House For Sale £4,450,000
A fabulous and historic Grade II Listed Cotswold country house beautifully positioned on the edge of the village in a magical setting with wonderful views
Location
Horsley Court is situated near Nailsworth on the edge of the village of Horsley and beautifully positioned within its own private gardens and grounds. The property enjoys wonderful rural views across undulating countryside, whilst having the benefit of the village's amenities close by. The village of Horsley is popular for its rural location, pretty countryside, accessibility to nearby Nailsworth, Tetbury and the highly-regarded Beaudesert Park School (about 2 miles). Community spirit abounds in the village having a good selection of facilities, including; an excellent shop, pub, primary school, playground/sports field and a beautiful church.
The local towns of Nailsworth and Minchinhampton are easily reached and between them they offer an excellent range of services nearby. Nailsworth is about a mile from the property and hosts a number of boutique shops, butcher, artisan bakery and locally renowned fishmonger and restaurant "Williams". There is also a small supermarket. The market towns of Tetbury and Cirencester provide a wider range of amenities and shopping facilities, recreational and cultural activities. Stroud is a short distance away and provides numerous options for services and supermarket shopping; perhaps most notable for its fabulous Farmers' Market.
Communications are excellent with Junction 13 of the M5 motorway (about 9 miles) giving access to Bristol and Birmingham and Junction 15 of the M4 (about 30 miles) giving access to London. Trains from Kemble to London Paddington take from 74 minutes via gwr services, which have recently been upgraded to provide more frequent direct trains to London. Alternatively, Stroud offers good rail services on the same line.
Sporting and leisure Sporting opportunities in the area include excellent riding and walking in the surrounding countryside with an abundance of field sports
opportunities for those enthusiasts. Racing at Cheltenham and Bath; Polo at Cirencester Park and The Beaufort at Westonbirt; Golf at Minchinhampton and Cotswold Edge; Rugby at Cheltenham and Gloucester. There are a number of excellent pubs and restaurants nearby including the Spa Hotel of Calcot Manor..
EducationSchools in the area include Beaudesert Park School at Minchinhampton, Westonbirt, Cheltenham College and Cheltenham Ladies College, Dean Close, Marlborough and St Mary's Calne.
Description
Horsley Court is a beautifully presented country house of architectural and historical importance as mentioned by Pevsner. The house is Grade II Listed and positioned well on the edge of the village.
The house is constructed of Cotswold stone and partly rendered beneath a predominantly Cotswold stone roof with large sash windows in the principal rooms, resulting in excellent light rooms complimented by good ceiling heights. Horsley Court has Jacobean origins with progressive evolution from 1608. Owned by the Webb family for 300 years, the first significant upgrade was in the late 17th Century followed by the substantial extension and re-modelling in the 1820s during the Georgian architectural movement. A tower was added in about 1850 and positioned centrally, giving the house a certain presence and elegance akin to that of a French Chateau. An engraving in the stone lintel over the front door, states "gew 1608", which is believed to have been moved to its current location from the original Jacobean house during the 1850
improvements and addition of the tower.
The house retains much in the way of features and character. To the rear there is an earlier two storey wing and cider house, which retains the original stone cider press and mechanical workings. The ceiling in the dining room, which originally raised to create a gallery, is likely to have been designed to allow the room to have been used as a court. It is said that Horsley Court was at one time used as a courthouse and that Judge Jeffreys presided here (1648-1689).
Horsley Court is approached through fully automated iron gates onto a gravel drive with a turning circle at the front of the house.
The front door leads to the welcoming entrance hall from which the two very impressive, principal reception rooms are located. The hall also serves as the stair hall with a superb staircase to the first floor and it also provides access to the wine cellar. The drawing room is a wonderfully elegant, light room with its east-facing sash windows. An extremely spacious room with high ceilings with elaborate decorative ceiling cornice, hard wood floor, feature fireplace and a French window leading out to the terrace and gardens to the west. The dining room is a similar in size and is positioned across the hall from the drawing room. An impressive and grand room with good ceiling height, sash windows, hard wood floor and an imposing fireplace. The library/sitting room is a good family room of more intimate scale with a fireplace and fitted bookshelves, located close to the kitchen/breakfast room. The kitchen/breakfast room is well appointed with a bespoke fitted kitchen, large-slab flagstone floor; 4 oven gas fired aga and a charming fireplace.
Beyond the kitchen to the rear of the house are two further substantial rooms. The cider pressing room is currently used as an office and on the first floor the room is an enviably sized playroom – formally the apple store, with a door also providing direct access to outside. The rear hall from the kitchen/breakfast room leads out to the
west garden and terrace and to the swimming pool and tennis court.
Upstairs, there are seven bedrooms and four bath/shower rooms. The principal bedroom suite is an impressive room with fabulous views across the front to the farmland beyond to the east and also across the gardens to the west. The ensuite bathroom was refitted a few years ago and finished to an exceptionally high standard. Equally impressive is the guest bedroom, which is a truly wonderful room with a fireplace and the benefit of sash windows and views to the east. There are five further bedrooms and three bath/shower rooms, two of which are located on the second/attic floor with a bath/ shower room. Also on the second floor, one room has been converted to a cinema, which would revert to become a bedroom again if required.
Acreage: 24 Acres
Directions
From Tetbury, take the A4135 towards Kingscote, passing through Beverston and at the junction with the A46 beside Calcot Manor turn right, signposted Nailsworth and Stroud. On entering Nailsworth, turn sharp left on the B4058 (Old Bristol Road), signposted Horsley. On entering the village of Horsley turn right just before The Hog pub, signposted Down End and the entrance to the property will be on the left, accessed via iron gates between stone pillars.
Location
Horsley Court is situated near Nailsworth on the edge of the village of Horsley and beautifully positioned within its own private gardens and grounds. The property enjoys wonderful rural views across undulating countryside, whilst having the benefit of the village's amenities close by. The village of Horsley is popular for its rural location, pretty countryside, accessibility to nearby Nailsworth, Tetbury and the highly-regarded Beaudesert Park School (about 2 miles). Community spirit abounds in the village having a good selection of facilities, including; an excellent shop, pub, primary school, playground/sports field and a beautiful church.
The local towns of Nailsworth and Minchinhampton are easily reached and between them they offer an excellent range of services nearby. Nailsworth is about a mile from the property and hosts a number of boutique shops, butcher, artisan bakery and locally renowned fishmonger and restaurant "Williams". There is also a small supermarket. The market towns of Tetbury and Cirencester provide a wider range of amenities and shopping facilities, recreational and cultural activities. Stroud is a short distance away and provides numerous options for services and supermarket shopping; perhaps most notable for its fabulous Farmers' Market.
Communications are excellent with Junction 13 of the M5 motorway (about 9 miles) giving access to Bristol and Birmingham and Junction 15 of the M4 (about 30 miles) giving access to London. Trains from Kemble to London Paddington take from 74 minutes via gwr services, which have recently been upgraded to provide more frequent direct trains to London. Alternatively, Stroud offers good rail services on the same line.
Sporting and leisure Sporting opportunities in the area include excellent riding and walking in the surrounding countryside with an abundance of field sports
opportunities for those enthusiasts. Racing at Cheltenham and Bath; Polo at Cirencester Park and The Beaufort at Westonbirt; Golf at Minchinhampton and Cotswold Edge; Rugby at Cheltenham and Gloucester. There are a number of excellent pubs and restaurants nearby including the Spa Hotel of Calcot Manor..
EducationSchools in the area include Beaudesert Park School at Minchinhampton, Westonbirt, Cheltenham College and Cheltenham Ladies College, Dean Close, Marlborough and St Mary's Calne.
Description
Horsley Court is a beautifully presented country house of architectural and historical importance as mentioned by Pevsner. The house is Grade II Listed and positioned well on the edge of the village.
The house is constructed of Cotswold stone and partly rendered beneath a predominantly Cotswold stone roof with large sash windows in the principal rooms, resulting in excellent light rooms complimented by good ceiling heights. Horsley Court has Jacobean origins with progressive evolution from 1608. Owned by the Webb family for 300 years, the first significant upgrade was in the late 17th Century followed by the substantial extension and re-modelling in the 1820s during the Georgian architectural movement. A tower was added in about 1850 and positioned centrally, giving the house a certain presence and elegance akin to that of a French Chateau. An engraving in the stone lintel over the front door, states "gew 1608", which is believed to have been moved to its current location from the original Jacobean house during the 1850
improvements and addition of the tower.
The house retains much in the way of features and character. To the rear there is an earlier two storey wing and cider house, which retains the original stone cider press and mechanical workings. The ceiling in the dining room, which originally raised to create a gallery, is likely to have been designed to allow the room to have been used as a court. It is said that Horsley Court was at one time used as a courthouse and that Judge Jeffreys presided here (1648-1689).
Horsley Court is approached through fully automated iron gates onto a gravel drive with a turning circle at the front of the house.
The front door leads to the welcoming entrance hall from which the two very impressive, principal reception rooms are located. The hall also serves as the stair hall with a superb staircase to the first floor and it also provides access to the wine cellar. The drawing room is a wonderfully elegant, light room with its east-facing sash windows. An extremely spacious room with high ceilings with elaborate decorative ceiling cornice, hard wood floor, feature fireplace and a French window leading out to the terrace and gardens to the west. The dining room is a similar in size and is positioned across the hall from the drawing room. An impressive and grand room with good ceiling height, sash windows, hard wood floor and an imposing fireplace. The library/sitting room is a good family room of more intimate scale with a fireplace and fitted bookshelves, located close to the kitchen/breakfast room. The kitchen/breakfast room is well appointed with a bespoke fitted kitchen, large-slab flagstone floor; 4 oven gas fired aga and a charming fireplace.
Beyond the kitchen to the rear of the house are two further substantial rooms. The cider pressing room is currently used as an office and on the first floor the room is an enviably sized playroom – formally the apple store, with a door also providing direct access to outside. The rear hall from the kitchen/breakfast room leads out to the
west garden and terrace and to the swimming pool and tennis court.
Upstairs, there are seven bedrooms and four bath/shower rooms. The principal bedroom suite is an impressive room with fabulous views across the front to the farmland beyond to the east and also across the gardens to the west. The ensuite bathroom was refitted a few years ago and finished to an exceptionally high standard. Equally impressive is the guest bedroom, which is a truly wonderful room with a fireplace and the benefit of sash windows and views to the east. There are five further bedrooms and three bath/shower rooms, two of which are located on the second/attic floor with a bath/ shower room. Also on the second floor, one room has been converted to a cinema, which would revert to become a bedroom again if required.
Acreage: 24 Acres
Directions
From Tetbury, take the A4135 towards Kingscote, passing through Beverston and at the junction with the A46 beside Calcot Manor turn right, signposted Nailsworth and Stroud. On entering Nailsworth, turn sharp left on the B4058 (Old Bristol Road), signposted Horsley. On entering the village of Horsley turn right just before The Hog pub, signposted Down End and the entrance to the property will be on the left, accessed via iron gates between stone pillars.
