Meet the team

Customer Manager

Abby Valentine

Where is your favourite pub or restaurant?
The food and atmosphere at Las Chicas is second to none

What do you love about the area?
I love being so close to open countryside, yet still being in a lively town. The walks around Faringdon are amazing.

Where is the best place to relax in the area?
My favourite place to relax is during a walk around Badbury Clump, it’s such a tranquil area and the scenery is stunning at any time of year!

What do you think is the best view in the area?
The view from the top of White Horse Hill is amazing

How would you spend a ‘perfect day’ in the area?
My perfect day in the area would be a trip into town on a Saturday morning for a coffee and cake, followed by one of the many walks around the town and surrounding footpaths!

Viewing Assistant

Anne Marie Lewis

Where is your favourite pub or restaurant?
Carpenters Canteen, Buscot, lovely cream tea.

What do you love about the area?
Love the area for its lovely countryside and a variety of beautiful villages to explore.

Where is the best place to relax in the area?
Relax with a lovely walk in Badbury Clump, particularly at Bluebell time.

What do you think is the best view in the area?
Best views have to be from Faringdon Folly, views over five county’s.

How would you spend a ‘perfect day’ in the area?
Perfect day would be a visit to Buscot Park, beautiful house, lake and grounds, picnic lunch in the park.

Viewing Assistant

Barbara Eadon

Where is your favourite pub or restaurant?
I enjoy a bubbling hot pizza, fresh from the pizza oven in The Kings Arms garden in Didmarton.

What do you love about the area?
The hustle and bustle of the Tetbury High Street.

Where is the best place to relax in the area?
Westonbirt Arboretum. Always peaceful and beautiful at all times of the year, great for a restorative stroll.

What do you think is the best view in the area?
The spire of St Mary’s Church from the surrounding fields.

How would you spend a ‘perfect day’ in the area?
Sitting in a traditional deck chair in The Close Hotel gardens sipping coffee in the sunshine.

Associate Director – Cirencester Lettings

Cathy Sinnott

Where is your favourite pub or restaurant?  A particular favourite is The Eliot Arms in South Cerney. Great food, lots of nooks and crannies to sit in and soak up the gorgeous atmosphere.

What do you love about the area?   I love Cirencester and its vibe… there are so many fabulous independent shops to explore and always something to do and see.

What do you think is the best view in the area?  There are so many to choose from, but Bourton-on-the-Water bridges are so lovely and probably the most iconic sights in the whole of the Cotswolds.

Where is the best place to relax in the area?  I personally love to potter around the fab antique shop in the Market Place, it’s packed with an array of antique jewellery, Art Deco pieces, tea sets…I can lose myself in there for hours.

How would you spend the perfect day?  Meeting my best friends, who can now come and stay with me over a weekend, walking to the pub for Sunday lunch and a good ole girlie catch up, over a glass or two, of vino.

Videographer

Daine Gooden

Where is your favourite pub or restaurant? 
Waterside Kitchen & Bar offering amazing Sushi & other international dishes, located in the heart of the Cotswold Water Park.

What do you love about the area?
I love the peace and quiet the Cotswolds offers, the picturesque villages & the weekly markets.

Where is the best place to relax in the area?
A nice walk along the Bluebells at Badbury Clump located near Faringdon.

What do you think is the best view in the area?
“The Devils Chimney” a limestone rock formation located in Leckhampton offering amazing views of Leckhampton & Cheltenham.

How would you spend a ‘perfect day’ in the area?
The sun would be shining, I would start with a morning stroll around Badbury Clump near Faringdon, I would then head over to the Waterside Kitchen & Bar for lunch, followed by a game of grass court tennis at East Glos Tennis Club located in Cheltenham.

Marketing Assistant

Elaine Ford

• Where is your favourite pub or restaurant ?  Thai Emerald
• What do you love about the area? We are so lucky to live within such a well placed area, the friendly and vibrant town centre and beautiful surrounding countryside
• Where is the best place to relax in the area? Sat in the Market Square “people watching” in one of the many cafes or bars 
• What do you think is the best view in the area? Seeing the beautiful architecture of the church from all directions as you walk into the town centre
• How would you spend a ‘perfect day’ in the area?  Taking the dogs for a walk along the many riverside walks around the area or in the springtime visiting nearby Badbury Woods to see the stunning Bluebells

Land & New Homes Co-ordinator

Emma Nash

Where is your favourite pub or restaurant?
The Cricklade Club, 38 High St, Cricklade, SN6 6AY.

What do you love about the area?
The High Street has a variety of local shops and there is a recently refurbished Leisure Centre. Cricklade takes part in Britain in Bloom competition each year so the town always looks attractive.

Where is the best place to relax in the area?
Walking through North Meadow, especially in April where you can see the rare Snakeshead Fritillaries.

What do you think is the best view in the area?
From the top of St Sampson’s Church you can see the whole town.

How would you spend a ‘perfect day’ in the area?
Walking my dog with my family through North Meadow and back to my parents for a roast dinner.

Residential Director

Gavin Wallace

Where is your favourite pub or restaurant?
Moran’s on the Bath Road.

What do you love about the area?
Great local amenities and open countryside close by.

Where is the best place to relax in the area?
Some lovely walks and parks in the area – I’m a keen golfer and there are a couple of super courses nearby.

What do you think is the best view in the area?
From the top of Leckhampton Hill.

How would you spend a ‘perfect day’ in the area?
Probably on the golf course or out and about with the family.

Customer/Client Manager

Gerry Millington

Where is your favourite pub or restaurant?
Woodman Inn – Fernham.

What do you love about the area?
The wonderful dog walks just a few minutes’ from my doorstep.

What do you think is the best view in the area?
From the top of White Horse Hill on a clear day.

How would you spend a ‘perfect day’ in the area?
A walk at Badbury Clump in May once the Bluebells are out, followed by lunch at Carpenters Canteen in Coleshill.

Associate

Harriet Davies

Where is your favourite pub or restaurant?
For a special occasion my husband and I love to go to the White Hart in Fyfield. The food is exceptional and it is less than 15 minutes from Faringdon Centre.

What do you love about the area?
Faringdon is very centrally located with easy access to Oxford, Swindon and the motorway links. There is a real sense of community in the town and having lived here for 15 years, I find it an exceptionally warm and friendly place. I also love walking my dog and there is superb countryside right on the door step.

Where is the best place to relax in the area?
In the summer, we love having family picnics up the Folly or heading over to Badbury Clumps.

What do you think is the best view in the areaC
Sunrise at Wicklesham Farm in winter over frosty fields.

Associate Director

Helen Pugh

• Where is your favourite pub or restaurant?
  I adore The Close Hotel, whether it is for their fabulous breakfast or a glass of champagne in the garden on a summers day.
• What do you love about the area?
  The beauty – I have lived in many places but the sheer beauty of Gloucestershire and Wiltshire is something to behold. From rolling countryside to honey coloured stone houses, fabulous transport links and quirky events like the Wacky Races in Tetbury or the Boules tournament in the centre of Sheraton.
• Where is the best place to relax in the area?
  My favourite place to go is Westonbirt Arboretum, get back to nature, follow the trails, scuff the leaves in Autumn and breathe!
• What do you think is the best view in the area ? The one that gets me every time is when the Church of St Mary’s is lit up in the evening on a misty night, something a little bit ethereal.
• How would you spend a ‘perfect day’ in the area ? I would begin with breakfast at The Close Hotel, after exploring the shops of Tetbury I would head to Malmesbury to wander along the old walls and the river walk, before picking up a picnic at The Summer Cafe and head into the beautiful Wiltshire villages of Sutton Benger, Grittleton and Burton. Pick up a few things from the Farm Shop in Burton before heading back to Sherston for dinner at The Rattlebone Inn. Right I’m off!

Consultant Chartered Surveyor

Ian Perry

• Where is your favourite pub or restaurant ? My favourite pub is one near to home that I can walk to.   I live in Cheltenham so have the advantage of there being many good restaurants throughout the town, with a variety of different styles of food.

• What do you love about the area ?  Cheltenham and the Cotswolds has a wide variety of recreational and cultural amenities, including all sports, theatres, galleries and festivals, yet you are never far away from beautiful countryside.

• Where is the best place to relax in the area ? I relax at home or with friends, outside there is always somewhere to go, something to do or something to see.

• What do you think is the best view in the area ? For me, the view from Leckhampton Hill, over Charlton Kings and Leckhampton to the whole of Cheltenham and beyond. It is where I was born, grew up and have been fortunate to work in for nearly all of my career.

• How would you spend a ‘perfect day’ in the area ? A perfect day is a probably a game of golf in the early morning and a light lunch to follow, an afternoon in the garden and then a meal with friends in the evening.