Coombe Farm

First recorded as a farm in 1548, the original medieval farmhouse at the rear of Coombe Farm was replaced by a three-storey building in the 18th century. As one of the four original farms in the Bruton area, it is built of cut freestone from the Doulting stone quarry situated just outside Shepton Mallet, the same stone used to build Wells Cathedral and parts of Glastonbury Abbey. Some of the masonry also came from the old Abbey in Bruton which was destroyed during The Reformation. The latter part of the house has accommodation on three floors with a useful tanked cellar beneath and with two storeys in the medieval house behind.

As was typical of such farmhouses of the period, it has good-sized rooms with tall ceilings and its south-facing and classically symmetrical front façade is particularly striking with tall, 16-pane sash windows that allow natural light to flood in. The house's setting is gorgeous and almost every room in the house has its own sumptuous view. On the ground floor the accommodation includes the central reception hall with the original Georgian staircase rising to the first floor, two good-sized reception rooms and a large kitchen/breakfast room fitted with timber units and work surfaces, two Belfast sinks, tiled floor, beams and a fireplace inset with a Rangemaster Kitchener 110 gas and electric range cooker. Immediately outside the kitchen and accessed via a glazed door is a part-walled, paved terrace, which provides a perfect and sheltered setting for outside dining.

On the first floor off a split landing are the principal bedroom with en-suite shower room and large dressing room/ home office, three further double bedrooms and the family bathroom. On the second floor are two further good-sized double bedrooms off a shared landing. All of the bedrooms are light and airy and have far-reaching views of the surrounding countryside.

Coombe Farm is approached down a 150 yard-long tarmac to a large parking area beside the business units, with a side spur to a private parking area beside the house. Extending out from the front of the house is an area of formal garden comprising a level lawn fringed by borders planted with herbaceous perennials and flowering shrubs and enclosed by mature hedging. Behind the house is an exceptional, highly productive kitchen garden and orchard equipped with a summerhouse, two glass houses, two poly tunnels, extensive and beautifully maintained vegetable beds and soft fruit cages. The house is sited partway up the valley and extending up on all sides is gradually rising pasture and a mature broadleaf wood creating a delightful and pretty setting for the house. Flowing down the valley is a wonderful broad brook, with a waterfall. It is a charming and unique feature of Coombe Farm. The views from the house and from the brook are spectacular, plus the private woodland offers peaceful and enjoyable walks. In all about 15 acres (6.07 hectares).

The ancillary accommodation at Coombe Farm is a key attraction and it offers a total of 11 buildings. It benefits from excellent flexible accommodation throughout, which gives a fantastic hospitality opportunity for any incoming purchaser. On the opposite side of the drive is a group of agricultural buildings, which have all been granted permission to convert to provide holiday accommodation/B1 and D2 business use. Reflecting the numbering system used in the planning application (for full details visit

Coombe Farm has a beautiful rural position in an unspoilt valley and yet is approximately less than half a mile from the centre of the popular town of Bruton. Although one of the smallest towns in England, the town has excellent amenities that cater for most day-to-day requirements. These include several restaurants and cafés, two pubs, a butcher, artisan bakery, four mini-supermarkets, petrol station, pharmacy and Post Office. The town also has a vet, doctor's surgery and dentist. For wider requirements Bath, Fr

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