Sophie Salter’s Cotswold Connections & Cotswold Favourites
Senior Associate Partner, Residential Agency
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Join mailing listHaving been born in the Cotswolds, educated at Charlton Park before graduating from The Royal Agricultural College in Cirencester, and working in the Butler Sherborn Stow-on-the-Wold office, I am the complete Cotswold product!
The Cotswolds is a beautiful area of the country in which to live and work - and I really do know it very well.
Favourite Pub/Restaurant: The Old Butchers, Stow-on- the-Wold
Favourite Cotswold Shop: Landmark, Broadway.
Favourite Walk: A network of wonderful footpaths and bridleways Snowshill, some with great views.
Favourite Place to visit/Garden/historic building/or similar: Hidcote Gardens, seasonal visits for gardening ideas
Favourite Activity: Planting out seedlings I’ve grown, and watching my dahlias and tulips develop and give their best show of flowers
Best Kept Secret in the Cotswolds: Stow-on-the-Wold has a super Italian ice cream shop – I love their Coffee ice cream
Dream/Chosen Holiday Destination of out the Shire! - Italy, especially Tuscany, they have amazing yoghurt ice cream and other wonderful food and wines!
As senior residential sales negotiator and Associate Partner in the Butler Sherborn Stow-on-the-Wold office, do contact me for any advice on the buying or selling of property in the area.
Sophie Salter 01451 830731 or sophie@butlersherborn.co.uk
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