Detached house for sale in Tetbury GL8, 5 Bedroom

Morley House, which is not Listed, provides excellent, versatile and well-proportioned family accommodation. The ground floor offers generous and elegant reception rooms including a drawing room with a wood burning stove set in an exposed stone surround. There is an impressive kitchen/dining room with an open fire and two oven Aga which is a superb space for relaxed family living. There is also a family room, boot room and cloakroom all located on the ground floor. On the first floor, there are five good size double bedrooms, two of which are en-suite, and a stylish family bathroom.

Morley House is situated on the edge of the hugely desirable village of Westonbirt. Westonbirt is ideally located close to the market town of Tetbury and in recent years has seen many improvements and now offers an excellent range of shops including specialist boutiques and delicatessens. There is a good choice of restaurants, cafes, pubs and hotels and the town is renowned internationally for its wide range of shops serving the antiques market.

Tetbury lies within the triangle of the M4 and the M5, which provides good access to Bath and Bristol to the south and west, Cheltenham to the north and Swindon and London to the east. The Roman town of Cirencester provides more extensive shopping while cultural facilities are available at Cheltenham, Bath and Bristol, all of which are within easy reach. The property is ideally located in the area, with access to Junction 16 of the M4 for Heathrow and London to the east and Junction 18 for Bristol and the West Country. The M5 for Birmingham and the Midlands can be accessed at Junctions 13 or 11A. There is a main line railway station at Kemble with a regular service to London in about 75 minutes. Alternatively, from Chippenham, the journey time is about 60 minutes. There are golf courses at Westonbirt, Castle Combe and Minchinhampton; racing at Bath, Cheltenham and Chepstow and theatres at Cheltenham, Cirencester and Bath.

The Cotswold Water Park, near Cirencester, offers a wide range of water sports. Westonbirt Arboretum is a short walk away and there is polo at Beaufort Polo Ground and Cirencester Park. Hunting is with the Beaufort. The surrounding countryside can be enjoyed via a good network of footpaths and bridleways. The area is also well served by excellent state and independent primary and secondary schools at Malmesbury, Minchinhampton (Beaudesert Preparatory School), Westonbirt, Rendcomb, Cheltenham and Bath.

Morley House sits within generous mature gardens mainly laid to lawn but interspersed with a number of mature trees and a delightful kitchen garden with a series of raised beds. Located immediately to the rear of the house and accessed from the kitchen/breakfast room is an excellent private and tranquil courtyard with built-in pizza oven and open fireplace which is an ideal space for outside entertaining. There is a double garage with office/studio over and ample parking for numerous cars.

Morley House is being sold with 5 acres of paddocks. They provide excellent amenity and grazing for livestock, horses and ponies. The fields are walled and fenced with water supplied. The stables are located away from the house and adjacent to the main access. There are 4 loose boxes, a tack room and feed store. The block has electricity and water.