the benefits of village life, with a particularly impressive garden backing directly onto open countryside.

Ideal for a small family, first time buyer or perhaps those looking to escape to the country, number 15 offers 3 bedrooms, a family bathroom, spacious kitchen diner and separate reception room, while outside there is generous off road parking, a detached garage and a sizeable south facing rear garden. Character has not been forgotten during the modernisation either, with oak internal doors and finishings and a wood burning stove providing a lovely focal point within the reception room.

Inside, the accommodation spans across 2 floors and is made up of an entrance hall with stairs rising off to the first floor and a door leading into the reception room. A comfortable and cosy space, the reception room enjoys views out towards the rear garden and countryside beyond and features a wood burning stove set within a brick fireplace with an oak mantle above. From here, a door leads through into the spacious kitchen diner, which is fitted with a range of wall and base units, wooden worktops, a Belfast style sink and integrated cooking appliances. At the centre is a large breakfast island which provides plenty of additional worktop space as well as room for seating, making this a particularly sociable and practical room.

A door from the kitchen gives way to a useful lean-to/rear hall, which in turn provides access to the garden, a downstairs W.C and a separate store room. Subject to all necessary permissions, this rear lean-to could potentially be transformed into a further reception room or extension to the kitchen.

Upstairs, the landing area gives way to 3 bedrooms and the family bathroom. Bedrooms 1 and 2 are both good-sized doubles, while bedroom 3 makes for an ideal single bedroom, nursery or home office. Bedrooms 1 and 2 to the rear take full advantage of the property's wonderful position, enjoying far reaching views across the garden and neighbouring countryside. The family bathroom is fitted with a bath, W.C and wash basin.

Outside, a generous gravelled area provides ample off road parking, with a driveway to the side continuing towards the detached garage, offering a useful parking, workshop or storage space. To the rear, adjoining the house is a gravelled seating area which provides an ideal spot for outdoor furniture and entertaining during the warmer months of the year. From here, steps rise onto a substantial lawned garden which stretches away from the property and has fenced and hedged boundaries. The open aspect is a real highlight, with the garden backing directly onto countryside and enjoying exceptional views across neighbouring fields towards rolling hills and Hopton Wood. Whether you are looking for space for children and pets to run around and play in, somewhere to entertain family and friends or simply a garden from which to sit back and enjoy the surrounding countryside, it is a setting that is difficult not to appreciate.

The Location

Number 15 occupies an idyllic position in the small village of Hopton Castle, found between the towns of Clun and Craven Arms, in the rural county of Shropshire. Renowned for its outstanding natural beauty, the area is encompassed by stunning countryside and is particularly popular with walkers, cyclists and nature enthusiasts, with numerous footpaths, woodlands and the famous Offa’s Dyke trail nearby.

Hopton Castle is a close-knit and friendly community, with a church and the historic castle ruins from which the village takes its name. Nearby Hopton Heath, approximately 1 mile away, has a village shop and railway station on the Heart of Wales Line, while Clunbury has a well-regarded primary school and village hall. Purslow, approximately 2.5 miles away, is home to the popular Hundred House Inn.

Rural, but by no means isolated, Hopton Castle is approximately 3 miles from Leintwardine, 6 miles from Clun, 8 miles from Craven Arms and 10 miles from both Bishops Castle and Knighton. Ludlow is approximately 13 miles away, while Shrewsbury lies around 28 miles to the north.