Meysey House Meysey Hampton, Gloucestershire

Fairford 2 miles, Cirencester 7 miles, Lechlade 7 miles, Cheltenham 22 miles, Oxford 30 miles, Kemble mainline station 11 miles (London Paddington 85 minutes) Swindon mainline station 15 miles (London Paddington from 49 minutes, Bristol Temple Meads from 39 minutes) (All times & mileages approximate)

An impeccably finished and stylishly presented five bedroom period house, standing in extensive and beautiful walled gardens approaching one acre, situated close to the heart of this desirable Cotswold village.

• Hall • Drawing Room • Reception Hall • Dining Room • Kitchen/Breakfast Room • Inner Hall • Family/Sitting Room • Study • 2 Cloakrooms • Utility Room • Wine Cellar • Master Bedroom with En Suite Bathroom & Dressing Room • Four further Double Bedrooms • Two Bathrooms • Separate WC • Double Garage • Private parking • Extensive Gardens Description Meysey House is a marvellous combination of a characterful period house with a superb level of contemporary comfort. It is not listed and, having been renovated to an exemplary standard, it offers the best of both worlds. The principal accommodation has an easy, circulating, flow whilst the family/ sitting room and study are situated in a single storey wing of the house. Elegant formal reception rooms, a bright and spacious family/sitting room, quietly situated study, and fabulous fitted kitchen are complemented by charming bedrooms, including a splendid master suite. The thought and care that has been taken in selecting the finishes is self evident, with bespoke fittings such as authentically detailed double glazed windows; the impeccably crafted dressing room and kitchen; interconnecting doors disguised as faux bookcases; and beautifully fitted bathrooms. Oak or limestone flooring has been used in much of the ground floor, with the original pine flooring retained in the drawing and dining rooms and original flagstones in the reception hall. Further period details include mullioned windows with stone canopies, splendid stone fireplaces, the panelled reception hall with Arts & Crafts staircase and an original well, glazed and illuminated, within the kitchen.

The house is decorated with a muted and neutral palette and is invitingly calm. Ideal as a family home or for entertaining, it is a property that will have broad appeal. Of particular note are the magnificent gardens, which are surprisingly large for a central village location. They wrap around the house on three sides and provide several different areas of interest, plenty of space for children to play or simply as a visual delight and tranquil retreat. Accommodation Ground Floor The front door opens into the Entrance Hall, with oak flooring and a cupboard concealing the ladder access to the Wine Cellar. A door leads through to an Inner hall, with generous storage cupboards and doors to a Cloakroom, the single storey wing and the Drawing Room. This is a generously proportioned room with windows overlooking the garden to the south, and a splendid Minster stone fireplace. A further door leads through to the splendid Reception Hall, which has a flagstone floor, an Arts & Crafts oak staircase and a large fireplace housing a wood burning stove. The original front door leads to a gabled porch and the garden. To one side is the Dining Room, with fitted cupboards, a display alcove and a stone fireplace, it is ideal for formal entertaining. From the reception hall a door leads to the Kitchen/Breakfast Room. With windows overlooking the gardens with deep cills and fitted shutters, the kitchen has bespoke painted storage cupboards with granite worktops; a statement Wolf range cooker, which incorporates a tepenyaki grill and barbecue; recessed extractor fan; integrated Miele appliances including a dishwasher and fridge freezer; and a Miele microwave built into a larder cupboard. There is ample space for a large dining table to one end and a door doubles back to the entrance hall, completing the circular ‘flow’.

From the inner hall a door leads to the side wing and The Family/Sitting room, which is flooded with light, with a partly vaulted ceiling and broad French doors opening to a south facing terrace. It is a perfect room for entertaining or as a games room, with a large stone fireplace for cooler days. A faux bookcase, cleverly constructed with antique ‘books’ on one side and colourful paperbacks on the reverse, conceals a door leading through to the Study, quietly situated away from the rest of the house. To one side is a well fittedUtility Room and a separate Cloakroom, with an external door to the driveway. First Floor The first floor landing has various levels, adding to the charm of the property. Three Double Bedrooms are situated close to the head of the stairs and share a Family Bathroom and Separate WC. The magnificent Master Bedroom is quietly situated at the other end of the landing, with an exquisitely fitted Dressing Room and a spacious marble tiled En Suite Bathroom with a roll top bath, walk-in shower and period style fittings. Second Floor The stairs rise to a large landing with a built in reading area with Golf courses at South Cerney, Cirencester, Minchinhampton, seat and bookcase, generous eaves storage and a spacious Burford and Naunton. Horse Racing at Cheltenham, Newbury and Double Bedroom, which is served by a Shower Room to the Bath. The nearby Cotswold Water Park has outstanding sporting other side of the landing. facilities for all ages including water skiing, cable wake-boarding, sailing, clay pigeon shooting, wildlife walks and angling. Outside Private and State schools in the area are excellent, such as Meysey The property is approached via a pair of timber gates to the Hampton Primary School, Farmer’s, Beaudesert, Deer Park, driveway, which leads to a the Double Garage and a large Kingshill, Prior Park, Rendcomb, Westonbirt and Hatherop Castle. Parking area. Additional pedestrian gates allow access to both Further, but still convenient, are the many excellent independent sides of the house. The walled gardens wrap around the house schools in and around Oxford and Cheltenham. and are predominantly laid to lawn with various herbaceous beds, shrubs and flowering plants. There are several large trees Services including an impressive Copper Beech, Yews, and a Magnolia as Mains water, drainage and electricity. Oil fired central heating. well as an aged Mulberry and a Medlar; with younger fruit trees Propane gas bottles for the cooker. Broadband. No tests to including apple and pear. The south facing terrace by the family/ the suitability of services have been carried out and intending sitting room has a rill built into the paving and there is a further purchasers should commission their own tests (if required). paved dining area close to the kitchen. Distinctive enclosed gardens include a more formal area by the former front door, Fixtures and Fittings with steps leading to the rest of the garden, and a discreetly Only those items mentioned in these sales particulars are positioned produce area with a large lean-to greenhouse and included in the sale. Other fixtures and fittings are excluded. All several raised beds, conveniently placed for easy access from the other fixtures and fittings, garden ornaments and statuary are kitchen. Many of the trees are illuminated, lending the gardens a excluded. Some may be available by separate negotiation. magical air as daylight fades. Situation Local Authority Cotswold District Council, Trinity Road, Cirencester GL7 1PX. Meysey Hampton is a pretty village in the county of Gloucester Tel: 01285 623000 cotswold.gov.uk within a Conservation Area and an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Perfectly positioned in the Cotswold hills and near to the Council Tax border with Wiltshire, the village has attractive honey coloured Band G stone cottages and houses surrounding the village green, which also boasts an impressive 17th Century Inn. The village primary Viewings school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted and there is a fine 13th Please telephone Butler Sherborn, Cirencester Office Century church, as well as a wonderful and extensive network T 01285 883740 or The London Office T 0207 839 0888. of footpaths and bridleways across neighbouring countryside. E [email protected] The market towns of Fairford and Cirencester are close by with their more extensive range of shopping, recreational and cultural facilities including; supermarkets, doctor’s surgeries, banks, Directions (Postcode GL7 5JP) dentists and a leisure centre. From Cirencester leave eastwards on the A417 in the direction of Fairford and Lechlade. After about 5.5 miles, and after the Meysey Hampton is readily accessible to the A419, M4 and M5, village of Poulton, turn right at the crossroads, signposted Meysey providing excellent transport links to Reading, Bristol and London. Hampton. Meysey House will be found after approximately 400 Mainline railway stations are available at Kemble and Swindon. metres on the right. Energy Efficiency Rating Disclaimer 1. These particulars, including any plan, are a general guide only and do not form any part of any offer or contract. 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