6 bedroom character property for sale

Council tax band: F

A commanding Georgian double fronted Grade II listed home positioned in the heart of popular Slimbridge village. Boasting a mellow red brick façade and glorious retained features this is a beautifully balanced property offering an impressive 443 sqm of flexible accommodation over three floors.

A stunning entrance with original front door, fan windowlight and stone canopy provides access to an entrance hall with beautifully restored chequered quarry tiled flooring. Doors leading into the sitting room, snug and dining room and stairs ascend to the first floor. The dual aspect sitting room has wonderful deep window seats, exposed beams and a log-burning stove, a connecting door leads into the fabulous kitchen/breakfast/family room. This is a wonderful room with plenty of space for a good-size table, a feature fireplace with log-burning stove and a well-equipped contemporary kitchen. Doors leads from the kitchen into the formal dining room and also the family/hobbies/occasional bedroom, while a secondary flight of stairs concealed behind panelled doors ascend to the first floor. The family/hobbies room is a useful room with an adjoining shower room, ideal for flexible living. The dining room is a wonderful light-filled room with timber flooring, a feature fireplace and a bay window with double doors leading onto the garden. There is a useful utility room/boot room complete with WC, and the cosy snug (also boasting a log-burning stove) is perfect for hunkering.

Stairs ascend to the first floor where you will find a good-size galleried landing serving the master suite and two further bedrooms each with an ensuite shower room, and one offering a large dressing room/linked bedroom. The master suite is a splendid space boasting a bay window to the rear with a wonderful outlook, a feature fireplace and retained features. There is an ensuite shower room and a large 13' square dressing room. Further stairs ascend to the second floor where you will find three more spacious bedrooms with exposed beams, and a family bathroom.

Outside there are a selection of useful outbuildings including a garage/workshop with an office over. There is parking for several vehicles and gated access into the garden from the rear. The garden wraps around the side and rear of the property and offers generous areas of level lawn with mature planting.

Slimbridge is a popular village conveniently positioned for the nearby A38, and junctions of the M4 (5 miles), which offers a shop and post office, a public house, café, well-regarded primary school, church and community hall alongside the famous Slimbridge Wildfowl Trust WWT. The market towns of Dursley and Berkeley are both within easy reach. Berkeley, 5 miles away, is a pretty town best known for its spectacular castle and offers a good range of facilities and amenities to include cafes, restaurants, public houses and independent shops. Dursley located on the famous Cotswold Way is 4 miles away and offers an array of convenient shops along with a popular sports facility with pool. The larger town of Stroud is 9 miles away and offers a broader range of facilities along with a popular and renowned weekly Farmer's Market. For those needing to commute, Cam and Dursley train station is a mere 2 miles away, providing commuter links to Bristol, Gloucester and Cheltenham. Junctions of the M4 and M5 motorways are within easy reach, while Stroud train station offers a direct line to London.

Tenure: Freehold
Council Tax: Band F
Services: We are advised that all mains services are connected to the property.
Heating: Gas central heating
Internet: Fibre optic internet available
Flood risk: Very low
Conservation Area: N/A