Lower Huxham Farm

Lower Huxham Farm is an unusually beautiful period gem situated in the midst of the glorious Somerset countryside. Dating back almost 600 years, a raft of period features extend throughout the house and lend it enormous character and authentic charm. Sympathetically extended over the years and in particular, the 1980s, the new building blends seamlessly with the original one and now offers approximately 6000 sq. ft of accommodation.



The farm is situated almost at the end of a quiet no through lane and as such is a haven of peace and tranquillity. It is a lifestyle choice with an extraordinary opportunity to further enhance the house itself and to develop a wide variety of picturesque barns and outbuildings that would bring the true potential of this wonderful property to fruition.The house is approached via a generous sweeping gravelled driveway with ample parking for several cars.



The front door opens to a beautiful hallway with magnificent flagstones underfoot and an aged stone archway that leads to fabulous kitchen. Previously two rooms, this is now a fabulous space replete with a beautiful flagstone floor, a stunning stone surround fire place housing a wood burner and hand crafted oak units. Two Belfast sinks sit amidst oak worktops and a four oven electric aga warms the room. Off the kitchen is a cloakroom and a boot room that leads to a perfectly situated store/larder room with a separate wine store. Also off the kitchen is a comfortable snug or home office with a wood burner and pretty views of the garden.The hall also leads to three spacious reception rooms – each has its own individual character. The sitting room features a stripped pine floor and a beautiful stone surround that sits beneath a seasoned oak beam and frames the fireplace. The dining room comes with a slate floor and an oak beam that runs the length of the ceiling – attached is a secondary kitchen with induction hob, timber worktops and a Belfast sink. Adjoining the dining room is the sitting room with a more contemporary feel and with doors that open directly to the garden.



From the hall the main staircase leads to a primary bedroom suite, five further bedrooms and 3 further bathrooms. The primary suite features a dressing area and an en suite bathroom with an oversized shower and dual sinks. A second flight of stairs lead from the kitchen to a library with bookshelves that go from floor to ceiling. All the bedrooms are elegantly furnished and have shuttered windows with wonderful views of the gardens and countryside beyond. The bathrooms are well-equipped with walk in showers, limestone floors, heated chrome towel rails and high end fixtures and fittings.



Attached and accessible from the main house is a self-contained two storey annex with its own kitchen, sitting room and bedroom with en suite bathroom. Stripped pine floors and exposed stone walls lend the rooms real character. Doors from the kitchen lead to real pretty sheltered garden overlooked by a magnificent Magnolia tree. Adjoining the annex is a two storey workshop and a sizeable store. With the relevant planning consents, these charming outbuildings could be converted into further accommodation and easily incorporated into the annex to enhance and materially extend it.



Outside

This beautiful house sits entirely in its own land that stretches to approximately 8 acres. To the rear of the house is a gorgeous South facing gravelled terrace that sits beneath climbing roses that adorn the South façade. Well-kept lawns boarded by a handsome Victorian red brick wall sweep away to the near boundary whilst mature trees and shrubs pepper the landscape. Further afield there is a productive garden with raised beds ideal for growing vegetables, complimented by a fruit cage and polytunnel. A flourishing orchard contains a multitude of fruit trees that include apple, pear, plum and even a mulberry tree. A delightful glade sheltered by a cluster of cedar trees is the perfect place for a party or mini festival with a camp fire in the summer. A hard tennis court to the East offers year round entertainment. The views are sensational and mostly uninterrupted from all corners of this glorious property.



Outbuildings

The farm features an extraordinary and varied array of outbuildings currently used for stabling, livestock, garaging, storage and workshops etc. There is a covered carport to the front of the building. To the rear, the old milking parlour connects with additional store rooms and workshops around a truly charming courtyard which, if converted, would lend themselves to a wide range of uses. A sizeable pitch barn thought to have been built around 1850 could be restored to its former glory. Closer to the house, two fur-ther really pretty outbuildings could be converted to additional accommodation with planning.SituationLower Huxham Farm is ideally situated on the edge Huxham, a small hamlet close to the villages of East Pennard, Pilton and Ditcheat. The latter is a very popular village and well known as home to Paul Nicholls’s racing stables and Barbers farmhouse cheese. It has a good farm shop, an excellent primary school and two good pubs, the Manor Inn and the Alhampton Inn. There is a thriving village hall and par-ish church. Local shopping can be found in nearby Castle Cary and Bruton, home to the now famous Hauser and Wirth gallery and “At the Chapel” restaurant. Also close is ‘The Newt’ “one of the most excep-tional country house hotels Britain has seen” according to the telegraph. The gardens are open to the public and allow visitors to walk in the amazing woodland gardens and eat in the various restaurants there. Other local attractions include Stouhead Gardens, Babington House, (Soho House’s country man-sion) and Longleat Safari Park. There are also extensive sporting activities with several golf courses near-by, racing at Wincanton and Bath, many local shoots and hunting with the Blackmoor Vale and Mendip Farmers.Transport links are excellent with Castle Cary’s mainline railway station to London and the South West just eight minutes’ drive away.



Schools

Local independent schools include Wells Cathedral School, All Hallows and Hazelgrove prep schools, Millfield prep and senior, Downside and the Bruton schools. Local state schools include Ansford Academy, Strode College, Sexeys Bruton and the Blue school in Wells.ServicesOil central heating, electric AGA, Mains water electricity and private drainageBroadbandFibre optic and hard wiredTenureFreehold with no onward chain.



Local Authority

Mendip District Council



Council tax band E



Directions

From the Podimore roundabout on the A303 take the A37 northwards for about 8 miles to the Wraxall cross roads with the (closed) Queens Arm pub and the turning to Ditcheat on the right. At the cross roads take the road westwards – left. Continue for a few hundred yards and take the first turning left. Continue to a crossroads in the hamlet of Huxham go straight across. Lower Huxham Farm is a few hundred yards along on the left hand side



Postcode BA4 6RS



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