Arlington Manor ARLINGTON • NEAR BIBURY,

Arlington Manor ARLINGTON • NEAR BIBURY, GLOUCESTERSHIRE • GL7 5NG

Cirencester 7 miles, Swindon 17 miles (London Paddington 60 minutes) Burford 9 miles, 24 miles, M4 Junction 15 19 miles

A most attractive Grade II Listed village house with exceptional interiors and beautifully landscaped gardens and grounds

Main house Reception hall • Drawing room • TV/library • Study • Home office • Kitchen/Breakfast room Garden/Dining room • WC • Laundry room • Boot/dog room

Five bedrooms and five bathrooms

Cellar

Party barn/cinema room

Cottage Sitting room • Kitchen • WC • Bedroom • Dressing room and Bathroom

Parterre garden and fine lawns • Extensive parking • Summerhouse

In all about 6320 sq ft (587 sq m)

For sale freehold

Knight Frank LLP Gloucester House, 60 Dyer Street, , Gloucestershire GL7 2PT Tel: +44 1285 659 771 [email protected] www.knightfrank.co.uk These particulars are intended only as a guide and must not be relied upon as statements of fact. Your attention is drawn to the Important Notice on the last page of the brochure. Gloucestershire Arlington Manor is situated on the edge of the village of Bibury between Burford and Cirencester in the Coln Valley. Arlington is known as the eye of the and often referred to as “one of the most beautiful villages in the Cotswolds” due to the wealth of fine old buildings which Arlington Manor is an exceptional example. Arlington is a quintessential Cotswold village within the designated conservation area in the heart of the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Arlington and Bibury have a post office and village store. The nearby villages of Burford and provide shopping facilities for day-to-day needs. The larger market towns of Cirencester (about 7 miles) provides further shopping and recreational facilities. The larger centres of Cheltenham and Oxford are also within easy reach. Connections are excellent with the A40 being about 9 miles east providing access to the M40 and Oxford. The Cirencester bypass is also within easy reach providing access to both the M4 and M5 motorways. Regular train services run from Swindon (19 miles) taking approx. one hour to London Paddington, also Kemble Station (about 13 miles) taking approximately 80 minutes. Sporting opportunities are diverse with golf at nearby Burford, Cirencester and Cheltenham; racing at Cheltenham, Newbury and Warwick; polo at Cirencester and Kirtlington; fishing on the and many equestrian activities including hunting with the VWH and Heythrop. There are also many footpaths with some wonderful walks. Private and public schooling in the locality is extensive including; Hatherop Castle, Beaudesert Park, Cothill House, Summer Fields, Dragon School, Tudor Hall, Radley College, Westonbirt and Cheltenham Colleges to name a few. Arlington Manor The property has a significant history and dates back to the mid- 17th century. Sympathetic restoration highlights many of the period features. The Manor has been maintained to a very high standard and provides a fabulous Cotswold village country house. The property is listed in Pevsner and comprises of three main parts, ideal for everyday living, as a second home and formal entertaining. The reception hall is accessed from the village lane linking a fabulous panelled drawing room and library/TV room and kitchen. All rooms are of spacious proportions and despite the history are naturally light. The core of the house centres around an excellent kitchen/ breakfast room leading into a garden/dining room which looks out of large glazed barn doors onto the paved courtyard, ideal for al fresco dining. A beautifully cobbled cellar is easily accessible. The master bedroom has a high ceiling and large windows. There are fine views over the gardens, two bathrooms and a dressing room. Over two floors there are four further bedrooms and three bathrooms as well as two dressing rooms.

Barn Attached to the main house is a full height Cotswold stone barn conversion with large cinema screen and central fire place -a superb film room and entertaining space throughout the year.

Cottage Attached to the main house is a cottage with sitting room, kitchen and WC, bedroom, dressing room and en suite bathroom.

Gardens and grounds Sensational gardens are predominantly to the rear of the house divided by drystone walls and arranged into garden rooms with established creative planting. The parterre box garden leads to a fine lawn with a large weeping willow in one corner and summer house in the other looking back over the various flower beds. There is a gravelled parking area which is enclosed with fine ornate automated gates. Services Mains and private water. Mains drainage, Oil fired central heating and broadband is available.

Fixtures and fittings Only those mentioned in the sales particulars are included in the sale. All other items such as the curtains, light fittings, garden ornaments are specifically excluded but may be available by separate negotiation.

Local Authority Council. Telephone (01285) 623000.

Viewing Strictly by prior appointment through Knight Frank Cirencester (01285) 659771.

Directions (postcode GL7 5NG) From Cirencester take B 4425 towards Bibury passing through the village of Barnsley. On entering Arlington/Bibury follow the road as you drop down the hill towards The Catherine Wheel Inn on your right and turn immediately right onto Hawkers Hill. Arlington Manor is on your left hand side. Park in front of the automatically operated iron gates which should open and proceed to the gravel parking area side of the house. Walk through the automated gates to the front door. Ground Floor First Floor

Reception

Cellar Bedroom Second Floor

Bathroom

Kitchen/Utility Cottage Cottage Approximate Gross Internal Floor Area Storage 587 sq m (6,320 sq ft)

This plan is for layout guidance only. Not drawn to scale unless stated. Windows & door openings are approximate. Whilst every care is taken in the preparation of this plan,please check all dimensions, shapes & compass bearings before making any decisions reliant upon them.

Important Notice: Particulars: These particulars are not an offer or contract, nor part of one. You should not rely on statements by Knight Frank LLP in the particulars or by word of mouth or in writing (“information”) as being factually accurate about the property, its condition or its value. Neither Knight Frank LLP nor any joint agent has any authority to make any representations about the property, and accordingly any information given is entirely without responsibility on the part of the agents, seller(s) or lessor(s). Photos etc: The photographs show only certain parts of the property as they appeared at the time they were taken. Areas, measurements and distances given are approximate only. Regulations etc: Any reference to alterations to, or use of, any part of the property does not mean that any necessary planning, building regulations or other consent has been obtained. A buyer or lessee must find out by inspection or in other ways that these matters have been properly dealt with and that all information is correct. VAT: The VAT position relating to the property may change without notice. Knight Frank LLP is a limited liability partnership registered in with registered number OC305934. Our registered office is 55 Baker Street, London, W1U 8AN, where you may look at a list of members’ names. Photographs and Particulars: September 2017. Kingfisher Print and Design. 01803 867087. Knight Frank