House For Sale £1,950,000
A handsome Cotswold property with panoramic rural views.
Location
The pretty village of Snowshill is situated on the top of the Cotswold escarpment above the villages of Broadway, Buckland, and Laverton. It is a secluded village with period cottages and houses and a nineteenth century church clustered around a small green. The Snowshill Arms, an unspoilt 15th Century inn, serves local ales and traditional English dishes. Snowshill is renowned for its manor house and beautiful gardens which are administered by the National Trust.
Nearby Broadway lies at the foot of the Cotswold escarpment and is regarded by many as one of the Cotswold's finest examples of traditional street architecture with several seventeenth and eighteenth century buildings of note. The village has a wide range of shops for day to day requirements together with restaurants, The Lygon Arms Hotel, with its leisure facilities, and speciality shops. Nearby Chipping Campden, regarded as one of the Cotswolds' most renowned towns, lies about four-and-a-half miles away and has a considerable reputation for its variety of eating establishments, a number of which have achieved awards. The larger centres of Cheltenham, Stratford-upon-Avon and Worcester provide more comprehensive cultural, shopping and educational facilities.
For the sporting enthusiast there are several golf courses nearby, notably Broadway Golf Club. National Hunt Racing is at Cheltenham, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwick and Worcester, Polo at Cirencester Park and cricket at Worcester. Locally there are many public footpaths and bridleways for walking and riding enthusiasts. Theatres are to be found in Cheltenham and Stratford-upon-Avon, including the renowned Royal Shakespeare Theatre. There is excellent schooling in the general area with high-achieving state and private schools at Chipping Campden, Evesham, Stratford-upon-Avon and Cheltenham.
The Cotswolds' year is packed with events, ranging from world famous international festivals like Cheltenham Literature Festival or Cheltenham Gold Cup Week to major musical events like the Wilderness Festival, Cornbury Festival or the Big Feastival, as well a jam-packed events calendar featuring music, exhibitions, arts and literature festivals, theatrical productions.
Description
Built in the early 1980s, High Beeches sits in an elevated position overlooking the village below and with far reaching views across the valley.
The accommodation is well proportioned with a welcoming reception hall and a generous triple aspect sitting room with fireplace and wood burning stove. At the heart of the home is a stunning open plan kitchen/dining room with doors leading into the garden and an excellent range of wall and base units. The kitchen leads to a well-appointed utility room which in turn leads to a study.
On the first floor a generous and light landing leads to four bedrooms. The principal bedroom enjoys a superb en suite bathroom with double doors leading to a balcony which is the perfect place to watch the sun rise. A family bathroom services the remaining bedrooms.
The property sits centrally within its plot and is approached over a tarmac drive with ample parking to the front and further parking alongside the double garage to the side of the house. Adjoining the double garage is an expansive room which is currently used as a hobby room but which could be used for a multitude of uses.
The front garden is bounded by a Cotswold stone wall and is mainly laid to lawn with some mature shrubs and trees. The rear garden enjoys a terrace, well-stocked borders, mature trees and a lawned area. A particularly special aspect of the property are the sensational rural views from the rear garden and the views across the village to the front.
Square Footage: 2523 sq ft
Directions
From Stow-on-the-Wold take the Broadway/Evesham road then turn left to Snowshill opposite the turning to Chipping Campden. Continue to the junction where you turn right to Snowshill past the lavender fields. As you reach the crossroads at the top of the village turn right and the property will be found on the right hand side identified by a Savills for sale board.
Location
The pretty village of Snowshill is situated on the top of the Cotswold escarpment above the villages of Broadway, Buckland, and Laverton. It is a secluded village with period cottages and houses and a nineteenth century church clustered around a small green. The Snowshill Arms, an unspoilt 15th Century inn, serves local ales and traditional English dishes. Snowshill is renowned for its manor house and beautiful gardens which are administered by the National Trust.
Nearby Broadway lies at the foot of the Cotswold escarpment and is regarded by many as one of the Cotswold's finest examples of traditional street architecture with several seventeenth and eighteenth century buildings of note. The village has a wide range of shops for day to day requirements together with restaurants, The Lygon Arms Hotel, with its leisure facilities, and speciality shops. Nearby Chipping Campden, regarded as one of the Cotswolds' most renowned towns, lies about four-and-a-half miles away and has a considerable reputation for its variety of eating establishments, a number of which have achieved awards. The larger centres of Cheltenham, Stratford-upon-Avon and Worcester provide more comprehensive cultural, shopping and educational facilities.
For the sporting enthusiast there are several golf courses nearby, notably Broadway Golf Club. National Hunt Racing is at Cheltenham, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwick and Worcester, Polo at Cirencester Park and cricket at Worcester. Locally there are many public footpaths and bridleways for walking and riding enthusiasts. Theatres are to be found in Cheltenham and Stratford-upon-Avon, including the renowned Royal Shakespeare Theatre. There is excellent schooling in the general area with high-achieving state and private schools at Chipping Campden, Evesham, Stratford-upon-Avon and Cheltenham.
The Cotswolds' year is packed with events, ranging from world famous international festivals like Cheltenham Literature Festival or Cheltenham Gold Cup Week to major musical events like the Wilderness Festival, Cornbury Festival or the Big Feastival, as well a jam-packed events calendar featuring music, exhibitions, arts and literature festivals, theatrical productions.
Description
Built in the early 1980s, High Beeches sits in an elevated position overlooking the village below and with far reaching views across the valley.
The accommodation is well proportioned with a welcoming reception hall and a generous triple aspect sitting room with fireplace and wood burning stove. At the heart of the home is a stunning open plan kitchen/dining room with doors leading into the garden and an excellent range of wall and base units. The kitchen leads to a well-appointed utility room which in turn leads to a study.
On the first floor a generous and light landing leads to four bedrooms. The principal bedroom enjoys a superb en suite bathroom with double doors leading to a balcony which is the perfect place to watch the sun rise. A family bathroom services the remaining bedrooms.
The property sits centrally within its plot and is approached over a tarmac drive with ample parking to the front and further parking alongside the double garage to the side of the house. Adjoining the double garage is an expansive room which is currently used as a hobby room but which could be used for a multitude of uses.
The front garden is bounded by a Cotswold stone wall and is mainly laid to lawn with some mature shrubs and trees. The rear garden enjoys a terrace, well-stocked borders, mature trees and a lawned area. A particularly special aspect of the property are the sensational rural views from the rear garden and the views across the village to the front.
Square Footage: 2523 sq ft
Directions
From Stow-on-the-Wold take the Broadway/Evesham road then turn left to Snowshill opposite the turning to Chipping Campden. Continue to the junction where you turn right to Snowshill past the lavender fields. As you reach the crossroads at the top of the village turn right and the property will be found on the right hand side identified by a Savills for sale board.
