The English Home

Hidden gem

Completely hidden from view by tall trees, with an unassuming entrance, Georgie and Sam Pearman’s country house near Stroud in Gloucestershire is easy to miss. Once through the front door, however, it feels like stepping straight into an enchanting children’s fairy tale.

‘I was charmed by its wealth of period features, the ornate fireplaces, decorative stained glass and stunning views’

The softly lit entrance hall, with its 1920s chequerboard tiled floor and rich, moss green walls, is in the original seventeenth-century part of the house, at

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