£250,000 /Sale price

A beautifully situated 2 bedroom retirement cottage in a lovely courtyard setting close to the centre of Bampton, for those aged 55 and over. The property has a ground floor shower room, a front-facing sitting room with views onto the central pedestrian courtyard, and a kitchen/diner with double doors to a patio area and the communal gardens. On the first floor there are 2 bedrooms with wardrobes and an upgraded shower room. The well-tended walled communal gardens surround the properties on three sides and are a particular feature. There is a garage in a nearby block. The property is offered for sale with no onward chain. The Lanes is a highly regarded and well designed small development with an on-site manager, tucked away in the heart of Bampton close to all amenities with footpath access. Bampton is an attractive Cotswold village known for its Georgian houses, St Mary's Church and impressive Victorian Town Hall. In the seventeenth century Bampton was an important leather trading centre becoming famous for jackets and breeches and also renowned as the historic home of Morris Dancing. The village offers a selection of shops including CO-OP mini-supermarket, family butcher, choice of public houses, hairdressers, beauty salon, useful Post Office, Primary school, Doctor's surgery with on-site Pharmacy and a public Library. There is further schooling and shopping facilities in Witney and Faringdon (both c.5 miles) and Burford (c.7 miles). Bampton is also well situated for road communications being c.5 miles from both the A40 and A420.