Keyford House

The house is Grade Il listed and was built in the 1830s of Bath stone, in the Gothic revival style. Interestingly, part of the front façade of the house has a Tudor arch head.
Set in about 2.81 acres, the property enjoys privacy and impressive, far-reaching views across the Frome Valley.
Keyford House is a very elegant family house set back and protected behind mature oak, chestnut and acacia trees. It is approached down its own private drive.
I The house has been cleverly improved upon and renovated to create a fabulous family home. The high ceilings on all floors, double and triple sash windows, open fireplaces, wooden floors and ornate cornicing all help to create a wonderful light, bright and spacious feel to the house.
The galleried hall is particularly impressive, with a wide sweeping wooden staircase leading up to the landing and an office within the Tudor arch head.
Both the drawing room and sitting room have ornate, Greek key and dentil cornicing and stone mullion windows with leaded lights.
The dining room leads directly through to the drawing room through high double doors, which, in turn, leads through to a orangery.
The five bedrooms (up to nine if including the second floor) and three bathrooms ensures the house is the perfect family home. The Mark Wilkinson kitchen has a gas-fired four door AGA with electric companion and gas hob.
The principal bedroom suite has some of the best views of the house, overlooking the Frome Valley, Longleat Estate and Salisbury Plain in the distance. Part of the bedroom occupies a delightful oriel window and the large en suite bathroom has a central free-standing bath and walk-in shower.
There is under-floor heating in both the downstairs cloakroom and master bedroom en suite bathroom.

Outbuilding include a double garage, with lapsed planning permission to convert into a one bedroom cottage, a large car port and further sheds.

The garden has been cleverly landscaped and designed into separate compartments, each with a very different feel.
To the front of the house is a grass lawn flanked by a large acacia tree and a tulip tree that is belleved to be about 250 years old.
To the rear of the house is a large walled garden that has provide organic vegetables for at least the last 19 years.
Beyond the kitchen is parterre garden with clipped box hedging and a central pergola.
Specimen trees and shrubs, many of which are very mature, include acacia, oak, sweet chestnut, yew, cedar and maple.

Keyford House is ideally positioned on the edge of a small hamlet and close to Bath and the market town of Frome. The hamlet of Little Keyford overlooks spectacular countryside and the Longleat Estate.
The area is particularly well known for its wide selection of excellent schooling. All Hallows Prep, Downside, Warminster, Wells Cathedral, Bruton and Millfield Schools are all within a 20 minute drive as are the Bath schools of Prior Park and Monkton Combe. Amongst other local attractions is Babington House, approximately 5 miles away ( Keyford is a relatively short drive from Bath, renowned for its wide range of restaurants, shops, cultural activities and tourist attractions including the Roman Baths, Holburne Museum, The Royal Crescent, Prior Park Gardens, and the Theatre Royal. Sporting activities in the area include hunting with the Beaufort, racing at Cheltenham, Bath, Salisbury and Newbury and golf at The Player's at Codrington, The Manor House at Castle Combe, The Park, Landsdown and Orchardleigh at Bath Golf Club.
The property has excellent communication links with London Paddington, approximately 75 minutes by train from Bath Spa station, approximately 79 minutes by train from Westbury, and approximately 2 hours by road.

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