Alderley Farm

Alderley FArm glouceSterShire 1 Alderley FArm wotton-under-edge gloucestershire Wotton-Under-Edge 2 miles ~ Tetbury 10 miles ~ Bath 20 miles ~ Cheltenham 30 miles (All distances are approximate) A Cotswold ‘eCo’ estAte, sitting perfeCtly within its own vAlley • Classical house with a traditional courtyard providing 7 bedrooms, large family kitchen and 4 principal reception rooms • Entertainment barn, gym complex, indoor swimming pool, stables and garaging • Walled garden, manége, lakes, farm buildings, woodland and pasture • 3 cottages, 3 courtyard flats, bungalow and barn conversion in all about 366 acres Savills ~ London Country Department Savills ~ Cheltenham 33 Margaret Street, The Quadrangle, Imperial Square, London Cheltenham, W1G 0GD Gloucestershire GL50 1PZ Telephone: +44 (0) 207 409 3780 Telephone: +44 (0) 1242 548 011 [email protected] [email protected] These particulars are only as a guide and must not be relied on as a statement of fact. Your attention is drawn to the Important Notice on the last page of text. 2 SUMMARY As well as the staff and guest accommodation around provides a full range of day to day services including the house, there are three additional properties including supermarkets together with specialist artisan shops. The Alderley Farm is a wonderfully picturesque estate Winterspring Cottage, Monks Mill Barn and Summerlease Regency Spa town of Cheltenham lies to the north and occupying its own valley within the Cotswolds Area Bungalow. the Georgian city of Bath and regional city of Bristol to of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The imposing and the south. majestic principal house has recently been finished The estate also includes an in-hand working farm with a and is complemented by the existing courtyard which range of farm buildings used to house cattle, stabling for provides additional accommodation for entertaining, horses, an all-weather manége and 366 acres including HISTORY leisure activities and staff. Built to an inspiring design 267 acres of pasture and 83 acres of woodland. The village of Alderley is situated due west of Tetbury by renowned Cotwolds architects, Yiangou, the on the edge of the Cotswold escarpment within principal house exudes classical architecture and is now LOCATION the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. commensurate with its surroundings. It sits centrally Alderley village itself has an entry in the Domesday Located in the county of Gloucestershire, the Estate within its own land and enjoys far reaching rural views. book of 1086 where it is referred to as Alrelie, meaning is situated in its own valley on the edge of the small The house combines a beautiful and timeless setting, “woodland clearing where alders grow”. At that time, village of Alderley. The area is home to many substantial classical architecture and state of the art technology for it was recorded as being located in the Hamlet of and historic rural estates of great standing. Alderley heating, sound and lighting making it an eco-friendly and Grimboldestou with a total population of 16 households lies approximately 10 miles due west of Tetbury which sustainable place to live. (seven villagers, five small holders, four workers), whilst also boasting two Lord’s plough teams, seven men’s plough teams, 12 acres of meadows and one mill. Prior to 1066, the Lord of the Estate was a Saxon Thane Wigot of Wallingford, but by 1086 following the Norman conquest, ownership had changed to a wealthy Norman, Miles Crispin. Historically, much of the wealth of the Cotswolds derived from the wool industry. That wool was often taken into the Severn Vale and milled into cloth for the clothing industry creating many wealthy merchants. Having created their wealth, the south Cotswolds became a popular area for mill owners to establish grand homes and estates along the Cotswold escarpment, taking advantage of a number of small valleys running east to west to capitalise on the spectacular views over the Severn Vale to the Severn Estuary beyond. In the 16th and 17th centuries, building on the success of the wool industry, Alderley village contained a number of woollen mills. In A New History of Gloucestershire published in 1779, there is comment that Alderley had been home to the clothing industry for hundreds of years. While the house which forms the centre of Alderley Farm Estate is of new construction, the Estate seeks to capitalise on the local topography that Norman land owners, wealthy clothing and wool merchants have all seen before us. Alderley farm sits within the heart of a private and secluded valley with pasture and wooded banks. The house has views across the valley over a private lake to wooded banks beyond. Private walks have been created around the Estate from where there are vantage points with views across the Severn Estuary. Alderley FArm 3 4 5 ECO FRIENDLY VISION Yiangou. The principal house now provides 14,192 square feet of accommodation including A picture of harmony and utopia. The current a leisure complex with indoor pool and estate owners of Alderley Farm have invested in office. There is additional staff accommodation their vision of creating an eco-friendly and and entertaining space within the courtyard. sustainable place to live. With a ground source heat pump to heat the principal house and In his foreword to the book “Traditional courtyard, photovoltaic solar panels on the Architecture ‘Timeless Buildings’”, Prince farm buildings generating electricity, private Charles writes about the rebirth and emergence water supply from 3 boreholes within the estate of a vibrant and sustainable culture of building. and their own herd of beef cattle to supply Alderley Farm is specifically described as home grown beef, it is a wonderfully self- both imposing and majestic. Alderley, under sufficient estate. its current stewardship, exemplifies the old tradition and new aspirations. DESCRIPTION Approached along a private driveway which Once a working dairy farm, Alderley Farm meanders through the unspoiled parkland, has been transformed over the years into a the house is nestled in the centre of its own wonderful residential and eco estate. The secluded valley. Electric gates take you south 18th century style courtyard is situated on the towards the courtyard, where the drive divides site of the former farm buildings; they have providing access to the main house and a been latterly converted to provide residential second access for staff, deliveries and the accommodation to complement the house. The stables. The main drive has further gates which three storey section of the house incorporates open to provide access into the courtyard Queen Anne features and is classical in where a turning area, fountain and private style. The house was completed in 2010 and parking for the house can be found. designed by renowned Cotwolds architects, Alderley FArm 6 From the courtyard, there are two beautiful stone archways, one to the west from which a path leads to the front of the house, and one to the east which gives access to and from the staff accommodation, stables and garaging. Ground Floor On arrival at the front door, you are welcomed into the main house by an impressive full height entrance hall with an open fire. From here, there is access to a large open plan kitchen, drawing room and dining room as well as stairs leading up to the first and second floors. The open plan kitchen and breakfast area includes a central island, refrigerated larder, electric AGA and food preparation area. French doors lead out onto the south facing terrace and herb garden. The drawing room has wonderful light oak panelling, ornate plasterwork with gold foiling, an oak floor and an open fireplace. Leading from the drawing room and entrance hall is the formal dining room which boasts a marble fireplace with wonderful low level oak panelling and flooring. Set very centrally in the house, the room has a lovely outlook into the south facing garden along with doors leading onto the terrace. The north entrance hall gives access to the basement with temperature controlled wine cellar, downstairs W.C’s and utility rooms. Beyond the kitchen, in the eastern wing, accessed from either the main entrance hall or the eastern courtyard door is a family sitting room, estate office, store room and WC. These rooms are laid out around the garden and overlook the terrace. Behind the kitchen are a utility room, dog spa and WC. First Floor and Above There are seven bedrooms in total, five of which have en suite bathrooms with most bedrooms having the benefit of open fires. On the second floor lies a wonderful large library room with inbuilt bookshelves, wooden floor, fire and multiple small round windows. This could easily be converted into a further two principal bedroom suites. On the first floor is a cinema room with curved ceiling, hidden lighting and double aspect windows. Alderley FArm 7 8 9 Alderley FArm Alderley Farm, Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire Gross Internal Area (approx) Main House = 1204.5 sq m / 12965 sq ft Basement = 114.0 sq m / 1227 sq ft East Cottage = 106.2 sq m / 1143 sq ft West Cottage = 139.5 sq m / 1501 sq ft Games Room = 62.8 sq m / 676 sq ft Courtyard Building = 33.3 sq m / 358 sq ft Bothy= 54.1 sq m / 582 sq ft Stable = 163.9 sq m / 1764 sq ft Stable Flats = 122.2 sq m / 1315 sq ft (Not Shown In Actual Location / Orientation) Alderley Farm, Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire Gross Internal Area (approx) Main House = 1204.5 sq m / 12965 sq ft Basement = 114.0 sq m / 1227 sq ft East Cottage = 106.2 sq m / 1143

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