Name: Pittaway Thompson
Address: 16a High Street, Kenilworth, Warwickshire, CV8 1LZ, GB
Telephone: 01926 854 458
Price range: ££
Rating: 4.89

If you are looking at houses for sale in Bubbenhall, Yew Tree Farm offers a rather special introduction to the village. This five-bedroom, Grade II listed home on Coopers Walk is currently for sale with Pittaway Thompson.

Believed to date from around 1620, it brings together the appeal of an old Warwickshire farmhouse and the practicalities of a family home. But there is another reason to take a closer look: its story is woven into the history of Bubbenhall itself.

A farmhouse with roots in village life

Long before today’s property searches, Bubbenhall was a village organised around its farms, fields and local families.

The Baginton and Bubbenhall Neighbourhood Plan identifies Yew Tree Farm as one of the village’s early farms, alongside the farms associated with the Manor House, Church House and other longstanding village buildings.

It also records a connection with William Paget, who owned Yew Tree Farm and had land in Paget’s Lane. The village’s March 2024 newsletter picks up that connection, explaining that the lane takes its name from his association with land along the track towards Princethorpe and Wappenbury.

So, if you have ever wondered where Paget’s Lane got its name, this house is part of the answer.

That is one of the pleasures of an older village home. Look a little beyond the front door and you begin to see how the house, the roads and the surrounding landscape belong to the same story.

What makes Yew Tree Farm historically interesting?

Historic England records Yew Tree Farmhouse as a timber-framed house dating from approximately the 17th century. It was added to the statutory list on 10 September 1973 and is Grade II listed.

The official description notes its steep tiled roof, brick infill between the timber framing and a western cross wing forming a T-shaped plan. It also records a later, 20th-century addition: a reminder that this house has evolved as successive generations have needed different things from it, the current one included.

There is a small detail worth knowing if you are researching the property yourself. Historic England records it under Yew Tree Farmhouse, Lower End, while our current sale listing uses Yew Tree Farm, Coopers Walk, Bubbenhall.

Our listing describes the house as believed to date from around 1620; the official heritage record gives the broader 17th-century dating.

A home to enjoy today

Inside, an inglenook fireplace and substantial sandstone chimney give the house a strong sense of its past. The farmhouse kitchen has an Aga and pantry, while five bedrooms and three bathrooms provide space for family life.

Outside, the mature gardens include a kitchen garden, greenhouse and raised pond. A double garage and driveway parking add useful everyday practicality.

For someone drawn to period homes, the attraction is easy to understand: texture, individuality, a home with features that tell a story.

Why look for a home in Bubbenhall?

For buyers considering village life in Warwickshire, it is worth spending time exploring the surroundings as well as the house.

Bubbenhall Wood and Meadow offers woodland walks and a meadow route with views over the pools. Warwickshire Wildlife Trust describes bluebells, wood anemones and a variety of birds and butterflies among the reserve’s attractions. It is open to the public on foot, with vehicle access to the car park reserved for members.

It is easy to imagine making a local walk part of the weekend routine: somewhere to stretch your legs, notice the changing seasons and leave the week behind for a while.

When you are choosing where to live, those small, repeatable pleasures matter.