4 Church Cottages great washbourne 4 Church Cottages Great Washbourne, Gloucestershire

Cheltenham 11 miles, 6 miles, M5 (J9) 6 miles, Birmingham 56 miles, London Paddington (by train) 1 hour 45 minutes from , Birmingham International Airport 42 miles (all mileages approximate)

A beautifully presented Grade II Listed 17th Century cottage with a separate studio, gardens and off road parking.

• Kitchen • Sitting/dining room with woodburner • 2 bedrooms • Family bathroom • Separate Studio • Log store • Front and rear gardens • Rented parking space and lane parking • Lane parking for visitors

DESCRIPTION 4 Church Cottage is an end of terrace black and white cottage, it has been updated with a new kitchen, updated bathroom and re- decorated throughout to make a cosy cottage with period features, including exposed beams, quarry tiled and wooden floors and exposed beams. There is a woodburner in the old brick fireplace and space for sofas and a small dining table. To the front there is a low- maintenance enclosed garden, with a pedestrian gate to the lane. Rented parking space (annual agreement) and parking on the lane. From this cottage there are views over the neighbouring paddock and surrounding countryside.

This cottage could serve as a main home, but would also be a superb ‘lock-up and leave’ second home. The Cotswolds is very popular for holidays, weekends, walking holidays, the National Hunt race meetings and the other four Festivals in Cheltenham (music, literature, food, jazz and science). This cottage is in a good location with easy access to the A46 and the M5, so could make a good letting investment. 4 Church Cottage is Listed Grade II of Architectural and Historical Interest:

Row of 4 cottages. C17. Square-panelled timber framing with tension bracing and rendered infill on a coursed squared and dressed limestone plinth; gable ends rebuilt in brick; left gable end painted to imitate timber framing; stone slate roof with brick stacks. Rectangular plan. Two storeys. Eight-windowed front. Four C20 single-light casements with glazing bars and four 3-light casements with horizontal glazing bars to the ground floor. Eight 4-light oriel windows of slight projection, two original, one with ovolo- moulded wood mullions, one with flat-chamfered mullions. C20 timber- framed gablets over 4 of the oriels. Four C20 plank doors. Axial and gable- end stacks. Interior not inspected.

SITUATION AND AMENITIES 4 Church Cottage is situated in the heart of the picturesque hamlet of Great Washbourne Gloucestershire. Great Washbourne lies in a Conservation Area between Hill and Bredon Hill and the Cotswold Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. This small community of predominately period properties and St Marys Church lie on the edge of the beautiful Dumbleton Estate. The neighbouring villages of Beckford Space for a breakfast table and a couple of chairs. Quarry tiled floor. Exposed OUTSIDE and Alderton benefit from a village shop and a public house. Two fuel beams. Wooden back door. Sitting/Dining Room A lovely double aspect Detached brick built Studio, one room with a woodburner. Log Store. The stations also have convenience stores within a 5 minute drive. room with a woodburner in the brick fireplace. Attractive wooden front door. Cottage is approached from the lane through a pedestrian gate, steps lead to Dumbleton village has one of the most attractive cricket grounds in Carpet. the front door. The rear access is via a path at the end of the row of cottages. Gloucestershire. The Dumbleton Hall Hotel stands is of historical The front garden has been designed to be low maintenance with gravelled interest and is open to non-residents. Dumbleton Primary School, FIRST FLOOR areas and flower, shrub and rose beds. The rear garden is all enclosed by hedges Alderton Junior School and Winchcombe Comprehensive School Wooden staircase from the sitting room. Landing Access to loft space for and wooden fences and attractive mature trees, it also has a lawn, flower beds provide good local education. The Cotswold villages of Winchcombe storage. Bedroom One Feature fireplace (blocked off). Wardrobe cupboard. Timber shed. The rented gravelled parking space is to the end of the row of 5.5miles and Broadway 9.6 miles offer a range of day-to-day shops, Wooden floor. Bathroom Bath, hand basin and WC. Bedroom 2 Exposed Church Cottages. wall timbers. Carpet. pubs and super restaurants and alternative primary schools, nurseries Please note: Owners of 3 Church Cottage have a right of way over the path and playgroups. More extensive shops, services, schools and cultural from the parking area to their back door. and leisure facilities can be found in Cheltenham and Evesham. Golf courses Broadway, Tewkesbury, Evesham and Cleeve Hill. Horse racing Cheltenham, Stratford upon Avon and Worcester. Worcester, Cheltenham, Gloucester and Birmingham are all within easy commuting distance via the M5 which also gives access to the M42 and M40. London/Paddington is approximately 1 hour 40 minutes from Evesham train station. Birmingham International Airport is approximately a 40 minutes drive away.

The surrounding countryside provides a number of attractive footpaths and bridle paths. Theatres at Stratford upon Avon, Cheltenham, Oxford and Malvern.

ACCOMMODATION GROUND FLOOR Kitchen Stable styled back door. A range of newly fitted wall and base cupboards with drawers, a sink, fridge, freezer, a washer drier and the oil fired boiler. Belling five plate hob with ovens below set in tiled alcove. SERVICES Approximate Gross Internal Area Mains water, electricity and drainage. Oil fired boiler. Telephone House 4 = 61.4 sq m / 661 sq ft (subject to BT regulations). (No tests to the suitability of services have Outbuilding = 11.1 sq m / 119 sq ft (Excluding Fuel) been carried out and intending purchasers should commission their own tests if required). FIXTURES AND FITTINGS Only those items mentioned in these particulars are included in the Game / Studio Wood sale. All other fixtures and fittings including curtains, garden ornaments Store and statues are excluded. Some may be available by separate negotiation 3.78 x 3.70 12'5 x 12'2 if required. Approximate Gross Internal Area LOCAL AUTHORITYHouse 3 = 58.5 sq m / 630 sq ft Tewkesbury Borough Council, 01684 295010 www.tewkesbury.gov.uk POSTCODE GL20 7AR Outbuilding = Reduced headroom below 1.5m / 5'0 = Reduced headroom below 1.5m / 5'0 (Not Shown In Actual TAX BAND C Location / Orientation) VIEWING Dn Please telephone Butler Sherborn, Stow on the Wold Office Dn Store T 01451 830731 or The London Office T 0207 839 0888. Up E [email protected] Kitchen / Kitchen DIRECTIONS (GL20 7AR) Sitting / Breakfast 4.91 x 2.26 From Stow Sittingon the WoldRoom take the B4077 towards Tewkesbury, after Dining Room Bedroom 1 Room 16'1 x 7'5 about 12 miles4.89 take x the3.64 right turn to Alderton (garage opposite) followBedroom 1 5.04 x 3.71 4.04 x 2.79 4.90 x 2.14the lane through this village passing the Gardners Arms pub on the 16'1 x 11'11 Bedroom 2 3.90 x 2.65 16'6 x 12'2 13'3 x 9'2 Bedroom 2 16'1 x 7'0right. Turn left signed posted to Beckford and Great Washbourne. 3.03 x 2.24 12'10 x 8'8 3.19 x 2.35 Continue for about a mile, turn left into the hamlet9'11 ofx Great7'4 10'6 x 7'8 Washbourne, Church Cottages are on the left handside.

IN IN Ground Floor - 3 First Floor - 3 Ground Floor - 4 First Floor - 4

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