DESCRIPTION
Rose Cottage is as delightful and pretty as the name suggests. Think roses round the door and quintessential cottage charm. As soon as you step inside the cosy sitting room, the house exudes a warmth as deep and comforting as the thick historic walls that wrap around you. With the oldest section of the house dating back to 1773, the first sale of the cottage was recorded in 1813 for 5 guineas. Steeped in history, the cottage oozes character features, with beams, stunning inglenook fireplace and bread oven. A good sized dual aspect dining room leads off the sitting room, with far reaching views in all directions, to the Malvern Hills, Leckhampton and back towards Prinknash Abbey in Painswick - a visual treat from every aspect. There is a good sized kitchen/breakfast room to the rear of the property with shaker style units and an attractive feature bay window, with seating area. A utility area provides additional storage and kitchen space and access to the side garden. There is also a good sized ground floor double bedroom with en-suite WC. There is a further shower room on the ground floor. Upstairs, are two further double bedrooms plus a separate WC.

The cottage has two separate garden areas, offering a botanical haven. The upper section of garden has its own separate five bar gate access and a fine selection of fruit trees, including apple, cherry, plum and walnut, along with raised vegetable beds. There is also a fantastic Art Studio/Home Office in a super elevated position, with power and light. The second section of garden sits below the house and offers a well stocked English country garden with a charming monkey puzzle tree and access to a single garage plus ample parking.

LOCATION
Rose Cottage is a two minute drive from the heart of Upton St Leonards, a charming historic village, well placed for commuting into nearby Gloucester. Located on Upton Hill, the property benefits from lovely far reaching views and has a livery yard almost opposite. The village has a popular primary school and a general store/post office, farm shop, pub and numerous societies and sports clubs. There are lovely walks in the vicinity including over the hill to Painswick, a classically pretty Cotswold village with a challenging 18 hole golf course and there is even a dry ski slope nearby. Painswick is a ten minute drive away, with lovely pubs and a popular boutique hotel, The Painswick Hotel, as well as a sought after primary school.

One of the principal attractions is the village's accessibility to the two main centres of employment for the region, Gloucester and Cheltenham and an excellent choice of secondary schools (state and private), as well as several popular grammar schools in both Gloucester and Stroud. The location is also convenient for accessing junction12 of the M5 motorway for Bristol and the South-West and junction 11a for the West Midlands. By rail, there are mainline stations in both Gloucester and Stroud, with regular services from Stroud into London Paddington, from just over 90 minutes.

DIRECTIONS
From our Painswick office proceed north on the A46 in the direction of Cheltenham. Turn left almost immediately after the first set of traffic lights onto Gloucester Street and continue out of Painswick passing the Rococo Gardens on your left and the Beacon on your right. Continue down the hill towards Gloucester. On passing Hatton Court Hotel and Tara Restaurant on your left, Rose Cottage will be found approximately half a mile further down the hill towards Upton St Leonards, on the left hand side. There is parking either at the first turning, via a shared driveway with the property behind or slightly further along, you will see the single garage with further parking.