5 bedroom house

Mulberry House is a good-sized family house which has been extended and completely renovated over the last seven years. It occupies an enviable position set off a quiet country lane and is surrounded by open countryside which provides wonderful views from many rooms especially the kitchen/breakfast room and principal bedroom above it. The house has rendered and painted walls under a tiled roof with a green oak front porch added along with an L-shaped verandah wrapped around the front and two balconies. There are three well-proportioned reception rooms of which the dining hall and sitting room both have timber floors and draw heat from a double-sided woodburning stove that is shared by the two rooms. The hub of the house is the charming, country-style kitchen/breakfast room which has a large central island incorporating a breakfast bar, Rangemaster gas & electric range cooker, double Belfast sink and has bi-fold doors opening out to the verandah and garden. Immediately adjacent to it are the family room/study which currently serves as a home office and the utility room and wet room. On the first floor off the galleried landing, which is amply lit by natural light are five bedrooms and three bathrooms (two ensuite). The principal bedroom has windows on two sides including French windows to the wrap-around balcony which has wonderful, far-reaching views on a clear day. It also has an ensuite bathroom fitted with a separate shower. The guest bedroom has its own wet room and the family bathroom is shared by the two remaining double bedrooms and a further single bedroom which is currently used as a dressing room.

The house is approached through twin, electrically operated timber gates onto a gravelled parking area with room for several cars. Immediately adjacent to it is a timber-clad double garage which has an electric roller door and also has an electric cable fitted suitable for an e-vehicle ultra-fast charging station. To one side is an integral garden store and within the roof space and accessed by an external timber staircase is an occasional bedroom/home office/studio with en-suite facilities. The house is set in about an acre of garden and grounds which are level and bounded by stock-proof fencing. The garden is designed for ease of maintenance and comprises a lawn planted with a number of fruit and nut trees including pear, greengage, walnut and hazelnut, raspberry and loganberry bushes with a log store behind the house. Beyond the garage are a timber machinery store and small paddock. In all about 1 acre (0.4 hectare).

Stalbridge 2 miles • Sherborne 4.8 miles • Templecombe station 5 miles (Waterloo 2.25 hours) • Wincanton/A303 8.7 miles • Castle Cary station 14.3 miles (Paddington 90 minutes) (Distances and times approximate).

Mulberry House is situated amidst unspoilt countryside with only four neighbours all about 150 yards away. Close by is the small town of Stalbridge which, despite its size has a wide selection of local amenities including a church, independent supermarket and café, pharmacy, dentist, optician and pub (see wider requirements the towns of Sherborne and Wincanton are both within easy reach. There are direct rail services from Templecombe to Waterloo (2.25 hours) and from Castle Cary to Paddington (90 minutes). The local area also has a wide selection of excellent schools from both the state and independent sectors.

Council Tax Band: D

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