Brookmist

Brookmist is a charming detached family home located in a superb rural position yet within a convenient location for local facilities and commuting. The property does require some improvement in places and successfully combines a comfortable home with wonderful equestrian facilities that would suit a variety of disciplines and requirements.

The House

Brookmist really does offer versatile accommodation that is arranged over three principle floors. The front door opens into an entrance lobby with a couple of steps leading into the reception hall which is a lovely light and open space with stairs and galleried landings leading to the upper and lower floors and doors leading to the kitchen and sitting room.

The lower ground floor has been used to provide an office space, utility and shower room and a snug sitting room. However, it could very easily be adapted to create an annexe space.

On the ground floor there is a wonderful farmhouse style kitchen with a great range of fitted wall and base units, breakfast bar and a red four oven oil fired Aga making a real statement. From the kitchen a door leads to a small rear lobby and then to the garden. Glazed doors open directly from the kitchen to the garden and then a further door opens to the sitting room.  This really is a great entertaining room with an open fire place to one end and two double patio doors opening directly onto the terrace to the rear of the house.

On the first floor is a galleried dining room that over looks the entrance hall and is a versatile space with a further open fireplace and ample room for a large dining table.

Stairs lead from the dining room to the second floor landing from where doors lead to the four bedrooms and family bathroom. There are two double bedrooms and a good sized single in addition to the master suite which has a recently refurbished en-suite shower room and a large double bedroom with built in storage. The family bathroom has also been recently completed.

Outside

The gardens lie to the front, side and rear of the property and make the most of the sloping aspect of the ground. Part of the garden has been fenced off to provide a chicken run with a couple of timber chicken houses but in essence the garden area is a blank canvas allowing a buyer to create their own ideas.

Immediately to the rear of the house is a level terraces area with a timber framed under cover dining area which is accessed from both the kitchen and sitting room.

The Stable yard

The driveway for the property runs to the side of the house and leads to an ample parking and turning area with space for several vehicles, trailers and horse boxes or lorries. A timber workshop/garage provides a really useful space for storage (or tinkering) and has power and light connected and two double doors to the front.

The stable yard lies to the side and is U-Shaped in design with a central yard area. Having been built by the previous owners as pony boxes they have been adapted more recently to create fewer, larger boxes and now comprise five boxes, an open wash bay, two tack rooms, feed room and rug room, some of which had been used as stables and could very easily be returned to boxes if required.

To one end of the stable yard is an open fronted store which is useful for hay and then a further block built store to the side. To the side of the stables is a Claydon electric four horse walker on a concrete base.

The school lies in an elevated position – perfect views to school to! It measures approximately 60m x 20m and has a well maintained sand and fibre surface.

The Land

The land lies to the three sides of the property and is a combination of level and sloping in aspect. The boundaries are enclosed by a combination of mature hedges and stock fencing and gates linking the paddocks.

Location

Brookmist is located in a fantastic position with some great facilities and towns located close by including Frome, Westbury, Warminster together with the cities of Bath, Bristol and Salisbury. Excellent road and rail communications give access to those needing to commute.

Riding out from the yard is via a network of country lanes and bridleways, with one running along the eastern boundary of the land and bridleway access across the Downs to the rear of Warminster, subject to MOD use and restrictions. There are a variety of competition and training opportunities in the area offering a range of affiliated and unaffiliated competitions including West Wilts Equestrian Centre at Holt (approx. 25 mins), Mendip Plains Equestrian Centre at Ston Easton (approx. 40 mins) and Chard Equestrian (approx. 1 hour). There is a choice of hunting and Pony Clubs including the Beaufort, Avon Vale, Mendip Farmers, South and West Wilts and Wylye Valley Pony Club.