Barrs Lane, North Nibley, Dursley, GL11 6DT

A beautifully presented, extended character cottage with an abundance of retained features positioned in the very heart of the popular village of North Nibley.

The property, which has been sympathetically improved and modernised by the current owner over the course of twenty years, occupies a generous, slightly elevated plot and offers a very pleasant outlook to the front and rear.

A traditional front door with canopy porch provides access to the well-proportioned sitting room which has a dual aspect, exposed stone and beams and a pretty fireplace with log-burning stove. Stairs with a door ascend from the sitting room to the first floor while doors lead to the study and to the dining room.

The study/snug, also benefitting from a dual aspect, readily serves many purposes and has attractive fitted cabinetry, stripped floorboards and an exposed stone fireplace. The dining room has a charming view across the front garden and is a convivial room, open plan to the kitchen. The light-filled kitchen offers a range of cottage-style units, a ceramic Butler's sink with mixer tap over and solid wooden worksurfaces. There is space for free standing appliances, and a corner mounted fitted extractor hood. A small corridor leads past the kitchen where you will find a cloakroom/WC alongside a stable door which provides access to the rear garden.

Upstairs a generous landing with lots of natural light and a view of the garden and surrounding countryside provides access to all rooms. There are four well-proportioned bedrooms, each with fitted storage and a lovely outlook, alongside a generous family bathroom comprising of a traditional style suite with dual sinks, a WC and a freestanding claw-foot bath. Adjacent to the family bathroom is a separate, compact shower room.

Outside the established gardens are a particular feature, wrapping around the property and providing lawns to both the front and rear. The generous, southerly facing rear garden is slightly elevated from the property and provides views towards the Severn Estuary, there are several seating areas from which you can enjoy sunshine throughout the day, a generous expanse of lawn and a stone built outbuilding, formerly a privy. The pretty front garden also laid to lawn, is enclosed by mature hedging. There is driveway parking and a useful garage with timber double doors, natural light and a door leading to the rear garden.

North Nibley is a popular village which offers a thriving community spirit, an outstanding primary school, pub and village cafe. Set in wonderful surrounding countryside, alongside the famous Tyndale Monument, a spectacular landmark which can be seen for miles around and commands exceptional views of the Berkeley Vale and the Severn estuary.

The property benefits from good links to the A38 and M5 combined with convenient access to the market town of Wotton-edge-Edge (2.5 miles) which has a thriving high street with plentiful independent traders, alongside well-regarded restaurants and cafes, two supermarkets, life's essentials such as doctors and dentists and a brilliant farm shop with thriving cafe. Additional amenities include a swimming pool, a cinema, Under the Edge Arts - a volunteer led arts centre in the centre of town, well-regarded primary and secondary schools, including Katharine Lady Berkeley, and a choice of golf courses nearby.

In the opposite direction lies the market town of Dursley (4 miles) which offers an array of convenient shops, supermarkets, restaurants and cafes, along with a popular sports facility with pool, Stinchcombe Hill Golf Club, a library, bus station, and the famous Old Spot Public House, in addition to Leaf and Ground Farm Shop and Cafe.

For those needing to commute, Cam and Dursley train station just a 15-minute drive away provides commuter links to Bristol, Cheltenham and Birmingham.

Tenure: Freehold
Council Tax: Band F
Services: We are advised that all mains services are connected to the property.
Heating: Gas central heating
Internet: Standard, Superfast & Ultrafast Broadband available (Ofcom)
Flood risk: Very low
Conservation Area: N/A