5 Bed Detached House For Sale Ashleigh Lane, Cheltenham, GL52

Originally built in 1936, the property was significantly and thoughtfully extended in 2012 to roughly double the original size whilst maintaining the character of the original. The house now blends the period features of the original part of the property such as fireplaces, leaded windows and parquet flooring with modern finishes and living spaces to the rear with great access to the garden terraces.

The house extends to around 3,163 square feet, over three floors. Arranged around a central reception hall, the accommodation briefly comprises 3 ground floor reception rooms, an open plan kitchen/family room, a shower room, and utility. There is under floor heating in the shower room, utility and the kitchen family room.

Upstairs, on the first floor, there is a large bedroom with en-suite located towards the rear of the house accompanied by two further guest bedrooms and a luxury family bathroom. Enjoying the best views towards the racecourse and the surrounding hillside escarpment, the principal bedroom takes up all of the second floor and includes a large en-suite and dressing room.

Screened by a mature hedge line, gated and set some way back from the road, Mountross enjoys a private position within its generous plot, surrounded by well-established landscaped gardens that include an orchard a small but magical wooded area and various lawns dotted with beautiful landmark specimen pine trees.

Around the house and specifically off the kitchen, large level terraces have been created to enable the gardens to interact seamlessly with the house. There is plenty of space for outdoor dining and several seating areas from where to admire the view.

Approached via a long driveway at the front of the house, vehicular access is also available to the rear of the plot via Ashleigh Lane (a no through lane) which gives way to additional parking and a double garage. If you follow Ashleigh Lane to the end, a footpath then leads through to Lye Lane and then directly onto Cleeve Common.

Services: All mains services are connected. Super fast fibre broadband is also available.

Set on the lower slops of the Cotswold escarpment within the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB), the property enjoys super views across the Severn Vale towards Cheltenham as well as having easy access to Cleeve Common (over 1,000 acres and the highest point in the Cotswolds), the Cotswold Way and several well-known Cotswold towns. It is also within a short walk of Cleeve Hill Golf Club, The Rising Sun public house and restaurant and at the foot of the hill is Ellenborough Park hotel, restaurant and spa.

A short 3 mile drive to the north, tucked away in the folds of the Cotswold Hills, the thriving Anglo-Saxon market town of Winchcombe is well known for its warm toned Cotswold stone cottages, tea shops, good local amenities and traditional medieval architecture.

To the south, the nearby Regency town of Cheltenham is best known for its quality of lifestyle, schooling, recreational activities and amenities all of this set against the stunning back drop of period architecture and its beautiful scenery being positioned just on the edge of the Cotswold Hills.

Winchcombe 3 miles, Cheltenham 5 miles, Stow-on-the-Wold 16 miles, Burford 25 miles, Oxford 43 miles, London 82 miles (distances approximate)