2 bedroom detached house

Riverview Cottage is a pretty period detached cottage sympathetically renovated to a very high standard by the current owners. The works carried out have created a beautifully presented and comfortable, spacious cottage with a lovely, landscaped garden and views of the river Coln. The cottage is believed to date in part from the 17th Century, with more recent additions and is Grade II listed, being of Special Architectural and Historical interest. The accommodation is arranged over two floors and its current configuration offers two generous bedroom suites and three spacious reception rooms; this could be adapted to suit individual preferences. The house has been designed to retain many of its extraordinary historic features while enhancing the original property and manging to offer fantastic storage and large open plan entertaining space.

Services
Mains water, electricity and drainage are connected | Oil fired central heating.

Gardens and grounds:
To the rear of the property is a very pretty garden with studio room. Immediately accessed from the house is a sunken patio which is perfect for outside entertaining. There are steps and tiered walls leading to the main garden which is laid to lawn and surrounded by mature flower beds. From the front of the property there are beautiful views over the river Coln and the back of Arlington row beyond.

Situation:
Riverview cottage is situated in Bibury, a classic Cotswold village, considered by many people to be in one of the most picturesque locations in the Cotswolds and in the heart of the Coln Valley, within the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Running through the village is the river Coln, one of the best trout fishing streams in the Cotswolds. The village has a thriving community, which supports a Parish Church, a Primary School, Post Office, a Trout Farm shop, The Swan Hotel, a well-known pub (The Catherine Wheel) and the Twig Cafe. The nearest centre is Cirencester where there are extensive facilities including supermarkets, boutique and high street shops, banks, a hospital, a leisure centre and a lido. The larger centres of Cheltenham and Oxford are 16 and 29 miles away respectively. Local sporting and leisure opportunities include golf at Cirencester and Burford, sailing at the Cotswold Water Park, boating on the river Thames as well as many local clubs and societies. Communications are brilliant from Kemble and Swindon there is a fast and regular train service to London Paddington. Several excellent private and state schools are in the area.