9 bedroom detached house for sale
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Property description & features
- Tenure: Freehold
- 9 bedrooms
- 7 reception rooms
- 5 bathrooms
- 140.00 acres
- Leisure Facilities
- Outbuildings
- Period
- Detached
- Equestrian
- Garden
The grounds around Rossley Manor offer a wonderful setting for family living and entertaining with a large terrace at the back of the house providing a nice flow of indoor/outdoor living. The gardens are all laid to lawn and there is a tennis court, beautiful vegetable garden with impressive greenhouse. Set behind the house down some steps is a water feature with formal gardens surrounding and a peaceful seating area. The outdoor swimming pool offers a great setting for entertaining with a pool house featuring a fitted barbeque and fridge.
There is a 3 bedroom cottage which is currently occupied by staff. This forms part of the courtyard and offers privacy on the far side, away from the main house, with views over the land. There is also a large new garage, set into the hill, which offers space for up to 8 cars. Beneath this, there is additional space which is currently used as storage and further entertaining space but has the potential to be converted to further accommodation, subject to planning permission. There is also a large and impressive wine cellar with an island bar for wine tasting. Set away from the house near the tennis court is a squash court with changing room facilities and a balcony.
The Estate extends to approximately 140 acres of which 100 acres is grassland. The paddocks are all fenced with post and rail. The woodland has been beautifully maintained and offers a mix of mature woodland. There is also a stream that runs along the bottom of the garden and woodland. The current owners run a successful shoot on the Estate. The grassland is let on a grazing licence to a neighbouring farmer.
Rossley Manor is ideally located just outside the Regency spa town of Cheltenham, with far reaching views across the Dowdeswell Valley to the rolling Malvern Hills beyond. Positioned adjacent to Lower Dowdeswell village, mentioned in the Doomsday Book of 1086. The Manor is set in the heart of the Cotswolds, located within the triangle between Cheltenham, Stow-on-the-Wold and Cirencester. Recreational facilities are extensive with theatres in Cheltenham, Stratford and Tewkesbury; The Cotswold Team Chase, Cotswold Hunt, kennels and point to point course just over a mile away; National Hunt Racing at Cheltenham; Polo at Longdole Polo Club, Cirencester Park and Edgeworth; Sailing and water sports at the Cotswold Water Park. There are plenty of fine walks and riding opportunities in the area. Open to local residents and guests alike, nearby Ellenborough Park is a renowned luxury hotel and spa. Local gastro pubs include The Wheatsheaf at Northleach and The Frogmill at Andoversford. Cheltenham enjoys a varied selection of eateries and wine bars. There are a number of good local schools including Cheltenham College and Cheltenham Ladies' College, Rendcomb College, Dean Close, Westonbirt School, Hatherop Castle, Kitebrook and all those in Oxford are within easy reach. Communications are very good in the area with the A40 and M40 providing east/west access to London, Cheltenham and the M5. The nearby Fosse Way gives excellent north/ south access to Birmingham and the M4. Heathrow airport is approximately 82 miles away. Cheltenham Spa station (5 miles) offers direct, First Great Western services to London Paddington (2 hours 15 minutes) or from Kingham station (15 miles away) a fast route to London Paddington takes approximately 1 hour 30 minutes.
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