Manor Barn Aldsworth • Gloucestershire
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Manor Barn Aldsworth • Gloucestershire Manor Barn Aldsworth • Gloucestershire GL54 3QZ A quintessential Cotswold stone, well-proportioned family house on the edge of a popular village. Entrance Hall • Kitchen/breakfast room • Drawing room • Dining room • Utility area • Cloakroom • Side entrance hall and boot room Master with ensuite bathroom and separate ensuite shower room • 3 further bedrooms • Shower room • Upstairs study Beautiful gardens • Large Gravel Drive • Triple Car Port Stunning one-bedroom apartment Charlbury (15 miles), Kemble (14 miles), Swindon (20 miles) (All distances and times approximate). The London Office Butler Sherborn 40 St James’s Place 43-45 Castle Street, Cirencester London, SW1A 1NS Gloucestershire GL7 1QD T 0207 839 0888 T 01285 883740 E [email protected] E [email protected] www.thelondonoffice.co.uk www.butlersherborn.co.uk Manor Barn is a stunningly pretty Cotswold stone barn that was professionally restored and converted about 30 years ago to offer period charm with all the space for modern living. Manor Barn occupies a lovely setting on the edge of the village enjoying an elevated and private position overlooking the surrounding fields. The rooms are well proportioned with good ceiling heights allowing plenty of natural light to flood in the generous spaces. Given the southerly facing aspect the accommodation feels particularly bright and spacious. The property benefits from period features. A vaulted entrance hall and a galleried landing along with a flexible annex which can be part of the house or separated for the perfect granny/nanny apartment. Situation and Location Aldsworth is an attractive unspoilt Cotswold village, which is situated between the historic market towns of Burford and Cirencester both offering excellent shopping facilities including banks, supermarkets, schools and leisure facilities. The larger centres of Oxford and Cheltenham offer more comprehensive leisure, cultural and shopping facilities. The village itself benefits from an excellent village pub and a Amenities schools. These include Hatherop Castle which is just a short post office. The Church, St Bartholomew, is a fine example drive from the house, Rendcomb College, Cotswold School, The Cotswolds are renowned for country pursuits and of late Norman architecture. It is set slightly away from Farmor’s, St Hugh’s, Beaudesert Park, Westonbirt, and there are many enjoyable walks in the area together with the centre of the village. Most of the houses in Aldsworth Cheltenham Ladies’ and Cheltenham Boys Colleges. are built of Cotswold stone, dating from the 18th & 19th an extensive network of footpaths and bridleways with Century, when Bibury Racecourse was in use. excellent riding. Rugby and Hockey Clubs for all ages in Stow-on-the-Wold, Fairford, Cirencester and Bourton-on- Accommodation The road and rail communications are excellent with mainline the-Water. Hunting is with the Heythrop and VWH and polo GROUND FLOOR railway stations at Oxford Parkway (24 miles). (London played regularly at Cirencester Park. Golf courses at Burford The property is entered through a large double front door Marylebone 51 minutes). and Cirencester; racing at Cheltenham and Stratford-upon- opening to a spacious and light, vaulted ceiling entrance hall Charlbury (15 miles), Kemble (14 miles) and Swindon (20 Avon; with theatres at Oxford and Cheltenham. A variety of with flag stone floor from which most of the reception rooms miles) providing frequent and regular commuter services water sports are available at the Cotswold Water Park near flow. to London (Paddington). The A40 (about 4 miles north) South Cerney. provides good access to Oxford and the M40 to London and The superb drawing room has a wealth of light which comes Birmingham. London Heathrow, Birmingham and Bristol all There is a good choice of primary schools in and around through the two sets of large French doors at either end of within an hour and a half. Aldsworth. The area is noted for both its private and state the room one of which opens onto the garden and patio area. There is an attractive large carved stone fire place with FIRST FLOOR Clearview wood burner which creates a focal point to the From the entrance hall the painted wood staircase leads room. This room wraps in an L shape through to the dining up to a generous galleried landing. area. Master bedroom is a good size double room with The recently redecorated and fully equipped eat in kitchen ensuite bathroom and a separate ensuite shower room has attractive handmade base and wall units with wood and and fitted wardrobes. granite worktops, wooden floor and integrated appliances Bedroom 2 is a double room with a lovely view and and double oven electric AGA. It also benefits from French fitted wardrobes. doors at either end and a spacious utility area. A door leads back to the vaulted entrance hall which continues the open Bedroom 3 a good double with lovely view and fitted flow of the property. There is also a door that leads through to hanging cupboard. the side entrance hall/boot room giving access to the annex. Shower Room and WC. 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