4 bedroom house

Brooklands, is a fabulous detached family home, having been extended in recent years to provide a flexible blend of practical living alongside contemporary design. Affording a large garden of circa 0.25 acres with sweeping lawns, terracing and ample parking from the gated driveway to the double garage.



Accommodation



You have every opportunity to enjoy modern living here, beginning with a spacious open plan kitchen/family dining room. Being the hub of the house and enjoying dual aspect windows and doors out onto the terracing and lawned gardens. A tiled floor with underfloor heating steps up to the kitchen, complete with an extensive range of oak fronted units, including a central peninsular unit and breakfast bar. Integrated appliances here include an electric double oven, hob, dishwasher and wine cooler. From the reception hall, there is a formal sitting room with a square bay side extension and feature open stone fireplace. To the right of the hall, there are three well proportioned bedrooms and a family bath/shower room. Finally, completing the ground floor, there are two cloakrooms and a utility room.



A staircase rises to the first floor master bedroom, featuring floor to ceiling windows at the far end, opening onto a balcony with a steel handrail and glazed inserts, taking in rural views. The bedroom enjoys an en-suite shower room, complete with twin wash hand basins and a WC.



Outside



The property is approached from Church Lane, with double wooden gates opening onto a gravel driveway, which extends along the side of the property to a double garage at the foot. This has a pair of automatic roller doors, but significantly benefits from having a room above, plus mains water, electricity and drainage supplied, thus providing potential for a holiday let or annexe, subject to planning consents. The garden is retained at the front, behind a substantial stone wall. Lawns sweep from the front, around to the left side and across the rear, where two terraces extend from the family living room, taking full advantage of the sunny aspects, perfect for 'alfresco' dining. The garden enjoys a great degree of seclusion, measuring approximately 0.25 acres and backing onto farmland at the rear.



Location



West Pennard is a charming village situated in gently undulating countryside four miles to the east of Glastonbury. Brooklands, sits towards the top of Church Lane, with views up to village church. The village benefits form the beautiful parish Church of St Nicholas, popular village primary school, public house and village hall. The A361 enables easy access to Millfield Preparatory School at Edgarley, the senior School in Street and is approximately 9 miles from the Cathedral City of Wells, also renowned for its own private school. Wells is the smallest city in England and offers a vibrant High Street with a variety of independent shops and restaurants as well as a twice weekly market and a choice of supermarkets including Waitrose. At the very heart of the city is the medieval Cathedral, Bishop’s Palace and Vicars’ Close (reputed to be the oldest surviving residential street in Europe). Bristol and Bath lie c.22 miles to the north and north-east respectively with mainline train stations to London at Castle Cary (c.11 miles) as well as Bristol and Bath. Bristol International Airport is c.15 miles to the north-west.The surrounding towns provide a wide choice of recreational and shopping facilities whilst the larger centres of Bath and Bristol are within an hour's commuting distance.



Directions



From Glastonbury follow the A361 towards Shepton Mallet and continue for just over three miles to West Pennard. Turn right into Newtown Lane and upon reaching the war memorial on the left hand side turn immediately left into Church Lane. The property will be found along on the left hand side.

Marketed by: holland & odam, Glastonbury