5 bedroom detached house

Rooms

AMENITIES
Situated on the edge of the 600 acres of Natural Trust land at Minchinhampton & Rodborough Common the house enjoys stunning views over the ‘Golden Valley’ in the heart of the Cotswolds. This area is prized for its untouched beauty as well as excellent community spirit and local amenities. Minchinhampton circa (2.6 Miles) has an array of facilities including tea shops, convenience store and butchers. Stroud offers a larger array of shops including a Waitrose along with many other supermarkets. The market town of Cirencester and Stroud has regular farmers markets where people travel from far and wide to enjoy and purchase locally made produce. There is extensive and well regarded schooling in the area with families able to choose from Beaudesert Park, Wycliffe School and Stroud High School.

DIRECTIONS
From the main London Road the A419. Proceed up Butterrow Hill and fork off left past Winstone's Ice Cream shop. Continue along the lane and branch off left with a cream house alongside you. Keep to the left of the small green sign post stating ' No through road access only' and continue to the bottom of the lane where the house will become visable.

MAIN HOUSE

ENTRANCE
With shelf, down lights and access to the kitchen.

CLOAKROOM
A quality suite comprising: Encased cistern WC, wash basin, old school style radiator, shelving, electrics cupboard, radiator, extractor, engineered oak flooring, shaver point.

KITCHEN BREAKFAST ROOM
A bespoke fitted Shaker style kitchen with Granite worktops with matching central island. Appliances include: A 4 oven gas Aga, integrated dishwasher, wine chiller, under cupboard TV, quality appliances to include an electric hob, combi microwave, fan oven and grill with additional fan oven beneath. There is also a waste disposal unit to the sink. A selection of pale blue units offer ample storage capabilities with a pull out corner storage system and pull out larder. There is space for an American style fridge freezer. Recessed ceiling lighting, engineered oak flooring. The breakfast bar houses the hob with storage and breakfast bar. There is also an old school style radiator, stable door to the utility and a large roof window and window to the front of the house. Two openings lead you into the breakfast room and an opening to the main entrance area.

UTILITY ROOM
A selection of wall and base units with Granite worktops over, condenser dryer and washing machine to be included. Double under hung sink, fan heater, tiled flooring, window, space for a fridge freezer, broom cupboard, central heating timer, under cupboard lighting, external door, air vent.

DINING ROOM
Engineered oak flooring, two single glazed Georgian sash style windows with blinds, two old school style radiators, arched doorway. Double glazed Crittal French doors to garden.

HALLWAY
Georgian staircase to the first floor landing with cupboard and light beneath. Engineered oak flooring, old school style radiator, double folding and singular glass doors to into the lounge/reception.

FRONT RECEPTION TV ROOM/SNUG
Engineered oak flooring, double glazed sash style window, two old school style radiators, book casing, cornice, down lights. Open fire to mantle and hearth, sash window to garden and views beyond.

REAR RECEPTION ROOM /LOUNGE
A wonderful light room with a large double glazed fixed panoramic window with seat and storage beneath and an electric floor heater. Also there are 5 sets of double doors into the garden. Original sash window, open fire to mantle and hearth, arched alcoves with book shelves, cornice, down lights, engineered oak flooring. Three old school style radiators,

FIRST FLOOR LANDING
A split level landing, storage cupboard, old school style radiator, arched recess feature, cornice, loft hatch, down lighting. Doors to....

MASTER BEDROOM
Bedroom 2 with the mezzanine floor could also be used as the master bedroom. Two sash windows, two old school radiators, ceiling rose, cornice, picture rail. two fitted wardrobes.

GALLERY BEDROOM 2 WITH MEZZANINE
This could also be used as the master bedroom. Light with tall ceilings, oak staircase to a mezzanine floor. Tall feature sash windows with roller blinds (1 is solar controlled). Two old school style radiators, provision for a wall mounted TV, Oak flooring, recessed lighting,

BEDROOM 3
Fitted wardrobes, single glazed sash window with view toward the tennis court and beyond. Ceiling rose, cornice, picture rail.

BEDROOM 4
Double glazed sash style windows to the front. Old school style radiator, Recessed lighting, tall fitted wardrobes, cornice.

BEDROOM 5
Georgian sash window to the rear, old school radiator, display shelves, tall fitted wardrobes, ceiling rose.

SHOWER ROOM
A quality suite with walk in shower and LED lighting into wall, over head rain shower and hand shower attachments. encased cistern WC, twin wash basins to oak vanity plinth, shelved recess, electric under floor heating to engineered oak flooring, granite tiled walling, large chrome electric/central heating supplied towel rail. Bespoke mirror. Double glazed sash window and blind to front aspect, extractor, recessed lighting.

BATHROOM
A quality suite comprising: Free standing bath with tap and shower handset, TV built into wall, designer wash basin with vanity storage, glass shelved recess, underfloor heating, shaver point, electric and central heating controlled heated towel rail, recessed lights, extractor, double glazed sash window, Travertine tiled walling. Access to services.

OUTSIDE

GARDENS AND GROUNDS
High Beeches is an impressive house offering qualities and character expected from a period property with the benefit of more recent modern comforts/ improvements. Accessed via a long single track driveway providing access to the house and outbuildings. There are two gated accesses , one to the main house and one to the carport, studio and cottage. The house itself is completely private and is situated in the middle of its circa 1.75 acres. The gardens and grounds lie to the south, east and west with far reaching views across the valley to the east.There are pretty ‘cottage style’ mature gardens around the house bursting with colour from the extensive beds and borders. There is a large terraced area of lawn with large rockery and small pond as well as an extensive patio, also a purpose built BBQ. There are two interlinked paddocks and a separate paddock which surround the gardens and there is footpath providing access to Minchinhampton Common from one of the fields.

FORMER COACH HOUSE/STUDIO
An ideal space for working from home, away from the main house! On two floors: To the ground floor engineered oak flooring with heating beneath as well as a wood burner to the corner and sink and base unit with wine cooler and wooden worktop . A door leads to a cloakroom with sink, wash basin, WC and boiler cupboard. A spiral staircase leads from the studio to an office area above with roof windows and remote controlled blinds and access to the top paddock.

TRIPLE CAR PORT/LODGE ABOVE
An oak open car port for 3 cars with power and light, additional parking is on the tarmac drive infront behind double gates and a stone wall. The room over the car port known as The Lodge has 3 roof windows, a wood burner, book casing and power and light.

THE COTTAGE
A wonderful project for somebody to complete. Currently housing the heating system to include, boiler, cylinder and water softener to the main house to one side of the ground floor. To the first floor accessed via its own independent access, there is one open room with exposed 'A' frame timbers, two windows, power and light. Just outside overlooking the top paddock a paved terrace has been laid with grass and gate to the top paddock.

AGENTS NOTES
High Beeches has registered the driveway approach to the house and gives right of way access to the cottages at the end of the driveway. Either side of the drive we are told is owned by the National Trust. Services are by mains water, mains electricity, septic tank drainage, gas central heating.