For Sale10 Bedroom Detached House in Church Road, Rudgeway£2,000,000

Church Road, Rudgeway

10 Bedroom Detached House for sale
Guide Price: £2,000,000
Property Type
Detached House
Bedrooms
× 10
Bathrooms
× 8
Receptions
× 11
Tenure
Freehold
Guide Price
£2,000,000

Key Features

  • Historic Estate with Royal Heritage Once owned by King Harold of Wessex and later the Crown under William the Conqueror, with ties to the Robin Hood legends.
  • Over 7,000 Sq Ft of Refined Living Space to the main house
  • Award Winning 5 Star B&B Currently operating as a top rated hospitality business and celebrity hideaway with outstanding reviews.
  • 3000 sq ft of exceptional Conference Facilities
  • Charming Detached 3 bedroom Bungalow ideal for rental or multigenerational living.
  • 2.35 Acres of Landscaped Grounds Featuring formal gardens and the breathtaking 12th century ruins of St Helen's Church.

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Description

Commanding elegance and charm throughout, the principal residence offers over 7,000 sq ft of beautifully presented accommodation, much of which is currently run as a 5-star award-winning bed and breakfast. The house exudes Tudor character with intricate plasterwork, grand fireplaces, deep alcoving, and a host of historical features including original stonework dated to 1634 and various medieval features holding over 1000 years of history. Grand reception rooms flow seamlessly for entertaining, while more intimate areas cater to refined family living. High ceilings, large windows and splendid vistas over the croquet lawn and surrounding countryside imbue the home with light and tranquillity. The bedrooms are exceptional vast in scale, luxurious in finish, and sensitively designed to reflect the home's rich heritage. Modernity and practicality are well-integrated: the rear wing features a commercial-grade kitchen and utilities which could, subject to the necessary consents, be adapted to form a large open-plan family kitchen. Alternatively, it is a great addition for those looking to manage the estate as a business. Below, a series of cellars house updated heating systems and offer additional storage. An outstanding conversion by Rolls-Royce in 2005, the adjacent conferencing barn offers over 3,000 sq ft of bespoke professional space. This high-spec facility features four bright and spacious boardrooms, a skittle alley, office, prep kitchen, goods lift, and state-of-the-art amenities including Lutron programmable lighting, air-source heating, electric Velux windows, and full internet connectivity. With its own entrance and generous parking, this wing of the estate offers exceptional commercial potential or could lend itself to a creative reimagining. Privately set within a charming walled garden, an additional three-bedroom bungalow enjoys its own gated access, parking, and wraparound outdoor space. Ideal as independent living accommodation for multigenerational living, a guesthouse, or long-term rental, this property adds a valuable secondary income stream or lifestyle flexibility Old Church Farm enjoys a peaceful setting on the edge of Rudgeway, a well-placed South Gloucestershire village. The market town of Thornbury and Cribbs Causeway offer excellent shopping and dining, with Bristol city centre just 12 miles south. The M5 (J16) is a mere 3 miles away, and Bristol Parkway Station offers direct trains to London Paddington in under 75 minutes. Education in the region is excellent, with both state and private schooling options including Tockington Manor and Clifton College. Sporting pursuits abound, from golf and equestrian events to the renowned Badminton Horse Trials. Outside - Old Church Farm's grounds are a blend of formal elegance and productive beauty. The south-facing front gardens include a large lawned croquet area, rose gardens, knot garden, and linked walkways all enclosed by mature planting. A separate walled kitchen garden is brimming with fruit trees, vegetable beds, and ornamental borders. The historic St Helen's Church, with its 12th-century walls and 14th-century tower, stands proudly on the land a rare and poetic feature entirely owned by the estate. The views from the spire are nothing short of extraordinary, stretching out across the Severn to the hills of South Wales. To the rear lies an additional 6 acres of stock-fenced paddock, available by separate negotiation as part of the sale to create a total 8 acres of land. Viewings Please make sure you have viewed all of the marketing material to avoid any unnecessary physical appointments. Pay particular attention to the floorplan, dimensions, video (if there is one) as well as the location marker. In order to offer flexible appointment times, we have a team of dedicated Viewings Specialists who will show you around. Whilst they know as much as possible about each property, in-depth questions may be better directed towards the Sales Team in the office. If you would rather a ‘virtual viewing’ where one of the team shows you the property via a live streaming service, please just let us know. Selling? We offer free Market Appraisals or Sales Advice Meetings without obligation. Find out how our award winning service can help you achieve the best possible result in the sale of your property. Legal You may download, store and use the material for your own personal use and research. You may not republish, retransmit, redistribute or otherwise make the material available to any party or make the same available on any website, online service or bulletin board of your own or of any other party or make the same available in hard copy or in any other media without the website owner's express prior written consent. The website owner's copyright must remain on all reproductions of material taken from this website.

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