Southam Lane, Southam, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL52

A charming, 4-bedroom ‘black and white’ thatched cottage, set in a generous plot of mature gardens with gated driveway parking.

Entrance hall, sitting room, dining room, study/bedroom 4, kitchen/utility room, pantry, principal bedroom with en-suite, 2 further first floor bedrooms and family bathroom.

Detached garden studio.
Driveway parking and mature gardens.


Monks Rest is a charming Grade II listed detached cottage, set in beautiful mature gardens approaching a quarter of an acre, and offering flexible, character accommodation laid out over two floors. On the ground floor the accommodation briefly comprises an entrance hall with ground floor bathroom, a spacious sitting room with beamed ceiling and a gas fire, a separate dual aspect dining room with access to the south facing veranda, a study/ground floor bedroom and a kitchen with separate utility room and walk-through pantry. The first floor is split by two separate staircases, giving a degree of privacy to the principal bedroom suite which benefits from an en-suite shower room. The second staircase leads to two further first floor bedrooms which share the modern ground floor bathroom.

OUTSIDE
Monks Rest sits neatly in its own grounds of circa 0.25 of an acre with well maintained and mature gardens. These are principally laid to lawn with a range of mature shrubs, trees and borders. The property benefits from plentiful, gated driveway parking and a detached garden studio which is currently split as a playroom and gym but could be used in a number of ways and would make the perfect home office with power, light and internet connectivity.

DIRECTIONS
From Broadway, head to Southam on the B4632, through Winchcombe and down Cleeve Hill. Take the right hand turning onto Old Road, signposted Southam and then take a left onto Southam Lane. Continue along Southam Lane and Monks Rest will be on your right hand side.

The village of Southam is notable for the former castle now the prestigious Ellenborough Park Hotel and enjoys the most beautiful rural views, public footpaths leading to Cleeve Hill Common and is conveniently located close to the famous Cheltenham Racecourse and the sought after village of Woodmancote, offering an excellent local school, public house, village hall and shop. It’s sister village, Bishops Cleeve offers a more comprehensive range of amenities including a doctor’s surgery, supermarkets, three primary schools and a well-regarded secondary school. The Regency spa town of Cheltenham is within a short drive, a centre for education it offers a wide range of schools including, The Cheltenham Ladies' College, Cheltenham College and Dean Close. As well as superb educational facilities the town is well known for the many literary and music festivals that it holds as well as the cricket and National Hunt festivals. There is easy access to the M5 and the M4 via the A417/419, with a train service to London Paddington from Cheltenham Spa station.