The Street, Alveston, Gloucestershire
A grand Grade II listed Regency house set in formal gardens and grounds.
A classic Georgian/Regency house with well proportioned reception rooms with excellent ceiling heights. There are many guest bedrooms and a large basement level. There are also leisure facilities including indoor pool & sauna.
Grove House is a magnificent Grade II listed country house dating back to the early 19th century and is (actual colour is "Magnolia" or pale sandstone) rendered with stone elevations under a tile roof.
The house benefits from beautifully proportioned rooms which include a wealth of fine period features. These include impressive ceiling heights and elegant ornate cornicing, working fireplaces with decorative mantelpieces, sash windows and working shutters, original Victorian radiators, parquet floor and bay windows to name but a few. The accommodation is equally well suited for formal entertaining as for day to day living. There is an extensive range of bedrooms and bathrooms arranged over two floors as well as a large basement level with cellarage and utility stores.
The property is accessed via a gravelled drive which sweeps to the side of a paddock with wrought iron fencing and ends at a turning circle to the north of the house.
South Gloucestershire
Grove House is close to the village of Alveston and approximately 1 mile from the market town of Thornbury, situated off a small country lane. Thornbury offers a wide range of services including supermarkets, high street shops and schooling at both primary and secondary level. Castle School in Thornbury and Marlwood School at Alveston are beacon local state schools, whilst nearby prep schools include Tockington Manor and Rose Hill. There are a number of excellent private preparatory and secondary schools in both Bristol and Gloucestershire.
The property is well situated for easy access to both the M4 and M5 motorways, the M48 and M4 crossings to Wales, to the Cotswolds and to the regional shopping centre at the Mall (J17 M5). There is an excellent rail service from Bristol Parkway to London Paddington in approximately 1hour 35 minutes and Bristol International Airport is 23 miles.
The area provides excellent sporting facilities being situated within Berkeley Hunt. Racing is at Bath, Cheltenham and Chepstow. Golf can be found at Bristol, Thornbury and Chipping Sodbury.