Property description
A rare find! A beautiful 4 bedroom detached character cottage in elevated village position offering spectacular views. Attached barn with potential to provide further accommodation or secondary accommodation. Large and well tended mature garden on three sides and parking. In need of a little updating. EPC F
DESCRIPTION This is a truly beautiful detached cottage in a quiet village location with spectacular views - a hidden gem. This delightful property also has the added benefit of an attached barn which has the potential to provide further living accommodation, an annexe for relatives or perhaps holiday accommodation.
INSIDE This pretty cottage is full to the brim with charming period features including square pane leaded windows, inglenook style fireplace, ledge and brace doors and beamed ceilings. On the ground floor the property comprises an entrance porch, a dining room with pretty seating area, electric stove, and views over the front garden, a kitchen with windows to the front and side, a rear hallway with door to the rear, downstairs WC and a store cupboard. The sitting room has four windows with views over the front gardens, an inglenook fireplace with potential for open fire and alcoves with built in cupboards. To the first floor there are three double bedrooms, two with stunning views over the village to open countryside. The third bedroom has views to the side and rear. On the second floor is a large attic bedroom which spans the entire length of the house and offers stunning panoramic views over the Somerset countryside. There is also a small, quirky, door that leads through to the upper floor of the barn. The property has been well maintained by the present owners but would benefit from a little updating here and there.
There is an attached barn which on the ground floor has three rooms, one being used an occasional utility room with stairs leading to the first floor, the second is currently used as a garage and has wooden folding doors, the third room has a stable door and is currently used as a store room. On the first floor is a large room currently used to house the late owner's train track and collection and even has it's own 'waiting room'. There are once again spectacular views over the garden and surrounding countryside. There is potential provide further living accommodation, an annexe for relatives or perhaps holiday accommodation along with an income.
OUTSIDE The property is initially accessed over a shared driveway and then into it's own private driveway with parking for 2-3 cars. The good size gardens are cleverly landscaped and well tended and offering seating areas, large swathes of lawn, mature planting, trees and stunning views over open countryside towards Glastonbury Tor.
LOCATION The highly sought after village of West Horrington lies only a few minutes' drive to the north east of Wells and boasts one of the area's most popular primary schools (within walking distance).
Wells is the smallest cathedral city in England. It caters for most everyday needs, offering good shopping facilities as well as restaurants and pubs, a cinema, churches of most denominations, together with open-air markets on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
Schools are plentiful with the Cathedral School, the Blue School and a choice of primary schools in Wells, Millfield School in Street and Downside school in Stratton-on-the-Fosse are easily accessible.
There are good road connections to Bristol, Bath, the motorway system and Bristol Airport, with rail links from Castle Cary (about 20 minutes drive away) to London Paddington.
TENURE Freehold
EPC RATING Rating 'F'
COUNCIL TAX Band 'F'
LOCAL AUTHORITY Mendip District Council, Cannards Grave Road, Shepton Mallet, Somerset. BA4 5BT. Tel: 01749 648999
HEATING Electric Heating.
SERVICES Mains drainage, electricity, water and BT are all connected.
VIEWING Strictly by appointment with Cooper and Tanner. Tel: 01749 676524
DIRECTIONS From Wells take the B3139 signposted to Bath. Continue to the village of Horrington passing the school on your right hand side. Turn left just after the school into West Horrington. Take the second left into Kingdom, and continue to the top of the road and turn right. The property is a little way along on the left hand side and can be identified by our for sale board.
Property Features :
- Beautiful Character Cottage
- Four Bedrooms
- Elevated position
- Period features
- Large sitting room