Roundway, Devizes, Wiltshire, SN10

An impressive Grade II listed former farmhouse providing the ideal family home on the edge of Devizes town bordering the glorious Wiltshire countryside.

Description

An exceptional Grade II listed country residence with cottages, extensive grounds, and commanding views over the Wiltshire Downs.

Set amidst the rolling chalk landscapes of Wiltshire, Roundway Farm House is a distinguished Grade II listed farmhouse, believed to date from the 16th and 18th centuries. Lovingly restored and thoughtfully extended by the current owners in 2009, this handsome period home offers a rare blend of architectural heritage, modern comfort, and rural tranquillity — all within easy reach of London.

The property is approached via a long private drive. The main entrance opens into a welcoming reception hall leading to an impressive stone cantilever staircase and a feature fireplace with inset wood-burning stove. The ground floor is ideally configured for both family living and entertaining. There is a series of elegant reception rooms including a generous drawing room with a large fireplace and inset wood-burning stove and a charming sitting room with carved stone open fireplace. Additionally a study with French doors opening to the garden and a formal dining room with a beautiful carved stone fireplace and views over the front gardens.

Spanning the rear of the house is a magnificent vaulted kitchen/breakfast room, featuring exposed oak beams, stone flooring, bespoke hand-painted cabinetry, central island with breakfast bar, and a four-oven AGA with electric hob. A shelved larder, utility room and boot room complete the ground floor. Two sets of French windows open onto a flagstone terrace and thence the garden.

Accessed by the impressive stone staircase, the first floor offers five well-proportioned bedrooms, including a vaulted room with exposed timbers and potential for an en suite. A family bathroom and separate shower room serves the remaining bedrooms, most of which benefit from fitted wardrobes and views out across the surrounding gardens and grounds as well as Roundway White Horse to the front elevation. A door and wooden staircase off the landing leads to the second floor. There are 3 large, light rooms suitable for additional bedrooms or which could be converted into a self-contained flat of bedroom, sitting room and bathroom.

Throughout the house, period features abound; from exposed beams and stone fireplaces to high ceilings and original joinery; all contributing to the warm and inviting atmosphere of this much-loved family home.


Grounds & Outbuildings

This impressive former farmhouse sits in gardens and grounds of circa 9.5 acres and borders extensive countryside yet is within 1.5 miles of Devizes town centre. The gardens and grounds comprise of a south-facing principal garden with terrace, lawns, lily pond, hornbeam avenue and summer house. Additionally there is a hard tennis court, vegetable garden and fruit cage. The remainder of the land is pastureland enclosed by estate railings, divided into paddocks with a dew pond. There are 4 loose horse boxes and tack room and a magnificent timber-framed barn (approx. 85' x 19') with lean-to ideal for practical storage or potential further redevelopment (subject to necessary permissions). Adjoining this is a walled garden containing ornamental cherry trees and an old brick and slate-roofed pigsty

Granary Cottage

This comprises of a reception/dining hall, cloakroom, sitting room and kitchen with AGA to the ground floor with two first-floor bedrooms, each with en suite bathrooms and an enclosed rear garden.

Studio Cottage (currently used as a gallery)

In this cottage is a reception lobby, sitting room (former stable), study, open-plan kitchen/dining room with built-in oven and hob and to the first floor two bedrooms, each with adjoining bathroom or shower room.

Location

The hamlet of Roundway lies just two miles north of the historic market town of Devizes. The property enjoys panoramic views over Roundway Down and towards the iconic White Horse carved into the hillside to mark the millennium. Steeped in history, the area is famously associated with the Battle of Roundway (1643), a pivotal moment in the English Civil War. It is reputed that General Sir William Waller breakfasted at the farmhouse before his defeat on the nearby Downs.

Devizes (derived from the Latin ad devizas-meaning at the boundaries) is regularly featured in the top 10 of the country’s favourite market towns. It has a weekly market and an extensive range of independent shops. There are over 500 listed buildings in the town and a nationally acclaimed Museum. It hosts an International Street Festival and many other festivals and recreational events. The town of Marlborough is within a short drive, as are the cities of Bath and Salisbury. Communication links are excellent with a station at Pewsey offering direct services to London Paddington. The A303 is within easy reach offering links to the south west and east of England, whilst the A316 provides fast access to the M4. The property is well positioned for excellent schooling including Marlborough College, Dauntsey's in West Lavington, St Mary's Calne, Stonar and Pinewood.




Acreage: 9.5 Acres

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