Sunbeams

Gloucestershire. Sleeps up to 8

Fronted with gorgeous, warm, honey coloured Cotswold stone and with a rear elevation almost entirely glazed, this wonderful holiday home offers modern, spacious accommodation to 8 guests. Sunbeams, ‘the black and white’ house, is situated lakeside in a splendid, exclusive, gated development in the very heart of the Cotswolds. Just south of Cirencester, the development offers a fantastic range of facilities for the whole family amongst stunning landscapes, nine lakes, two rivers, lakeside trails and hundreds of acres of lush green space. The development is prestigious, upmarket and offers both supreme relaxation and adventure in equal measures.

Sunbeams benefits from westerly facing lakeside views from the ground floor deck and upper terrace. This splendid holiday home offers quirky upside down living to make the most of the sensational lake and nature estate views. The ground floor offers three well-appointed bedrooms and the striking, lavish master king bedroom suite is found on the second floor. On the ground floor, one calm and elegant king bedroom and an exquisite twin bedroom enjoy access to the furnished ground floor deck. The king bedroom enjoys an ensuite bathroom. There is also another pretty twin and a sparkling family bathroom.

The glorious open plan living space is located on the first floor with double height aspect and vaulted ceilings. It is striking, modern and an excellent social space, brilliantly illuminated by the whole wall of glass. Many of the rooms in this house feature black and while colour schemes. The kitchen is striking with black and white, glossy, contemporary units, excellent appliances and smart black leather bar stools which pull up to the breakfast bar. The cook will be delighted to have company and a glass of chilled wine while preparing dinner. Luxurious sofas, chairs and a chaise longue in shades of black and grey surround the modern log burning stove and lovely white dining chairs surround the glass dining table. Doors open to the first floor decked balcony which boasts stunning lakeside views and is brilliant for pre-dinner drinks and alfresco dining. The first floor also boasts another outstanding family bathroom.

Upstairs you will find the magnificent mezzanine master bedroom suite. Again in black and white, it offers splendour and luxurious comfort. It boasts another black and white ensuite bathroom and beautiful concertina screening from the living space.

If you can tear yourselves away from this beautiful holiday home, the on-site restaurant and award-winning spa are just a five minute walk away. The spa offers a wonderful treatments, a steam room, sauna and three swimming pools including a bracing eco-pool naturally filtered by water lilies. There is also a library, a ‘restful reading’ lounge, tennis courts, a children’s playground, restaurant, watersports tuition, a Technogym, fishing, kayaking, canoeing, paddle boarding and so much more. This is the perfect location for multi-generational holidays and meeting up with friends.

Sunbeams enjoys a very special lakeside location within a gated resort in the heart of the Cotswolds. Just south of Cirencester, guests enjoy many entertainment options within the development as well as being located on the doorstep of fabulous Cotswolds attractions. Villages and towns such as Bourton-on-the-Water, Stow-on-the-Wold, Tetbury, Cirencester, Malmesbury and Lacock are all close by and the regency pleasures of Cheltenham and the Georgian glories of Bath are less than twenty miles away.

Bourton-on-the-Water, like most of the Cotswolds, lies in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It is the Venice of the Cotswolds with beautiful bridges crossing the River Windrush. Gorgeous cosy cafes line the pretty streets together with houses made with enchanting honey coloured Cotswold stone.

Stow-on-the-Wold is a delightful market town, the highest of the Cotswold towns exposed on the 800 feet high Stow Hill at the crossroads with the Roman Fosse Way. The town boasts a fascinating history. At the height of the Cotswold wool industry, it held annual fairs where as many as 20000 sheep were sold at one time. The Market Square is very attractive with its ancient cross, town stocks and an elegant array of Cotswold town houses and shops. You will find many fine antique shops, art galleries, gift and craft shops.

Tetbury is another historic wool town. It is an architectural gem with many of the wool merchant’s houses remaining the same as they were in the 16th and 17th centuries. The Parish Church of St Mary’s has one of the tallest and most elegant spires in the UK. Tetbury is popular for its independent shops including antique shops, vintage and interior shops, exclusive boutiques and the Highgrove shop. Tetbury holds many regular events including the May Day Wacky Races, the Spring Bank Holiday Woolsack Races when contestants carry 65lb woolsacks up and down the 1 in 4 hill, the August Summer Show, the September Food and Drink Festival, the October Tetbury Music Festival and the Christmas Lights Switch-on.

Close by, visitors can enjoy the stunning botanical experience of the National Arboretum at Westonbirt, the glorious Elizabethan Chavenage House used for many famous films and TV series, the beautiful Arts and Crafts Manor at Rodmarton, the 13th century Lacock Abbey and HRH Prince of Wales’ stunning garden at Highgrove. Local equestrian events such as the Badminton Horse Trials, Gatcombe Festival of British Eventing and Beaufort Polo are all popular.

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