BEVERSTON CASTLE ESTATE TETBURY GLOUCESTERSHIRE BEVERSTON CASTLE ESTATE NR TETBURY GLOUCESTERSHIRE Tetbury 2.3 miles, Stroud 9.3 miles, Cirencester 14.3 miles, Cotswolds Airport 8.3 miles, Gloucester 18.3 miles, Swindon 23.1 miles (Direct train to London Paddington 53 minutes), Bath 23.7 miles, Bristol 27 miles (Domestic and International Flights from Bristol Airport). (All distances and times approximate.) EXCEPTIONAL COTSWOLD ESTATE Charming 17th Century House adjoining the remains of historic Beverston Castle Mature Gardens and Walled Kitchen Garden Stable Yard, Estate Office and Flat Five Cottages Exceptional range of Cotswold stone Farm Buildings Fully equipped Farmstead Commercial Arable Farmland, Pasture Land and Woodland In all about 693 acres Available as a whole or in 3 lots THE ESTATE EXTENDS TO ABOUT 693 ACRES WITH 615 ACRES OF PRODUCTIVE Savills London Central and West Farms & Estates ARABLE AND PASTURE LAND 33 Margaret Street The Quadrangle AND ABOUT 61 ACRES OF London Imperial Square W 1 G 0 J D C h e l t e n h a m G L 5 0 1 P Z WOODLAND AND OFFERS A Contact: Crispin Holborow / Louisa Over Contact: Will Chanter / Richard Binning WONDERFUL COMBINATION OF [email protected] / [email protected] [email protected] RESIDENTIAL, FARMING AND +44 (0) 207 016 3784 +44 (0) 1242 548 031 SPORTING OPPORTUNITY. Your attention is drawn to the Important Notice on the last page of the text. 1 SUMMARY LOCATION AND SITUATION The Beverston Castle Estate is an exceptional The centre of the Beverston Castle Estate Cirencester; an important regional centre of the Gloucestershire Estate located close to the is located to the north of Beverston Village. Cotswolds. highly regarded town of Tetbury, and within The Castle forms the core of the properties The Estate is accessed from the A4135 Tetbury the Costwolds Area of Outstanding Natural in the village with the land of the estate lying to Dursley road, and there is access to the M5 Beauty. At the heart of the Estate sits an to the north and south of the village. Nestled motorway at Junction 14. impressive Grade I Listed Castle, which in the Costwolds Area of Outstanding Natural The nearest train station is at Kemble, 9.6 although uninhabitable adjoins a charming 7 The Estate extends to about 693 acres with Beauty, the small village is typical of the area miles (15.4 km) to the north east, providing bedroom house. The Estate has a further ive 615 acres of productive arable and pasture and is a civil parish in the Cotswold District a direct train to London Paddington with an estate cottages, an estate ofice and irst loor land and about 61 acres of woodland and of Gloucestershire. As well as the Castle, the approximate journey time of 1 hour and 20 lat, a stable yard, a delightful walled kitchen offers a wonderful combination of residential, village is home to a Norman church. minutes. The nearest non-domestic airport is garden and extensive lawns and borders. farming and sporting opportunity. The Estate is located 2.3 miles (3.7 km) to the the Cotswold Airport (9 miles), offering private, The farm yard comprises a mix of traditional The Estate is being offered for sale as a whole north west of Tetbury, a desirable Cotswold chartered lights. Bristol Airport is 34 miles Cotswold stone barns and a range of modern or in three lots. Additional residential properties town where local amenities can be found, south west of the Estate and offers domestic farm buildings. in the village of Beverston are available. and 12.6 miles (20.3 km) to the south west of and international lights. LOTTING LOT 1A BEVERSTON CAStlE LOT 1C - 1F BEVERSTON and GROUNDS COTTAGES • 17th Century Cotswold stone House • Four cottages. with seven bedrooms, adjoining Beverston Castle. LOT 2 BARE LAND EAST OF • Beautiful, mature gardens with historic CHAVENAGE LANE moat, stone bridge, walled kitchen Bare commercial farmland with parcel garden and greenhouse. of woodland, in all extending to about 154.69 acres (62.60 hectares). • Estate ofice and residential lat. • 122.86 acres of arable land. • Bungalow and annexe. • 24.39 acres of pasture land. • Cotswold stone barn. • 6.14 acres of woodland. • Loose stable. • In all about 4.2 acres (1.69 hectares). LOT 3 BARE LAND SOUTH WEST OF BEVERSTON LOT 1B BEVERSTON farm Commercial arable farmland extending • Traditional and modern farm buildings. to about 116.05 acres (46.96 hectares). • Commercial farmland, pasture land • 92.84 acres of arable land. and woodland. • 10.39 acres of pasture land. • In all about 417.42 acres (168.9 hectares). • 11 acres of woodland. 2 BEVERSTON CASTLE ESTATE ...WITHIN THE COTSWOLDS AREA OF OUTSTANDING NATURAL BEAUTY. EDUCATION AND LEISURE HISTORY The surrounding areas offer an excellent range of both private and state schools. These include St The Beverston Castle Estate originally formed part of the extensive Westonbirt Estate. The core of Mary’s Church of England Primary School, Westonbirt Girls School, Cheltenham College, Cheltenham the Estate was purchased in 1959 by the late Major and Mrs A.L. Rook and further land was added Ladies College, Beaudesert Park School and Cirencester Deer Park School. in 1992 when parts of Park Farm, Beverston, were purchased. The Rooks were well known igures The Cotswolds offers a wealth of sporting opportunities including world class racing at Cheltenham. within the South Cotswolds and Beverston has been thoroughly enjoyed by Major and Mrs Rook Hunting is with the Duke of Beaufort’s Hunt and the area is renowned for its beautiful and traditional both as a family home and diverse rural Estate. landscape that can be explored on horse, bike or foot. 3 THE BEVERSTON CASTLE ESTATE IS AN EXCEPTIONAL COTSWOLD ESTATE LOCATED CLOSE TO THE HIGHLY REGARDED TOWN OF TETBURY... The Gatehouse 4 BEVERSTON CASTLE ESTATE LOT 1 Beverston Castle, Grounds and Farm about 422.5 ACRES (170 HA) Lot 1 of the Beverston Castle Estate includes Beverston Castle, the House, The Bungalow and Annexe, Estate Ofice and Flat, Numbers 24, 26, 28 and 30 Beverston, a range of traditional and modern farm buildings and approximately 422 acres of farmland and woodland. LOT 1A The free standing Gatehouse originally had a drawbridge over the moat. BEVERSTON CASTLE The redevelopment of the Castle was completed during the 14th Century and it eventually took a quadrangular form, with four corner towers, a barbican and the Gatehouse arranged around HISTORY a central courtyard. The whole Castle was surrounded by a wide Beverston Castle includes medieval, post-medieval and modern moat. components. The western wing of the Castle constitutes the It is understood that much of the damage to the Castle was best surviving remains that date back to the 12th Century and are incurred during the Civil War; the surviving portions are the those of a Castle built as a formtiied Manor House by Maurice west range and the northern part of the Gatehouse. The Castle de Gaunt in 1225. The Castle was altered and enlarged in the survives as a three storey building attached to a rectangular 14th Century by Thomas 3rd Lord Berkeley. This period saw the corner tower at each end. Only part of the moat still remains to addition of a large square south western tower, today known as the west and south of the front lawns. Elsewhere the ditch has ‘The Berkeley Tower,’ with a vaulted basement and an integral become inilled, although it survives as a buried feature. chapel, together with the associated domestic block and the Adjoining the remains of the castle is the 17th Century House, two storey twin-tower Gatehouse built to the east. Particular built of rubble with a Cotswold stone roof, which occupies features of the chapel include the groined roof, at its eastern end the site of the 13th Century hall in the south range. The original The Chapel a sacrarium with a ine decorated window, a pair of sedilias with Jacobean Wing was rebuilt following a ire in 1691. At the west excellent sculptured canopies and a piscina. of the terrace is a small 18th Century Gazebo. 5 The Courtyard and North and East aspect of The House The 17th Century Cotswold stone House is accessed from a private drive from the main road that runs through the village. Estate cottages and a 14th Century barn lank the drive and this approach allows glimpses of the Castle and the striking Berkeley Tower. The approach to the main house is through the archway of the surviving remains of the Grade I Listed Gatehouse into the original courtyard. The courtyard stands in the shadow of the House to the south, the Castle to the west and a Bungalow, Annexe, Farm Ofice and Flat to the north of the square. 6 BEVERSTON CASTLE ESTATE A DELIGHTFUL TERRACE, FROM WHICH AN 18TH CENTURY ARCHED BRIDGE LEADS OVER THE DRY MOAT... 7 The Berkeley Tower and 17th Century House The Drawing Room THE HOUSE The House, built of Cotswold stone under a Cotswold stone tiled roof, is laid out over three loors. From the courtyard the main entrance leads to the hall, currently used as a dining room, and the substantial staircase. The hallway connects to the south facing drawing room which has elegant character with a large Jacobean stone ireplace. There are leaded casement windows in stone arches that give views out towards the stone terrace and lawns to the south. The drawing room leads through to a comfortable sitting room that has an open ire place and handcrafted bookshelves. 8 BEVERSTON CASTLE ESTATE The Sitting Room/Library 9 In the corner of the hall, at the foot of the stairs are remains of second loor which is characterised by exposed timber eaves and a small Renaissance ireplace.