Ampney Crucis, Cirencester

An exceptional Grade II Listed village house. Contrary to its name, this beautiful Cotswold home has excellent proportions throughout with high ceilings, generous reception rooms and a wonderful feeling of space. The current owners have been mindful to create a welcoming home with well laid out living spaces, alongside cosy corners.

Overview: - Location: Ampney Crucis

Living spaces: 5

Bedrooms: 4

Bathrooms: 3

Location: - Ampney Crucis is a popular village with a thriving community and home to a well-regarded primary school, a village hall and a beautiful medieval church.

The Crown and Wild Thyme and Honey is a fabulous pub, restaurant and boutique hotel which sits at the entrance to the village, only a short stroll down the road. It is perfect for relaxing and unwinding over Sunday lunch after a long country walk or for a cocktail with friends.

Known as the “Capital of the Cotswolds”, Cirencester, only few miles away, is a hub of vibrant cultural life, with its beautiful limestone townhouses, exciting boutiques, restaurants, a handy Waitrose, cafes and twice weekly markets.

The nearby market town of Fairford is a vibrant community with a few handy shops, a post office, doctor and dentist surgeries and a choice of good pubs and restaurants.

Sporting opportunities are abundant with nearby golf courses in Cirencester, Minchinhampton and Naunton; bridle paths are plentiful; sailing, cycling and water sports can be enjoyed at the Cotswold Water Park.

The area offers an excellent choice of state, grammar and private schools including the village’s own Ampney Crucis C of E Primary School, Meysey Hampton Primary School, Powells, Cheltenham Colleges, Pate's Grammar, Hatherop Castle, Rendcomb College and Beaudesert Park to name but a few.

Communications in the area are very good with high-speed internet and easy access to major hubs and international airports in the South-West, the Midlands and London, via the M4 and M5 motorways and well-connected direct train services.

Cirencester 3 miles - Fairford 6 miles - Kemble 8 miles (London Paddington 75 mins) - M4 (Junction 15) 17 miles - Cheltenham 18 miles

Description: - Malt Cottage is an exceptional Grade II Listed village house. Contrary to its name, this beautiful Cotswold home has excellent proportions throughout with high ceilings, generous reception rooms and a wonderful feeling of space. The current owners have been mindful to create a welcoming home with well laid out living spaces, alongside cosy corners.

The entrance hall doubles as a stunning dining room with an impressive fireplace with wood burner and there is plenty of natural light. This room comes into its own when hosting special occasions and celebrating festive holidays.
The oak framed garden room, with under floor heating, is the heart of the house and a wonderful room in which to host family and friends year-round. The room is ideal for indoor/outdoor living in the summer and offers an abundance of natural light with magnificent views over the landscaped garden and fields beyond.
The bespoke Devol kitchen is ideal for morning coffees at the window seat and breakfast catch ups. There is plenty of worktop and storage space and the Everhot cooker offers extra warmth in the colder months.
The drawing room, with open fireplace, is a generously proportioned room with views to the front of the house.
The adjacent family room works superbly for family movie nights or for peaceful moments with a good book in front of the wood burner.
The study with views over the garden is ideal for working from home with bespoke joinery for plenty of storage.

Upstairs comprises the principal bedroom suite with a dressing room and an en suite bathroom. The garden and countryside views are stunning! There are three further bedrooms along the landing and two bathrooms, one being en suite. All the rooms have been carefully laid out to provide comfort and plenty of natural light.

Outside, the landscaped garden is sensational and a work of art. Predominantly laid to lawn, it is interspersed with pretty herbaceous borders and mature trees to include espalier apples, Portuguese Laurels, a stunning rose walkway, a quaint apple orchard and a vegetable garden to mention just a few. The array of blooms which bring with them exquisite colour and scent are magical in the Spring/Summer months. The terrace overlooking the garden is perfect for al fresco dining and summer sundowners.

There are various outbuildings which include a potting shed, workshop and garden stores.

The gated driveway provides ample private parking.

Vendors' thoughts: "Malt Cottage has been a wonderful family home, warm and cosy in the winter with a beautiful, sunny garden to enjoy over the summer months. Ampney Crucis is a great place to live. There are plenty of lovely walks around the village and with Cirencester on the doorstep it offers the perfect mix of town and country."

In a nutshell: Quintessential Cotswold charm with the most magnificent garden. Stunning!

Council Tax Band G. EPC rating D.

Tenure: Freehold. Grade II Listed.

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