17, Park Street, Woodstock, OX20 1SJ

The property occupies a delightful, quiet setting on the corner of Park Street with glorious views to Blenheim Palace grounds.

It is built of limestone with an ashlar front and slate roof and has accommodation over four floors comprising 3500 square feet, with all the rooms enjoying good ceiling heights.

In the main rooms, large sash windows ( some with shutters ) afford excellent natural light and there are luxury fittings throughout.

This historic house has featured in many film sets over the years and has previously been a chocolate shop.

The front door opens into a large double-aspect sitting room with an open fireplace and painted wooden floors. The dining room is adjacent and has its own front door.

This room could be converted to make a larger kitchen, if required. Currently, the kitchen is to the rear and used to have a door to the courtyard which could be reinstated.

There is also a WC on this floor. On the first floor, there are three ensuite double bedrooms, all overlooking the front, together with a library/sitting area at the rear.

The top floor has a bedroom/study and a double bedroom with a large dressing room with numerous fitted wardrobes.

There is a large bathroom with brass period fittings and wonderful views into the Palace grounds and lake. The lower ground floor has good ceiling heights and the original stone floor.

It is used as a studio together with a utility room and has its own access from the courtyard. There is scope for alternative uses, such as games room, gym, cinema or wine cellar.

The south facing courtyard garden makes a delightful spot to enjoy alfresco dining. It has a lovely view of the Church tower, a large outbuilding and double gates onto Rectory Lane.

Residents parking permits. The property is conveniently in the centre of this charming and historic Cotswolds market town.

Woodstock is famed for Blenheim Palace, the birthplace of Winston Churchill and the ancestral home to the Dukes of Marlborough since 1705.

It is a unesco World Heritage Site with grounds designed by Capability Brown and is one of the most impressive palaces in Europe.

The property enjoys views of the Palace and is a short walk to all the high-quality shops, restaurants and hotels.

Everyday amenities can be found in the town itself, which has a variety of restaurants and boutique shops. Kidlington and Oxford are less than five miles away.

The nearby A44 provides access to Oxford, A34 and the M40. There are frequent buses into Oxford.

London Oxford Airport is 2.7 miles away and there is a mainline train station at Oxford Parkway (London, Marylebone or London Paddington) and Long Hanborough.

The Oxford Tube and other coach services are also available from Oxford to London Victoria, Heathrow and Gatwick airports.

London Oxford Airport is 2.7 miles here is an airfield for light aircraft at Kidlington. Good regional theatres are available in Oxford, Cheltenham and the world-famous rsc at Stratford upon Avon.

Oxfordshire is blessed with a range of good schools with The Dragon, Cothill and St.Hughs, Summer Fields, Oxford High, Magdalen College School and St Edward's at Oxford.

Abingdon School, St Helen's & St Katherine's, Radley, the Cheltenham Colleges, Kitebrook at Moreton-in-Marsh and Tudor Hall in Banbury all nearby.