7 bedroom house

The Dower House has been considerably extended over the years and is now a very comfortable and well laid out family home. It is approached along a gravel carriage driveway to a parking area. The front door is accessed via a gate way to a gravelled courtyard with yew archway through to the front garden and croquet lawn. The house is not listed and works well as either one house or could separate as 2 wings. As such it is suitable for inter-generational living or bed and breakfast accommodation.

It is being sold for only the second time since 1945. There are some lovely period features throughout, including a wonderful flag stone floor in the main hall which we believe dates back to the late 17th century, and several fireplaces. The kitchen leads off the hall and is equipped with a large island unit, three oven Aga with electric Aga module and an excellent range of solid wood units with granite worktops. This room is triple aspect with a door to the garden and a pretty window seat. The games/snooker room has French windows opening on to a patio which would be ideal for a conservatory, subject to the necessary consents.

Off the main hallway is the drawing room, a lovely south facing room with 2 sets of French windows to the garden. On the other side of the hall is the study and dining room. These 2 rooms open up into each other and give access to the front garden again through French windows.

From the ground floor on this side of the house wooden stairs lead to the first floor landing. There are 5 bedrooms with en suite bath or shower rooms on this floor and a sixth bedroom with additional bathroom. The attic floor has 2 further bedrooms with pitched ceilings, a shower room and 2 more attic rooms.

The house has an excellent cellar, divided into several rooms and accessed from the outside as well as inside.
The gardens and grounds are wonderfully stocked with a wide variety of flowers, shrubs and specimen trees. The herbaceous borders around the lawns are filled with well established and typical English plants including some mature peonies in a variety of colours. There is a semiformal vegetable garden which provides soft fruit as well as vegetables and an adjoining herb garden. Fruit trees include pear, plum and apple. Of particular note is the swimming pool set a little away from the house and with panoramic views across the adjoining countryside. It is surrounded by terracing with a rose pergola and has a marvellous pool house with kitchen and WC.

The land extends to approximately 29 acres. The land adjoining the garden is nearly level, free draining and enclosed by well-maintained hedges and currently split into 3 paddocks. The 2nd parcel is split into 2 paddocks, surrounded again by well maintained hedges and is across the lane opposite the main house and second driveway. There is a formal lease agreement in place with the neighbouring estate.

Accessed from the second drive is a modern style storage barn with electricity and water connected. This would be an ideal space to have 6 – 8 internal stables, subject to the necessary consents, with immediate access to the paddocks and sand arena, approximately 20m x 40m. Additionally this barn could have a number of different uses subject to need and planning.

The coach house sits adjacent to the main house and includes 2 garages, a stable, a wood store and gardener's store and a greenhouse.

Tewkesbury 3.5 miles
M5 junction 5 miles
Cheltenham 12 miles
Ledbury 12 miles
Bristol 45 miles

Marketed by: Knight Frank, Country Department