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The GardenFolly Farm • Nr Bourton on the Water • Gloucestershire
The GardenFolly Farm • Nr Bourton on the Water • Gloucestershire
A unique opportunity to acquire a versatile property with great scope located in a picturesque rural setting in the heart of the Cotswolds
Accommodation Summary
main houseSitting Room • Kitchen/Dining Room • Utility Room • Larder • Inner Hall • Cloakroom
Master bedroom with adjoining bathroom • Bedroom 2 • Family Bathroom
penfold barnStabling with 7 interior loose boxes and kennels • Tack Rooms • Circus Office
Cloakroom • Wardrobe and Fabric Room
Agricultural Barns • Workshops • Staff flat • Office
Landscaped Gardens & Grounds • Ample Parking • All weather lunging school • Paddocks
In all amounting to about 14 acres
Stow-on-the-Wold 7 miles, Cheltenham 12 miles, Cirencester 15 miles. Kingham Station (to London Paddington) 9 miles. (All distances approximate)
Butler Sherborn
Parklands House, Park Street, Stow-on-the-Wold
Gloucestershire, GL54 1AQ
T 01451 830731 F 01451 831533
www.butlersherborn.co.uk
The London Office
40 St James’s Place
London, SW1A 1NS
T 0207 839 0888
www.thelondonoffice.co.uk
DescriptionLocated at the end of a long driveway and set in glorious
Cotswold countryside, The Garden has been developed
by the current owners to create an extensive property with
great character which has served as a much loved family
home while also being the headquarters of the renowned
Cotswold touring Giffords Circus.
The Garden comprises of various buildings all set within
mature landscaped gardens and grounds in keeping with
the natural surroundings. The principal complex consists
of an impressive barn which houses the daily working life
and business of the circus, adjoined to which is the family
home, both constructed of reclaimed Cotswold stone.
There is scope to adjoin the house to the barn to create
a substantial property, subject to the necessary planning
permissions.
The range of outbuildings which serve as workshops,
storage and set design would equally suit an extensive
equestrian set up, another business or provide incredible
entertainment space.
The Garden offers buyers an exciting opportunity to
maintain and develop the current structure of a private
residence and business, or create something entirely
bespoke to their needs.
There are just over 11.5 acres of paddocks adjoining the
garden, with superb open views.
AmenitiesLocal sporting facilities in the area are excellent. There
is a leisure centre in Bourton on the Water; racing at
Cheltenham, Newbury and Stratford upon Avon; polo at
Cirencester Park. Golf courses in the area include Naunton
Down, Minchinhampton, Burford and Cirencester. Theatres
and cultural activities in Cheltenham and Oxford. Hunting
with Heythrop, Cotswold and North Cotswold fox hounds.
Local schools in the area include primary schools in
Northleach and Cold Aston. Other private and state
schools include Rendcomb College, Cheltenham Ladies’
College, Cheltenham College and The Cotswold School.
Accommodation MAIN HOUSEFront door opens to:
Kitchen/Dining room with stone floor sourced from
Bordeaux. Fitted kitchen with Rayburn, wooden cupboards
and display shelving. Enamelled sink with mixer tap. Slate
and wood worktops. Built in shoe rack. French doors to
rear of the house.
Utility Room Sink, space and plumbing for washing
machine. Larder with shelves, quarry tiled floor and space
for fridge freezer.
Inner Hall Oak floor and staircase.
Cloakroom WC, hand basin, Bordeaux stone tiled floor.
Sitting Room Double aspect with open fireplace, built in
book shelves and oak floor.
FIRST FLOORLanding Skylight and scope to create a room (subject to
planning permission) on the second floor.
Master Bedroom 3 skylights, full ceiling height, built in
cupboards with shelves above. Eaves cupboards. Oak
floor. Shelved walk through cupboard into bathroom.
En-Suite Bathroom Copper roll top claw foot bath,
Victorian styled taps with hand held shower, WC and hand
basin. Oak floor. Airing cupboard. Hot water cylinder,
slatted wooden shelving
Bedroom 2 Double Room with oak floor.
Bathroom Double slipper bath, Victorian styled taps with
hand held shower, WC, pedestal hand basin. Skylight.
Eaves cupboard.
PENFOLD BARNAn impressive barn adjacent to the house with full height
double doors opening to a large vaulted room with open
fireplace on a raised hearth. Side door adjacent to house
entrance.
CIRCUS HEAD OFFICEHallway leading to Cloakroom with a quarry tiled floor, sink
unit and WC. Wardrobe/Store room with ample hanging
and shelving space. Fabric Store with window overlooking
the interior of the barn, oak floor, oak shelving and wood
burner. From the hallway, staircase to the Office with a
superb far reaching view, double height ceiling and large
internal window overlooking the barn.
THE STABLESDouble doors from Penfold Barn open to stable area
containing seven loose boxes. One has four built in kennels
and two have dog access to the rear for outdoor kennels.
Door into two tack rooms. The rear one having steps up to
a tack room above.
WORKSHOPAccessed through double doors from Penfold Barn is a
large workshop with concrete floor and mezzanine floor
which is ideal for storage.
Staff Flat Kitchenette with enamelled sink and space
for washing machine, stainless steel sink and cupboards;
shower room. External steps to bedroom above. There is an
adjoining smaller workshop currently with a wood burner.
BARN (46’ X 68’)A large lorry barn constructed of lapped wood with a
corrugated iron roof and two useful Store Rooms.
There are two separate chalets with planning permission
for circus use and which can remain in situ for another 18
months. Separate septic tank.
AGRICULTURAL BARNPart breezeblock 4 bay barn surrounded by hard standing
for parking. Separate access from main drive.
Outside there is an all-weather school with post and rail
boundary ideal for lunging.
OFFICEWithin the courtyard is a detached Cotswold stone office
with a quarry tiled floor, wood burner, oak desks and
shelving. Tallet steps to a store room above.
OUTSIDE Folly Farm is approached by a tree-lined shared drive
and The Garden is accessed via two 5 bar gateways. The
principal one leads to the house and gardens, while the
second one provides separate access to the Agricultural
Barn. There is ample parking surrounding the house and
outbuildings and also adjacent to the Agricultural Barn
which is ideal for horse boxes.
GARDENSBordered by beech, chestnut, lime and evergreen trees,
the gardens are a particular feature of The Garden and
have been landscaped with enormous care and attention to
detail.
The courtyard garden is beautifully planted with a spacious
lawn which is interspersed with yew trees and partly
enclosed by mature evergreens.
There is a parterre garden stocked with peonies and a
variety of herbs with box hedging. A distinctive and mature
laurel hedge with arch leads through to the extensive
kitchen garden, which is enclosed by evergreen hedges and
Cotswold stone walls and designed in four sections around
a circular flower bed.
Fruit trees line the boundary to the hard standing near the
car parks.
Greenhouse. Wooden tool store.
LANDThe land is enclosed by wire fencing and hedging. All three
fields are mature pasture with water supply and troughs in
each field.
Paddocks in all amounting to just under 11.5 acres.
SERVICES Mains water. Mains electricity. Private drainage. Oil fired
central heating and Rayburn. Telephone (subject to BT
regulations) Broadband (No tests to the suitability of
services have been carried out and intending purchasers
should commission their own tests if required).
FIXTURES AND FITTINGS Only those items mentioned in these particulars are
included in the sale. All other fixtures and fittings including
curtains, garden ornaments and statues are excluded. Some
may be available by separate negotiation if required.
WAYLEAVES, RIGHTS OF WAY & EASEMENTSThe property will be sold subject to and with the benefit of all wayleaves, easements and
rights of way, whether mentioned in these particulars or not.
LOCAL AUTHORITYCotswold District Council, Trinity Road, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, GL7 1PX.
Tel (01285) 643643
POSTCODE GL54 3BY
Viewing Please telephone Butler Sherborn, Stow on the Wold Office T 01451 830731
or The London Office T 0207 839 0888. E [email protected]
DirectionsFrom Stow on the Wold take the Fosseway the A429 towards Bourton on the Water.
At Bourton on the Water turn right signposted to Cheltenham along the A436. After
approximately 2.5 miles take the left turn signposted to Folly Farm camping, down the long
tree lined avenue. When the drive splits, turn left towards the Giffords visitor car park sign.
Continue along the gravel drive keeping to the right leading to the house.
DisclaimerThese particulars, including any plan, are a general guide only and do not form any part of any offer or contract. All descriptions, including photographs, dimensions and other details are given in good faith but do not amount to a representation or warranty. They should not be relied upon as statements of fact and anyone interested must satisfy themselves as to their correctness by inspection or otherwise. Neither Butler Sherborn nor the seller accept responsibility for any error that these particulars may contain however caused. Neither the partners nor any employees of Butler Sherborn have any authority to make any representation of warranty whatsoever in relation to this property. Bearings are approximate and you should not rely upon them without checking them first. Please discuss with us any aspects which are particularly important to you before travelling to view this property. ED June 2014.
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Floor Plans
Ground Floor
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Bedroom 24.10 x 3.5013'5 x 11'6
Master Bedroom6.90 x 4.1022'8 x 13'5
Dress1.90 x 1.90
6'3 x 6'3
Hall5.60 x 2.7018'4 x 8'10
Living Room6.70 x 5.7022'0 x 18'8
Kitchen / Breakfast Room
9.00 x 3.8529'6 x 12'8
Larder 2.30 x 1.75
7'7 x 5'9
Utility1.75 x 1.40
5'9 x 4'7
Office /Store
4.40 x 4.4014'5 x 14'5
Office9.70 x 4.55
31'10 x 14'11
Fabric Room5.50 x 4.3518'1 x 14'3
Wardrobe3.15 x 3.1010'4 x 10'2
Penfold Barn21.80 x 11.2571'6 x 36'11
Workshop13.10 x 13.00
43'0 x 42'8
3.25 x 1.7010'8 x 5'7
3.45 x 2.1511'4 x 7'1
3.45 x 2.1511'4 x 7'1
Stable3.50 x 2.6511'6 x 8'8
Stable3.50 x 2.5011'6 x 8'2
Stable3.50 x 2.5611'6 x 8'5
9.20 x 5.1030'2 x 16'9
First FloorTool Shed8.10 x 4.4226'7 x 14'6
Tack Rooms
Stables
Stable3.50 x 2.5011'6 x 8'2
Stable3.50 x 2.5011'6 x 8'2
Staff Flat
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