Westrip FarmhouseCHERINGTON, GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Westrip FarmhouseCHERINGTON, GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Tetbury 3 miles, Kemble station 7 miles, Cirencester 9 miles, M4 (J.16) 20 miles (Distances approximate)

An impressive Grade II listed compact country estate set in an outstanding rural position close to the village of Cherington

Accommodation and amenitiesReception hall • Drawing room • Library • Dining room • Sitting room • Kitchen/ breakfast room

Play room/ sitting room • Utility room • 2 cloak rooms • Cellar

Master bedroom and bathroom • 4 further bedrooms • 3 further bathrooms Guest wing with 3 bedrooms, bathroom and dressing room

Beautiful gardens and grounds • Artist’s studio • Greenhouse • Swimming pool and pool house • Further outbuildings

Secondary 2 bedroom house with bothy outbuilding, further barn and stable block Manège, paddocks, woodland, stream

Approximate gross internal floor area of the main house 6,512 sq.ft.

In all about 49.43 acres

These particulars are intended only as a guide and must not be relied upon as statements of fact. Your attention is drawn to the Important Notice on the last page of the brochure.

CirencesterGloucester House, 60 Dyer Street,

Cirencester, Gloucestershire GL7 2PT

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GloucestershireWestrip Farmhouse is situated close to the village of Cherington, a particularly attractive, small unspoiled village in the South Cotswolds in an area renowned as one of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Surrounded by rolling fields and pasture, bounded by Cotswold stone walls, the village, mentioned in the Domesday Book has a selection of attractive houses including Cherington Park and several cottages of Georgian distinction along with a particularly fine 13th century church. There is a thriving community with an active village hall and cricket club, and has been the winner of the Bledisloe Cup for the best kept and attractive village.

Nearby is the village of Avening with a post office, two public houses and a shop. The local market towns of Tetbury and Cirencester provide a wide cross section of leisure and shopping facilities, whilst the larger commercial centres of Cheltenham and Swindon provide a more comprehensive selection.

Communications are excellent with Kemble station, providing trains to London Paddington in about 1 hour and 20 minutes or via the motorway network reached by the M4 (J16) about 20 miles or J15. The M5 (J13) about 12 miles.

Sporting and Leisure facilities in the area include Golf at

Minchinhampton, racing at Bath and Cheltenham, and the surrounding countryside provides attractive walks and rides along a number of local footpaths, highways and bridleways. There is hunting with the Duke of Beaufort’s hounds and the Vale of the White Horse (VWH).

The area is renowned for its excellent selection of schools, namely Beaudesert Park School is a short drive away, other highly regarded schools within striking distance are Westonbirt School, St. Marys Calne, Marlborough College, Rendcomb College as well as the schools and colleges in Cheltenham, Oxford and Bath.

Westrip Farmhouse Westrip Farmhouse is a unique property offering

a substantial family home in Gloucestershire’s

finest countryside. The house is arranged

around a courtyard garden and looks down over

unspoiled rural views. The accommodation is

arranged over three floors with a number of well-

appointed reception rooms and flexible bedroom

accommodation. Throughout the house there are

traditional period features including stone floors,

decorative carved joinery, open fireplaces with

beautiful mantle pieces and wooden floors. Of

particular note is the large drawing room being

double aspect with a huge open fireplace to one

side with carved stone surround, double French

doors to the garden and exposed beams. The

kitchen/ breakfast room is a classic farmhouse

kitchen with flagstone floor, Aga, belfast sink and a

large walk-in pantry to one side. Leading directly

off this is a corridor with a door to a walk-in larder

and sitting room. There are a number of further

reception rooms that could be used and arranged

subject to the requirements of the occupant.

Similarly the bedroom accommodation is equally

flexible with a number of good sized rooms

well-arranged and flexible for family bedroom

accommodation and guests in the wing above

the drawing room and study/ library. There is also

a large bedroom and bathroom on the second

floor ideal for guests or an au pair/nanny.

In addition to the main house, Westrip Farmhouse is

well equipped with outbuildings, beautiful grounds

with wonderful views to the hamlet.

First FloorGround Floor

Cellar

Reception

Bedroom

Bathroom

Kitchen/Utility

Storage

Terrace

Recreation

Approximate Gross Internal Floor Area605 sq m (6,512 sq ft)

Second Floor

This plan is for layout guidance only. Not drawn to scale unless stated. Windows & door openings are approximate. Whilst every care is taken in the preparation of this plan, please check all dimensions, shapes & compass bearings before making any decisions reliant upon them.

Westrip BarnPositioned above the main house is a converted 2 bedroom, 2,100 sq ft single storey barn. The property has been imaginatively converted and provides spacious lateral living with planning to extend further to create a large kitchen/breakfast room. Currently the accommodation consists of a drawing room with temporary galley kitchen, hall way with utility cupboard, sitting room, snug, two bedrooms and two bath/shower rooms. Outside, there is a charming Italian style walled garden and the property has beautiful views along the valley. Extensive parking and access to the equestrian facilities and paddocks.

Stable buildingThe stables form part of the courtyard opposite Westrip Barn and give direct access to the post and rail paddocks. There is recent planning permission in place to replace the existing stable block with a larger ‘U’ shape building. There is a gateway providing separate access to the stables so they can operate independently from the main house if required.

OutbuildingsThe is a small bothy cottage within the grounds, currently used

as a separate study. The is a further unconverted storage barn.

LandThe majority of the land is divided into post and rail paddocks as well as hedges and Cotswold stone walls. To one side of Westrip barn is a sand surface manège. Below the main house approaching the bottom of the valley is the stream, meadows and woodland.

Rights of WayThere is a footpath that runs from East to West, across the first part of the drive between the farmhouse and Westrip barn. There is another footpath that crosses part of the woodland well away from the house down in the valley.

CovenantsThere is a covenant in place in favour of a previous owner that states that the Farmhouse and Westrip Barn with its associated outbuildings cannot be sold separately from each other.

Gardens and GroundsThe gardens lie mainly to the east and west on either side of the house. On the west side there are fruit trees, a fish pond and lawns. The walled garden is situated to the east of the main house and is mainly laid to lawn with gravelled paths. Surrounding the house is a further area of garden with terraces, herbaceous and shrub borders.

The swimming pool has a paved surround and is

encompassed within a Cotswold stone wall and has two open-fronted traditional cart sheds of Cotswold stone under a stone-tiled roof. Adjacent to this is the pretty lawned terrace with large greenhouse at one end with extensive potting and storage sheds behind and to the side is an artist’s studio constructed of Cotswold stone under a pantiled roof. Below the green house and studio is a paddock with post and rail fencing.

Important Notice: Particulars: These particulars are not an offer or contract, nor part of one. You should not rely on statements by Knight Frank LLP in the particulars or by word of mouth or in writing (“information”) as being factually accurate about the property, its condition or its value. Neither Knight Frank LLP nor any joint agent has any authority to make any representations about the property, and accordingly any information given is entirely without responsibility on the part of the agents, seller(s) or lessor(s). Photos etc: The photographs show only certain parts of the property as they appeared at the time they were taken. Areas, measurements and distances given are approximate only. Regulations etc: Any reference to alterations to, or use of, any part of the property does not mean that any necessary planning, building regulations or other consent has been obtained. A buyer or lessee must find out by inspection or in other ways that these matters have been properly dealt with and that all information is correct. VAT: The VAT position relating to the property may change without notice. Knight Frank LLP is a limited liability partnership registered in England with registered number OC305934. Our registered office is 55 Baker Street, London, W1U 8AN, where you may look at a list of members’ names.

(RS/JW/257909) Photographs Dated: Summer 2012. Particulars Dated: April 2017. Kingfisher Print and Design. 01803 867087.

Note: “This plan is based upon the Ordnance Survey map with the sanction of the control of H.M. Stationary office. This plan is for convenience of purchasers only. Its accuracy is not guaranteed and it is expressly excluded from any contract. Licence Number. No. ES100017767.”

WESTRIP FARMHOUSE

Local AuthorityCotswold District Council. Tel: 01285 623000

Services Mains water, electricity and drainage. Oil-fired central heating.

PlanningThere is planning in place to extend Westrip Barn to create a larger kitchen/breakfast room. There is also planning permission to create a larger stable block and yard.

Sporting RightsThe sporting rights over the property are reserved to a previous owner.

Fixtures and FittingsOnly those items mentioned in these sales particulars are included the sale. All others, such as fitted carpets, curtains, light fittings, garden ornaments etc. are specifically excluded but may be made available by separate negotiation.

Directions (Postcode: GL8 8SL)From London take the M4 and exit at Junction 15 onto the A419 dual carriageway. Continue along the dual carriageway taking the exit to Cirencester. At the end of the slip road turn left and at the roundabout on the outskirts of Cirencester turn left and continue around the bypass signposted Tetbury (A433). From Cirencester leave the ring road on the A433 towards Tetbury and after approximately 8 miles just after the left hand turn to Culkerton take the second right at the crossroads sign posted to Cherington. Go into and through the village leaving the church on your left after approximately 0.3 of a mile turn right into a farm track and you will come to the entrance to Westrip Farmhouse on your left-hand side.

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