Property description
A splendid former farmhouse in a quiet, peaceful village location. Excellent accommodation in immaculate order- 2 reception rooms, superb kitchen/dining/living room, utility room, cloakroom, boot room, 5 bedrooms & 3 bathrooms.
Address
ROCK FARM HOUSE STONEY STRATTON, SOMERSET, BA4 6EA Between Castle Cary (5 miles) and Glastonbury (12 miles).
About The Area
About the area Stoney Stratton is a very pretty hamlet of mainly period houses and cottages surrounded by unspoilt rolling countryside looking towards Small Down Knoll (the site of an iron age hill fort). It is within the parish of Evercreech which is a nearby village with some amenities. Castle Cary, Street, Glastonbury, wells, Shepton Mallet, Sherborne and Bruton are all within easy reach and offer a wide range of facilities. Bath, Bristol and Yeovil are in easy commuting distance and the A303 is a few miles south. Within 5 miles at Castle Cary is a main line station to London Paddington (100 minutes). Most sporting activities are well covered including several golf courses. The beautiful countryside is easily accessed with many footpaths and bridleways. There are many excellent stae and independent schools nearby including Millfield, Sherborne, Downside, Wells Cathedral and the Bruton schools. For more information on the are click on \"schools\" in our website www.roderickthomas.co.uk
Accommodation
A splendid former farmhouse in a quiet, peaceful village location. Excellent accommodation in immaculate order- 2 reception rooms, superb kitchen/dining/living room, utility room, cloakroom, boot room, 5 bedrooms & 3 bathrooms. Plus a barn with an office and a comfortable, roomy 1 bedroom s/c annexe Charming mature garden of around half an acre and traditional outbuildings. The property is in the hearty of the village yet enjoys an exceptional level of privacy. It is a charming detached house with a beautiful symmetrical Georgian appearance with a Doulting stone entrance doorway. Extensively renovated and improved to exacting standards in recent years it is a quite exceptional property. Period details have been retained and are complemented by contemporary benefits.
The accommodation includes DRAWING ROOM with flagstones, Jet Master fire with a stone surround, shelved alcoves, bay window, an oak staircase and a massive oak door opening into the kitchen. Just off the drawing room is a SITTING ROOM again with flagstone floor, stone fireplace with a wood burning stove, shelved alcoves and a bay window. KITCHEN/DINING AND LIVING ROOM a fabulous room with a tiled floor throughout. The kitchen area has a 4 oven oil fired aga and an excellent range of oak kitchen units incorporating a twin bowl sink and a walk-in LARDER. The dining/living area has a high pitched ceiling with roof lights and exposed rafters, a tiled floor and bifolding doors which open to a sunny courtyard. Off the kitchen is a large UTILITY ROOM with a tiled floor, stone sink and extensive oak fronted storage cupboards. Beyond is a CLOAKROOM, BOILER ROOM with an oil fired boiler. BOOT ROOM/PORCH. FIRST FLOOR with oak floors. MASTER SUITE a large double aspect bedroom with double doors into a fabulous very light and airy bathroom with a free standing bath, wc, hand basin, heated towel rail and linen cupboards. BEDROOM with shelved alcove and wall cupboard. BEDROOM with shelved alcove and double fitted cupboard. BATHROOM with hand basin, wc and bath with shower above. SECOND FLOOR with oak floors. TWO BEDROOMS with exposed ceiling beams. BATHROOM with hand basin, wc, bath and wall tiling. (5 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms in all)
Large solid oak vehicular gates and a pedestrian door gives access to a gravelled courtyard flanked by the house and various buildings. The first building entering the courtyard is a single-storey stone and tiled building with concrete floor currently used as a storeroom. A large two-storey building has a single-storey lean-to extension and includes a very roomy SELF CONTAINED 1 BEDROOM ANNEX with a large kitchen/living room, bedroom, shower room and TV room. At the rear of the house is a very sunny and well-sheltered paved courtyard with steps to a beautiful lawned garden bounded by high fences and stonewalls and which is mainly lawned with apple trees and shrub borders. In the garden is a two-storey stone building with climbing dog roses and wisteria. The ground floor has a store and the external timber steps lead to the FIRST FLOOR OFFICE, which has a wood burning stove and an oak floor. A gate leads from this garden into a small orchard paddock with a dog run, fruit cage and vegetable area. A further iron gate leads into the cobbled courtyard with greenhouse and various stone outbuildings.
Directions
Directions Once in the village of Stoney Stratton, where Broad Street and Shapway Lane meet at Crossways, continue across into Back Lane and take the left no through road towards the Ford. Rock Farm House can be found on your right hand side.
Important Notice
IMPORTANT NOTICE Roderick Thomas, their clients and any joint agents state that these details are for general guidance only and accuracy cannot be guaranteed. They do not constitute any part of any contract. All measurements are approximate and floor plans are to give a general indication only and are not measured accurate drawings. No guarantees are given with regard to planning permission or fitness for purpose. No apparatus, equipment, fixture or fitting has been tested. Items shown in photographs are not necessarily included. Purchasers must satisfy themselves on all matters by inspection or otherwise.
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Property Features :
- A Splendid Former Farm House
- Peaceful Village Location
- Excellent Accommodation In Immaculate Order
- 5 Bedrooms
- Master Bedroom With Ensuite Facilities