A fabulously located former stable yard with significant potential.
Elm Leaze Stud was created in 1986 and was run as a highly regarded and popular stable yard for many years. Today the property is for sale freehold and offers significant potential to modernise, develop multiple properties or create a principle edge of village country home. The property is accessed via a short drive off the village road and seton the south side of the village in a slightly elevated position overlooking unspoilt opencountry side and the Badminton Estate.The house is a four bedroom 1950s bungalow and provides very comfortable accommodation. Subject to the necessary planning permissions there is scope to remodel or potentially replace this. Beyond is a significant range of natural stone barns,modern agricultural building that include a sizable storage barn and indoor riding arena. The buildings have been used as stabling and have concrete yards, mains water and electricity connected. There is also an all-weather outdoor arena. Predominantly to thesouth of the yard and house are grass paddocks surrounded by dry stone walls and divedby post and rail fencing.In all about 8 acresThe property is sold as is without any planning permissions . Part of the property is in aConservation Area. The property is not listed and has no occupancy restrictions.
Elm Leaze Stud is situated on the edge of the sought after Cotswold village ofDidmarton. Accessed off the main village road, along a short private drive , a five bargate opens onto the property.Didmarton has a popular pub, The Kings Arms, a medieval church, a village hall withsports fields and useful shop/filling station. The nearby towns of Tetbury , Malmesburyand Nailsworth provide extensive recreational and shopping facilities. Regional centres of Bath, Bristol, Swindon, Cheltenham and Gloucester are all easily accessible.Communications in the area are very good with the M4 J18 about 8 miles and M5 J13about 10 miles. Direct trains available from Chippenham and Kemble station to LondonPaddington (about 75 mins).Education is extremely good with primary schools in Leighterton, Sherston and Luckington. There are also excellent secondary schools in Malmesbury, Chippenham and Tetbury. Independent schools include Westonbirt, Beaudesert, Wycliffe as well asothers in Bath and Cheltenham.Recreation and sporting facilities are numerous, including Westonbirt Arboretum,walking, riding and cycling on local rights of way and country lanes. Golf at Castle Combe, Bowood, Minchinhampton and Westonbirt. There is also polo at Westonbirt, racing at Cheltenham and Bath, eventing at Badminton, Dauntsey and Gatcombe. Elm Leaze Stud is in the heart of the Duke of Beaufort's country .Badminton 4 | Tetbury 6 miles | M4 (J18) 7 milesChippenham 14 miles (London Paddington 70 minutes)Cirencester 16 miles | Bath 18 miles(All distances and times are approximate)