5 bedroom detached house for sale

A superbly proportioned and beautifully laid out period home with a charming English country garden and magnificent views, within walking distance of the Cotswold market town of Stroud

Description - Highcroft offers a handsome family home in a lovely tucked away location within walking distance of Stroud. Hidden behind a walled entrance, a garden gate opens to an immediately impressive home. Steeped in history, the oldest part of the house dates back to the 18th century, with later Georgian additions and a more recent kitchen extension to the rear.

The reception rooms are beautifully proportioned and provide ample living and entertaining spaces. The dining and sitting rooms are mirror images of each other leading off the entrance hallway and both benefit from original fireplaces with fuel stoves, along with aged floor boards and a pretty window seat in the dining room. Large windows with stained glass detailing allow

plentiful natural light to fill the rooms. The sitting room opens to a delightful garden room providing additional entertaining space and offering lovely views across the garden and valley beyond.

The kitchen is set to the rear of the house and is clearly the heart of the home. A more recent extension to the property, this L shaped room benefits from a separate dining area, ideal for informal and family supper parties. Doors open from the breakfast room to a fabulous raised terrace with a magnificent outlook over the garden and views as far reaching as the River Severn on a clear day. The kitchen has ample fitted units providing plentiful discreet storage and a white Rayburn for cooking. A large woodstore with direct access to the

lane for deliveries is set to the rear of the kitchen. A spacious laundry room and a study/home office, complete the ground floor.

Five bedrooms are located across the upper floors, with 3 bedrooms and two bathrooms on the first floor and two bedrooms on the second floor. The first floor principal bedroom also has a spacious en-suite shower and dressing room. The bedrooms benefit from a host of period features including original fireplaces and sash windows. A second home office is located on the first floor.

The lower level of the house comprises a large cellar and wine store together with a studio space, both of which could be adapted

for multiple uses such as a gym or teenage den.

Garden & Garaging - The garden at Highcroft is an absolute delight offering quintessential English country charm. Bursting with well-stocked borders, pretty pergola lined paths and aged fruit trees, there's a new discovery around every turn. Thoughtfully landscaped, the garden provides year round colour and a choice of seating areas. A large patio to the front of the house creates an ideal spot for alfresco hosting where a handsome fig tree lines the boundary wall.

A tandem garage and store room is accessed via the garden with vehicular access onto Walkley Hill.