Plot 4 The Limes, London Road, Tetbury, GL8 8HW

Zero carbon homes in the Cotswolds in the picturesque market town of Tetbury The Limes offers a variety of contemporary 2,3 and 4-bedroom zero carbon homes in the Gloucestershire town of Tetbury.

A thriving market town, Tetbury is often referred to as the gateway to the Cotswolds, situated less than half an hour from both the M4 and M5 motorways and within easy reach of Cirencester, Cheltenham, Bath, Bristol and Swindon.

Architecture and traditions in Tetbury An architectural gem, many of the buildings in Tetbury remain unchanged since the 16th and 17th centuries when the town reached the height of its prosperity as a wool town.

These include the distinctive Market House where wool and yarn were once traded and where farmers markets and other events are still held today.

Walk down Chipping Steps and onto Gumstool Hill and you'll see picturesque 17th century weavers' cottages and the location for the annual Woolsack Races where competitors run up the 240-yard steep hill with a weighty woolsack on their backs.

The Royal connection Tetbury and surrounding area is well known for its royal houses: Highgrove House, just to the south of the town, is the private residence of King Charles III while Gatcombe Park, home to The Princess Royal, is just five miles north.

Other buildings of note include the Elizabethan Manor at Chavenage, Rodmarton Manor and Gardens as well as Beverston Castle.

Westonbirt Arboretum is also worth visiting with more than 15,000 trees to admire all year round but particularly spectacular in Autumn.

The town boasts an excellent range of shops including The Highgrove Shop which is hrh's official gift and gardening store packed with organic foods and royal-crested gifts.

There are a couple of good supermarkets as well as plenty of independent home interiors and fashion boutiques and enough delis, cafes and restaurants to keep any foodie happy.

And, if you're interested in curios, collectables or objet d'arts you'll be interested to learn that Tetbury is thought to feature perhaps the biggest percentage of antique shops per square mile anywhere in the UK - at the latest count over 30 stores in the town!

Excellent connections and schools It is less than half an hour drive to the M4 or M5 motorway and Cirencester, Cheltenham, Bath, Bristol and Swindon are also within easy reach and should you want to take the train, then the nearest station is seven miles away at Kemble and from here it's around 90 minutes into London Paddington.

There is an impressive range of schools in the area including the highly regarded Westonbirt Prep and Senior Schools and the nurturing and dynamic Beaudesert Park School at Minchinhampton.

There are excellent Grammar Schools just 20 minutes away in Stroud while award-winning Rendcomb College is only a 25-minute drive.

However, if you want a good Primary on your doorstep then St Mary's Church of England Primary is no more than a 5-minute walk.