4 bed semi-detached house for sale

Mill Road, Barton St David TA11

Mill Road, Barton St David

Property Description: Guide Price £475,000 - £525,000. Dating back to the late 17th Century and set in a third of an acre, this four bed cottage has been extended over many years, creating a charming rural home with countryside views. Unusually, unlike many historic cottages of its age, Manor Farm Cottage is not listed.

The property has the feel of a traditional Somerset long house. This means that all the main reception rooms and the bedrooms face south. The property is brimming with character with many period features throughout, including, flagstone floors, original beams, an inglenook fireplace and exposed stone. Any of the more recent additions to the property are sympathetic to the character of the property from the ledge and brace oak doors to the handmade kitchen.

The front door opens into a hall way, with under stairs storage, off which are the kitchen and family room (which is a more recent addition to the property). The family room is of generous proportions and has wooden flooring and a wood burner stove. The room is light and bright and there are French doors that open onto a small timber framed conservatory. The kitchen was a Victorian addition to the cottage and has a slate tiled floor, a gas cooker, Belfast sink and bespoke cabinets topped with beech wooden worktops. The rustic charm of the kitchen continues through to the attached garden room, which is the perfect place for breakfasting or reading the Sunday paper. This room houses a fabulous larder cupboard. Off the garden room is the utility room with studio. In this room you can see the original exposed stone walls.

The sitting room, with its beautifully worn flagstone floor, exposed beams and large inglenook fireplace is undoubtably the oldest part of the property. The original door way is no longer intact but in it's place is a window with cupboard below which houses the television. Where there once was a stone staircase (the remains of which are still apparent) there is now built-in book shelves. This is a room for all seasons with the recently restored inglenook fireplace now housing a 'Morso Squirrel' wood burner - perfect for those winter evening, and French doors that open out to a small sun room allowing the light to flood in. Between the kitchen and sitting room is the dining room which again has a southerly aspect and the original, limestone flagstones.

The period features continue up on the first floor, with exposed rafters in some of the rooms and some remaining elm floor boards. The landing runs the length of the house off which are three doubles and one single bedroom, a family bathroom and a separate shower room with WC. The views from the landing looking over the adjacent countryside are fabulous for taking in the adjacent fields with the Mendip Hills in the distance. At one end of the house is a good sized double bedroom with windows facing to the South and West, which over look the pretty cottage garden. At the other end of the house is another double bedroom with two built in cupboard spaces and a very deep walk in storage cupboard next to it. This could be incorporated into the bedroom or perhaps converted into a walk-in wardrobe.

Outside: You will find this beautiful cottage and its approximately third of an acre garden, at the end of a hedge lined informal drive. The drive opens out to a gravelled area in front of the cottage where there is parking for numerous cars and a wood store. Close to the house is a newly built, timber garden studio, which is fully insulated and has electric. The perfect place for a home office, workshop or even could be used as a children's den. The garden then extends westwards, where you can meander through different parts of this charming outside space. From a lawned area with small pond surrounded by trees, hedges and shrubs, providing a perfect spot to enjoy the garden's charming and informal atmosphere, through to a productive vegetable garden with raised beds, a green house and potting shed (with electric), this typifies a traditional country garden. At the end of the garden is a small orchard and various perennial shrubs including raspberry bushes. The outside spaces are private and secluded and have the feeling of a bygone era - exactly what a cottage garden should be, and has been chemical free for at least 18 years.

Location: Manor Farm Cottage is located on the edge of the rural village of Barton St David. With a history dating back to the Doomsday book, Barton St David has a vibrant and active community, a popular local pub - The Barton Inn, a village hall, playing fields and fabulous walks on the doorstep. Although rural, Barton St David is conveniently placed just a short drive to Glastonbury, Street and Yeovil with easy access to the A303 for the south west. All the usual supermarkets can be found in any of these three locations as well as a variety of coffee shops, restaurants and independent shops. There is also a regular farmer's market in Glastonbury. Less than half an hour away is the town of Bruton with its boutique shops, famous restaurants and world-renowned Hauser & Wirth Art Gallery. There is an excellent range of both state and independent schools in the area including the well-respected West Pennard and Baltonsbrough Primary Schools, Millfield School, Wells Cathedral School, The Blue School in Wells, King's Bruton, Sexey's School, Strode College in Street and numerous local primary schools.

The city of Taunton is within easy reach and Bristol International Airport is 30 miles away. There are main line rail links to London and the South West at Castle Cary (7 miles), Bristol and Bath.

Directions: SatNav = TA11 6DF / What3Words =

Council Tax: Band E (correct at time of marketing). To check council tax for this property, please refer to the local authority website.

Local Authority: Somerset County Council Services: Mains water, mains sewage, partial gas fired central heating and mains electricity.

Tenure: This property is freehold and is sold with vacant possession upon completion.

Additional Property Notes: This property is of traditional stone construction and has had no adaptions for accessibility. There is a driveway with parking for at least 4 cars. The fire surround in the family room is not included in the sale.

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