The Hill, Burford, Oxfordshire, OX18

A beautifully presented four-bedroom town house, with separate annexe, on The Hill in Burford

A beautifully presented town house with origins dating back to the 16th century.
The property has been completely renovated to exceptional standards, creating an impressive and stylish family home. This renovation has been thoughtful and sympathetic enhancing the period features throughout including exposed beams, stonework and flagstones floors. The sash windows have been replaced and fitted with secondary glazing and shutters. Our vendors have an exceptional eye for detail and the presentation pays a nice nod its history whilst embracing many contemporary ideas.
Crown Cottage has great symmetry and high ceilings throughout. It provides wonderful entertaining space on the ground floor with front and rear entrance halls, superb dining room with wood burner opening onto the bespoke ‘townhouse’ kitchen, snug with wood burner and a formal reception room with further dining space, wood burner, and lovely inclusive views over the garden. There is also a downstairs cloakroom, utility room and cellar.
The spacious first-floor landing provides a large central study area, to the front of the house there are two double bedrooms and a family bathroom, a further double bedroom and a principal bedroom suite with ensuite shower and dressing area. Bespoke cabinetry and storage throughout the house is plentiful, and there is also a useful space at the side of the house for wood and bin store.
The rear gardens extend to approximately 200ft and have been beautifully landscaped, providing a large stone paved terrace, formal lawns with Hornbeam and Silver Birch trees, large herbaceous flower borders, orchard with wildflower meadow and this is all completed with irrigation system and architectural lighting. A recent addition is a large garden studio/ permanent dwelling space situated privately at the end of the garden – ideal for an office/gym/granny annexe. There is a single garage in the lane opposite the property.

Burford is a thriving Cotswold market town, nestled in the Windrush Valley surrounded by beautiful countryside, with a friendly and active community and enjoying the biannual ‘Burford Festival'. An abundance of shopping facilities include independent delis, butchers and bakeries, an array of notable pubs, restaurants and hotels and the highly renowned Burford Garden Company. Burford has excellent local junior and senior schools plus private preparatory and senior schools within easy reach. There is a wide range of activities for children to enjoy, scouts, football, cricket and rugby clubs, and swimming in nearby Carterton. The town also has an active parish church, doctors’ surgery, pharmacy, library and post office a short stroll from the house.
Burford is close to numerous pretty villages along with the picturesque market towns of Stow-on-the-Wold, Woodstock, Cirencester, Charlbury and Chipping Norton. Excellent shopping facilities are on hand in Witney(8 miles) including Waitrose and Marks & Spencer and further afield in Oxford to the east or Cheltenham to the west. Daylesford Organic Farm is just 10 miles away with members club Soho Farmhouse approximately 15 miles away. Brilliant road links include the A40 to Oxford and London via the M40. Rail links from Charlbury (9 miles, trains to Paddington 70 mins) and Oxford Parkway (19 miles, trains to Marylebone 45 mins). With the newly commissioned Elizabeth line the heart of the city of London can be reached within two hours. Sporting and leisure facilities within the locality include equestrian activities, golf in Burford, Lyneham, Chipping Norton, and Broadway, and a network of local footpaths and bridleways.