The Thatched Cottage BLEDINGTON CHIPPING NORTON OXFORDSHIRE
The Thatched Cottage BLEDINGTON CHIPPING NORTON OXFORDSHIRE Picturesque Cotswold cottage with valuable ancillary accommodation Kingham 1 mile (mainline station London/Paddington 85 minutes) Stow-on-the-Wold 4 miles Chipping Norton 6 miles Burford 8 miles Cheltenham 23 miles Oxford 24 miles (all distances and times are approximate) The Thatched Cottage comprises: entrance hall sitting/dining room kitchen/breakfast room bathroom landing two first floor bedrooms The Old Reading Room comprises: galleried open plan living room kitchen/breakfast room and first floor bedroom with en suite shower room Delightful cottage style gardens adjoining a meadow off street parking SITUATION AND COMMUNICATIONS The sought after village of Bledington is situated in the heart of the North Cotswolds and is quintessentially English with many stone properties clustered around the village green and duck pond. Bledington enjoys an active community spirit and is home to the highly regarded Kings Head Inn, a village hall, parish church and primary school (awarded Outstanding by Ofsted in 2011). The annual Bledington Music Festival takes place over three summer evenings in June and features top class performers from all over the World. The Festival has grown every year since it was established in 2000. The towns of Stow-on-the-Wold and Chipping Norton have excellent shopping, recreational and business facilities, and the renowned Daylesford Organic Farm Shop & Spa is only five minutes away. The village shop in the neighbouring village of Kingham serves every day requirements. Soho Farmhouse (13 miles) was opened in 2015 as a home from home for people working in the creative fields. Local membership provides access to the club spaces, restaurants and bars, the gym, pool and Cowshed spa. Cheltenham and Oxford both provide more extensive shopping, leisure and cultural amenities as well as excellent independent and state schools.
Communication links are excellent with good access to the M5 (Junctions 10, 11 and 11a) leading to the West Country and the M40 (Junctions, 8, 9, 10 & 11) providing access to London, Heathrow Airport and the Midlands. There are regular train services to London Paddington from Moreton-in-Marsh and nearby Kingham. Sporting and recreational facilities are well catered for in the area with golf courses at Lyneham, Chipping Norton and Naunton Downs. Hunting with the Heythrop and North Cotswold Hunts. National Hunt Racing is at Cheltenham, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwick and Worcester. The surrounding countryside is particularly beautiful with traditional Cotswold villages, rural walks, interesting churches and important gardens at Hidcote and Kiftsgate. THE THATCHED COTTAGE The Thatched Cottage is Grade II Listed as being of Special Architectural or Historic Interest and is attached to Rose Cottage. The Thatched Cottage possibly dates from the seventeenth century and is built of coursed, squared and dressed limestone with brick stacks. The property has a projecting bread oven and is partly thatched with a most pleasing façade with eyebrow dormer, casement and mullioned windows. The property has been enlarged to create the kitchen and bathroom with bedroom above. Internally the property retains the period features expected of a property of this type and era including a fine inglenook fireplace, a wealth of exposed timbers and an impressive studded oak front door. The property is offered in excellent condition having been beautifully renovated and carefully maintained by the present owner. Most recently the thatch to the front elevation and the ridge has been replaced and the rear elevation has been repaired by a master thatcher. The gardens are charming and incorporate a terrace adjacent to the rear of the property with steps up to the lawned area with established trees and shrubs to the boundaries, creating a private setting for outside summer dining. The gardens adjoin a meadow providing an idyllic outlook. To the front of the property and set behind an ancient upright flagstone wall is a raised border planted with climbing roses, lavender and topiary yew.
The Old Reading Room The accompanying floor plans illustrate the layout of the accommodation but in brief the principal aspects of the accommodation are as follows. Welcoming entrance hall with exposed stone wall and range of fitted housekeeping cupboards. Charming sitting/dining room with most impressive fireplace with bread oven and pretty window seats. Beautifully presented fully tiled ground floor bathroom incorporating free standing roll top slipper bath, wash hand basin and WC. Well proportioned, double aspect kitchen/breakfast room with comprehensive range of fitted cabinets and appliances and stable door to gardens. Attractive first floor landing with window and useful under eaves storage cupboards. Substantial master bedroom open to the eaves with exposed beams and cast iron chamber fireplace. With potential to create en suite facilities. Beautifully presented second bedroom with an aspect over the gardens. THE OLD READING ROOM Situated across the drive is The Old Reading Room which is currently generating a substantial income from holiday lets. Alternatively this property could be used for shorthold lets or as guest accommodation. The Old Reading Room is built partly of local stone and is part rendered with timber casement windows and doors, all under a tiled roof. Impressive galleried open plan living room with open fireplace, vaulted ceiling, tiled floor and staircase to first floor. Well-proportioned kitchen/breakfast room with recently fitted modern Shaker style kitchen units incorporating a breakfast bar. A wall of glazed doors leads to a small terrace. Attractive double bedroom with window overlooking the gardens leading to an en suite shower room. The Old Reading Room The Old Reading Room
GENERAL INFORMATION LOCAL AUTHORITY Cotswold District Council. Telephone 01285 623000. The whole property is Band F. LISTING NOTE The Thatched Cottage is Grade II Listed being of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. The Old Reading Room is not Listed but may be curtilage Listed due to the proximity of The Thatched Cottage. SERVICES: Mains electricity, water and drainage are connected. Oil fired central heating. Telephone line subject to BT transfer regulations. TENURE: Freehold. WAYLEAVES, EASEMENTS AND RIGHTS OF WAY The property is sold subject to the benefit of all rights including rights of way, whether public or private, light, support, drainage, water and electricity supplies and any other rights and obligations, easements and proposed wayleaves for masts, pylons, stays, cables, drains and water, gas and other pipes, whether referred to in the Conditions of Sale, or not. DIRECTIONS OX7 6UX From Stow-on-the-Wold take the Chipping Norton road and turn right signposted to Bledington. Proceed into the village, continue over the bridge and round to the left, followed by a sharp right turn. The Thatched Cottage is located on the left hand side of the road after about 300 yards. VIEWING Strictly by prior accompanied appointment with Savills who takes no liability for any injury caused for whatever reason whilst at the property. View from Garden
THE THATCHED COTTAGE Gross internal floor area (approx): 112.6 sq m / 1212 sq ft The Old Reading Room = 59 sq m / 635 sq ft Total = 171.6 sq m / 1847 sq ft For identification only - Not to scale THE OLD READING ROOM - FIRST FLOOR (Not shown in actual location/orientation) GROUND FLOOR FIRST FLOOR THE OLD READING ROOM - GROUND FLOOR (Not shown in actual location/orientation) IMPORTANT NOTICE: Savills, their clients and any joint agents give notice that: 1.They have no authority to make or give any representations or warranties in relation to the property. These particulars do not form part of any offer or contract and must not be relied upon as statements or representations of fact. 2.Any areas, measurements or distances are approximate. The text, photographs and plans are for guidance only and are not necessarily comprehensive. It should not be assumed that the property has all necessary planning, building regulation or other consents and Savills have not tested any services, equipment or facilities. Purchasers must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise. Particulars prepared: July 2016. Photographs taken: June 2016. 16/07/08 HR Savills Stow-on-the-Wold Robert Pritchard Cotswold House, Church Street Stow-on-the-Wold Gloucestershire GL54 1BB +44(0)1451 832832 rpritchard@savills.com