READY TOKEN 8 GLOUCESTERSHIRE

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3 READY TOKEN HOUSE READY TOKEN 8 GLOUCESTERSHIRE Bibury: 3 miles, Cirencester: 6 miles, Cotswold Airport: 11 miles, Cheltenham: 17 miles, Swindon: 17 miles Oxford: 35 miles, Kemble (mainline station to London Paddington in 80 minutes): 11 miles M4 (J.15): 15 miles (Distances & time approximate) A STUNNING COTSWOLD STONE HOUSE WITH PANORAMIC VIEWS AND 57 ACRES MAIN HOUSE Entrance Hall, Cloakroom, Cellar, Drawing Room, Dining Room, Study with Cellar Kitchen/Breakfast Room, Pantry, Boot Room, Cloakroom, Utility and Boiler Room Master Bedroom Suite with En-Suite Bathroom Cloakroom Family Bathroom, 4 Further Bedrooms (2 En-Suite) 2 Further Potential Double Bedrooms or Attic Storage. COTTAGE Kitchen, Sitting Room/Dining Room, Bathroom, Two Bedrooms. Stable Block, Garaging, Studio, Indoor Air Conditioned Swimming Pool, Kitchen Garden and Greenhouse Gardens, Orchard, Field Shelter, Airstrip, Parkland and Pasture. IN ALL 57 ACRES For Sale Freehold The London Office, 40 St James s Place London, SW1A 1NS T E enquiries@thelondonoffice.co.uk Butler Sherborn Castle Street, Cirencester, Gloucestershire GL7 1QD T E sam@butlersherborn.co.uk One

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5 Description Ready Token House is a handsome Cotswold stone house with 17th Century origins with later additions. The present owners have spent a great deal of time and care restoring and refurbishing Ready Token House to an exceptionally high standard whilst retaining many original features. Ready Token House is constructed of Cotswold stone under a Cotswold tile roof. Many of the windows are large stone mullions with leaded light windows with attractive wrought iron fittings. Arranged on three floors, the house provides excellent, well proportioned accommodation with high ceilinged rooms. Standing in a commanding position, lying behind Cotswold stone walls, the house is privately set within its own delightful gardens and grounds amounting to some 57 acres. Beyond the paddocks the countryside rolls away into the distance providing fabulous views as far away as the Marlborough Downs. The house is approached through a pair of painted metal gates onto a large gravelled drive. To the left is a well established stable block and the Cottage providing useful ancillary accommodation, and across the garden to the right is an impressive air conditioned indoor swimming pool and artist s studio. Three

6 Situation & Location Ready Token House is situated close to the unspoilt Cotswold village of Barnsley. The village is famous for Barnsley House, which is now an hotel together with its famous gardens originally designed by the late Rosemary Verey. There is also an excellent pub in the village known as the Village Pub with a very good restaurant. The main shopping centre for Ready Token House is Cirencester. Cirencester is an historic Roman town, which became an important centre for the wool trade in medieval times. Today it is a thriving market town. Shopping in Cirencester is highly regarded, and off the main streets there are many interesting back lanes with specialist shops, particularly Black Jack Street. More extensive shopping and cultural facilities are provided at Cheltenham, Oxford and Swindon all of which are within easy reach. Four READY TOKEN HOUSE

7 Barnsley is well served by good access to the A417/A419 at Cirencester, which provides excellent links to the M4 and M5 motorways. Kemble and Swindon stations provide regular inter-city train links to London Paddington. Amenities There are many enjoyable walks in the area together with an extensive network of footpaths and bridleways with excellent riding. Hunting is with the VWH and polo played regularly at Cirencester Park. Water sports at the Cotswold Water Park, golf at South Cerney, Swindon and Cirencester. Racing at Cheltenham and Newbury. Theatres at Oxford, Cheltenham and Bath. There is a good choice of nursery and primary schools in and around Cirencester. The area is noted for both its private and state schools. The former include Hatherop Castle which is just a short drive from the house, Rendcomb College, Beaudesert Park, Westonbirt, and Cheltenham Ladies and Cheltenham Boys Colleges. Five

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9 Accommodation The ground floor offers generous and elegant reception rooms comprising an Entrance Hall with flag stone floor and large Oak staircase rising to first floor landing. An impressive Drawing Room with parquet flooring and two large open fireplaces with carved stone surrounds, stone mullion windows and door to front. The Kitchen/Breakfast Room with bespoke designed units and a four oven Oil fired Aga is a superb space for relaxed family living while the adjoining Dining Room provides a more formal space for entertaining. There is a Study, Boot Room and Utility Room all located on the ground floor. Seven

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11 On the first floor a wide landing leads to an impressive Master Bedroom with stunning views over the gardens and beyond with a series of built in wardrobes and large stylish en-suite Bathroom. A further four Double Bedrooms (2 en-suite) lead off the landing as well as an airing cupboard, cloakroom and family bathroom. The second floor lends itself to two further double bedrooms but is currently used as storage. Nine

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13 Gardens & Grounds The gardens have been very well designed throughout with care and attention that has been lavished upon them and provide wonderful colour and splendour. The interestingly and well stocked borders contrast well with the different areas of the gardens. The flowering herbaceous borders have been planted with a mass of ground under planting of spring bulbs. The gardens are a balance of the formal with individual corners contrasting well with the wide expanses of lawns, edged with wild flower meadow planting. Numerous doors from the main house lead directly out to the terrace and formal lawned area. Beyond the fountain and across the sweeping lawns is a Ha-Ha, which seamlessly divides the gardens and the land. The paved Fountain Area sits grandly in front of the house, with an attractively planted avenue of evergreen oaks. Commanding views of the surrounding countryside can be enjoyed from almost every aspect of the garden. The borders surrounding the terrace have been generously planted with a wide variety of mature bushes, roses, lavender and plants to provide intense colour and scent throughout the year, including topiary shaped yew and a magnificent Magnolia tree. To the side of Ready Token House is a secluded pond garden with a Roman well (160 deep)and well house. Eleven

14 Outside Ready Token House is set behind secure electronically controlled painted metal gates and Cotswold stone walls offering privacy and tranquillity. The property stands within mature landscaped gardens and terraces with parking for numerous cars to the rear. To the rear and opposite the back door of Ready Token House is a wooden Greenhouse, which is well located to the kitchen garden and the orchard. Adjacent to this is the oil tank and an open fronted log store. From the side of the house a path leads to the Swimming Pool and Studio. Well screened from the house this imaginative constructed indoor pool is like an oasis. Fully equipped with underwater lighting and sound system its by-folding doors gives commanding view over surrounding land. Stone paved terrace surrounds the pool. The swimming pool area can also be accessed from the Studio. Suitable for a variety of uses this versatile space is both light and spacious. The walled area is edged by raised Cotswold stone borders planted with clipped box hedging, roses, and variety of climbers along the wall together with ground under planting. Approached from a separate five bar gate off the lane and to the rear of the house lies the Stable Block with 3 loose boxes with tack room, feed/rug store as well as further stores, including workshop and machinery store. At each end of the stable block is a garage. Adjacent to the stable block is a two storey Cottage. The Cottage is situated within close proximity to the main house yet retaining its own privacy. An open plan Sitting Room with exposed ceiling timbers and wood burning stove and opens to the Kitchen with an ample range of built in cupboards and drawers. Electric oven and 4 ring hob with extractor hood over. Space for washing machine and stainless steel sink with mixer tap. From the sitting room a corridor leads to: Bedroom 1 Double bedroom with windows to front. Bathroom Bath with shower over, W.C, pedestal wash hand basin and heated towel rail. From the sitting room a stair case rises to first floor landing and door to: Bedroom 2 A small single room with window to side and build in cupboards. Twelve READY TOKEN HOUSE

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17 Land at Ready Token House Ready Token House is being sold with about 57 acres (23.26 hectares). Of this about 50.7 are paddocks and fields running away to the south of the house. They provide excellent amenity and grazing for livestock, horses and ponies. The level fields are walled and fenced with water supplied to each of them. The enclosures vary in size, many with natural hedges, and are going to provide ideal grazing and facilities for eventers, hunters and polo ponies. Included in the land are some lovely mature trees and young plantations which are beginning to get very well established. These are predominantly hardwoods oaks, beeches, cherry and ash. There is road frontage and gate access. In one of the large fields is a 360 metre grass Airstrip Conveniently the railed paddocks are situated nearest to the house with a separate access from the road into the stable yard. There is room for an arena or ménage (subject to consent) and in one corner a stone field shelter with water connected, two bays, a built in manger and concrete floor. There are uninterrupted views across the Ha-Ha from the lawns and gardens with the lane providing wonderful protection of the outlook and views and control of the privacy. On the far 36.5 acres there is a grazing licence, which terminates on 30th November An airstrip is located within the land that is approximately 360 meters long. Footpaths There are no public rights of way on the property. Directions Leave Cirencester on the Barnsley/Burford road. After about a mile from the traffic lights with the Fosse, and in a dip, turn right towards Quenington. Ready Token House is exactly 3 miles along this road on the right hand side. Services The house and cottage are on mains water with an annual charge of 24 established in perpetuity, mains electricity and private drainage. Oil fired central heating. Telephone and Broadband connected (subject to transfer regulations and charges). (No tests as to the suitability of services have been carried out and intending purchasers must commission their own tests.) Fixtures & Fittings Only those items mentioned in Butler Sherborn s sales particulars are included. All other items including carpets, curtains and the ceiling paintings in the drawing room are specifically excluded as are garden ornaments and statuary (some may be available by separate negotiation if required). Postcode GL7 5SX Local Authority Cotswold District Council, Trinity Road, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, GL7 1PX. Tel: (01285) Viewing Strictly by appointment with Butler Sherborn. If there are any points, which are of particular importance, we invite you to discuss them with us before you travel to view the property. Please telephone Butler Sherborn Cirencester Office T or The London Office T E sam@ butlersherborn.co.uk Disclaimer These particulars, including any plans, are a general guide only and do not form any part of any offer or contract. All descriptions, including photographs, dimensions and other details are given in good faith but do not amount to a representation or warranty. They should not be relied upon as statements of fact and anyone interested must satisfy themselves as to their correctness by inspection or otherwise. Neither Butler Sherborn, nor the seller, accepts responsibility for any error that these particulars may contain however caused. Neither the partners nor any employees of Butler Sherborn have any authority to make any representation or warranty whatsoever in relation to this property. Any plan is for layout guidance only and is not drawn to scale. All dimensions, shapes and compass bearings are approximate and you should not rely upon them without checking them first. Please discuss with us any aspects, which are particularly important to you before travelling to view this property. Photographs taken: May Particulars written: IRD April Fif teen

18 Ready Token House Cellar 7.08 x '3 x 10'10 Up S N Study 5.58 x '4 x 12'3 House = 606 sq m / 6523 sq ft The Cottage = 63 sq m / 678 sq ft Outbuildings = 189 sq m / 2034 sq ft Swimming Pool Complex = 262 sq m / 2820 sq ft Total = 1120 sq m / sq ft Rear Hall Cellar Drawing Room x '8 x 20'0 Dn Up Boot Room 3.78 x '5 x 9'1 Kitchen / Breakfast Room x '10 x 16'5 B Utlity Room 3.87 x '8 x 9'0 Dining Room 6.60 x '8 x 15'0 Entrance Hall 5.15 x '11 x 11'4 In Up Bedroom 7.91 x '11 x 11'7 Porch Larder Ground Floor Bedroom 4.53 x '10 x 11'9 Up Up Dn Bedroom 4.76 x '7 x 9'6 Bedroom 5.02 x '6 x 13'4 Log Store Dn Bedroom 5.01 x '5 x 14'10 Bedroom 5.02 x '6 x 16'5 T T Up Bedroom 8.18 x '10 x 13'4 Greenhouse 7.60 x '11 x 11'11 Oil Tank Up Dn First Floor Second Floor Sixteen READY TOKEN HOUSE

19 The Outbuildings Swimming Pool Complex Store 9.78 x '1 x 5'2 Dn Machinery Store 9.78 x '1 x 16'3 Studio 9.34 x '8 x 10'0 First Floor Up Stable 3.60 x '10 x 10'11 Pump Room Stable 3.60 x '10 x 11'1 Stable 3.60 x '10 x 11'1 Swimming Pool x '10 x 51'10 The Cottage Stable 3.60 x '10 x 11'1 Void Dn Bedroom x '11 x 9'11 Tack Room 3.60 x '10 x 9'10 First Floor Garage / Workshop 8.68 x '6 x 15'3 Ready Token House Energy Efficiency Rating The Cottage Energy Efficiency Rating Kitchen 3.40 x '2 x 8'9 Sitting / Dining Room 4.72 x '6 x 11'6 Bedroom x '10 x 10'10 Up Ground Floor Seventeen

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