House For Sale £2,100,000
Summary of accommodation:
Ground floor: Hallway | Boot room | Drawing room | Sitting room | Dining room | Kitchen | Orangery | Utility | Studio | Two WC
First floor: Principal bedroom suite with dressing room | Two further double bedroom suites | Three further double bedrooms | Family bathroom | Shower room
Accommodation in all 452.9 sq m | 4,875 sqft
Outside
Garage/ Gym | Office with kitchen and loo | Two store rooms | Plant room | Garden stores | 2.88 acres
Approximately 190.1 sqm | 2,064 sqft
Appleton house is extremely well presented, having been previously extended and more recently refurbished. The accommodation is arranged over two floors and benefits from both an imposing, formal layout ideal for entertaining, yet to the rear of the property lies a more homely arrangement of rooms ideal for family living with an exceptional orangery and raised terrace overlooking the garden and grounds where you can take in the stunning views beyond. Upstairs is ample accommodation with three large bedroom suites; the principal suite sits in the centre of the house with a walk-through dressing room. There are three further double bedrooms with a family bathroom and a separate shower room. If ancillary accommodation is required, the house has been designed to separate the southern wing to create a one-bedroom annexe split over two floors.
Garden and Grounds
The property is approached over a large paved driveway, which gives access to an arrangement of outbuildings, including garden stores, a garage/ Gym and a first-floor office above. The land and gardens extend to approximately 2.8 acres and offer an exceptional formal garden and further wooded grounds.
Wayleaves, easements and rights of way
The property will be sold subject to and with the benefit of all easements, wayleaves and rights of way, whether public or private. The sale plan within the brochure shows the route of footpaths which cross the property.
Ground floor: Hallway | Boot room | Drawing room | Sitting room | Dining room | Kitchen | Orangery | Utility | Studio | Two WC
First floor: Principal bedroom suite with dressing room | Two further double bedroom suites | Three further double bedrooms | Family bathroom | Shower room
Accommodation in all 452.9 sq m | 4,875 sqft
Outside
Garage/ Gym | Office with kitchen and loo | Two store rooms | Plant room | Garden stores | 2.88 acres
Approximately 190.1 sqm | 2,064 sqft
Appleton house is extremely well presented, having been previously extended and more recently refurbished. The accommodation is arranged over two floors and benefits from both an imposing, formal layout ideal for entertaining, yet to the rear of the property lies a more homely arrangement of rooms ideal for family living with an exceptional orangery and raised terrace overlooking the garden and grounds where you can take in the stunning views beyond. Upstairs is ample accommodation with three large bedroom suites; the principal suite sits in the centre of the house with a walk-through dressing room. There are three further double bedrooms with a family bathroom and a separate shower room. If ancillary accommodation is required, the house has been designed to separate the southern wing to create a one-bedroom annexe split over two floors.
Garden and Grounds
The property is approached over a large paved driveway, which gives access to an arrangement of outbuildings, including garden stores, a garage/ Gym and a first-floor office above. The land and gardens extend to approximately 2.8 acres and offer an exceptional formal garden and further wooded grounds.
Wayleaves, easements and rights of way
The property will be sold subject to and with the benefit of all easements, wayleaves and rights of way, whether public or private. The sale plan within the brochure shows the route of footpaths which cross the property.
Appleton House occupies an outstanding position, enjoying views across the 1st fairway of Stinchcombe Hill's renowned golf course. The property is set in gardens and grounds of approximately 2.8 acres, and backs onto woodland on the southern spur of the Cotswold escarpment in an area of outstanding natural beauty. The area abounds with country walks and rides being on the Cotswold Way and there are panoramic views over Cotswold countryside and the Severn Vale to the Welsh Hills beyond.
The towns of Dursley, Tetbury, Cirencester and Nailsworth are nearby, each able to provide any day-to-day amenities.
Appleton House is convenient for easy access to the regional centres of Bristol, Gloucester and Swindon. The Regency town of Cheltenham is to the north and the Georgian city of Bath to the south. The M5 is ideally positioned allowing access to the Midlands and the West Country. London is reached by either road via the M4 or by train from Kemble (London Paddington 80 mins) or alternatively from Bristol Parkway or Temple Meads. The surrounding area offers many sporting opportunities such as golf at Stinchcombe Hill a moment's walk from the house, Minchinhampton and Cirencester, polo clubs in both Westonbirt and Cirencester, and rugby in Bath, Gloucester and Bristol. There is also racing at Bath, Cheltenham and Chepstow, hunting with the Duke of Beaufort's Hounds and the Berkeley Hunt, British Eventing at Badminton and also at Gatcombe Park. Locally, there are numerous fishing and shooting syndicates.
Education is first class in the area with popular prep schools which include Beaudesert Park and Westonbirt. Well-known public schools Wycliffe College, Cheltenham Colleges are close by with Badminton and Clifton College slightly further afield in Bristol. State schools in the area include Katharine Lady Berkeley's dating back to 1384 as well as many other schools and colleges for all abilities.
