3 bedroom detached house

The Property: Pear Tree Cottage is a very pretty detached period property, originally built as a pair of farm workers cottages, and constructed of a mellow Cotswold stone under a traditional natural stone tiled roof. The cottage, which is Grade II listed as being of special architectural and historical interest, dates back to the early 18th century with more recent additions. The accommodation, which is arranged over two floors, is very well presented and of particular note is the excellent sized main reception room, a lovely light room with shuttered windows on two aspects and twin panel glazed doors opening on to a south-facing terrace, which measures just under 30 feet in length. This sitting room also has a carved stone fireplace fitted with a Clearview wood burning stove and oak floor boards. The kitchen/breakfast room is fitted with a custom made range of floor and wall mounted cupboards with granite work surfaces over and incorporates a recessed double oven oil fired Aga, a separate electric cooker and 4 ring hob, integrated dishwasher and fridge/freezer. There is a flagstone floor which continues into the hall and cloakroom and a dining room with panelled walls. On the first floor there are three double bedrooms, a shower room and en suite to the principal bedroom; a dressing room with built in wardrobes and a bathroom.

Gardens and grounds: There is a gravelled parking area in front of the cottage with space for two cars and a wide paved path flanked by a Cotswold stone wall provides access to both front doors. The garden lies mainly to the southeast of the cottage, and has been landscaped with strategically placed mature clipped evergreen hedges affording both privacy and shelter. Immediately abutting the cottage is a deep paved sun terrace, with a magnolia and flower borders retained by low stone walls and from which steps lead up to an expanse of lawn. The terrace also provides access to a useful lean-too garden store attached to the side of the cottage. The garden is enclosed by stone walls and is mainly laid to lawn interspersed by a number of shaped, well-stocked, colourful flower and shrub beds. There is a timber garden shed at the far end of the garden. A gate provides access to a small rear garden enclosed by a Cotswold stone wall and here is where the oil storage tank is located, the external boiler and a second lean-too which serves as a utility room. A gate provides access on to a neighbour's drive, over which Pear Tree Cottage has a right of way.

Services: Mains water and electricity are connected. Private drainage. Oil fired central heating. Gigaclear superfast broadband is connected.

Situation: Pear Tree Cottage is quietly situated in one of the most picturesque villages in the sought-after Coln Valley, surrounded by unspoilt rolling countryside in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. There is a 13th century Norman church in the village and the nearby small historic town of Northleach provides shopping facilities for most everyday needs, as well as the renowned gastro pub, The Wheatsheaf. The nearest pub is the award winning The Stump, on the Fosseway and in the other direction is the excellent New Inn at Coln St Aldwyns. The larger market towns of Cirencester, Stow on the Wold and Burford provide more extensive shopping, educational and recreational facilities. Leisure facilities in the area include golf at Burford, Naunton Downs and the nearby Cirencester Golf Club at Bagendon, horse racing at Cheltenham, rugby at Gloucester and water sports at the Cotswold Water Park. The surrounding area has many footpaths and bridleways, providing a wide range of walking and riding opportunities many of which follow the beautiful River Coln.

_Bibury 2.5 miles, Northleach 4 miles, Cirencester 7 miles, Kemble Station (Paddington 80 minutes) 11 miles, M5 (J11A) 18 miles, M4 (J15) 23 miles, Cheltenham 18 miles, Oxford 35 miles. (All distances and times are approximate)_