English Country House and 177 Acre Estate in the Shropshire Countyside
Ludstone Hall is a property of extraordinary character and charm, nestled in the south Shropshire countryside, just 7 miles from the popular riverside market town of Bridgnorth.
The Jacobean Grade-I listed manor was built in 1607 by the Whitmore family, built on the original moated site of a former monastic farm recorded in the Domesday Book of 1085, set in the parish of Claverley.
The preserved moat was believed to be used as a fish pond, and in 1735 it was claimed that the moat at Ludstone Hall contained 1,000 carp, 1,000 tench and 1,000 perch.
The main house of Ludstone Hall is an architectural masterpiece featuring brick elevations with stone dressings, Dutch gables, and a semi-circular central bay.
The interiors are equally impressive, with over 8,000 square feet of meticulously maintained space with four principal reception rooms, nine bedrooms, and seven bathrooms.
The property also has a leisure complex, built in 2000, featuring a handmade oak bar and a dramatic pool room with ornate plaster ceiling, featuring a retractable floor that transforms the swimming pool into a dance floor in minutes.
The estate's grounds are as magnificent as the hall itself, and meticulously maintained.
There are formal knot gardens, a walled kitchen garden with a traditional timber-framed glasshouse, expansive lawns with ornamental stone pools, as well as two lakes stocked with fish, in addition to the wooded grounds with specimen trees.
Various outbuildings include a 19th-century Coach House with a first-floor museum, a two-bedroom lodge, as well as a squash court with a viewing gallery, extensive garaging and modern agricultural buildings.
The Ludstone estate is offered in three lots:
Lot 1: Ludstone Hall with 156.1 acres of grounds and outbuildings.
Lot 2: 20.25 acres of pastureland with independent access
Lot 3: Manor Fold, comprising eight residential properties with excellent rental income potential
Ludstone Hall is ideally situated, combining rural tranquility with easy access to major towns and cities, just 26 miles from Birmingham.
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