6 bedroom house

An attractive and versatile Grade II listed barn conversion with useful land and stabling.


Description

There are two points of principal entrance with day to day usage via an entrance hall to the south of the kitchen and adjacent to the parking area. A more formal access can be via the courtyard garden and the impressive garden room. The entrance hall has useful space for a study area, a guest cloak room and a stable door to the rear. The main bedroom suite is located to one side and the main body of accommodation to the other. The main bedroom suite enjoys vaulted ceilings, direct access to the grounds and an en suite shower room and dressing room.

The kitchen / breakfast and family room is an impressive space with triple height vaulted ceilings, exposed beam and brickwork and double height glazing. There are a wealth of floor and wall mounted cupboards with light granite work surfaces and a comprehensive range of integrated appliances. Adjacent is the dining room and staircase to first floor. Beyond is the delightful and well-proportioned sitting room with exposed brickwork, timber frame features and two single doors providing access to the courtyard and the front.

First floor access is via a timber staircase leading up to two split levels comprising three bedrooms, one of which is en suite and there is a family bathroom.

Spanning the main body of the barn and the annexe is the impressive garden room. This features exposed brick flooring, a run of full height glazed panels overlooking the courtyard garden and attractive external elevation of the barn. There are two sets of double doors, one located centrally and the other giving access to the kitchen. In the middle section is the main access to the paddocks. To the other end is a useful utility room and access to the annexe.

The annexe comprises a single storey building providing good accommodation with integral and independent access. There is a dedicated kitchen and a good living and dining area enjoying views into the courtyard garden together with two sets of French doors providing access and a further door to the rear. The two bedrooms share a shower room in a Jack & Jill arrangement and both have French doors to the courtyard.

Outside
Swanpool Barn is accessed via a sweeping gravelled driveway which features eye catching grass banks with well stocked borders, sandstone boulder features and a raised viewing area. Closer to the building is a wildlife pond with grass surrounds. There is good parking for a number of vehicles and turning area. Double oak gates give access to the courtyard garden which provides a large private space and is beautifully laid out, including, raised oak decking sections, reclaimed flagstone and cobbled terrace and grassed areas. Worthy of note is the period animal dip feature which now provides an interesting focal point with low height brick wall adjacent.

One of the key features of Swanpool Barn are the useful paddocks which run mainly to the west of the building. These have post and rail fencing and a gentle slope toward a pretty spinney area with two clay lined ponds. There is dedicated vehicular access to the paddocks and stable building which provides three stables, machinery / hay store and has a water supply. The land totals about 7.2 acres.

Location

Swanpool Barn is a handsome Grade II listed barn conversion. The property is located in a picturesque setting enjoying a mixture of rural and village views. The property is believed to date back to the late 17th Century with later additions. Principal elevations consist of mellow brickwork with exposed timber frame under steep pitched tiled roofs. The gable ends feature wooden cladding and there are heritage style velux windows within some of the pitched roof sections. Internally there are exposed beam work features, fully vaulted ceilings, double height glazing and exposed brickwork. The property is flexible on layout allowing multi-generational usage and possible income production from the annexe. The barn sits in a plot of about 7.2 acres.

Communications are good with fast access to the M50 and M5 motorways and the A40. Day to day shopping can be found in the market town of Newent with more comprehensive regional shopping in Gloucester and Ross on Wye. There is a wealth of private schooling found in Malvern, Gloucester and Cheltenham and there is good local schooling in Newent, Gloucester and Ross on Wye.

Square Footage: 3,515 sq ft




Acreage: 7.2 Acres

Directions

(GL19 3AJ) Taking the A40 from Gloucester after approximately 1 mile turn right onto the B4215 and signs for Newent. After approximately 2.5 miles turn left onto Buttermilk Lane. After about 1.5 miles turn right onto Kents Green Road. After a further mile and upon entering Kents Green. Bearing left around the bend after 250 m, take your next right and the entrance to Swanpool Barn is about 100 meters on your left hand side.

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Additional Info

Services - Mains water and electricity. Private drainage. LPG fired central heating.

Tenure - Freehold

Local Authority - Forest of Dean District Council

Wayleaves, Easements And Rights Of Way -
The property is offered for sale subject to and with the benefit of all rights of way both public or private, all easements and wayleaves whether specifically referred to or not. As shown on the sale plan, there is a public footpath (located away from the house) which crosses the property.

Marketed by: Savills, Cheltenham