Monks Cottage EASTLEACH, GLOUCESTERSHIRE Monks Cottage EASTLEACH, GLOUCESTERSHIRE Eastleach • Burford 6 miles • Cirencester 12 miles • Swindon 12 miles • Oxford 25 miles (Distances approximate) A beautifully presented refurbished house in an enchanting parkland setting Accommodation Reception hall • Drawing room • Kitchen/Dining room • Sitting room • Study Laundry/boot room • Second kitchen • Wine cellar • Pantry • Cloakroom Master bedroom suite with bedroom 2/dressing room Two further double bedrooms • Two bathrooms • Separate WC Annexe with living room with kitchenette, double bedroom, and en-suite bathroom and mezzanine bedroom Garage • Traditional and modernised buildings including a barn with studio and two further rooms Original Cotswold stone boathouse Parkland • River frontage to the River Leach and former watercress beds In all about 16.5 acres (6.677 hectares) For Sale Freehold Cirencester Country Department Gloucester House, 60 Dyer Street, 55 Baker Street, Cirencester, Gloucestershire GL7 2PT London W1U 8AN Tel: +44 1285 659 771 Tel: +44 20 7861 1707 [email protected] [email protected] www.knightfrank.co.uk 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 • Monks Cottage is situated on the edge of the charming unspoilt village of Eastleach. Eastleach is a rare village having two Churches on either side of the River Leach. On the western side St Andrew’s Church is in the village of Eastleach Turville whilst just over the river and over the bridge is St Michael and St Martin at Eastleach Martin. Both Churches are in view of each other and both extremely pretty and date from the 14th Century. The fact that there were two hamlets with two Churches is an indication that the two were separately owned and held by different Lords of the Manor. • Within about 2 miles of the village is Hatherop, which has a very good primary school and Hatherop Castle School whilst Coln St Aldwyns is about 3 miles which has a village store. • Local farm shops including the Organic Farm Shop at Cirencester, Daylesford Farm Shop and Upton Smokery in Burford are all within easy reach. • The area is well served by excellent pub/restaurants including the New Inn at Coln St Aldwyns, Five Alls at Filkins, The Swan at Southrop, The Wheatsheaf at Northleach, The Wild Rabbit and the Kingham Plough at Kingham and The Swan at Swinbrook. • Communications in the area are excellent with easy access to the A40 and M40 to London. Trains run to London regularly from either Charlbury (approximately 13 miles distant) taking around 80 minutes or from Swindon (approximately 12 miles) with most trains being about 55 minutes. • Sporting and leisure facilities in the area include a number of golf courses including Highworth and Cirencester, racing at Cheltenham, Newbury and Warwick, hunting with the VWH, polo at Cirencester Park and water sports at the Cotswold Water Park. There is excellent shooting in the area as well as an abundance of wonderful walking and riding in the hidden Cotswold Valleys. • Gloucestershire and Oxfordshire is noted for its extensive schooling including Hatherop Castle and St Hughes at Lechlade with also a large number of schools for all ages in Cheltenham and Oxford. Monk’s Cottage • Monks Cottage (which has been known as St Andrew’s evening sun. Most of the lawns open out onto the garden has a studio which could easily be used for further House) is situated in the most idyllic rural parkland on the and grounds and the house is particularly light and airy. residential use, home office, studio etc. and the other western bank of the River Leach. buildings are utilised for machinery and timber storage but • Whilst the house is on the edge of the village, very little of could easily provide stabling, garaging or used for many • The original dwelling was called Monks Cottage (named it can be seen from the highway and it is not until you are other purposes. after the family who lived there) and the house has been in the house or within its garden that you realise the size extended over the years. In the last six years the house and extent and the total privacy that the house benefits • The parkland extends all around the house running down has been the subject of an extensive renovation and from. to the River Leach where there is the original Cotswold restoration project combining the use of traditional and stone boathouse with a delightful room over. This is in reclaimed materials and also state of the art fittings, • In addition to the main house there is an annexe with fairly original condition but would make the most computer wiring and kitchens. sitting room, bedroom and bathroom with an adjoining spectacular summer dining room with southerly views over • The work on the house was designed by Guy Stansfeld garage which could create a second guest bedroom if the former watercress beds and the river beyond. required. with the construction being carried out by local firm JND • Mown paths through the parkland lead through different and also London based RAI. • Situated a short distance away within the grounds are a areas with some newly planted areas of woodland and • The house nestles into a fold of the land with a delightful number of traditional and more modern buildings. As well leading down to a more mature area of woodland at the terrace facing south and west which is bathed in the as the traditional buildings there is the barn which currently eastern end bordering the river. The accommodation • The main house which extends to about 5,500 sq ft has been planned for ease of living with a main central room which provides a sitting area, dining area and cooking area with double doors opening through to a further sitting room. The total length of this room is nearly 80 ft and is spectacular when viewed from one end to the other. This forms the hub of the house from which radiate other areas including a study and laundry room for everyday living with a reception hall which could be used as a dining room and a drawing room for more formal entertaining. • Extensive use of reclaimed materials have been used including stone fireplaces, reclaimed oak floorboards, Cotswold stone flooring and extensive use of oak and other natural materials. • Modern technology has not been forgotten with a fire alarm, burglar alarm, photovoltaic panels on the hidden valley on the roof, CAT 6 cabling in all rooms, a Sonos music system and extensive lighting and power points with dimmer switches to most rooms. There is also under floor heating to the main reception rooms and the bathrooms. The house is also wired for CCTV. A brief summary of the accommodation: • Steps rise up to a solid oak door to a reception hall with an antique stone fireplace. From here steps lead down to the drawing room with doors out to the garden and a French carved stone fireplace with fitted wood burner to one side. • The kitchen/dining room has a sitting room at the western end with a large fireplace and part of the room being full height with exposed ceiling timbers. There is a stone floor with under floor heating. The kitchen area includes a fitted Bulthaup kitchen with Gaggenau steam oven, dishwasher and Wolf gas hob, electric oven, large sub-zero fridge and freezer and two sinks with waste disposal and instant boiling water. A sliding door leads to the second kitchen which is extremely useful for preparation work when entertaining in the main kitchen. This has a second dishwasher and sink and extensive work surfaces. There is a large walk-in larder with slate top shelving and stone floor with a door to an underground wine cellar with extensive racking. • At the eastern end of the kitchen double doors open to a sitting room with fireplace with wood burner and oak floor. • The inner hall leads to the boiler room with a Grant oil-fired boiler, hot water tanks, water softener, comms cupboard and security system. The laundry/boot room has a concealed washing machine and tumble dryer and cupboards, Belfast sink, door to the outside and a second downstairs cloakroom. • The ground floor of the original cottage is now used as a study with a stone fireplace with wood burner with the original front door currently sealed up but easily opened. Circular stairs rise to the master bedroom. • From the inner hall stairs rise to a large landing with a study area. The master bedroom suite comprises the first floor of the original cottage with doors to a large en-suite bathroom with bath, twin basins, shower cubicle and separate WC. A concealed door leads through to bedroom 2 which can also be used as a dressing room with extensive fitted cupboards. • Bedroom 3 has an en-suite bathroom with bath in a stone surround with tiled walls with bedroom 4 again having extensive cupboards and a family bathroom with a bath in stone surround with tiled walls. There is a separate WC and a very large walk-in wardrobe. Reception Approximate Gross Internal Floor Area House: 519 sq m (5,587 sq ft) Bedroom Annexe & Garage: 69 sq m (743 sq ft) Bathroom Barn: 53 sq m (571 sq ft) Kitchen/Utility Total: 641 sq m (6,901 sq ft) Storage Terrace • The annexe is situated across the drive and can be used as staff accommodation or as a guest cottage with a large living room with a small kitchenette, a double bedroom with en-suite bathroom with bath and shower over, and a mezzanine bedroom.