Stamages Lane, Painswick, Stroud

A BEAUTIFULLY PRESENTED 3 BED HOME WITHIN EASY REACH OF THE CENTRE OF PAINSWICK, WITH SUPERB KITCHEN AND GARDEN ROOM, WONDERFUL VIEWS, PRETTY GARDEN AND PARKING

Reception Hall, Cloakroom, Kitchen, Garden Room, Utility, Dining Room, Sitting Room, 3 Bedrooms, Family Bathroom, Pretty Garden, Raised Decking Area, Large Storage Shed, Parking for Several Cars

Description - Abbotts Leigh offers a beautifully presented, stylish family home, just minutes from the centre of Painswick. A reception hall with cloakroom and coat cupboard, opens to a good-sized dining room, offering the perfect entertaining space. A wood burning stove creates ambience for cosy winter evenings with wonderful valley views providing a stunning backdrop. Oak veneer flooring runs throughout the ground floor creating a lovely sense of flow and allowing for practical living. A useful utility leads off the dining room, with access to both the garden and the front driveway. The sitting room is set to the front of the house and offers a spacious and light-filled room which works equally well for entertaining as it does for quiet relaxation. A further wood burning stove in the sitting room creates a warming focal point. The kitchen is set to the rear of the house, leading open-plan to a fabulous light-filled garden room. Fitted shaker style units provide ample storage and a stylish Elan Range cooker and wooden worktops, provide plentiful preparation and cooking space. A lantern ceiling lends a sense of space to the garden room and fills the room with natural light. Double doors lead from the garden room to a raised decking area, providing the perfect spot for summer entertaining or a quiet morning coffee whilst soaking up the valley views. Three bedrooms are located on the first floor, together with a family bathroom. All of the bedrooms benefit from village and valley views.

The garden is a real feature of the property. Hidden away to the rear of the home, the garden comprises a gently sloping lawn, well-stocked borders and a choice of seating areas. A good-sized shed provides ample storage and further storage is available via an access door underneath the kitchen. Parking for several cars is available at the front of the house.

Directions - Leave our Painswick office on the A46 in the direction of Stroud, taking the first left hand turn by the car park into Stamages Lane. Abbotts Leigh is located circa 500 yards along the lane, on the left hand side.

Location - 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 a boutique hotel a short walk from Abbotts Leigh, 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 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 and there is also a popular village primary school within walking distance of Abbotts Leigh.

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.