A CHARMING FAMILY HOME FULL OF CHARACTER WITH A LOVELY REAR GARDEN, SOUTH FACING WALLED COURTYARD AND PARKING, A SHORT WALK FROM THE CENTRE OF MINCHINHAMPTON<br /><br />Inner Porch, Sitting/Dining Room, Fully Fitted Kitchen, Utility area, Conservatory, 3 Double Bedrooms, Family Bathroom, Top Floor Cloakroom, rear Garden, Front facing walled Courtyard Garden, Integral Garage<br /><br /><b>Description</b> - On entering the gated courtyard of 40 West End, it is immediately apparent this is a special home. Set back from the road, the early 19th Century cottage is accessed via a delightful south facing walled courtyard, a lovely sun trap and an ideal space for alfresco dining. An entrance porch opens into a spacious sitting/dining room with a traditional Cotswold fireplace as its focal point, with original stone lintel over. A conservatory/side porch provides a useful storage area, with access to the integral garage, with parking for one car. To the rear of the house is the fully fitted kitchen, with bespoke units crafted by renowned Woodchester Cabinet Makers. A rear porch used as a utility area, leads off the kitchen, with access to the back garden.<br /><br />Stairs lead off the sitting room to the first floor, with spacious landing area and charming south facing window seat plus a good sized dual aspect double bedroom and spacious family bathroom. A further flight of stairs leads to the top floor, where the master bedroom is located, a third double bedroom and cloakroom with loo and sink. <br /><br />Lovingly restored by the current owners, the cottage has numerous character features including comfortingly thick walls re-plastered with lime plaster and painted in neutral coloured chalk paint, bespoke windows , exposed beams and oak latch doors.<br /><br />There is a lovely enclosed garden to the rear of the property, consisting of a patio area, with room to extend the conservatory and kitchen, subject to planning consent and a raised lawn area.<br /><br /><b>Directions</b> - From our Minchinhampton Office, head along West End in the direction of Minchinhamtpon Common. 40 West End will be found on the right hand side shortly after the road narrows.<br /><br /><b>Location</b> - Minchinhampton is one of the Cotswold's best kept secrets. A buzzing market town with a strong sense of community, the town benefits from excellent amenities, including a popular primary school, within walking distance of 40 West End, doctor and dental surgeries, post office and several fantastic coffee shops and a pub. There is also an excellent selection of retailers including a butcher, chemist, general store, hairdresser and even a highly acclaimed wedding dress shop. 40 West End is a five minute walk from Minchinhampton Common, offering over 600 acres of National Trust land. There are excellent sporting facilities including 3 golf courses, two championship level, as well as rugby and tennis clubs. A choice of excellent schools is a key draw to the area, not least Minchinhampton Primary School, located just a short walk from 40 West End plus several sought after grammar schools in Stroud, Gloucester and Cheltenham, as well as a good choice of popular secondary schools. Nearby Stroud has four major supermarkets and a mainline train station with frequent services into London Paddington scheduled from 90 minutes. By road the journey is circa two hours and Bristol, Bath and Cheltenham are within easy reach.<br /><br />