Lamyatt Lodge

Lamyatt Lodge is a fabulous 5 bedroom family house, on the market for the first time in 30 years. It is situated in a glorious setting with stunning views of rural Somerset. The Georgian front of dressed stone was added to an earlier building of the 17th century. It retains a wealth of period features throughout which gives it great charm and character. The house is approached through a pair of pillars and a private drive that leads down to a spacious parking area with a mounting block and room for several cars. The front door opens to a fine reception hall with a blue lias flagstone floor, providing access to a cloakroom and a large boot room. This leads to the main hallway that runs the length of the house. French doors open onto a courtyard with access to the greenhouse and swimming pool. Four reception rooms lead off the hall. The dining room and the drawing room display elegant Georgian proportions, period mouldings and sash windows with original shutters. The drawing room has the original marble fireplace and double doors that lead directly to the terrace. The morning room has double doors onto the terrace and a marble fireplace. A spacious study or nursery looks across the garden, providing the opportunity for a home office. A door opens to stone steps leading down to working cellars. At the heart of the house is a kitchen/breakfast room again with doors that open directly onto the garden. A two oven Aga is set into the chimney breast beneath an arched stone lintel. Alongside the kitchen is a larder and a sizeable laundry room.



An elegant Georgian staircase rises from the hall to a spacious landing, five bedrooms (three with en-suite bathrooms) and a family bathroom. In the Georgian part of the house, the two primary bedrooms suites feature sash windows. The further bedrooms feature period cornicing, ceiling roses and fireplaces giving them real character and individuality. The bathrooms are furnished with traditional fixtures and fittings and all come with baths. 



The cottage

Within the grounds of the house is a pretty two bedroom cottage, ideal as ancillary accommodation or as a potential let. The cottage consists of a kitchen/living room with whitewashed stone walls and a wood burning stove in the chimney breast. Double doors lead to the front garden and another to the utility room. Upstairs in the main bedroom, oak beams reach to the apex of the ceiling while French windows from the second bedroom lead to an external staircase. 

Adjoining the cottage is stabling amounting to some 550 sq ft which could be converted to further accommodation given the relevant planning permissions. 



The party barn

Across the yard is a light and airy studio/party barn measuring approx 1,420 sq ft and set over two floors. The ground floor has a motor-pit and is currently used as a workshop and store with cloakroom.  Above is particularly attractive room with exposed timber trusses, a timber ceiling, gas log fire and arched double doors that lead to a wooden deck with views over the tennis court and garden. At one end of the room, there is a comfortable built-in seating area with a simple kitchen. The building would lend itself to a wide variety of uses, subject to the relevant planning permissions.



The stables

The stable block contains two good sized loose boxes and a tack room/food store.  Above is a large hayloft which offers more storage space. 



Lamyatt Lodge offers great access to the countryside.  There are many bridleways and footpaths in the village offering superb riding and walking opportunities.

Other outbuildings include a greenhouse with potting shed/swimming pool boiler room and a wood/coal store



Outside

The outstanding feature of this house is its breath-taking views of the Somerset countryside.  The gardens and grounds are mainly laid out to lawns and specimen trees with the backdrop of the landscape.  The old entrance to the house has a beautiful stone porch and is positioned in the centre of the classic Georgian façade.  On the south east side, a seasoned stone terrace runs the length of the house and gives way to level lawns, terraced up to mature trees and shrubs.  A Victorian red brick garden wall shelters a 50 ft (approx)  heated Swimming pool which is flanked by raised flower beds, around an attractive terrace with eating area. Outside the barn is an Astro-turf tennis court, formally a riding school/menage.  Beyond the gardens are paddocks of 9 acres, stretching to approximately 11 acres in all. Approximately 9 acres of land has been used for grazing on a licence agreement. 





Situation

Lamyatt Lodge is situated half way between Lamyatt and Milton Clevedon.  It occupies a commanding position over Somerset and enjoys some of the finest views in the county.  



Just a stone’s throw away is Bruton, a fashionable and popular town in the heart of the Somerset countryside with a very fine church, Grade 1 listed alms-houses and home to several well-known restaurants, pubs and bars including Osip, At the Chapel and The Roth Bar at the world-renowned Hauser & Wirth Gallery. The town also has a doctors’ surgery, pharmacy, vet, post office, several mini supermarkets, fuel station and numerous independent shops. Further local attractions include Stourhead House and gardens, The Newt country house and spa hotel and Babington House. For further shopping and recreational activities, Castle Cary and Wincanton are a few miles away, with Bath, Bristol, Sherborne, Wells and Yeovil all within an hour’s drive.



Lamyatt itself is a small hamlet with a pretty church and thriving village hall which provides a hub for community life. There is a regular programme of activities and professional events which bring a wide range of the arts to the village.



Transport links are excellent. The A303 provides a direct route to London via the M3.  There is a fast rail service from Castle Cary (10 minutes) to London Paddington (1 hour 40 mins). Both Bruton and Gillingham provide train services to Waterloo.  Bristol Airport (40 mins) offers connections within the UK, Europe and beyond. 



Schools

There is a wide variety of excellent state and independent schools in the area including a well-respected primary school in Bruton. Good local independent schools include King’s School Bruton, Bruton School for Girls, Millfield, Downside, Hazlegrove and All Hallows prep school. There is also the state-owned boarding school in Bruton- Sexeys. 



Services:

Private water, mains electricity, private drainage, oil fired central heating



Local Authority:  

Mendip District Council



Council Tax band G



Directions




Lamyatt aerial video

From the A371 take the turning to Bruton and then approx half a mile on your left take the turning into Lamyatt, continue through the village past the church through two bends towards Milton Clevedon. After the second bend, the pillars and driveway to Lamyatt Lodge will be seen on the righthand side.

From Bruton take the signs to Wyke champflower , continue on Wyke Road until you you see the sign for Lamyatt on your right hand side follow as above. 



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Every care has been taken with the preparation of these details, in accordance with the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008, but complete accuracy cannot be guaranteed.  If there is any point, which is of particular importance to you, please obtain professional confirmation.  Alternatively, we will be pleased to check the information.  These details do not constitute a contract or part of a contract.  All measurements quoted are approximate.  Photographs are provided for general information and cannot be inferred that any item shown is included in the sale.  The fixtures, fittings & appliances have not been tested and therefore no guarantee can be given that they are in working order.  No guarantee can be given with regard to planning permissions or fitness for purpose.  Energy Performance Certificates are available on request.



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