This Edwardian country home with rural views spans five acres and comes with a tennis court, stables and a conservatory. 

Glewstone Rise, in Glewstone, dates back to the early 1900s and is surrounded by landscaped formal gardens as well as far-reaching rural views. 

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The exterior of the house. (Savills)

The house retains period features such as original fireplaces, deep bay windows and traditional coving. 

On the ground floor, a reception hall leads to the sitting room and dining room in the east wing, as well as kitchen with an AGA cooker and a dining space with French doors out to a side terrace. 

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The formal dining room. (Savills)

Also on this level, there is a fitted utility room, a snug, a full-height glass conservatory, a drawing room with a log-burning stove, and a formal study accessed via a privacy door. 

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The drawing room, with a log-burning stove. (Savills)

Upstairs, there are five bedrooms with full-height Edwardian ceilings, the principal with a balcony, an en-suite bathroom and a walk-in dressing room, while the second bedroom also has an en-suite bathroom. 

The other bedrooms are served by a shower room, and on the second floor is the sixth bedroom and another en-suite bathroom. 

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The principal bedroom. (Savills)

Outside, the grounds are described as “wondrous”, approached by a private drive and laid to lawn with mature trees, a tennis court, formal gardens and adjoining woodland. 

In the grounds, there is also a two-bedroom lodge which could be used as a rental or a holiday let. 

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The grounds hold plenty of interesting features. (Savills)

The property is being sold by Savills for a guide price of £1,950,000.

Phil Bates, who is marketing the property for Savills Cheltenham, commented: “Glewstone Rise is a best-in-class Edwardian country home, with character and charm in abundance, in a hugely enviable setting in the hamlet of Glewstone, close to the River Wye. 

“Set within more than 5 acres, including remarkable formal gardens, and benefitting from impressively far-reaching countryside views, it is the ideal home for those looking to live the rural dream.”