7 bedroom detached house for sale

The welcoming reception hall leads to the reception rooms which include a formal drawing room, dining room, library, study, and a spacious sitting room featuring bespoke joinery, high ceilings, original fireplaces, wooden floors, and luxurious wall coverings. At the heart of the home is an expansive kitchen-breakfast room fitted with bespoke cabinetry and high-quality appliances, complemented by a garden room, boot room and cloakroom with limestone flooring and underfloor heating.

The upper floor, reached either by a handsome limestone staircase or 17th century back stairs, provides flexible accommodation for family and guests. The principal bedroom suite has panoramic views over the valley, a large en suite bathroom, walk-in wardrobe, and fitted dressing room. There are six further bedrooms, three en suite bathrooms, utility room and two cloakrooms on the first floor.

Edge House is approached via a private tree-lined driveway with ample parking and a detached garage. Winding paths lead through two acres of beautifully landscaped gardens, designed by a Chelsea Flower Show gold medal winner. The secluded walled gardens are richly planted, and features include a limestone temple, yew topiary hedges, terraced lawns, an ornamental pond, and a Georgian spring-fed grotto with a winding rill.

The orchard is planted with walnut, quince, medlar, pear, plum and apple trees, along with mature specimen trees. Several terraces located around the house provide ideal spaces for outdoorentertaining and enjoying the spectacular views.

Beyond lies a paddock of approximately three and a half acres, making the property particularly appealing to those seeking space, lifestyle, or smallholding potential.

A separate and gated courtyard includes a Georgian stable, workshop, store and an additional garage. The two-bedroom cottage, now in need of restoration, also lies within the grounds.

The village of Edge is a highly regarded Cotswold location, positioned on the edge of the Painswick Valley and sat within the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. There are extensive footpaths and bridleways directly accessible and close by, including routes onto the Cotswold Way.

Edge House lies just one mile from the renowned village of Painswick, ‘The Queen of the Cotswolds’, home to The Painswick Hotel and restaurant, two pubs, cafés a pharmacy, dentist and doctor’s surgery.

The nearby market town of Stroud provides a wider choice of facilities, including Waitrose, a cinema, and an award-winning weekly farmers’ market, together with a mainline railway station offering direct trains to London Paddington from around 90 minutes. Cheltenham Spa is renowned for its cultural amenities, including its literature and jazz festivals as well as the world-famous racecourse.

The surrounding area is particularly well-served for schooling and road communications are excellent with the M5 (J11a) approximately 8 miles to the west and the A40 at Cheltenham about 10 miles.