An idyllic and beautifully presented five bedroom Grade II listed house with delightful gardens, quietly situated in this desirable Cotswold village.
Manor House is a lovely Grade II listed village home that combines period charm with exquisite taste. Dating fromthe late 17th Century with later additions, it has been completely renovated, from the ground up, and extended by the current owners and now provides a delightful home of comfortable proportions that is ideal for family life and entertaining, or as a peaceful country retreat. Original details, including stone mullions; flagstones; window seats; exposed beams and timbers; stone walling and a wooden winder staircase are complemented by elegant reception rooms; a bespoke kitchen and pantry; extensive storage and beautifully fitted bedrooms and bathrooms. The studio above the garage is perfect for teenagers, or as a home office and has uninterrupted views across paddocks and open country. The property is set back from the village lane, and enclosed by a fabulous walled garden.Accommodation:Ground FloorThe spacious entrance hall has flagstone flooring, a fine oak staircase and a door to the cloakroom. The formal reception rooms are to one side, both dual aspect, with the well proportioned dining room leading via double doors to the elegant drawing room. The kitchen/family room is very much the heart of the home with a charming sitting room, original open fire and a bespoke kitchen with appliances to include an Everhot range style oven, built in microwave and integrated dishwasher. The adjacent pantry houses a large fridge/freezer and a built in steam oven and has extensive storage and open shelving. The light and airy oak-framed breakfast/garden room is open to the kitchen and overlooks a feature terraced shade-garden, which is carefully lit to provide a pleasing dining environment. Beyond the pantry are the utility room, with laundry appliances; a lobby, useful for storing coats and boots; a wine store and cosy snug.This is the oldest part of the house with access to an original winder staircase, and french doors with wooden shutters leading to the rear garden.First & Second FloorsStairs rise from the entrance hall to an airy galleried landing. The principal bedroom suite includes a vaulted bedroom with exposed beams and working shutters; an en suite bathroom; a fitted dressing room and a charming study, which can also be accessed via the winder staircase. The large guest bedroom suite, with dual aspect views, has a dressing room leading to the bathroom. There is a third double bedroom with a shower room adjacent. Two delightful double bedrooms, both with extensive eaves storage, are accessed via stairs from the landing and share a family bathroom.OutsideThe property is approached over a gravel driveway leading to an extensive parking area and the detached double garage, with an electric vehicle charging point and internal stairs leading to the studio with a bathroom. A Mediterranean style gravel garden leads to a sunny dining terrace at the rear of the house and the kitchenentrance, which is set beneath an attractive loggia. The walled front garden is a delight, with a pedestrian door leading to the village lane and a pedestrian gate to the drive. It is principally laid to lawn with a deep paved terrace, two stone outbuildings, built in stone barbecue, mature trees, shrubs and herbaceous borders. The gardens continue up and around the side of the house, with a convenient pedestrian gate giving direct access to a network of footpaths, steps down to the sunken shade garden, and a greenhouse adjacent to the garage.Services: Mains water and electricity. Private drainage (septic tank adjacent to south wall in front garden). Oil fired central heating (Boiler in plant room, oil tank secluded at side of property, above built in barbecue). Gigaclear super-fast broadband. Electric Vehicle Charging Point. Burglar Alarm, including domestic CCTV, and security li