_Cotswolds barns come up trumps for savvy buyers

Cotswold stone barn conversions generally have two large openings providing full height windows to take in often achingly beautiful Cotswold landscapes. Unconverted barns around the area are now as rare as hens’ teeth but the charms of an established conversion are not lost on the savvy buyer. 

Living in a barn conversion is something of an idyllic dream for many of us; rustic stone walls, ancient timbering, Cotswold slate roofs, rough-hewn from the earth that surrounds it with nothing but fields and trees at every vantage point.

They are sought after; they offer the best of both worlds, traditional period characteristics with vast walls of glass to offer a unique contemporary home; period charm comfortably accommodating modern styling. 

The idyllic chocolate box cottage or Georgian rectory will capture the popular imagination for evermore, however converted Cotswold barns sell very well and often create passion amongst buyers who looking for the space and often glorious locations.   

Some of the more sympathetically restored barns actually enhance the landscape they sit in. Where respect is given for an old-fashioned concept blended with cutting edge design, comfort, light and tradition merge happily to provide exceptional living spaces.

Converted barns can often outperform in value a house of similar size in the area and living in the middle of open country can be incredibly peaceful.

A perfect example is Tithe Barn, Tresham, which is currently for sale with a guide price of £950,000.  Converted in 1989, it has been extended by the current owner and is beautifully presented throughout.

The ground floor comprises two good sized reception rooms both of which have French doors opening out to the garden. The large triple aspect kitchen/breakfast room has a range of handmade bespoke units with integrated appliances under granite worktops. On the first floor there are four bedrooms (two en suite and one with a dressing room) and a family bathroom.

The single storey self-contained detached guest annexe has a large kitchen/breakfast/sitting room with fabulous views over the fields, is a good size double bedroom with en suite shower room. The adjoining store room has potential to convert into further guest accommodation subject to planning.

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