Wick Street, Stroud, Gloucestershire

Carters Cottage, believed to date from the 17th century, is a handsome detached family home, retaining much of its original character and set within a beautiful rural plot extending to approximately 1.8 acres. The accommodation is well-balanced and includes a delightful sitting room with inglenook fireplace with log-burner, a good-sized dining room with French doors onto the main terrace, a separate snug/TV room as well as a kitchen/breakfast room with Aga. Completing the ground floor accommodation is an office, laundry room, boot room and two guest cloakrooms.

Upstairs the principal bedroom has a walk-through dressing room and a beautifully appointed en suite bathroom with separate shower. There are three further bedrooms and two further bathrooms, one of which is en suite. Carters Cottage has recently been redecorated and is not listed.

The well-designed and mature landscaped gardens blend seamlessly into the surrounding countryside and offer many different areas in which to relax or entertain al fresco. The gardens are all linked by a series of paths, many of which are flanked by mature borders. With herb gardens, mature roses as well as many established trees, including cherry blossoms, there is much to keep an avid garden occupied.

Beyond the gardens is a small area of woodland which has also been well-maintained over the years. There is ample parking as well as a double oak-framed garage with studio above and a large, separate timber-built store providing storage for logs, mowers, gardening equipment.

Carters Cottage sits within idyllic Cotswold countryside on the west-facing side of the Painswick Valley. Painswick is famous for its parish church and offers a good range of everyday shops, services and restaurants. Stroud, offering a wider choice of shops and facilities, including its Farmer’s Market, is approximately two miles away. Cheltenham is the main regional centre and offers excellent shopping facilities and many cultural amenities including the renowned Literature Festival. There is good access to the M4 and M5 and Gloucester, Cheltenham, Bath and Bristol are all within daily commuting distance. Direct rail services to London Paddington from Stroud station take from approximately 60 minutes.