About this property
Waterton House is an important elegant Cotswold stone Manor house in the Arts & Crafts style with presence and an abundance of character and history, beautifully situated in attractive secluded grounds. The house was built by the Cripps Family is circa 1901 on the site of a previous house in Elizabethan style, with stone quoins and large mullioned windows under a gabled stone tiled roof. It is presented to the highest standard to provide well proportioned, comfortable and spacious family accommodation with selfcontained staff/ guest flats and an office.
Waterton House is set in mature wooded grounds, approached over a private tarmac driveway through an impressive stone pillared gateway with wrought iron gates followed by a second secure inner set of automated wrought iron gates. The well-timbered grounds and beautiful formal gardens, which are maintained immaculately, provide a peaceful and secluded setting. They are bordered by a stone ha-ha with a plantation and parkland beyond.
To the front of the house is a large, gravelled driveway and a central fountain.
An entrance porch with double oak doors leads to the main grand hall directly ahead, with a large fireplace and oak panelling and the principal reception rooms. The principal rooms are particularly impressive and are characterised by large open fireplaces with stone hearth, oak panelled walls and south facing bay windows with window seats.
Beyond the dining room is the inner hallway which leads to the main kitchen which features a wonderful Aga. To the side of the main kitchen is the breakfast room with original feature iron cooking range. A laundry room and original north facing pantry are accessed via the side hallway close to the kitchen.
The lower ground floor comprises of a wine cellar and storage area.
The house offers eleven/twelve bedrooms of varying sizes over two floors. The first floor is reached via a large wooden staircase from the main reception hall. The master bedroom suite on the first floor comprises a spacious double aspect bedroom with a large fireplace and attractive lounge/bay window seating area. There is a large en-suite bathroom and separate walk-in wardrobe.
There are a further four bedrooms, two of which are en-suite and two further family bathrooms. At the opposite end of the landing is an impressive billiard room and stylish cinema room, a rear staircase leads from the cinema room down to the breakfast room and main kitchen area.
A staircase continues to the second floor onto a landing where there is a box room/6th bedroom. The landing leads into two separate self-contained flats both comprising a kitchen/dining area/lounge with total of 5 bedrooms some en-suite and a family bathroom as well as an office/6th bedroom.
Waterton House has an excellent range of outdoor facilities including an indoor heated swimming pool, hard tennis court, barbeque area, croquet lawn and a stable yard with 6 loose boxes.
Local information
- EDUCATION
There is an extensive choice of State and Private schools in the area. The village of Ampney Crucis has its own village Primary School with an ‘Outstanding’ Ofsted rating. Private schools in the area include Hatherop Castle, Rendcomb College, Beaudesert Park School, Westonbirt, Cheltenham College, Dean Close School and Cheltenham Ladies College all with excellent school bus services. In addition, there are good Secondary schools in Cirencester and Fairford. - AMENITIES
Sporting opportunities include hunting with the VWH, National Hunt racing at Cheltenham, Bath and Newbury; polo at Cirencester Park and Westonbirt; golf at Cirencester Gold Club, South Cerney, Minchinhampton; Water sports at the Cotswold Water Parks near Cirencester. Theatres and cultural activities in Cirencester, Cheltenham and Stratford upon Avon. The surrounding countryside also offers many excellent rides and walks directly accessible from the property.
Additional information
- SERVICES
Main water, electricity and septic tank drainage. Oil fired central heating. Telephone and Gigaclear full fibre broadband available. - FIXTURES AND FITTINGS
All fixtures and fittings, including curtain, light fittings, garden ornaments and statues are excluded. Some may be available by separate negotiation. - LOCAL AUTHORITY
Cotswold District Council
Trinity Road, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, GL7 1PX
Tel: 01285 623000 - LISTING
Property is not listed - PLANNING
Planning consent was given under planning application 22/03264/COMPLY for demolition of existing buildings and erection of a new outbuilding for garaging, stabling, storage, office use and ancillary self-contained accommodation. This planning is extant.
