Location

Tockington is a delightful South Gloucestershire village close to the market town of Thornbury and easily accessible to Bristol's Commercial centre. The nearby village of Olveston has local shops suitable for day to day living and there are schools, primary and secondary, state and independent with Tockington Manor in particular a highly regarded preparatory school.

The countryside surrounding Tockington includes bridle paths and footpaths and there are also golf courses and leisure clubs. The regional shopping centre at Cribbs Causeway has a wide variety of brand named shops and store under one roof and is only 5.3 miles distant.

The motorway network serving London, South Wales, the Midlands and South West are close by and Bristol has two mainline train stations the nearest of which is Bristol Parkway with services to London and other cities nationwide.

Bristol International airport approximately 20 miles distant has flights to a number of European and some long haul destination.

Description

Occupying a wonderful position on Old Down Hill, this unlisted period home is believed to date to 1850 and has been thoughtfully remodelled and modernised to offer bright and well planned family accommodation over just two floors.

The house enjoys terrific privacy with fully enclosed grounds screened by a backdrop of mature native trees and with plenty of areas for taking in the sunshine throughout the day. A smart paved driveway sweeps passed the large double carport to the central front entrance with a tiled hallway bathed in natural sunlight from the fully glazed atrium roof. To one side is the home office which could be equally well used as a sixth bedroom annexe for a dependant relative, perhaps including the adjacent utility room as a second kitchen. The floor tiling continues into the superb kitchen family room which features wide bi fold doors opening directly to the dining terrace and the lawned garden beyond. The kitchen is a delightfully relaxed area perfect for informally entertaining family and friends and stylishly fitted with neutrally coloured built in floor and wall cabinets, quartz work surfaces, a breakfast bar, a modern ceramic Belfast sink and a stainless steel range cooker. The 31' snug is also fully tiled, again with glazed doors to the garden and with a feature exposed stone wall incorporating a fireplace with a wood burning stove. The sitting room also has a wood burner set into the chimney breast with an oak mantle and tiled hearth. On the first floor, all five bedrooms are in excellent decorative order, the principle fitted with an extensive run of built in drawers and wardrobes and with a dedicated en suite shower room complementing the extremely elegant family bathroom with a contemporary free standing bath, vanity unit and additional shower enclosure.

The lawned gardens, both to the front and rear offers plenty of space for social gatherings and are safely enclosed for those with young children or pets with Old Down at the top of the hill and Tockington village at the lower end offering a great choice for further play areas, great schooling, local community amenities and outstanding countryside walks.