Check in for a long stay at the Elephant & Castle

ONCE an inn, dating back to around 1715, The Elephant & Castle is now a stylish, modern home with six bedrooms, open-plan kitchen and stunning dining room.

Yet, as these pictures show, there’s still a ‘bar’, ‘staff kitchen’ and a ‘mind your head’ sign for the new punters!

With 1.6 acres of formal gardens and grounds, The Elephant & Castle is just outside the Warwickshire village of Rowington.

The large dining hall stretches 22ft and is almost the length of the property. It is the perfect place for formal entertaining.

The drawing room is an enviable 36ft wide with double doors opening out onto the south-west facing patio, bringing the gardens indoors.

This magnificent space lends itself well to entertaining, having a delightful fireplace and dual aspect bay windows. It’s light, bright and very inviting.

The breakfast kitchen has a great range of wall and floor-mounted units beneath a mix of marble and wooden worktops. Steps lead down to the secondary kitchen complete with an Aga.

An occasional sixth bedroom, or third reception room, is located off the main hallway and has an en suite bathroom.

On the first floor are five double bedrooms, three of which have en suite bathrooms. The en suite to bedroom two is Jack and Jill style and doubles as the family bathroom, servicing bedrooms four and five.

The property is approached via a large driveway which allows for plenty of parking and gives access to the paddock.

Rowington in one of Warwickshire’s most sought after locations. The larger villages of Lapworth, Claverdon and Shrewley are close by. Warwick is about five miles away.

The guide price is £1,595,000.