5 Bed Detached House For Sale

Summary of accommodation:
The Manor House:
Entrance Hall | Sitting Room | Library/Study | Kitchen/ Dinning room | Utility room | WC
Principle Bedroom with dressing area and en suite bathroom | Guest suite | Two further bedrooms | Family bathroom.

Annexe and Outbuildings:
Entrance area | Kitchen/ Dinning room/ Reception room | Bedroom with en suite shower room | Workshop | Garage | Gardeners WC | store cupboard | Loft Storage


The Property:
The Manor House, Driffield, was built in the 1920s as a ballroom wing, tenuously connected to the west side of the older part of the original Manor by a single-story. The current owners have sympathetically remodelled and refurbished the property to create a light, bright, modern home, with the main rooms focusing south and west over its grounds. Due to its curtilage listing, special attention has been made to the retention and enhancement of many characterful features, including stone mullion windows and Cotswold stone elevations.

Approached over a private gravel driveway that passes through beautifully manicured gardens of approximately 1.2 acres. The driveway opens to a large parking area giving access to the main house, annexe and outbuildings, which have also been redeveloped. These now offer a large workshop and garage building, with a gardener's WC and loft storage, that could convert to office space subject to relevant permission. Attached is an immaculately presented, self-contained, single-story, one bedroom annexe.

Location:
The Manor House is superbly located in the attractive small village of Driffield, with a welcoming and friendly community. The village is surrounded by open fields with lots of footpaths, a duck pond and a lovely church. Conveniently situated near to Cirencester and Cheltenham. Known as the “Capital of the Cotswolds”. Cirencester is a hub of vibrant cultural life known for its beautiful limestone townhouses, exciting boutiques, restaurants, cafés, a handy Waitrose and twice-weekly markets. Cheltenham is a short drive north and offers excellent shopping and dining; it is also host to fabulous literary, jazz and food festivals and horse racing. Sporting opportunities are abundant with nearby golf courses in Cirencester, Minchinhampton, Naunton and a public course in nearby South Cerney. Sailing and water sports can be enjoyed at the Cotswold Water Park.

The area offers a superb choice of schooling with an outstanding selection of state, grammar and private schools such as Meysey Hampton Primary School, Ampney Crucis Cofe Primary School, Hatherop Castle, Beaudesert Park, Westonbirt, Powells, Cheltenham Colleges, Deer Park, Kings Hill and Farmor's School, to name but a few.

Communications are excellent, with access mainly via dual carriageway A417 to the M4 at Swindon and M5 at Cheltenham/Gloucester. There are mainline rail services from Kemble and Swindon.

Distances:
Cirencester 4 miles | Kemble Station 7 miles (Paddington 80 minutes) | Swindon 12 miles (Paddington 55 minutes) | M4 (J15) 15 miles | M5 (J11A) 20 miles | Cheltenham 22 miles. (All distances and times are approximate).

Services:
Mains water, electricity and drainage are connected | Oil fired central heating. Giggaclear super fast broadband is connected.

Restrictive covenant:
The property is sold with a restrictive covenant for development on the southwestern part of the garden, as shown on the plan.