Blakewell Mead, Painswick, Stroud

A LIGHT AND SPACIOUS HOME IN A SUPERB EDGE OF VILLAGE LOCATION WITH MAGNIFICENT VALLEY VIEWS, GOOD SIZED LANDSCAPED GARDEN AND PARKING, WITHIN EASY WALKING DISTANCE OF THE CENTRE OF PAINSWICK

Reception Hall, Kitchen/Dining Room, Sitting Room, Conservatory, Cloakroom, Utility, 3 Bedrooms, Principal with En-suite, Family Bathroom, Garage, Gravel Parking, Landscaped Garden, Exceptional Views

Description - Outside Edge offers a light and spacious home in a truly exceptional location. Opening to a good size reception hall, the home has an instantly welcoming and bright vibe. The sitting room overlooks the valley views, giving the home an immediate wow factor and setting the tone for the remainder of the property. Filled with natural light, this spacious room has a focal fireplace, ideal for cosy evenings and for the warmer months, double glass doors open to a conservatory and out to the patio. The conservatory offers an idyllic room for lazy afternoons reading, or the perfect spot to simply relax and enjoy the far reaching views. The open-plan kitchen/dining area leads off the opposite side of the reception hall, offering a fabulous space that works equally well for entertaining as it does for quiet family suppers. Wooden units provide ample storage with built-in appliances, a breakfast bar and room for a good sized dining table. A cloakroom and spacious utility are set to the rear of the house, together with access to both the garage and the garden. Stairs lead off the reception hall to three first floor bedrooms, the principal with en-suite shower room. The two valley facing bedrooms offer spectacular views. All of the bedrooms have been thoughtfully laid out to provide ample discreet storage. A large family bathroom is also located on the first floor. There is access to a boarded attic space from the landing area.

The landscaped garden comprises gently sloping lawns with well-stocked borders, mature plants and fruit trees. A pergola leads from the patio to the lawn, which is framed with beech hedging and dry stone walling boundaries. A large patio and a further decking area, provide a choice of magical spots from which to sit back and soak up the exceptional views. A gravel drive provides parking with an additional small parking space in front of the garage.

Directions - Leave our Painswick office on the A46 in the direction of Stroud and after circa 50yards and directly opposite the Lychgate entrance to the church, turn right into Edge Road. Follow the road for circa 500 yards and just as the lane starts to descend, you will see the entrance to Outside Edge on your right hand side.

Location - Nestled along a quiet country lane on the outskirts of Painswick, the location of Outside Edge is truly exceptional. The elevated position of the home means it commands spectacular views across the valley, looking towards the villages of Edge and Pitchcombe and across the valley, towards Stroud. The property benefits from the best of all worlds, offering a rural haven of breath-taking beauty, yet still within a five minute walk from the centre of Painswick. Often referred to as the Queen of the Cotswolds, Painswick is a quintessentially charming Cotswold village. Steeped in history, the village offers all that is best about Cotswold living; a thriving and welcoming community with an abundance of local events, two pubs, village shops and several cafes. There is also a boutique hotel, offering fine-dining to non-residents and several stylish and independent coffee shops. For sporting enthusiasts, there is a golf course on nearby Painswick Beacon and stunning countryside for riding and cycling.

One of the key draws to the area is the excellent choice of schools in both the state and private sector with sought after grammar schools in Stroud, Gloucester and Cheltenham and a broad choice of schools in the private sector. School buses run from the centre of the village to most of the local schools. There is also a popular village primary school within a five minute walk from Outside Edge.

Stroud is the nearest town with excellent facilities including a Waitrose supermarket plus several other leading supermarkets, a multiplex cinema and award winning Saturday Farmers Market. Nearby Cheltenham offers excellent shopping, dining and theatre and is well-known for its annual jazz and literature festivals, as well as its National Hunt racecourse.

Well placed for commuting, Painswick is circa 90 minutes to London by train from nearby Stroud mainline station and approximately 20 minutes drive to Cheltenham and Gloucester. The M5 motorway is also within easy reach, for commuting to Bristol and the Midlands.