4 bed semi-detached house for sale

The Street, Didmarton, Badminton, Gloucestershire GL9

The Old Posting House is Listed Grade II and dates from the mid to late 18th century. Typical of its period, the house has a handsome main façade with symmetrically placed sash windows. Internally, the house has well-proportioned accommodation with good ceiling heights. The rooms are well laid out for modern living with the front opening into a dining hall. The kitchen/breakfast/family room is a great space. The family room has an open fireplace and space for large sofas. The elegant sitting room is also well-proportioned. There are two bedrooms and a bathroom on both the first and second floors, the main bedroom being especially impressive.

A gravelled driveway leads to the side of the house, with parking to one side, to a detached period stone outbuilding providing two garages and a store room. The main garden lies to the north of the house. It has a tool shed and a wood shed ands a pretty open fronted loggia which is ideal for summer entertaining. To the side of the garage is a separate walled garden.

Didmarton is an attractive Cotswold village which adjoins the Badminton estate. It has a fine medieval church, village hall, pub (The Kings Arms) and a petrol station with a shop. Nearby Tetbury has a good range of shops and services, and other local towns include Cirencester, Malmesbury and Nailsworth. The principal centres for the region include Bath, Bristol, Swindon, Cheltenham and Gloucester, all of which are within daily commuting distance. Direct rail services to London Paddington from either Kemble or Chippenham stations, taking from approximately 75 minutes. Bristol Parkway, for services to the Midlands, is about 16 miles. Junction 18 of the M4 is about 8 miles and Junction 13 of the M5 about 10 miles. Ample local sporting opportunities including a number of golf courses. An excellent choice of state, Grammar and private schools are within daily driving distance. The latter include Westonbirt, Beaudesert Park at Minchinhampton and the various schools in Cheltenham and Bath.