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

E elizabethd@butlersherborn.co.uk

www.butlersherborn.co.uk

The London Office

40 St James’s Place

London, SW1A 1NS

T 0207 839 0888

E enquiries@tlo.co.uk

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 stow@butlersherborn.co.uk

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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