ESTCOURT GRANGE TETBURY • GLOUCESTERSHIRE ESTCOURT GRANGE TETBURY • GLOUCESTERSHIRE A wonderful and historic Cotswold country house, beautifully positioned within a ring fence of about 80 acres of wonderful countryside near to Tetbury
Tetbury 1.5 miles • Malmesbury 5 miles • M4 (Junction 17) 10 miles Kemble Station 9 miles (London Paddington from 74 mins) • Cirencester 11 miles Chippenham 14 miles • Bath 23 miles • Bristol Airport 36 miles • Central London 97 miles. (All mileages and times are approximate)
Accommodation and amenities Reception hall • drawing room • dining room • study sitting room • kitchen/breakfast room • cloakroom • utility room • laundry room Master bedroom suite • 9 further bedrooms 3 further bathrooms • games room Landscaped gardens and grounds • River Avon Range of period outbuildings and various additional farm buildings • stables Farmland pasture 4 further dwellings In all about 80 acres
Savills Country Department Savills Country Department 33 Margaret Street, 33 Margaret Street, London, W1G 0JD London, W1G 0JD Lindsay Cuthill James Walker 020 7016 3820 020 7016 3825 [email protected] [email protected] Your attention is drawn to the Important Notice on the last page of the text Situation Estcourt Grange is situated in the southern Cotswolds, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and is located near to the historic town of Tetbury. Tetbury is a popular and traditional market town well known for its 17th and 18th Century architecture. Although the town is noted for its antique shops there are a wide range of everyday shops, exclusive boutiques, restaurants, cafes as well as two supermarkets. The larger centres of Cirencester and Bath City Centre are thirteen and twenty two miles away respectively and provide a more extensive range of shopping and recreational facilities.
Access and Communications The property is superbly located with good access provided by road and rail. The M4 at Junction 17, provides easy access to London and Heathrow Airport to the east as well as Bristol, Bristol Airport and the M5 motorway to the west. There is also a regular rail service to London Paddington from Kemble or Chippenham.
Education There are numerous good schools within convenient driving distance including the prominent private schools of Westonbirt, Beaudesert Park, St Mary’s Calne, Marlborough College as well as the hugely popular schools and colleges in Bath, Cheltenham and Oxford.
Sport and Leisure The surrounding area is ideal for those with sporting and cultural interests: • Polo at nearby Beaufort Polo Club and Cirencester Park. • Hunting with The Duke of Beaufort’s (the property is within the Monday country) Eventing/Horse Trials at Badminton Park and Gatcombe Park. • Golf at Minchinhampton • Horse racing at Bath and Cheltenham • Restaurants and spa facilities at Whatley Manor and Calcot Manor. Other nearby recreational pursuits include; sailing at the Cotswold Water Park; swimming and gymnasium at the Westonbirt Sports Hall and motor racing at the Castle Combe circuit. The National Arboretum at Westonbirt is a wonderful attraction and hosts a variety of excellent events throughout the spring, summer and autumn; from spring colours and open- air summer concerts to autumn colours and the Enchanted Christmas illuminations. There are a number of annual festivals in Bath, Bristol and Cheltenham. Description Estcourt Grange is classic example of a traditional Cotswold country house built predominantly during the late 16th Century and early 17th Century. The house is beautifully positioned on the banks of the River Avon and set within mature formal gardens and grounds. The house is Listed Grade II and constructed with Cotswold stone, partly rendered and roofed in Cotswolds stone tiles. The architectural style is typical of the period and the region creating imposing elevations and rooflines with ornate mullion windows. The initial approach to the property is via an immaculately presented entrance drive to Estcourt Park, over which there is a right of way benefitting Estcourt Grange. The drive leads through a pair of ornate timber, automatic entrance gates positioned between two lodge houses, before winding through picturesque parkland and leading to the entrance to Estcourt Grange. A charming timber-planked bridge provides access over the River Avon to the drive and turning circle at the front of the house. The house is well laid out to provide excellent entertaining space with the principal reception rooms being approached off the entrance hall. There are lovely aspects over the garden and grounds from all the reception rooms; there are impressive fireplaces in the drawing room, sitting room and dining room. In short, Estcourt Grange is a splendid country house which has been the family home to the current owners since 1983. Complementing the house are the gardens and grounds which create a wonderful and private setting with the magical atmosphere created by the river which flows gracefully beside the house and its kitchen terrace, before continuing through the garden and adjacent woodland. Estcourt Grange Approximate Gross Internal Area: Estcourt Grange: 733 sq m (7,890 sq ft) Cottage 1 : 79 sq m (851 sq ft) Cottage 2: 93 sq m (1,001 sq ft) Cottage 3: 94 sq m (1,012 sq ft) Bungalow: 82 sq m (883 sq ft) Outbuildings: 533 sq m (5,737 sq ft) Total: 1,614 sq m (17,374 sq ft)
Cottages There are four additional dwellings which are located a short distance from the house and beyond the stable yard and therefore do not intrude upon the privacy of the house. They comprise a terrace of three traditional stone cottages arranged over two floors and a separate bungalow. All of the additional dwellings are currently let privately on Assured Shorthold Tenancy Agreements. Please see further information
Outbuildings Adjacent to the drive at the front of the house are two, period stone barns providing space for garaging and plentiful storage with good loft spaces. One of the buildings could provide additional ancillary accommodation with the necessary planning consents. Gardens and Grounds The gardens and grounds are stocked with a wide variety of mature specimen trees and shrubs as well as beautifully stocked borders, enhanced by a large, open area of lawn with a path which leads from the house to the end of the garden. Additionally, there are a number of terraced lawns and flower borders retained by Cotswold stone walling. Whilst to the north of the gardens is a disused hard tennis court. The river Avon flows gently past the house and through the gardens, forming a major part of the estate boundary with Estcourt Park. Although not registered with HM Land Registry at present, it is agreed between Estcourt Park and Estcourt Grange that the River is owned by both parties to the centre and fully owned along the stretch beside the house and garden. Please see the sale plan within the brochure for reference. The gravel driveway is flanked by period outbuildings, Cotswold stone retaining walls and mature trees. The drive revolves around a stone turning circle at the front of the house. Tanks N
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NOTE - Reproducedk from the Ordnance Survey Map with the permission of the Controller of H.M. Stationery Office. Drain © Crown copyright licence number 100024244 Savills (UK) Limited NOTE - Published for the purposes of identification only and although believed to be correct its accuracy is not guaranteed. MCL: 24860/ESTCOURT GRANGE_BROC2 Date: 28/06/2018 The Cartographic & Design Team, Wessex House, Wimborne, Dorset. BH21 1PB Tel: (01202) 856800
NOTE: THE RIGHTS OF WAY SHOWN ON THE PLAN ARE FOR INDICATIVE PURPOSES Spring NOT TO SCALE ONLY. FOR LEGAL PURPOSES REFER TO THE DEFINITIVE RIGHT OF WAY MAP. N GENERAL INFORMATION Statutory Designations Tenure The Estate resides with in the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Freehold with vacant procession upon completion of the main Natural Beauty (AONB) and is subject to a number of statutory house. The additional dwellings and the farmland may be subject designations. These primarily include: to the tenancies as previously explained. Further information is NVZ - Nitrate Vulnerable Zone available from the vendor’s agents. ESA - Environmentally Sensitive Area Schedule of Residential Property and Occupancy Wayleaves, Easements and Rights of Way Property Occupant Occupancy Type & Term The Estate is offered for sale subject to and with the benefit of all House Owner Freehold rights of way both public or private, all easements and wayleaves Tank Silo 1 Grange Cottages Private Tenant *AST - Periodic whether specifically referred to or not. As shown on the sale plan, 2 Grange Cottages Private Tenant *AST - Periodic there are two footpaths, located well away from the house, which The 3 Grange Cottages Private Tenant *AST – (Break – July 2018) cross the property and are identified within the sale plan. Grange Bungalow Private Tenant *AST – Periodic Bungalow Minerals, Timber and Sporting Rights AST – Assured Shorthold Tenancy The mineral, timber and sporting rights, so far as they are owned,
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Cottages Directions (GL8 8XE) 2 1 House Mains Mains Private Oil Fired Boiler From the centre of Tetbury: 1 Grange Cottages Mains Mains Private Oil Fired Boiler 2 Grange Cottages Mains Mains Private Night Storage Take the B4014 Newnton Road towards Malmesbury. After about 3 Grange Cottages Mains Mains Private Oil Fired Boiler a mile the automatic entrance gates to Estcourt Park (leading to Estcourt Grange) will be on the right between a pair of lodge houses. Grange Bungalow Mains Mains Private Oil Fired Boiler Estcourt Grange After a few hundred yards the entrance to Estcourt Grange will be found on the right. Continue across the bridge over the river, which Agricultural Land and Occupancy leads to the gravel drive and parking area at the front of the house. The farmland is currently laid to pasture and is let to a farmer on an annual grazing/mowing license. Further details may be available From the M4 Motorway: Cattle Grid on request from the vendor’s agent. Tennis Court Exit at junction 17 and take the A429 towards Malmesbury and Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) The pasture land is registered with Cirencester. Continue on the A429 bypassing Malmesbury and the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) and a payment is claimed under shortly after the second roundabout (with a BP fuel station) turn the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS). The vendor will endeavour to left opposite Nurdens Garden Centre on the B4014 signed to transfer the entitlements to the purchaser on completion. Tetbury and Long Newnton. Pass through Long Newnton and Estcourt after a few hundred yards the entrance gates to Estcourt Park will Fixtures and Fittings Grange be on the left between a pair of lodge houses. After a few hundred All fixtures, fittings and furnishings are expressly excluded from the yards the entrance to Estcourt Grange will be found on the right. sale. The Aga and all heating equipment will be included in sale Continue across the bridge over the river, which leads to the gravel drive and parking area at the front of the house. Planning The main house is Listed Grade II Viewing Reproduced from the Ordnance Survey. Not to Scale mapping with permission of the Controller of Her Majesty’s Stationery Office © Crown copyright (100041908) Local Authority Cotswold District Council, Cirencester – 01285 643643 Strictly by appointment with Savills
NOTE - Reproduced from the Ordnance Survey Map with the permission of the Controller of H.M. Stationery Office. © Crown copyright licence number 100024244 Savills (UK) Limited Important Notice: DRAFT NOTE - Published for the purposes of identification only and although believed to be correct its accuracy is not guaranteed. Savills, their clients and any joint agents give notice that: 1. They are not authorised to make or give any representations or warranties in relation to the property either here or elsewhere, either on their own behalf or on behalf of their MCL: 24680/BLOCK PLAN DRAFT Date: 08/06/2018 The Cartographic & Design Team, Wessex House, Wimborne, Dorset. BH21 1PB client or otherwise. They assume no responsibility for any statement that may be made in these particulars. These particulars do not form part of any offer or contract and must not be relied upon as statements or representations of NOT TO SCALE Tel: (01202) 856800 fact. 2. Any areas, measurements or distances are approximate. The text, photographs and plans are for guidance only and are not necessarily comprehensive. It should not be assumed that the property has all necessary planning, building regulation or other consents and Savills have not tested any services, equipment or facilities. Purchasers must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise. BROCHUREREF Kingfisher Print and Design Ltd. 01803 867087.