4 bed detached house for sale

Cheltenham Road, Colesbourne, Cirencester, Gloucestershire GL7

Bonnett Farm is an attractive, well-presented family home set in a delightful, private rural location. The property offers excellent potential for extension (subject to the necessary consents), together with approximately 5.89 acres of grounds and a range of traditional outbuildings, providing considerable scope for a variety of uses.
Originally constructed as a pair of Cotswold stone estate cottages, the house was combined and substantially extended around 50 years ago to form a single residence. The property has been modernised inside, most notably through the replacement of the bathrooms and a significant enlargement of the kitchen/breakfast room, now creating an exceptional open space ideal for living, cooking, and dining.
The house occupies an elevated, south-facing position, with the principal rooms benefiting from windows oriented to maximise the picturesque parkland views, complemented by a backdrop of mature woodland. Set discreetly away from the main house is a former stone cow byre, which could be turned into secondary accommodation STPP. Adjacent to this is an unconverted Cotswold stone barn, currently used for storage and incorporating stabling.

Gardens:
Bonnett Farm is set well back from the Old Cheltenham Road and is approached via timber double gates. The drive leads first to the office and stone barn, before continuing through a second pair of gates to a generous parking and turning area situated to the side of the house. The gardens and grounds surround the property, and immediately to the front lies a south-facing paved sun terrace, with direct access from the kitchen. From here, there are delightful views across the grounds, which comprise formal gardens, areas of parkland/paddock, and a tennis court, all set against a backdrop of mature woodland. To the rear of the house is a thoughtfully landscaped lawned area, featuring an impressive greenhouse to one side, as well as a further paved patio with retaining walls and a bench, an ideal setting for outdoor entertaining. Beyond the barns, in the lower corner of the property, there is a pond, while to the west of the house stands an additional outbuilding with power connected, currently used as a gym.

Services:
Mains water, electricity, and private drainage. Oil fired central heating

Bonnett Farm is located in the upper reaches of the sought-after Churn Valley, pretty much equidistant from Cirencester and Cheltenham, between the Cotswold villages of Colesbourne and Rendcomb.
In Colesbourne, there is a roadside fuel station with a shop, post office, pub, restaurant and an active church. The nearest primary school is in Cowley, and in Rendcomb, there is also a shop, post office, village hall and a doctor's surgery.
The larger towns of Cirencester and Cheltenham have an extensive range of supermarkets, shops and services, as well as art, culture and science festivals throughout the year.
The property is very well placed for access to the M5 at Gloucester/Cheltenham and the M4 at Swindon, and there are rail services to London, Paddington from Kemble, Swindon or nearby Cheltenham Spa. There are many pubs and restaurants in the area, including the popular Green Dragon, Colesbourne Inn, Seven Springs, Bathurst Arms and Cowley Manor and Spa, all within a five minute drive.
The surrounding area also offers many sporting opportunities, including golf courses in Cheltenham and Cirencester, horse racing at Cheltenham, polo at Cirencester Park, first-class rugby at Gloucester, and an extensive network of footpaths and bridleways across the region.

Distances:
Colesbourne 0.5 miles | Cowley 1 mile | Cirencester 8 miles | Cheltenham 8 miles | Kemble Station (Paddington 80 minutes) 12 miles | Swindon 23 miles | M5 (J11A) 9 miles | M4 (J15) 25 miles.

(All distances and times are approximate).