Location

Church Westcote has a parish church, St Mary’s Church, and there is an award winning pub in the neighbouring village of Nether Westcote. The village lies between the popular towns of Stow-on-the-Wold and Burford, both of which provide everyday shopping facilities including very good pubs and coffee shops as does Chipping Norton just 9 miles away. Further extensive shopping, cultural and recreational facilities can be found in Cheltenham about 23 miles distance or Oxford about 25 miles distance. There are main line stations at Kingham (5 miles) and Charlbury (12 miles) with regular services to London Paddington (approximately 90 minutes).The popular Daylesford Farm Shop and numerous other award winning village pubs and restaurants are only a short distance away.

There are many good schools in the area, from nursery to higher education private and state. The surrounding countryside has an extensive network of bridleways and footpaths accessed from the front door.

Description

Hawkwell House is a handsome period property offering spacious family accommodation with countryside views in a very desirable and convenient location. It dates back to the 18th century and was remodelled from two semi-detached farm cottages that were originally part of Gawcombe Farm.

The property retains the character and charm of a Cotswold home with many period features including exposed beams and fine fireplaces, and is set within a landscaped garden with far reaching countryside views.

The front door, set under a charming oak open porch, opens to the entrance hall with a flagstone floor. The drawing room has exposed beams, a fine Cotswold working stone fireplace and built-in book shelving and cupboards. There is a large square bay window allowing a wonderful view of the garden and countryside beyond and either side of the bay glazed doors open to the rear garden terrace. The dining room is at the heart of the house and has a wood burner. From here double doors open to the study and a door opens to the boot room/rear porch, which leads on to the cloakroom. Steps from the dining room lead up to an ante room, with built-in oak worktop and cupboards, that flows through to the fitted kitchen/breakfast room with granite worktops, built-in corner breakfast seating and French doors opening to the rear garden. Appliances include an electric AGA, integral oven, dishwasher and full-height freezer and a freestanding fridge. The utility room offers space for a stacked washing machine and tumble dryer.

Upstairs are four double bedrooms. The principal bedroom has a feature fireplace, French doors opening to a dressing room with fitted wardrobes and an en suite fitted with a bath and shower over. The guest bedroom takes full advantage of the outstanding views and the en suite has a rolltop bath and a separate shower enclosure. There are two further double bedrooms, one of which has a feature Victorian fireplace, and a family bathroom.

A gated entrance opens to gravel parking in front of the detached single garage that incorporates a workshop at the rear with a kitchenette.

Steps drop down from the gravel parking to a paved terrace and attractive front entrance. The rear landscaped and secure garden has a large paved terrace, lawns and an ornamental pond as the centre piece. Adjacent to the house is a superb and separate studio/office.

There is a lower concealed gravel terrace with a traditional outbuilding and wonderful uninterrupted countryside views. This area can also serve as additional parking, accessed through double entrance gates that open to a side private lane, which Hawkwell House enjoys a right of way over. The gardens have been extensively planted with mature lawns, trees, box hedging and shrubs.

Directions

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