From £2.25million buys you a superb property for all the family.
‘Setting off from home’, ‘on my way home’, ‘home for the holidays’, ‘Christmas at home’, even ‘getting married at home’ - whatever age and stage of life, home is where the heart is, and there is nothing more reassuring for all the family than that. No matter what life throws at them, there is always home.
“We know property is a sound investment, none more so than over the long term, and what better than a property that stays in the same family for a generation or more,” says Sam Butler of Butler Sherborn, the Cotswolds property specialist.
Meadow Barn, Great Rissington, Gloucestershire, GL54 2LP - £2.5million
With the potential to extend, Meadow Barn is a substantial four bedroom period stone barn in a lovely edge of village location. Sitting in 1.45 acres of immaculate mature gardens, this property also includes two detached one bedroom cottages, ideal for a granny annexe, home office or guest/staff accommodation. There are also extensive outbuildings.
Access to the main house is through the original cart entrance, now fully encased in glass leading into a light and spacious double height reception hall with flagstone floor. Beyond is a large drawing room with exposed beams, window seats, fireplace with wood-burning stove, and a dining room with space for a study area. There is a large, vaulted kitchen/breakfast room fitted with a range of units and quartz worktops, an inset sink and integrated appliances including a fridge and dishwasher, and a cooker hood. There is also a study, triple aspect garden room, utility room and cloakroom.
Upstairs is a galleried landing and partly vaulted master bedroom suite with fitted wardrobes, a dressing area and en suite bathroom. There are two further bedrooms off the landing along with a family bathroom, and on the second floor, an attic gallery landing, double bedroom and en suite shower room with limestone tiling and contemporary fittings.
Quietly situated in an elevated edge-of-village location and within a short walk of both the village school and pub, the barn is surrounded by delightful mature gardens featuring different areas, ornamental buildings and features of interest.
Within the grounds is Amy’s Cottage, designed as a granny annexe but ideal as a home office, complete with an open plan living room/kitchen, double bedroom with en suite shower room and a south facing courtyard garden and parking area. Daisy’s Cottage is more recently converted and features an open plan living room with a well fitted kitchen, double bedroom and bathroom. It too has parking and a private enclosed courtyard garden.
Approached via electric gates and a private driveway and adjoining farmland bounded by Cotswold stone walls, the stunning gardens that surround the property include an enclosed paved rose garden, sweeping areas of lawn planted with trees and shrubs, summerhouses, dining terrace and large ornamental pond with water feature, plus a copse of trees. There is also a garage, workshop, woodstore and storage shed with fireplace.
https://www.butlersherborn.co.uk/great-rissington-cheltenham/nid3031
Guide price: £2.5million
Butler Sherborn - Stow-on-the-Wold - 01451 830731
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Butlers Farm, Colesbourne, Gloucestershire, GL53 9NP - £2.35million
In an idyllic south facing valley location between Cirencester and Cheltenham, this five bedroom farmhouse makes a great family home, and with almost six acres, a stone barn, stables and ménage, perfect for those with equestrian interests.
Dating back to the late 18th century, original features include exposed beams and timbers, stone fireplaces, window seats and paved floors, with heritage style bathroom fittings and oak doors.
On the ground floor is a stone floored entrance hall, 34ft drawing room, separate sitting room which was formerly the dairy, and spacious dining room. The large, warm and inviting farmhouse kitchen/breakfast/family room has an open stone fireplace, a heavily beamed ceiling and flagstone flooring, and a bespoke range of hand painted units with granite worktops. There is a central island with an electric hob, essential four oven Aga, an oven, microwave and integrated dishwasher and fridge freezer. There is also a utility/boot room and cloakroom.
Upstairs is a partly vaulted master bedroom with dressing area, en suite bathroom with polished wood floor, heritage style fittings and a roll top bath. There are two further double bedrooms, steps down to another large, vaulted bedroom and two well equipped bathrooms. The fifth bedroom is currently used as an office. There is a separate annex adjacent to the house which comprises a sitting room with fitted kitchen area, a bedroom and en suite bathroom.
Outside there are beautifully landscaped gardens comprising lawn and enclosed by low Cotswold stone walling, with mature trees, shrubs and herbaceous borders with a wonderful view across surrounding farmland. There is a broad south and west facing flagstone terrace to take advantage of the sun throughout the day. The stable courtyard includes a Cotswold stone barn housing five American style loose boxes and tack room/workshop. The stable block has five further modern loose boxes with a flagstone standing in front and an adjoining car port. There is a game larder and four-bay L-shaped Dutch barn, as well as three railed paddocks and an all-weather ménage. There is an orchard and a small copse with a mix of hardwood and softwood trees, snowdrops and bluebells running down to the River Churn below.
https://www.butlersherborn.co.uk/colesbourne/nid3019
Guide price: £2.35million
Butler Sherborn - Cirencester - 01285 883740
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5 Manor Farm Barns, Tarlton, Cirencester, Gloucestershire GL7 6PA - £2.65million
Just two miles from Kemble station with fast trains to London Paddington, this impressive five bedroom Grade II Listed Cotswold stone barn offers almost 6,000sq ft of family space and ideal for anyone needing to get to London easily. It also benefits from delightful gardens and a rural outlook for that ‘away from it all’ bucolic setting.
Central to the property is its soaring 42’ threshing barn, complete with glazed screens to the retained cart entrances and a beamed and vaulted ceiling. With open fires here and in the adjacent formal dining hall, it is a spectacular space for entertaining. Other original details include exposed stone walls, arrow slit windows and blue brick paving and pillars, while features for comfortable contemporary living include hardwired internet access, underfloor heating to the ground floor and a heat exchange/ventilation system.
Dating from the late 18th century, the barn sits within the Tarlton Conservation Area and Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It was converted and extended in the late 1990s to create a comfortable and spacious family home, and redecorated inside and out last year.
Ground floor accommodation also includes a hallway, spacious dining hall, a sunny morning room with pale limestone paved flooring, a well-proportioned sitting room and a spacious farmhouse style kitchen/breakfast/family room with vaulted ceiling, exposed beams and stone walling. There are bespoke timber kitchen units with a large island, four oven Aga and ancillary electric hob.
There is also a cosy library, guest cloakroom and utility/boot room, as well as two double bedrooms and a Jack and Jill wet room.
A fine oak staircase leads up to a generous sized master suite comprising a vaulted master bedroom, fitted bathroom with bath and separate shower, plus a fully fitted dressing room. There are two further spacious vaulted double bedrooms with ensuite bathrooms.
The garden is adjacent to farmland and has a peaceful and uninterrupted outlook, and comprises lawn, shrubs and trees, two ornamental ponds, sheltered seating areas and an attractive circular thatched timber garden store. There is a raised vegetable bed, fruit cage, aluminium greenhouse, timber storage shed and a contemporary timber garden room with power and internet available by negotiation. Accessed via electric gates, there is a gravel turning circle and plenty of parking enclosed by Cotswold stone walls.
https://www.butlersherborn.co.uk/5 Manor Farm Barns
Guide price: £2.65million
Butler Sherborn - Cirencester - 01285 883740
