Property description
Charles Duncan are delighted to offer to the market this beautiful period house which is located in the centre of the sought-after Cotswold village of Box. Beehive House enjoys mesmerising elevated views and typifies a quintessential Cotswold home brimming with period features and architectural interest. With even proportions throughout and a sumptuous setting this property really does feel like home. Beehive House is a fine Family home with accommodation arranged over 3 levels and hosts a plethora of character features comprising exposed beams & lintels, stone mullion windows and fireplaces. A particular feature is an original solid wood entrance door. On the ground floor a tiled entrance porch leads to an inner hallway from which doors open to the sitting room with double aspect mullion windows and feature fireplace, dining room and family kitchen opening into a breakfast room. From the hallway a spiral staircase leads to the first and second floor where 5 Bedrooms await along with Bathroom and a Master Bedroom with lofted Ceilings and dressing room leading to an en-suite. From the family kitchen access is gained to a utility, study and conservatory, and an external door leads to the double garage. The current occupiers really have lovingly restored Beehive House to its former glory and it meets expectation, Charles Duncan recommend and early inspection. The property is Grade II Listed.
Box is a long established Cotswold village noted for its picturesque charm on the southern edge of Minchinhampton Common and above the wooded Avening Valley. Formed chiefly from cottages and homes of typical Cotswold design and character, Box is much admired as a residential setting. The 600 acres of National Trust common land adjacent to the village offers leisure opportunities, in particular Golf. The area benefits from a high standard of educational facilities including the Stroud High School for Girls, Marling, Beaudesert Park, Wycliffe College and Westonbirt. Both nearby Minchinhampton and Nailsworth have an excellent selection of amenities and motorway access is via Junction 13 of the M5 with train stations in easy reach at Stroud and Kemble.