Hilltop Barn

Hilltop Barn is in a superb location for both business and holidays. The design, using 19th century bricks and pantiles is aesthetically pleasing and the siting is the result of a lifetimes intimate experience of the area. Views from the escarpment are exceptional, especially in the morning, when a vista of many miles towards the Sherwood Forest area can be enjoyed. The barn is designed to the highest modern standards of eco efficiency. It offers an unusual covered courtyard under the barn bays, which enables enjoyment of sunshine throughout the year, whilst being protected from the wind. The unobstructed southerly elevation means mid winter sun floods right into the outside sitting area and when needed desirable shade is offered in summer.
Internal use of space has been optimised to enhance the open design. Solid oak beams on the two gable ends give the property character. The two bedrooms are uncrowded, the fine king sized bed in the master being possible by avoiding a bulky wardrobe and instead providing a fascinating horse harness hanging system; ample for most people for a few nights' stay. The shower room is fully tiled and has a high quality quadrant shower installed. It adds quality to the experience for the adjacent master bedroom. The kitchen is substantial and again, we have avoided crowding it by avoiding unnecessary boxing in of the boiler and keeping the kitchen units to a sensible dimension. From June 2012 there is an added self contained unit with twin bedroom and wetroom which links straight into the main kitchen via a covered way, making the property ideal for six or seven with an extra bed.
The decking ramp access to the entrance door is a feature which makes disabled use practical as well as being an attractive feature of the design. Parking outside on the gravel apron will normally be preferred but in poor weather a car can be driven under the barn bays to give complete covered access to the front door. There is plenty of space for parking a car or a van, which is well off the public road and secluded. The whole paddock area is bordered by hedges and trees but they are set well back and give a wonderful feeling of landscaped space.
This is a Lincolnshire rural retreat close to Lincoln but is most accessible to Newark and especially the Showground, which is only fifteen minutes away.