Brookside Cottage Upper Slaughter Gloucestershire Brookside Cottage Upper Slaughter
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Brookside Cottage upper slaughter gloucestershire Brookside Cottage Upper Slaughter Mileages. Stow-on-the-Wold 4 miles, Moreton in Marsh 8 miles, Burford 13 miles, Kingham Station (London-Paddington 90 minutes) 9 miles, Cheltenham 18 miles, Oxford 33 miles (All Distances approximate) A handsome Grade II Listed stone cottage set in a beautiful Village Ford location near the River Eye in a quintessential Cotswold village. • Entrance hall • Family bath/shower room • Sitting room • 2 further bedrooms on the • Family room second floor • Kitchen/dining room • Attractive landscaped formal garden • Cloakroom • Meadow garden • Double aspect master bedroom with adjoining • Excellent views Bath/Shower room • Private parking • Guest bedroom Brookside Cottage is a classic Cotswold property, which is more in the style of a house with well-proportioned and beautifully presented reception rooms and bedrooms along with well-appointed bath and shower rooms. The reception rooms and the bedrooms on the first floor are light and bright, even in the winter months as they are south and east facing. The current owners have comprehensively updated the cottage with two new wood burners, a new kitchen designed around the Aga, two new bath/ shower rooms and redecorated throughout. It is constructed of natural Cotswold stone mostly under a slate roof with leaded light styled windows. The front aspect is clad in Wisteria, Virginia Creeper and climbing Roses. This cottage is Listed grade II of Architectural and Historical Interest and dates to 1841. The cottage is attached to Brookside on the western aspect. The gardens have been thoughtfully landscaped with a number of terraces, which are ideal for outdoor entertaining, a generous lawn and an elevated ‘Meadow Garden’ for sitting out and enjoying the views across the village to the church and the surrounding farmland. Brookside Cottage offers enchanting views from most of the windows either to the River Eye, down the picturesque lane, over the gardens or to the surrounding countryside, making this a very special main or second home opportunity. SITUATION & AMENITIES Upper and Lower Slaughter are widely regarded as premier villages in the Cotswolds. Upper Slaughter is in a Conservation Area and an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The River Eye meanders through the centre of the village, with its beautiful ford; it really is a special village. There are traditional Cotswold stone cottages and houses alongside the river and St Peters Church. The privately owned, award winning, Michelin starred Lords of the Manor Hotel offers a bar and restaurant. Upper Slaughter is only one of 14 villages that are known as ‘Doubly Thankful Villages’ as all the service men returned home from the two World Wars. Local shopping and business amenities can be found in Bourton-on-the- Water and Stow-on-the-Wold with further recreational facilities located in the larger towns of Cheltenham and Cirencester both 18 miles away. A main line station in Kingham provides a regular service to London Paddington (approx. 90 mins). Amenities include golf at Naunton Downs, Wychwood and Burford. National hunt racing at Cheltenham, Warwick and Stratford-upon-Avon. There are excellent educational facilities in the area. ACCOMMODATION FIRST FLOOR Landing with a staircase to second floor with a cupboard below. Far reaching GROUND FLOOR view over the rear garden to the field beyond. Master Bedroom A most Wooden front door under a pitched tiled canopy porch. Entrance Hall attractive room with south and east facing views. Adjoining Bath/Shower attractive stone tiled floor runs through to all the ground floor rooms. Room with another excellent view over the gardens to the farmland beyond. Staircase to first floor. Cloakroom. Sitting Room Wood burner set in the Double slipper bath, tiled shower cubicle, hand basin, WC, heated towel rail fireplace with a beam above and stone quoins. Attractive bay window. Large and tiled floor.Guest Bedroom Shelved wardrobe cupboard, View to the storage cupboard. Family Room Wood burner set in the stone fireplace with river and the houses at the top of the village. Bath/shower Room Large bath a beam above. Window seat, offering a view down the lane. Kitchen/Dining with tiled surround, tiled shower cubicle, hand basin, WC, heated towel rail. Room A generous light room, greatly improved by the removal of a pillar Tiled floor. and a new kitchen designed around the electric Aga. There is space for a large farmhouse table and chairs, with views over the terrace to the gardens SECOND FLOOR beyond. Under floor heating. Granite worktops, sink unit, dishwasher, Landing with eaves storage. Beams. Loft access (not inspected). Bedroom fridge freezer, washing machine and tumble drier. Larder. Coat cupboard. 3 Painted exposed beams. Window with seat, view overlooking the land Boiler cupboard houses the oil fired central heating boiler and the hot water and ford. Two skylights. Loft access (not inspected). Bedroom 4 East facing cylinder. window with pretty view down the lane and neighbouring gardens. Beams. OUTSIDE The front garden is lawned and partly enclosed by low Cotswold stone walling and Yew hedging. Stone steps lead down from the side to the front door. To the side of the cottage, the driveway provides the right of way to the parking beyond the gardens. The formal rear garden has been re-designed and is now all enclosed by an attractive high Cotswold stone wall and some Beech and Yew hedging. This provides a perfect setting for entertaining and for small children and pets to play safely. From the kitchen door, there is a stone terrace with steps leading up to the lawns and a gravelled area for sitting out. A range of well-established shrubs, trees and flowers have been planted, which include a Magnolia, a Portuguese Laurel, apple trees, standard hollies, lavender beds and a pretty Box and rose garden. A wooden pedestrian gate leads to the gravelled parking area, bin store, oil tank and a wooden shed. In 2014, land was acquired and the current owners created the raised ‘Meadow Garden’, this elevated area is planted with fruit trees, rough cut for wildlife and provides an excellent end of the day spot to enjoy the views back to the village and the countryside. No permanent structures can be erected. SERVICES Mains water, electricity and drainage. Oil fired central heating and electric Aga. Telephone (subject to BT regulations). (No tests to the suitability of services have 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 sale. All other fixtures and fittings including carpets, curtains, garden ornaments and statues are excluded. Some may be available by separate negotiation if required. LOCAL AUTHORITY Cotswold District Council, B Trinity Road, Approximate Gross Internal Area T Cirencester, GL7 1PX 187.5 sq m / 2018 sq ft (Excluding Void) Kitchen / Dining Room Tel: 01285 623000 6.33 x 3.95 Email: [email protected] 20'9 x 13'0 POSTCODE GL54 2JB TAX BAND F Up IN VIEWING Family Room Please telephone Butler Sherborn, Stow- on- the- Wold Office 4.80 x 4.21 15'9 x 13'10 Sitting Room T 01451 830731 or The London Office T 0207 839 0888. 4.80 x 4.60 E [email protected] 15'9 x 15'1 DIRECTIONS From Stow-on-the-Wold take the B4068, passing through Lower Swell, take the left turn sign posted to ‘The Slaughters’ Take the next turning Ground Floor on the right signed posted to ‘Upper Slaughter’ (single track road), and follow the road down towards Upper Slaughter village. Just before the bridge over the River Eye turn right into a single-track tarmac lane. Up Void ‘Brookside Cottage’ is one the right-hand side. IF you reach the ford you have gone too far. Dn Dn Bedroom Bedroom Bedroom Bedroom 4.80 x 3.74 4.27 x 3.60 4.80 x 4.12 4.27 x 3.60 15'9 x 12'3 14'0 x 11'10 15'9 x 13'6 14'0 x 11'10 First Floor First Floor FLOORPLANZ © 2018 0203 9056099 Ref: 212228 This plan is for layout guidance only. Drawn in accordance with RICS guidelines. 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. DISCLAIMER 1. These particulars, including any plan, are a general guide only and do not form any part of any offer or contract. All descriptions, including photographs, dimensions and other details are given in good faith but do not amount to a representation or warranty. They should not be relied upon as statements of fact and anyone interested must satisfy themselves as to their correctness by inspection or otherwise. 2. Neither Butler Sherborn LLP, nor the seller, accepts responsibility for any error that these particulars may contain however caused. Neither the Butler Sherborn, Stow-on-the-Wold office: partners, nor any employees of Butler Sherborn LLP have any authority to make any representation or warranty whatsoever in relation to this property. 3. Any plan is for layout guidance only and is not drawn to scale. All dimensions, shapes and compass bearings are approximate and you should not rely upon them without checking them first. 4. Please discuss with us Parklands House, Park Street, Stow-on-the-Wold any aspects which are particularly important to you before travelling to view this property. 5. Please note that in line with Money Laundering Regulations potential purchasers will be Gloucestershire GL54 1AQ required to provide proof of identification documents no later than where a purchaser’s offer is informally accepted by the seller.