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The Downs Barn, Frampton Mansell, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, GL6.

PROPERTY TYPE

Detached

BEDROOMS

6

BATHROOMS

5

SIZE

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Key features

  • 6 bedrooms
  • 4 reception rooms
  • 5 bathrooms
  • 4.94 acres
  • Outbuildings
  • Period
  • Detached
  • Garden
  • Swimming Pool
  • Paddock

Description

The property is accessed off a no through lane. The drive curves across open lawn to the front of the impressive former barn with parking to the side and beside the separate cottage. Despite its charm and history the property is not listed. The original barn is believed to date back to the 1700s.

The conversion is sympathetic and offers versatile and light accommodation over three floors. A central reception hall provides a heart to the house with an open fireplace, sitting area, and access to the large open-plan kitchen and dining room. The conservatory opens to the private swimming pool garden. There is also a sitting area, which can be used as an additional bedroom with en suite shower, with direct access to the garden. This could be ideal for a dependent relative.

On the first floor is a wonderful drawing room with a central fireplace, exposed beams and a minstrels gallery. There are three bedrooms, two with en suite shower/bathrooms, and a family bathroom on this floor, all accessed from the large landing. On the second floor are three further bedrooms, one with an en suite shower and bathroom and dressing area, and a separate WC.

On the lower ground floor is a family/games/party room open to a sunken garden with store alcoves/cellar.


The Cottage:
A short walk from the main house is a pretty Cotswold stone cottage. This can be used for guests, family or as a successful letting cottage. Currently comprising of two bedrooms with en suite bath and shower rooms and an open plan kitchen/sitting/dining room with a door to a private garden area. Attached are the garden stores and a garage.


Gardens and Grounds:
The gardens are well laid out and surround the house. The gardens can be accessed from the central hall, kitchen and lower ground floor rooms, making The Downs Barn an ideal home for entertaining inside and out and enjoying the stunning grounds.

The main garden to the front of the house has an extensive lawned area running beyond the gravelled drive and on to the two paddocks divided by a tree-lined avenue. Predominantly to the north is a magnificent wooded area with mature beech trees and laurels. The whole garden is easily accessible and interlinks with the main house.

To the rear of the house is a private lawn and an enclosed swimming pool, all flanked by Cotswold stone walls. An ideal garden for outside dining and entertaining.

Services:
Mains water, mains electricity, oil fired central heating and private drainage. Fibre broadband is available.


The Downs Barn is located between Cirencester and Stroud in the Cotswold Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, the local village Frampton Mansell is an extremely popular and easily accessible part of the Cotswolds.

The amenities nearby are excellent and cater for all interests. The area has many first-class pubs and restaurants with wider facilities in the nearby regional centres of Cirencester, Stroud and Cheltenham. The historic market town of Tetbury is about 7 miles away, with further restaurants, supermarkets, boutiques, and antique and interior design stores. A short walk away is the busy farm shop and restaurant of Jolly Nice, which offers a butchery, grocers, restaurant, and many other treats. The region is not only beautiful but highly accessible by both road and rail.

• Water sports - at the nearby Cotswold Water Park.
• Walking and riding – on the extensive network of public paths. Hunting with the Duke of Beaufort's and VWH, eventing at Badminton and Oxstalls.
• Horse Racing - Cheltenham, Newbury and Bath racecourses.
• Polo - at Cirencester Park and Westonbirt.
• Theatre - in Cirencester and Cheltenham.
• Schools - Primary schools in neighbouring villages. Prep-schools such as Beaudesert Park, Rendcomb and Westonbirt School. There is a range of Ofsted rated Grammar schools in Stroud, Cheltenham, and secondary schools in Cirencester.
• Rail connections - Kemble Station 7 miles, Stroud Station 5 miles.
• Motorways and roads – easy access to both M5 and M4 and the Fosse Way at Cirencester.

Distances:
Stroud 6 miles | Cirencester 6.5 miles | Tetbury 7 miles | Kemble Station 6 miles (Paddington 80 minutes) | Cheltenham 16 miles. All distances and times are approximate.

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