Location

The village of Tormarton, once part of the Badminton Estate, is an attractive collection of Cotswold stone properties situated in South Gloucestershire on the border with Wiltshire.

It is therefore ideally located close to junction 18 of the M4 ensuring excellent communications to London, Bath and Bristol. Heathrow Airport is 90 miles and Bristol Airport 23 miles.

The countryside around Tormarton is very beautiful with the Cotswold Way passing through the village towards Bath in the south and Chipping Camden in the north.

Numerous sporting activities are on your doorstep with racing and rugby at Bath and Cheltenham along with golf at Castle Combe. The world-famous International Horse Trials at Badminton are an annual fixture along with polo at Cirencester and The Beaufort Polo Clubs.

The many excellent independent schools in Bath (Kingswood and the Royal High benefit from a school bus service from the village) and Bristol along with St. Mary's Calne, Westonbirt and Beaudesert are all considered to be within easy driving distance.

Description

Box Cottage is a delightfully pretty five bedroom country home with outbuildings and about 4.6 acres, consisting of paddocks, a woodland meadow and formal gardens. The property immediately catches the eye, set back from the village lane behind a beautifully maintained front garden and down a secluded gravelled driveway.

Originally dating from the mid 18th century, with later additions, Box Cottage has well balanced accommodation arranged predominantly over two floors. Downstairs are three lovely reception rooms, including the delightful drawing room with feature fireplace and view to the front garden, a sophisticated and cosy dining room, and a more informal sitting room. The latter has a working fireplace and is adjacent to the large open plan kitchen, positioned to the side of the house, with a large conservatory extension. The kitchen is the heart of the house and has lovely views front and back, with double doors opening on to the attractive front garden, and also provides access to a pantry and the utility room. The downstairs is completed by a large boot room/downstairs cloakroom, next to the welcoming entrance hall.

Upstairs are five bedrooms in total, with four arranged over the first floor and one in the converted loft. The principal suite is located on the western side of the house, across the large first floor landing, and consists of a beautiful dual-aspect room with dressing room and en suite bathroom. Three further bedrooms on this floor share a family bathroom, with the final bedroom on the top floor enjoying the character of the vaulted ceiling.

Outbuildings
Adjacent to the house, across a pretty gravelled courtyard is an attractive outbuilding, ripe for conversion, subject to obtaining the necessary consents. Currently utilised as a gardener's shed, garage, storage area, log shed and wine shed, the main part was originally a stable block. There are further buildings on the land including a greenhouse.

Gardens & Grounds
Box Cottage has delightfully varied and impressive grounds totalling about 4.6 acres. To the front of the property is a beautifully maintained garden, with well-stocked flower beds and mature hedging providing privacy. To the rear of the property is the woodland meadow, with an orchard planted by the current owner. This area is a delightfully peaceful place to relax, with a sitting area perfect for al fresco dining created in amongst the trees. To the west and east of the land are two paddocks, both with vehicular access.