5 bedroom detached house for sale

An attractive five bedroom detached family home enjoying open views over the adjacent farmland to the rear. Nestling in the ever-popular and highly regarded village of Ashton Keynes, the property is well placed, close to a wide range of amenities, facilities and some delightful countryside walks.

This delightful home offers light and airy flexible accommodation over two floors and briefly comprises of an entrance porch which leads into the entrance hall where there are stairs to the first floor and a door to the cloakroom. There is a very useful family room which could be used as a playroom or a cinema room, as desired. There is a separate dining room and the sitting room has an attractive fireplace and patio doors leading out into the garden. The kitchen/breakfast room has a generous range of wall and base units with working surfaces over, integral appliances, ample room for a table, views over the farmland and a door leading into the utility room which in turn has a door to the side.

At first floor level, the landing leads to the five bedrooms with the principal bedroom having the added benefit of a dressing area and an en-suite shower room. The second bedroom also has the luxury of an en-suite shower room. The principal bathroom has a white suite with a bath, a separate shower cubicle, wash hand basin, and WC.

Outside, the property is approached via a sweeping gravel driveway where there is ample parking and leads to the attached sizeable double garage with twin up and over doors. The front garden is predominantly laid to lawn with a pedestrian side gate leading to the rear garden which is well enclosed and enjoys a good degree of privacy. It is predominantly laid to lawn with flower/shrub borders and a paved patio offering a place to sit, relax or entertain.

Ashton Keynes is an unspoilt Cotswold village with good local facilities including a shop, garage, primary school, public house and church, and the nearby town of Cirencester is a renowned Cotswold market town offering excellent local shops and services. The Village Shop and Pub are owned and run by residents. The active Village Hall, as well as hosting many of the village social events and clubs, is also is home to the twice weekly travelling post house, rural cinema, and Nursery School.

As the first settlement on the River Thames Ashton Keynes enjoys a very active local community, an "outstanding" Primary School attended by many of the village children.
Ashton Keynes has its own Cricket, Tennis, Football and Badminton clubs, all with facilities within the village and is home to two choirs, an orchestra and a jazz club as well as many official and un-official groups from WI and wine clubs to investor clubs.

Ashton Keynes is in the heart of the Cotswold Water Park and close to lakes where you can sail, jet-ski, windsurf, canoe and fish. The Cotswold Water Park is made up of over 130 lakes and has become increasingly popular due to the large range of leisure activities on offer. The area has also become a renowned conservation area and several of the lakes are now Sites of Scientific Interest and large numbers of waterfowl breed and winter here.

The larger centres of Cheltenham, Swindon, Gloucester, Oxford and Bristol are also in daily commuting distance. By-passed by all major roads the village maintains excellent access being two miles from the A417/A419 dual carriageway to the M4/M5. There are mainline rail services to London, Paddington from Swindon (8 miles) or Kemble (4.5 miles).