Highfield House is at the heart of Great Whittington and has a beautiful landscaped front garden in which to sit and enjoy the peace and tranquillity of this popular village.

The spacious double-fronted house has a characterful interior with two large reception rooms to the front, both with feature fireplaces.

The sitting room has a shuttered sash window overlooking the garden while the drawing room - the largest room in the house at more than 20ft by 16ft - has two sash windows overlooking the front.

The farmhouse-style kitchen provides an extensive range of white cabinets with wooden work surfaces, plumbing for a dishwasher, and integral electric oven, hob and extractor hood.

The breakfasting area has a stone inglenook fireplace.

The entire room is warmed by an oil-fired Aga and a door opens to an adjacent dining room.

At the back of the kitchen a porch leads to a shelved pantry and utility room and a cloakroom completes the ground floor.

Upstairs, the galleried landing, which has storage and airing cupboards, is opens to a study/seating area.

The master bedroom is well fitted with two windows overlooking the garden and has the benefit of wardrobes and a three-piece en-suite bathroom.

The remaining three bedrooms - two doubles and a large single - all have a good mix of either single or double bedrooms and one also has an overhead cupboard.

These bedrooms share the family bathroom which includes a large walk-in shower cubicle with rainfall shower.

The bathroom is full of light from a large sash window.

Externally the front garden is complemented by an enclosed flagged courtyard garden to the rear and a driveway providing car parking space in front of the detached garage.

Highfield House, Great Whittington, is for sale at £550,000 from Foster Maddison, tel. 01434 605441.