Zion Lodge
North Road | South Kilworth |Leicestershire | LE17 6DU
Zion South Lodge “Chinese people have a term that we use when purchasing property called ‘cheng’ which means ‘a serene peace of heart and sense of belonging to a place,’ and we felt that immediately the moment we stepped in to view the property. Waking every morning to unobstructed views of Kilworth House, and the sound of lambs bleating and cows mooing was also something that we really enjoyed”
Kilworth
A Deceptively spacious much improved contemporary home offering 4 double bedrooms and 0.5 Acre Plot. Zion Lodge is situated on the outskirts of South Kilworth, a delightful village in South Leicestershire. The property has a plot of approximately half an acre and enjoys frontage views over Kilworth House and rear views over neighbouring farm land.The accommodation offers 4 double bedrooms, 3 of which have en suite facilities, a family bathroom, a large ‘L’ shaped lounge/dining room, a kitchen/breakfast room and utility room. The property is perfect for Summer entertaining with an outdoor heated swimming pool, complimented by a Balinese Hut to retreat to.The garden also benefits from timber outbuildings that incorporate both a workshop and a large ‘work from home’ office space.
Ground Floor The ground floor entrance hall is a sizeable space with glazed double doors, whilst the hallway itself, initially provides access to 2 bedrooms. There is a rear lobby that leads to the family bathroom, the kitchen/breakfast room and lounge/dining room
The adaptability of the property provides ideal spaces for any perspective buyer, “We felt that Zion Lodge was versatile enough to meet our needs for starting a family, as well leaving us the option of having our parents stay with us, if they needed us to help care for them. We both had aging parents, and the property is ideal as it caters to living comfortably on one level” There are also several outbuildings which have been previously designated as office space – from where the former owners ran a very successful business. This space however could be easily converted into a self-contained living quarter or a pool room for entertaining. “We really love the reception room as it is very welcoming!” describes Yu Jin, “The quaint fireplace in the corner is a lovely feature and we never tire from standing at the door to look across at Kilworth House…. we can even see the fireworks displays whenever Kilworth House has special celebrations!! At the end of a long day, both my wife and I cannot wait to step into the reception area at home and be greeted by the warmth that exists!!”
Spacious
The Master bedroom is situated at the front of the house, and has a large dressing room area with triple wardrobe, radiator heating, a double glazed bow window to the front and a door leading to a small nursery, which could also be used as a study or further dressing area. An arch leads to the bedroom area, with double glazed bow window to the front, radiator heading to a door that leads to the en-suite shower room, which has a UPVC double glazed window to the rear aspect, a corner shower cubicle with electric shower,
LED down lighters, pedestal wash hand basin and a low level W.C. Across the hallway is a further double room with double glazed bow window to the front. This room is served by the family bathroom which is adjacent to the rear lobby. This is a large split level bathroom with corner shower cubicle, pedestal wash hand basin, panelled bath and low level W.C. with built in cupboard space with glazed doors.
“We also found that the master bedroom extremely suited for our needs, especially when we had younger children,” he continues. “It not only has a large dressing area in addition to the bedroom but also had a small room that we used as a nursing room when both our sons were infants. My wife also had planned to convert this into a walk in wardrobe to house all her clothes and shoes…. leaving me with a very small space!!”
Along the lobby is a door that leads to the dining area, in turn leads to the sitting room, which is a large open plan space with a large double glazed window overlooking the pool and patio. The room’s focal point is the log burner which is inset into the chimney breast with raised hearth and timber mantel.
“Being typical Singaporeans, we spend most of our time cooking and entertaining friends and can usually be found spending most of our time either in the living room with the fireplace when the weather is cold or the kitchen/dining area. We love this open planned space, as it is where we spend most of our time as a family. This area is where all of us would gather at the beginning and end of the day, and where we have had many a fond memory from all the functions/dinners parties that we have hosted. The sliding glass doors also provide easy access to the garden from here. We tend to congregate in both these rooms as we enjoy the far reaching views across our garden.�
The main kitchen area has an enamel one and half bowl sink and drainer, a variety of matching cream base and wall mounted units with an adjoining beech work surface. There is an Island unit housing a microwave, additional cupboard space and matching beech work surface with small breakfast bar and wine store. There is a four ring electric range with additional hot plates, a hot plate griddle and extractor hood above, as well as twin ovens and plate warming facilities. There is a double glazed window over looking the side aspect and an archway and step down leading to the breakfast room, which
enjoys views across the pool, garden and field beyond via the sliding double glazed doors. From the kitchen there are stairs leading to a first floor and the breakfast room leads to the utility room, which houses the central heating boiler, there is space for an automatic washing machine and tumble dryer. Complimenting this is a variety of base units with adjoining work surface, stainless sink and drainer and double glazed windows to both side and rear aspects. There is also access to the roof void and a door that leads to the side.
First Floor The landing has a well positioned Velux roof window, which generates ample natural light. Doors lead to two further spacious double bedrooms. Bedroom 3 enjoys views across the rear gardens and fields beyond, and has LED down lighting and enough room to have a study or further seating area.There is a step down leading to an en-suite shower room with window to the rear, LED down lighters, corner shower cubicle with electric shower,
pedestal wash hand basin with low level W.C. and an access to the eve storage space. The next bedroom shares the same aspect to the rear and again has ample room for a double bed, and enough space for further seating or a study area. There is access to the eve-storage space and then a door leading to the en-suite with pedestal wash hand basin, with tiled splash back, low level W.C, corner shower cubicle and double glazed windows to the rear aspect.
Impressive
Front Garden The property has a gravelled driveway and lawned fore garden surrounded by a variety of hedging and well established shrubs and borders. The driveway sweeps to the right, to the front of the house and has ample parking for several vehicles. Gated access leads to the rear garden, whilst steps lead to the front entrance door with security lighting. Rear Garden The rear garden enjoys a delightful patio that surrounds the heated pool, which is ten metres in length and has convenient steps into the shallow end. Surrounding the pool is a beautiful Balinese summer house where the present owners retire to during warmer climes. The patio continues with steps leading to the lower garden which overlooks the adjacent farmland, with a variety of fruit trees, surrounded by a variety of hedging. This part of the garden has extensive lawn and further child’s play area. Surrounding the pool is a large office space, which has light, power and electric storage heating. Connected to this is a substantial workshop again with light and power. The side of the house has a brick built pool house which is attached to the main property, which houses the pump and other pool side requirements. There is outside security lighting and outside electric points for this area.
Spectacular
The grounds, with heated swimming pool, overlook miles of unspoilt farmland and picturesque English countryside We will really miss playing soccer in the garden with our children, as well as picking fresh plums and apples from the fruit trees there…. our children loved picking fresh fruit after their meals, as well as picking fruit to make homemade jam/preserves with us!” “The pool has also been a fantastic focal point for all activities in the garden. We imported a Balinese Hut from the Far East and flew people in from Singapore to assemble it,” explains Yu Jin, describing this unique feature. “This was built the year our first son was born and we had a lovely party to celebrate his customary first month. This hut and the swimming pool continue to be a favourite feature, in particular for all the parties that we host. When the weather permits, you can usually find us reclined in the hut reading, cool drink within an arms’ reach!!”
Focal Point
Location South Kilworth is an attractive and sought-after medium size village just inside the Leicestershire border with Northamptonshire. The village has ‘The White Hart’ public house serving a good range of hot food, village hall, an active church, WI, and a well-regarded junior school with senior schooling available in nearby Lutterworth. The village is situated approximately ten miles north-east of Rugby, Lutterworth is around 4 miles away, Leicester (15) and Market Harborough (12) miles. There is fast access to the A14, M1 and the M6 from South Kilworth, connecting to the excellent road network surrounding Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Warwickshire. There are mainline stations in Market Harborough and Rugby, where a Virgin high-speed train service connects to Euston, London in well under an hour.
Services. Electric and broadband are connected, together with LPG heating. Local Authority. Harborough District Council Telephone (01858)282828 Council tax band G Viewing Arrangements. Strictly via the vendors sole agents Fine & Country on (01788) 820062. Website Address. For more information visit the property’s unique website address www.fineandcountry.com/ Monday to Friday Saturday
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