Location

Discreetly tucked away, Tower House is situated in a lovely peaceful position in the pretty village of Beckford on the lower slopes of Bredon Hill, an area surrounded by open countryside and bordering the Overbury Estate land. The property is also within a conservation area.   Beckford is situated approximately 7 miles from Evesham, 10 miles from Cheltenham and less than 5 miles from the M5 at Ashchurch.   This popular village has a church, village stores, tennis courts, nature reserve, village hall, public house, and activities such as a WI, Toddlers Club, Tai Chi and Gardening Club. Tewkesbury and Evesham offer a wide range of local amenities and Evesham a direct line service to London Paddington and Birmingham. There are several good farm shops locally and many walking and riding opportunities in the area.

Description

Tower House is a stunning period home, being a wing of Beckford Hall. The hall stands on the site of a priory of Augustinian canons founded in 1128. In the C16 it became the seat of the Wakeman family and was completely rebuilt. During the C20 it was used as a theological college until it was converted into 5 properties in 1977 when it was purchased by the current owners.

Grade II listed, the accommodation lies over four floors and retains superb generous proportions and period features, such as high ceilings, wooden panelling, tall mullion windows and working shutters and working fireplaces. The property is freehold, there are no service charges, and it has its own garaging, parking and gardens.

Approached through tall stone pillars with wrought iron gates, the entrance drive leads off to a private driveway with triple garage. Steps lead up into the impressive entrance hall on the raised ground floor. There is an enormous carved front door and timber flooring, and a small cloakroom off. The sitting/dining room has a high ceiling with hand painted mural, panelled walls, a double aspect with tall mullion windows, working shutters and window seats and a carved timber fireplace with tiled inserts. Off this room lies the kitchen, fitted with floor and wall cupboards, a Rangemaster cooker, fitted dishwasher, parquet flooring and a tall window overlooking the garden.

A lovely and light landing on the first floor leads to an equally light and bright room with glass doors and side panels currently used as an office.   There is a large, split level drawing room on the first floor, which was apparently originally three bedrooms. With windows to the front and side with window seat, this room has a lovely outlook to the Church and over the gardens.   There is also an Adams style marble fireplace.

The second floor landing has exposed beams and leads to the principal suite which takes up the majority of this floor. A lobby with lantern roof light leads to the bedroom and bathroom. The bedroom has a delightful double aspect, discreetly fitted wardrobes and a cloakroom. The large bathroom has a freestanding bath, two wash hand basins both set in vanity units, a wc and bidet and separate shower, together with a lovely view.

Steps lead up from the second floor landing to a study/further bedroom with superb views to Dumbleton Hill.

On the lower ground floor there is a lobby/sitting area with a sauna. There is a pretty shower room with jack and jill access also into the bedroom with beamed ceiling and two windows to the front of the building, with working shutters. There is a large utility room on this floor, with fitted floor and wall cupboards and a door with steps up to the garden.

Outside there is a double and a single garage, both with personal doors to the rear, power and light and electronic up and over doors. There is further parking for numerous vehicles on the private gravelled driveway to the front of the house, where there are also gardens mainly laid to lawns with mature shrub and tree borders, and a south facing terrace by the steps to the front of the house. On the west side of the property is a further garden area. Mainly laid to lawn with a mature Wellingtonia, lovely vista of the Church, mature hedging, a further west facing paved patio area with steps down to the lower ground floor, and shrub borders.

Directions

Once in Beckford, go through the stone pillars marked Beckford Hall, opposite the village shop. Proceed up the gravel driveway bearing left signposted Tower House, and the driveway to Tower House is just to the right of the triple garage.