Just a mile from The National Arboretum, The King's Cotswold retreat Highgrove, and the antique shops of pictoresque Tetbury town, you'll find this magnificent luxury house, fronted by a lake with an island, complete with a rowing boat, and surrounded by 40 acres of idylic pasture and woodland. Dating back to 1650, this 7 bedroom house sleeping 13 has been completely modernised to exquisite standards and was featured in Cotswold Life magazine. The space Inside, you'll be greeted by open log fires in many rooms including ones in the open plan kitchen/living, dining room, and drawing room. You'll find this completely modernised house retains all it's traditional features including beamed ceilings in almost all rooms and large vaulted hall/reception rooms. Bedrooms & bathrooms: 7 bedrooms, 10 beds, 6 bathrooms Activities at the house: picnics in the fields, walks to the pub (Cat and Custard Pot, which is a short walk across 2 fields), swimming, croquet, massage, etc. Activities within 10 mins drive / a nice long walk: Beaufort Polo Club (polo lessons / watch polo matches), Highgrove House (Garden tours), Westonbirt Arboretum, Tetbury market town with 14+ antique shops. Activities further afield: Cirencester (Pictoresque Roman town) Bath (historic town and spa), Riding lessons. Stations: Pond Farm’s nearest station is Chippenham (1hr from London) and Kemble (1hr 15mins from London). Both are 25 mins from the house. Airport: Heathrow (1hr 15mins). Bristol (1hr) Other things to note -A daily housekeeping service is included within the rates -A gardener / maintenance head will visit at least twice per week to maintain gardens etc. -There are other properties on the estate that are long term let and share the drive: stableyard, stableyard flat and converted barn. These nearby homes do not overlook the gardens.