Sprawling Cotswolds estate boasting a ten-bedroom Grade II listed mansion, 11 …

The Abbotswood Estate in the Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, has been put on the market for £30million
The main house boasts boasts ten bedrooms and six bathrooms as well as several drawing and dining rooms
The estate includes two entrance lodges, 11 farmhouses and cottages, and 45,000sq.ft. of farm buildings

By
Sara Malm

Published:
19:27 GMT, 22 June 2014

|
Updated:
19:27 GMT, 22 June 2014

A sprawling Cotswolds estate has been put on the marked for a jaw-dropping £30million – making it the most expensive country home currently for sale in the UK.

The Abbotswood Estate in Gloustershire boasts a ten-bedroom Grade II listed main house and 13 additional buildings – as well as 1,800 ewes roaming its hills.

The estate offers the perfect setting for hidden hedonism, and has been described as the perfect choice for someone who wishes to entertain while looking for privacy.

Manor home: Abbotswood Estate in the Costwolds has been put up for sale for £30million – making it the most expensive country home currently for sale in the UK

Spacious: The main house on Abbotswood Estate, which is Grade II listed, is 24 times the size of the typical new build in England

Space to entertain: The principal home boasts huge drawing and dining rooms as well as ten bedrooms and six bathrooms

The principal home is 24 times the
size of the typical new build in England and as well as the bedrooms
also boasts six bathrooms and several dining and drawing rooms.

Its surrounding gardens were designed by the Edwin Lutyens, who is regarded as one of Britain’s finest landscape architects.

On
top of the manor house, there are two entrance lodges, 11 farmhouses
and cottages and planning consent for four further homes.

The additional houses currently earn the owner almost £50,000 a year from rent.

The
£30million price tag is around £10 million more than Little Rollright, a
Cotswold village for sale eight miles away and considerably more than
the £16 million paid for Shakenhurst earlier this year.

Sweet dreams: One of the bedrooms in the Grade II listed home, which is set within parks and farmland dating back as far as 1253

Opportunity for hidden hedonism: The estate has been described as the perfect home for a person who ‘wishes to entertain’ while still enjoying a certain level of privacy

Exquisite surroundings: Abbotswood Estate’s gardens were designed by the Edwin Lutyens, who is regarded as one of Britain’s finest architects

Riverside view: River Dikler, which runs through the estate, offers wild brown trout fishing for the outdoorsy, and the surrounding land is dedicated to organic farming

A midsummer night’s dream: As well as the rich history of the estate, the river and the size of the additional properties makes Abbotswood Estate unique

Nearby neighbours include Prince Charles, who has his Highgrove Estate, Princess Anne, who has the Gatcombe Estate.

Running
through the estate is the River Dikler, which offers wild brown trout
fishing. There is also the potential for a pheasant or partridge shoot.

The land is currently registered as organic and a mixture of arable and livestock with a flock of 1,800 ewes.

Its
surrounding parks and farmland dates back as far as 1253 and the estate
also has a 45,000 square foot of modern farm buildings.

Clive Hopkins, from Knight Frank, today described the property as being a ‘classic case of location, location, location’.

He
said: ‘It is right in the heart of the Cotswolds and is very private.
You cannot see the main home unless you are on the estate but it is
still easily accessible.

Entertainment central: When the surroundings bore, the several drawing rooms can be utilised, such as the pool room with a gigantic snooker table

Royal neighbours: Prince Charles’s Highgrove Estate is nearby, as well as Gatcombe Estate, which belongs to Princess Anne

Mischief managed: As well as the main house, the estate comes with two entrance lodges, 11 farmhouses and cottages and planning consent for four further homes

Located in Gloucestershire, the Abbotswood Estate is described as being in one of the finest settings for a home in the Cotswolds

The additional homes on the estate currently earn the owner almost £50,000 a year from rent, and there are 45,000sq. ft. of modern farm buildings

Rolling hills: The iconic Cotswolds lansdcape surround the £30million Gloustershire estate

A walk in the park: The main house is not visible from outside the estate, but is described as ‘easily accessible’

Mr Hopkins added: ‘The quality and
size of the rooms are not something you would expect, it is
extraordinary – a bit like a tardis.

‘The gardens are amazing and it is rare for a Cotswolds house to have a river flowing through it.

‘Overall
it is a unique estate which offers somebody the opportunity to put
their own stamp on it. The estate is now for sale after its owner, a
private American gentleman, passed away.

‘The
family have now decided to sell it. It would suit someone who wanted to
entertain but also someone who was looking for privacy.’