• Substantial village house +
• Highly regarded village +
• Beautifully presented accommodation +
• Mature gardens +
• Great connectivity +
• EPC Rating = E +

A most attractive family house in a renowned Cotswold village.

Description

Blenheim Orchard House is a most attractive attached stone built village house dating back in the hundreds of years. The original part of the house retains the expected period features. The property has been extended over the years and now has generous ground floor rooms and an additional en suite bedroom linked to the original house by a high-ceiling family kitchen. The property is beautifully presented and would appeal to the most discerning of potential buyers including those wishing to make their first move to the area, downsize, or buy a second home.

Location

Upper Oddington lies in the heart of the Cotswolds between Burford, Stow-on-the-Wold and Chipping Norton in a Conservation Area and an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Upper Oddington has many traditional Cotswold stone properties and local amenities include the fine Church of St Nicholas and two very popular country inns with restaurants. The area is well-served by the local market towns of Stow-on-the-Wold, Moreton-in-Marsh and Chipping Norton.

There are excellent road and mainline rail links with Kingham Station being approximately four miles distant and the nearby A429 Fosse Way and A40.

The larger centres of Cheltenham, Cirencester and Stratford-upon-Avon provide extensive cultural, shopping and leisure facilities. The area is known for interesting churches and there are important gardens at Hidcote and Kiftsgate and further afield there is the magnificent Blenheim Palace. Daylesford Organic Farmshop with its cafes and shops, health spa and Club is close by and can be walked to over the fields from the house.

The area is renowned for educational establishments including The Cheltenham Ladies’ College, Cheltenham College, the Dragon in Oxford and Dean Close. There are school buses to both Chipping Campden and The Cotswold School in Bourton-on-the-Water. Sporting opportunities in the area are excellent with the Heythrop Hunt, fishing and shooting. There are golf courses at Naunton Down, Chipping Norton, Lyneham, Burford and Broadway. National Hunt Racing is at Stratford-upon-Avon and Cheltenham. There are fine walks via an abundance of bridleways and footpaths for the horse riding and walking enthusiasts.

Square Footage: 3,203 sq ft