The Lodge is a handsome house built in the early 2000’s and has been in the same ownership since 2004. It is set on a no-through lane with four other houses on the edge of Bourton on the Water. This spacious home offers 2,051 sq ft of living accommodation arranged over three floors. There are six bedrooms, one of which is ideal for an office for working from home. An excellent family home with scope for some updating. The generous kitchen has double doors opening to the garden, doors open from the sitting room too, making it a great house for entertaining and a family. From the bedrooms there are far-reaching views over the surrounding farmland and countryside.

Ground Floor - The front door under a covered porch opens into the Entrance Hall with a staircase leading to the first floor with a half landing and cupboard below. The Sitting Room is dual aspect with double doors opening to the garden. A brick fireplace has a wood burner. The Dining Room is to the front overlooking the driveway. Cloakroom. A large Kitchen/Breakfast Room has two sets of double doors to the garden, making it ideal for outdoor entertaining. There is an extensive range of fitted cupboards, drawers, glazed display cupboards, wine rack, sink a fridge/freezer and a double oven with an extractor fan. The tiled floor runs through to the Utility, which has a sink, washing machine, tumble drier, the central heating boiler and the back door to the garden.

First Floor - The Landing has a cupboard housing the hot water cylinder with staircase to the second floor. The Main Bedroom is dual aspect with views over the countryside. Wardrobes. Adjoining Bath/shower Room, with a bath, shower cubicle, hand basin and WC. Bedroom 4 looking out over the front drive. Bathroom with a shower cubicle, bath, hand basin with cupboard below, WC and a heated towel rail. Bedroom 3 has a wardrobe. The Guest Bedroom has views over the countryside and an adjoining shower room with a cubicle, hand basin with cupboard below, WC and Heated towel rail.

Outside

The property is approached over a gravelled driveway set in Cotswold stone walls with wooden gates. The drive leads to the front door and the double Garage, which has two up and over doors, an inspection pit and tool storage. The front garden is paved with flower beds. The rear garden is enclosed and mainly paved with gravel paths and a small lawn. From the garden there are views over hedges to the fields beyond.

Situation

The Lodge is situated on the edge of the popular village of Bourton-on-the-Water and is a short drive from the High Street and The Cotswold School. Bourton-on-the-Water, celebrated as one of the most attractive villages in the Cotswolds, lies in the charming Windrush Valley in a Conservation Area and in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The beautiful River Windrush flows through the centre spanned by low arched bridges flanked by wide village greens and lovely period Cotswold stone buildings. The town offers a wide range of everyday facilities, and a number of popular pubs, hotels and restaurants. There are many attractions within walking distance, namely the famous Birdland, The Model Village and The Greystones Nature Reserve. Sporting facilities include the Bourton Vale Cricket Club with regular BBQs and the Cotswold Clubhouse with the gymnastic and trampolining with the added benefit a café. The village also offers two gyms and a public swimming pool, it is also on a number of bus routes. Education in the area is excellent, state and private, with wellreputed Cold Aston Primary and The Cotswold School secondary school, both are OFSTED ‘Outstanding’. More extensive facilities can be found nearby in Stow-on-the-Wold, Cheltenham and Cirencester. Local gourmet pubs which are all within easy reach include The Wheatsheaf in Northleach, The Feathered Nest in Nether Westcote, The Fox Inn in Lower Oddington and The Kingham Plough as well as the renowned Daylesford Organic Farm shop and Spa and Soho Farmhouse is approximately a half an hour drive. Communications in the area are exceptional. The A429 (Fosse Way) provides links to the A40 and M40 as well as the M5 at Cheltenham. There are regular train services to London Paddington from Kingham Station (8 miles).

Sporting and leisure facilities in the area include golf at Naunton Downs and Burford, racing at Stratford, Cheltenham and Worcester while the surrounding countryside provides beautiful walking and riding along a network of footpaths and bridleways. There are theatres at Stratford upon Avon and Cheltenham.

Directions

From Stow-on-the-Wold take the A429 Fosse Way towards Cirencester. After approximately 3½ miles carry straight on at the traffic lights, keeping Bourton on the Water on the left, passing the right turn towards Cheltenham. Once on Whiteshoots Hill, take the right hand turn into The Paddocks, The Lodge is number One, the first house on the right, marked by the gravelled drive between the house and the garage