The Old Farmhouse Barton,

The Old Farmhouse Barton, Guiting Power, Gloucestershire

Stow-on-the-Wold 6 miles, Cheltenham 12 miles, Oxford 35 miles, Kingham 12 miles (mainline station to London Paddington from 80 minutes), Ford 1.5 miles, Winchcombe 6 miles, M5 (Junction 9) 15 miles. (All Distances approximate)

An enchanting Listed Cotswold stone farmhouse set in an elevated position in a beautiful hamlet.

• Dining Hall • Family bathroom • Drawing room • Second floor bedroom with • Kitchen/breakfast room dressing room • Shower room • Cotswold stone tallet steps to • Utility attic storage • Boot room & Boiler room • Barn with planning for one-bedroom annexe • Study/Bedroom 5 on 1st floor • Enclosed rear garden and terrace • Generous Landing • Cotswold stone outbuilding • Master bedroom with adjoining dressing room and • Ample parking bath/shower room • Gardens and grounds of • 2 further double bedrooms approximately 0.3 Acre. on first floor

DESCRIPTION Constructed of mellow Cotswold stone, this Grade II Listed farmhouse clad in Jasmine and Honeysuckle is a classic example of a Cotswold family house. With some mullioned windows, flagstone floors, a wealth of exposed beams, an impressive Cotswold stone fireplace in the dining room and an open fireplace in the drawing room the house is filled with period features. The cosy drawing room, the master bedroom suite and the large open plan kitchen/breakfast room are rooms of note and will appeal to buyers. Most of the rooms are dual aspect. Having served as a much-loved family home for a number of years, a new owner may wish to update the interiors and take advantage of the planning permission to convert the three-bay barn into an annexe for holiday letting. An idyllic garden with south facing lawns and terrace, ideal for entertaining with a magical view down over the River Windrush to the woodland beyond. SITUATION AND AMENITIES Barton is a charming hamlet set on the elevated side of the River Windrush, it excellent network of footpaths and bridleways between all these lovely villages, Sports and leisure facilities include golf at Naunton Downs and Cheltenham. is closely linked with Guiting Power village and is situated in a lovely rolling winding through mature woodlands spread across the undulating landscape. For lovers of the turf, there are famous racecourses such as Cheltenham as well region of the in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Guiting as Stratford-upon-Avon and Warwick. More extensive shopping is available nearby in the pretty market towns of Power, with a busy community including a history society, has a beautiful 12th Stow-on-the-Wold, Bourton-on-the-Water, and Winchcombe, while a few There is a popular primary school (OFSTED- good) in neighbouring Temple Century Church, village hall and playing field. There is also a village shop miles further off, the elegant centres of Cheltenham and Oxford provide still Guiting and a new Montesorri nursery in Guiting Power. A bus to the very with post office and a café and a wonderful bakery. There are two pubs in the more comprehensive shopping and leisure options as does Stratford-upon- popular Cotswold School (OFSTED - Outstanding) stops in these villages village, The Farmers Arms and Hollow Bottom which is currently closed for Avon which hosts The Royal Shakespeare Company. including close to The Old Farmhouse, with a wide choice of local schools major refurbishment as well as a Guest House with rooms. In Kineton there including the primary school at (OFSTED – Outstanding), is the Halfway House pub with rooms and Temple Guiting offers a fine old Communications in the area are excellent, with London easily accessible via Pate’s Grammar (OFSTED – Outstanding) Cheltenham Ladies College, Parish Church, a superb village store with coffee shop, village hall and playing the A40/M40, and a mainline railway service to London Paddington from Cheltenham Preparatory School and Cheltenham College, Dean Close, St fields. These North Cotswold villages, which also include Naunton and Ford both Kingham and Moreton-in-Marsh within a twenty-minute drive from Edwards, and Rendcomb. are renowned for a friendly, supportive community and offer excellent pubs. the house. Locally there are a number of successful National Hunt racing yards, which adds to the character of the area. This immediate area also benefits from the

ACCOMMODATION PLANNING PERMISSION Tiled covered porch. Wooden front door. Dining Hall with large Cotswold The barn is attached to the main house and has planning permission and stone fireplace and wood burner. Flagstone floor, exposed beams and a glazed Listed Building Consent to become a one-bedroom annex. door to the rear garden. Display shelving. Staircase to first floor. Drawing Council planning number 17/04816/FUL and 17/04817/LBC 8th February Room with Cotswold stone open fireplace, shelved cupboards to both sides. 2018. ‘Internal and external alterations, conversion of attached cart shed to Exposed beams and a wide display window sill and a window seat with a residential annex/holiday let accommodation’. double aspect outlook. Family Room with exposed beams. Kitchen/Breakfast Room with Aga, extensive range of fitted units, sink, oven, hob, fridge and SERVICES a dishwasher. Space for a large farmhouse table and chairs. Tiled floor runs Mains water and electricity. Private septic tank. Oil fired central heating and through to: Shower Room Tiled cubicle, hand basin and WC. Aga. Gigaclear. Utility Room with washing machine and shelved cupboard above. Coat hooks. Boiler Room with staircase to Study/Bedroom 5. Boiler. Boot Room FIXTURES & FITTINGS Stable door and space for freezers. Study/Bedroom 5 Wooden staircase. Only those mentioned in these sales particulars are included in the sale. All Skylight. Walk in store. others are specifically excluded.

FIRST FLOOR LOCAL AUTHORITY Landing with stunning exposed beams. Staircase to second floor with Cotswold District Council. Telephone 01285 623000. cupboard below. Double aspect with views over to fields. Master Bedroom with lovely views and exposed beams. Dressing Room with a range of TAX BAND - G wardrobes. Skylight. Bath/Shower Room with bath, tiled walk-in shower VIEWINGS cubicle, bidet, hand basin, WC and heated towel rail. Built in cupboards Strictly by appointment with Butler Sherborn. Before making an and drawers. Skylight and underfloor heating. Family Bathroom with bath, appointment to view, we recommend that you discuss any specific issues handbasin, bidet, WC, heated towel rail, wash-boarding to mid-height. likely to affect your level of potential interest in the property with a member View over the lawn. Bedroom 2 with shelving. View over garden and built of staff who has seen it. in wardrobe. Bedroom 3 with exposed beams. Double aspect with views. Wardrobe and shelving. DIRECTIONS (POSTCODE GL54 5UF) DO NOT RELY ON SAT NAV SECOND FLOOR From Stow-on-the-Wold, proceed along the B4077 towards M5/Ford. Take Bedroom 4 with exposed beams and eaves cupboards. The additional room the left turn at the triangle of roads, come into the village of Temple Guiting, would make an ideal dressing room or en-suite bathroom subject to any continue through, at the ‘T’ junction turn left (opposite the Primary School), necessary consents. pass through Kineton village. On reaching Barton turn right before going over the bridge (River Windrush), The Old Farmhouse is on the left-hand OUTSIDE side, marked by the high Cotswold stone wall. The Old Farmhouse is approached through a wooden five bar gate set in a high Cotswold stone wall with a gravel driveway which leads to a cobbled From Cheltenham take the A40, at the traffic lights take the A436 towards stone path to the kitchen door and with ample parking. The traditional tallet Bourton on the Water and then take the B4068 towards Stow on the Wold, steps lead to the Attic, ideal for storage with heating. The adjoining Cotswold turn left signposted to Guiting Power, continue on towards Kineton, keep stone Barn has three carports and is of Cotswold stone construction with the river on the left, over the bridge and take the left turn and The old exposed ‘A’ frame beams. The oil tank currently occupies the first bay and can Farmhouse is on the left-hand side. be relocated. Greenhouse. Through a pedestrian gate to the rear garden under a clematis clad wooden pergola. The paved south-facing terrace is ideal for outdoor entertaining and has easy access to the dining room for parties. The Cotswold stone outbuilding is a wonderful detached building with a pitched tiled slate roof clad in old roses. The flat lawn then runs down to the pond with fountain and the boundary. Beyond are fields which run down to the River Windrush with a glorious outlook over to the woodland beyond. There are large wooden double gates set into the high Cotswold stone walls that give vehicular access to the rear garden off the lane, if required. Approximate Floor Area = 318.0 sq m / 3423 sq ft (Excluding Attic) Outbuilding = 2.3 sq m / 25 sq ft

Landing Master 5.17 x 4.20 Bedroom 17'0 x 13'9 4.61 x 3.62 Dressing Room 15'1 x 11'11 3.37 x 3.03 T 11'1 x 9'11 Attic Room Dn Up 4.69 x 3.08 15'5 x 10'1

Dn Dressing Room Bedroom 5 2.61 x 2.51 5.40x 3.90 8'3 x 8'7 Dn 17'9 x 12'10

Dn Energy Efficiency Rating Bedroom 2 3.60 x 3.16 11'10 x 10'4

Bedroom 4 6.95 x 4.80 22'10 x 15'9 75

Bedroom 3 4.75 x 3.94 15'7 x 12'11 42

= Reduced head height below 1.5m (Not Shown In Actual Location / Orientation) Outbuilding Second Floor First Floor

Dining Room 5.60 x 3.39 Family Room 18'4 x 11'1 4.24 x 2.98 13'11 x 9'9

Kitchen / Breakfast Room Up 6.71 x 4.31 B 22'0 x 14'2 Up Utility Room 3.95 x 2.56 Boot Room Hall IN 12'11 x 8'5 3.95 x 2.72 IN Shower Up 12'11 x 8'11 Oil Tank

3.72 x 3.55 Kitchen 12'2 x 11'8

Drawing Room 3.71 x 2.99 Living Space 6.60 x 4.40 12'2'' x 9'10 21'8 x 14'5

Bedroom 3.71 x 2.97 12'2'' x 9'9 Carports

Ground Floor Proposed Annexe Layout

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