Property description
Offering a wealth of period features this Grade II listed 15th Century four bedroom cottage provides beautifully presented accommodation arranged over three floors.
DESCRIPTION Offering a wealth of period features this Grade II listed 15th Century four bedroom cottage provides beautifully presented accommodation arranged over three floors. The property provides an entrance hall with slate flooring and access to garden, reception room 2/snug with feature gas fireplace and original sash windows and a utility room with plumbing for a washing machine. There is also a large sitting room with beautiful inglenook fireplace with a wood burning stove inset, dual aspect windows and view over the village green. The kitchen/dining room having been newly fitted provides a range of wall and base units in Shaker style with a solid granite work surface and a feature red brick chimney and cast iron fireplace. On the first floor are three bedrooms one with en-suite and the family bathroom, all of three rooms comfortably fit a double bed. The fourth double bedroom is accessed by a separate staircase. There is a large attic space accessed by its own staircase which offers potential for further development.
OUTSIDE The majority of the garden lies to the rear of the property and enjoys a southerly aspect and is fully enclosed partly by a stone wall and a mature hedge. The garden is laid mainly to lawn with a variety of herbaceous plants, flower beds and a small vegetable plot. There is a stone built outbuilding which offers potential as a studio, a study or summer house.
LOCATION Rode is one of the area's most popular and sought after villages, with a pretty green at its centre. It is within commuting distance of both Bath and Bristol and offers easy access to the adjoining towns of Frome, Bradford on Avon and Trowbridge, whilst Westbury has a regular fast connection to London Paddington. Village amenities include pubs, post office with cafe, a very popular primary school, pre-school, village hall and playing field. The outstanding 'Whiterow Farm Shop' at Beckington provides a great range of shopping facilities with a café, gift shop, florists and fish and chip shop.
Frome has a selection of local primary schools as well as the new 'Steiner Academy'. Private schools are to be found in Wells, Bruton, Bath, Warminster, Cranmore, Beckington, Glastonbury and Street. Railway connections at Frome, Westbury and Bath for London Paddington and Warminster and Gillingham for London Waterloo. Communication links are excellent with Bath and Bristol within commuting distance and the A303, A36 & M4 & M5 all within easy reach. The beautiful Somerset countryside provides a variety of leisure pursuits and Babington House (country house hotel and private members' club) is at nearby Mells.
AGENTS NOTE Please note: there is a flying freehold over the snug.
Property Features :
- Period Cottage
- Sitting Room
- Kitchen/Dining Room
- Snug
- Four Bedrooms