Leckhampton Hill, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL53

A beautiful family home, ideal for multi-generational or for those needing separate accommodation built in the Victorian era, nestled within a plot of 1.5 acres, with a Coach House and separate ancillary accommodation, enjoying the most impressive views and all, just a short drive from Cheltenham’s centre.

Description
Occupying a commanding position on Leckhampton Hill, Rockholme is an imposing and handsome detached family home. Dating back to the Victorian era, it has rarely changed hands since its construction in c 1865, making this a wonderful family home that has been enhanced and intricately maintained over the years. The house offers beautifully proportioned accommodation with a fine choice of living rooms and balanced bedroom space that all enjoy the fine details of the era to include high ceilings and tall sash hung windows.

The entrance hall with the original mosaic tiled flooring introduces the grand reception rooms, with four principal rooms that provide excellent family and entertaining space. The drawing room is more formal in style with a beautiful marble fireplace and views over the grounds through a square bay window. Adjacent is a more informal sitting room and opposite, the dining room, again with a feature fireplace. The kitchen is a wonderful space, the heart of the house, it has a range of bespoke units, integrated appliances and a breakfast bar this opens to a breakfast room which has access to a private courtyard. There is a utility room off the kitchen with a separate pantry and a cloakroom. Additionally, there is an impressive garden room, which offers ample windows and a part atrium style roof, making this wonderful room particularly light, a study completes the accommodation on ground floor.

On the first the bedrooms are elegantly spaced around a large landing, there are four double bedrooms. The principal room and guest room have their own end suites whilst a family bathroom serves the remaining two bedrooms.

On the second floor is a bedroom suite including a bathroom and dressing room plus separate shower. There is also access to a large walk in loft with further conversion potential, STP.

The Coach House

This provides an excellent ancillary property for anyone needing independent space for a dependent relative, live in staff or as guest quarters. The two bedroom dwelling has a large siting room with French doors to the front, a well-appointed kitchen/breakfast room, utility and cloakroom.

Stone Cottage

This single storey property provides further ancillary accommodation offering a number of uses depending on requirements, with a sitting room, double bedroom, kitchen and bathroom.

Both stone Cottage and The Coach House look out to an attractive courtyard that provides seating areas that overlook the manicured lawns.

The Grounds
Despite being an imposing house, the property is not clearly visible from the road and the beautifully landscaped grounds have been designed with privacy in mind with an extensive plot that offers gently sloping lawns, stocked with flowers and deep shrub and confider borders. To the rear, the gardens are a complete joy, providing the perfect backdrop for a home of this stature. The first lawn is bounded by low yew hedging and Cotswold walling with hazelnut and quince trees, there is a summer house here with a wide decked terrace that is the perfect spot to take in the panoramic view which reaches as far as The Malvern Hills and the Black Mountains Above this area is a further expanse of lawn enclosed by dry stone walling and mature wooded boundaries. A pathway leads to the rear of the garden where there is a gated access leading directly to Leckhampton Hill, opening to some of the best walking countryside in the area, including a route to the famed Devils Chimney. If a prospective owner should wish, the level lawns are the perfect spot to create a swimming pool or tennis court (STP). There is ample parking and a garage, and the entire plot extends to c 1.5 acres.

Situation
Nestled to the edge of Leckhampton Hills escarpment, offering extensive walking, cycling and mountain bike routes, climbing and bridal paths all on the doorstep, Flight Farm is arguably a rare and very special setting. Leckhampton Hill has become a hugely sought-after place to live over recent years. It is recognised for offering the perfect balance of town and country, and for the high calibre homes that line each side of the hill. Local day to day amenities are within easy reach on the popular Bath Road, whilst Cheltenham is a comfortable drive and is an ideal location for being central to some of the best that The Cotswolds has to offer including a number of golf courses, The Lakes at South Cerney, The Polo at Cirencester and Cowley Manor, a beautiful boutique hotel with restaurant, gym and spa within a short drive. The town is well known for its Regency architecture, fine schools including Cheltenham College, The Cheltenham Ladies’ College and Dean Close and the cultural lifestyle it offers playing host to several highly acclaimed festivals. Rockholme is particularly well placed for access to the M5 and motorway networks to other major cities including M4 Swindon to London.

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