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LUXURY FAMILY HOME, COTSWOLDS, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, ENGLAND |
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A wonderful family house for sale close to good schools in grounds of about 6 acres. Large well lit reception rooms at the centre of the house are off-set by a more convivial feel in the family areas to provide the perfect balance.
Entrance Hall
Drawing Room
Library
Dining Room
Snooker Room
Study
Office
Kitchen/Breakfast Room
Utility Room
2 Cloak Rooms
Conservatory
Master Bedroom Suite
5/6 Further Bedrooms
2 Further Bathrooms
Private Drive
Garaging & Outbuildings
Garden
Heated Swimming Pool
Parkland Setting
Approximately 6 Acres of Mature Wooded Grounds and Paddock
Bownham Park House is conveniently located west of Cirencester and south of Cheltenham. It has a parkland setting surrounded by about 6 acres at the centre of an exclusive private estate built in the grounds of a former 18th century country house. Spectacular views exemplify this part of the Cotswolds and those from Bownham Park House are no exception. Screened from view on three sides, the house has an open outlook at the rear, across its sweeping lawns and paddock, to the thickly wooded slopes of the hills opposite.
 Local amenities, especially schools are excellent. The latter include Beaudesert Park pre and preparatory school which is immediately across the adjacent Minchinhampton Common, a wonderful area of open countryside in the protection of the National Trust. The local market towns of Minchinhampton and Nailsworth are charming: the latter is particularly good for food with an outstanding delicatessen/fish counter and an award winning family baker. The regency town of Cheltenham is half an hours drive away.
This part of the county lies in the apex of Bristol and the M4 and M5 motorways. It is therefore very convenient for commuters, accessible to three regional airports as well as Heathrow and has a main line rail service into London, travel time approximately 95 minutes from Stroud Station (3 miles). Leisure opportunities include walking or riding on the common, several challenging golf courses in the immediate vicinity and many excellent places to eat out.
Bownham Park House is a wonderful home from which to entertain and bring up a family. Large well lit reception rooms at the centre of the house are off-set by a more convivial feel in the family areas to provide the perfect balance. Built to a very high specification nearly 50 years ago, particular features of the house are the quality of the oak joinery as well as the polished woodblock floors and decorative plasterwork.
During our 14 years of ownership, we have continuously sought to update and improve the fabric of the property installing a modern Kitchen/Breakfast Room, new Bathrooms, enhancing the insulation values and incorporating a new high efficiency central heating boiler in 2009.Â
The result is a very comfortable and well presented home whose main rooms (complemented by an extensive area of raised decking across the rear) enjoy superb views.
A fine pair of wrought iron gates marks the entrance to the graveled drive which leads to a sweep opposite the front door. The garden and grounds feature some magnificent trees and provide a wonderful area for children to play in. There is a range of outbuildings, a heated outdoor swimming pool and a good-sized paddock of about 2.5 acres.
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