Evenlode Mane Moreton-In-Marsh • Gloucestershire Evenlode Mane Moreton-In-Marsh • Gloucestershire
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Evenlode Mane Moreton-in-Marsh • Gloucestershire Evenlode Mane Moreton-in-Marsh • Gloucestershire Evenlode 1 mile • Moreton-in-Marsh 2 miles (mainline railway to London Paddington 1 hr 30 mins) Stow-on-the-Wold 4 miles • Cheltenham 22 miles • M5 (Junction 9) 22 miles • Oxford 26 miles (Distances and times approximate). A beautifully presented Cotswold country house located in the much sought after Evenlode Vale Accommodation and amenities Reception/dining hall • Drawing room • Sitting room • Study • Kitchen breakfast room Secondary kitchen • Laundry room • Cloakroom • Boot room Master bedroom suite • 3 further bedrooms • 2 further bathrooms 2 bedroom guest cottage Tennis court • Swimming pool with changing rooms • Stabling Wine store/strong room • Garaging for 5 cars • Hay/machinery store • Gardener’s shed Landscaped gardens • Paddocks • Woodland • Distant views Approximate gross internal floor area of the main house 7,556 sq ft (702 sq m) In all about 12.91 acres (5.22 hectares) For sale freehold Knight Frank Stow-on-the-Wold country Department Brett House, Park Street 55 Baker Street Stow-on-the-Wold GL54 1AG London W1U 8AN [email protected] [email protected] +44 1451 600 610 KnightFrank.co.uk +44 20 7861 1707 These particulars are intended only as a guide and must not be relied upon as statements of fact. Your attention is drawn to the Important Notice on the last page of the brochure. Gloucestershire Evenlode Mane is located about a mile from the attractive everyday needs whilst the renowned farm shop at Oxford and inter-City trains to London Paddington. and sought after Cotswold village of Evenlode and Daylesford is also nearby. approximately a mile south of the historic market town of The surrounding open countryside offers many attractive Moreton-in-Marsh. The commercial centres of Oxford and Cheltenham are walks and rides along the extensive network of country also within easy reach, offering further amenities including lanes, bridleways and footpaths. Excellent sporting Evenlode is located in North Gloucestershire not far from excellent schools, theatres and shopping centres. activities in the area include racing at Cheltenham, the Oxfordshire border and is in the Cotswold Area of The area has excellent road communications with the Stratford-upon-Avon and Warwick, hunting with the Outstanding Natural Beauty which is designated as a A429 (Fosse Way) providing direct links to Stratford- Heythrop and North Cotswold Hunts, polo at Kirklington, Special Landscape Area. upon-Avon and Warwick to the north and Stow-on-the- golf at Naunton Downs, Lyneham and Chipping Norton The village of Evenlode predominantly comprises of Wold and Cirencester to the south. The A44, likewise, is and also theatres at Stratford-upon-Avon, Cheltenham attractive period cottages and impressive houses with within easy reach and provides good links to Chipping and Oxford. paddocks and fields. The village retains a strong Norton and Oxford to the east and Worcester and the There are many renowned schools in the area including community with very little development over the last 100 M5 to the west. The M40 can be accessed at Junction Kitebrook about 2 miles away, Tudor Hall, Cothill and years. 11 providing effective links to London and Birmingham. many more popular schools in and around the The market town of Moreton-in-Marsh offers an array of Mainline railway services are available from Moreton-in- Cheltenham and Oxford areas, which are all within easy business and shopping facilities catering for most Marsh and Kingham providing regular connections to reach. Evenlode Mane Evenlode Mane is built of local Cotswold stone and located in a fabulous position with magnificent 180° views across the Evenlode Vale back towards Stow-on-the-Wold. The property was built in 2004 and has been finished to a high standard with great thought employed in design and layout. The accommodation is arranged for ease of modern day living while maintaining the virtues of a traditional English country house. Spacious yet manageable reception rooms give the house a most impressive feel. All the main rooms enjoy far reaching southerly views across the fields to the front of the house and a particularly light and airy feel to the whole of the ground floor. Extensive use of natural materials and the incorporation of modern technology include: English oak floors, new and old stone mullioned windows, triple glazing, 5 amp sockets, fairy controlled lighting systems, integrated Bang & Olufsen audio and visual system, dual GPRS alarm system to include window and door furniture from Rocky Mountain and Algaba, Antique bathroom furnishings, Clearview stove as well as ample telephone and television points throughout the property. The property also incorporates the highest specification ventilation and is still covered by a Zurich guarantee. The house is approached off the Evenlode/ Moreton-in-Marsh road through a wooden electric gate and a gravel drive flanked by large box clipped hedges and split oak post and rail fencing to a large gravel parking area to the front of the house with the drive then continuing to the garaging, separate cottage and stables beyond. The main reception rooms are situated to the front of the fridge and 4-door electric Aga. To the side of the kitchen beyond and houses four washing machines and tumble house and organised around the reception/dining hall is the sitting room/family room with glazed pyramid roof driers, laundry storage and airing shelves. which has an oak floor and French doors leading to the light, large semi-glazed French doors and windows as A wide staircase with a painted balustrade rises from the garden with the windows overlooking Evenlode Vale. well as a solid fuel burner, beyond which is the boot room reception hall to a central landing with large open space which gives access to the garden has plenty of space for for cupboards. The master bedroom suite has The principal reception rooms include a spacious drawing coats, boots, rods and guns. panoramic views, fitted cupboards and wardrobes and room which leads through to the study via a pair of en-suite bathroom with limestone floor, stone surround convex wooden doors. On the other side of the reception To the rear of the kitchen is a secondary kitchen which has to the bath and shower with mixer taps, WC, bidet and hall is the kitchen/breakfast room with a large central a door to the outside with an extensive range of cupboards, two basins with the most outstanding electric towel rail. island with granite work surfaces and integrated larder space, fridges, second dishwasher, American style There are three further bedrooms and two further appliances including a Miele dishwasher, under counter fridge and a large Belfast sink. The laundry room is situated bathrooms located on the first floor. Reception approximate Gross internal Floor area House: 4284 sq.ft. / 398 sq.m Bedroom Changing/Boiler/Shower areas: 323 sq.ft. / 30 sq.m Bathroom Kitchen/Utility Storage First Floor Ground Floor This plan is for guidance only and must not be relied upon as a statement of fact. Attention is drawn to the Important Notice on the last page of the brochure. the cottage The separate cottage has flexible use with large floor space and plenty of windows. Without intruding on the house it could be additional guest accommodation, staff approximate Gross internal Floor area accommodation, an office or a combination of both. Cottage: 1432 sq.ft. / 133 sq.m The cottage has under floor heating throughout and independent alarm system, separate from the main house. Study/Bedroom 1, accessed from the gravel parking area, has an oak floor and fitted cupboards with a door leading through to Bedroom 2 with a door to the bathroom and living area. The shower room has a shower, WC, basin and bidet and there is space for a washing machine and tumble drier with storage above. A large L-shaped living room/dining room with oak floor, large French doors and windows to a paved area and a rear yard. Access to the kitchen with beech work surface, hob and dishwasher. There is also within the building a safe room with separate external entrance, steel lined door, an alarm as well as wine racks. Separate shelving provides storage facilities for valuables. Outbuildings Close to the cottage is a three bay garage currently used as a gym with double electrically operated doors as well as a pair of painted wooden doors, enabling the garage to be subdivided if necessary. Adjacent to the garage in the passage behind the cottage is a covered wood store and dustbin area. Behind this is an enclosed vegetable garden with greenhouse and secluded oil tank. Further on are three stone loose boxes with Monarch fittings, a two bay garage/hay store with a fourth loose box/tack room which is enclosed by a walled and gated yard. To the side of the stables is a large gravelled area with a gardener’s shed that has potential for many uses including a sand arena, further parking or use as a garden. approximate Gross internal Floor area Outbuildings: 1517 sq.ft. / 141 sq.m Gardens and grounds The gardens have been established with well thought out and strategic planting for low maintenance. The designers created a number of separate rooms within the gardens. Beside the house is a swimming pool, walled on three sides, with a hot tub, two changing rooms, two loos, plant room and storage room as well as a barbecue area. The gardens surrounding the house include attractive flagstone terracing, Wellingtonia, clipped box hedges, specimen roses, as well as a mature pleached Hornbeam providing frame work over the ha-ha between the house and the paddock.