SPLASHING out on a grade-II listed Jacobean-style manor house might not be at the top of everyone's to-do list at the moment.

However, this £1.5m property has stood the test of time since the start of the First World War and is sure to be there waiting for you after the coronavirus lockdown is lifted.

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Situated near the village of Llanhennock in Monmouthshire, this 1914 property offers a superb amount of isolation - pandemic or no - and boasts a wide range of period features.

Inspired by the stone-built manor houses of the late sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, the house was designed by the architect A.T. Bolton.

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At the end of a curving drive, sitting confidently within its extensive grounds, Clomendy Wood offers substantial accommodation.

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Visitors enter the house via a 3-sided towered porch with soaring chimney breast. The central hall is two-storey with flying staircase, gallery, oriel window and double-height bay window.

Other major rooms are located at ground level. These include dining room, panelled drawing room, breakfast room, study, bathroom, pantries, larders and kitchen. 

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Seven bedrooms and a family bathroom are located upstairs. Plenty of room to entertain, once entertaining is permitted once again.

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The property also includes 17 acres of land around encompass two mature woodlands the Colomendy and Llansoar Woods - more than enough to complete your government-mandated exercise allowance.

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There are also handy transport links to the M4, the Wye Valley and beyond - to be used by key workers only for the time being.

For more information about this property, visit rightmove.co.uk /property-for-sale/property-90405995.html

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