4 bedroom house for sale

Overview

Summary of accommodationMain HouseGround floor: Hall Dining room Sitting room Snug Kitchen WC Utility roomFirst floor: Three bedrooms Family Bathroom WCSecond floor: Bedroom four Dressing room (bed 5) Shower roomAccommodation in all about 195 sq m/2,102 sq ftOutsidePrivate garden Paddocks and meadow Summer house & hot tubAll-weather riding arena Pastureland Stables Tack roomIn all about 5.7 acresCanters Mead Canters Mead house is an impressive natural stone house believed to date back to about 1820. Situated in an elevated position overlooking the private gardens, stables barn, paddocks and the meadows along the banks of the infant River Avon. Approached by the front or back drive, ample parking is beside and in front of the house. The front door leads into a hallway and a well-equipped kitchen opening to the dining and sitting rooms. There is also a snug at the rear of the house, a WC and a sized utility boot room. The ground floor rooms are ideal for family living and entertaining. On the first floor are three spacious bedrooms, a family bathroom and a WC, all overlooking the owned grounds. On the second floor is a fourth bedroom with a large dressing room and shower room. Despite its age, Canters Mead is not listed and is not in a conservation area; subject to the necessary permissions and consents, there is scope to extend the main house to provide further accommodation and remodel the outbuildings if desired. The house is well-maintained, and many windows and doors were replaced in 2013. Garden and GroundsAn automated wooden gate opens on to the front drive that rises through the garden with lawns and trees to an extensive gravelled parking area between the house and expansive garage and workshop complex. To the side is a rear drive that gives direct access to the stable barn, all-weather riding arena and paddocks beyond. An all-weather riding arena (20m x 60m 2020 Martin Collins Fibre Track Plus) enables riding throughout the year and could be converted to a tennis court if of no use to future owners.To the side of the house is a spacious terrace that overlooks the garden, paddocks and meadows that, in turn, run down to the banks of the River Avon, all in a small and beautiful valley. In all, about 5.7 acres.Out Buildings A short walk from the main house is an extensive garage building with a workshop, open-plan garage and storage. This space, subject to planning consent, could easily be converted to create a studio or secondary accommodation.In addition, there are indoor stables, a timber summer house and a hot tub. The land is predominantly grass with some semi-wooded areas and thick native hedges, creating an idyllic and quintessential rural setting.SituationCanters Mead is situated near the pretty and unspoilt village of Brokenbrough, and is within walking distance from the historic market town of Malmesbury. The property is surrounded by beautiful, gently rolling countryside on the edge of the Cotswold Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.Malmesbury has a thriving community with popular schools, a Waitrose and Aldi supermarket, high street shops, restaurants, pubs and services for everyday needs. A more comprehensive range of amenities are available in nearby Tetbury and Cirencester. There are excellent connections to the regional centres of Cheltenham, Bristol and Swindon. Junction 17 ofthe M4 is about 7 miles, and there are mainline stations to London Paddington from Kemble and Chippenham stations (respectively taking about 70 and 75 mins.) and the West Country and Midlands. Heathrow and Bristol airports offer global connections. Education is first class with excellent state and independent schools, many of which offer a daily bus service. Highly regarded Grammar Schools such as Stroud High, Marling and Malmesbury and Chippenham Schools, Private schools include Beaudesert Park, Westonbirt, St Marys Calne, the Cheltenham Colleges, Bath Royal and Wycliffe, to name a few. Sporting opportunities are diverse, with many clubs and societies in the locality, including Malmesbury Cricket Club and golf courses at Westonbirt, Minchinhampton and Castle Combe. The Cotswold Water Park and National Arboretum at Westonbirt are close by. Equestrian activities are plentiful and include polo at Westonbirt and Cirencester, racing at Bath and Cheltenham, hunting with the Duke of Beaufort's hounds, eventing at Badminton, Gatcombe and Dauntsey. DistancesMalmesbury 0.5 miles, Chippenham Station 10 miles (London Paddington 60 mins), M4 (Jct 17) 7 miles, Tetbury 5 miles, Bristol 28 miles, Kemble Station 8 miles ( Paddington 73 minutes) Bristol Airport 38 miles, Heathrow 85 miles (all distances and times are approximate). For more details and to contact: https://realtyww.info/houses_malmesbury-d197309/for-sale_i71065723

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