A stunning detached village house.

Location

Little Rissington is a pretty elevated village with traditional Cotswold properties within the Conservation Area and Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Great Rissington is two-and-a-half miles away with a fine church, thriving primary school, cricket club and village pub. The popular market towns of Bourton-on-the-Water and Stow-on-the-Wold both offer excellent amenities such as schools, petrol stations, banks, libraries, doctors’ surgeries and supermarkets. Eight miles from Kingham with Daylesford Organics and mainline station to London Paddington and 18 miles to Soho Farmhouse which offers exclusive leisure amenities.

Road and rail communications are very good with the north-south A429 and east-west A40 providing access to larger centres. There is a regular train service to Oxford, Worcester and London from Kingham (eight miles).

There is an excellent range of private and state schools in the area including Kitebrook at Moreton-in-Marsh, Cheltenham College and Cheltenham Ladies College in Cheltenham and a wide choice of schools in and around Oxford. The Cotswold School in Bourton-on-the-Water has been judged ‘Outstanding’ in the last four consecutive Ofsted inspections across all categories.

Leisure and sporting pursuits include golf courses are Naunton Downs, Chipping Norton and Burford. There are National Hunt racecourses at Cheltenham and Stratford-upon-Avon. The area offers a wealth of fine houses and gardens to visit and an abundance of wonderful walks and bridleways.

Description

The Orchard House is an impressive Grade II listed detached house which has undergone substantial renovations by the current owners, providing beautifully presented, versatile accommodation.

The impressive front door leads into a spacious entrance hall, off which lies the drawing room with central fireplace and wood burning stove. To the other side of the hallway is another double aspect room, currently used as a second sitting room and study but which could have a number of uses. This too has a central open fireplace. No doubt the heart of the home is the kitchen/dining room/snug with original flagstone floor exposed beams and original stone walls. The kitchen is fitted with an impressive range of units incorporating integrated appliances including dishwasher, double oven, fridge freezer, wine fridge and a four oven AGA with a central island. From the kitchen a door leads through to the rear hall with cloakroom off and then outside to a further garden and dining terrace.

The first floor accommodation continues to feel light and spacious with two double bedrooms, one with en-suite shower room and a family bathroom with central raised free standing bath. A useful laundry room is also situated on the first floor. To the second floor are two further double bedrooms. All of the bedroom windows provide wonderful far-reaching views.

The Orchard House is approached through double gates along a sweeping driveway to the side of the property. Here can be found a useful range of outbuildings currently providing two garages and a store. This could easily be converted to provide a home office or additional accommodation if needed. There is also a shepherds hut (available by separate negotiation).

The gardens are surrounded by beech hedges and Cotswold stone walls offering a high degree of privacy with various seating areas to sit and enjoy the gardens at various times of the day. A gate within the main Cotswold stone front wall also provides additional access to the front door from a gravelled pathway.

Square Footage: 2312 sq ft





Directions

From Stow-on-the-Wold, head south on the A429 and at the bottom of Stow hill, take the left hand fork signposted to Burford. After approximately one mile turn right towards Upper Rissington and upon reaching the T-junction turn right towards Little Rissington. Proceed down the hill and into the village and The Orchard House will be found on the right hand side opposite the village hall.