Etsome Dairy Farmhouse

Incorporating an earlier 17th century house and then re-modelled and enlarged two centuries later, Etsome Dairy Farmhouse is a charming and unlisted period farmhouse with an attached, self-contained cottage. The property is positioned at the foot of Etsome Hill with unspoilt countryside stretching out on all sides. It is built of attractive and distinctive Blue Lias stone with a clay tiled roof and has retained original architectural features including several fireplaces and beautiful flagstone flooring throughout much of the ground floor. The property has been the much-loved family home of its current owners for the past ten years and during the recent pandemic its layout was able to easily accommodate the busy independent working lives of two adults and two teenagers. The house has a good-sized and central reception hall leading to the sitting and dining rooms on one side and the kitchen/breakfast room with combined garden room on the other. The sitting room has windows on two sides including a glazed door to the garden and an attractive brick-arched fireplace fitted with a woodburning stove. The adjacent dining room also has windows on two sides with a lovely, south-facing view across the garden and grounds.

Off the other side of the hall is a light and airy room that combines the kitchen/breakfast room and garden room and has countryside views on two sides with French windows opening onto the herb-fringed terrace. The room incorporates a sizeable dining area and has units under beech and slate work surfaces, 2-oven AGA, electric cooker and gas-fired
hob. Adjacent to the kitchen are the home office, the laundry/boot room and a pantry that has extensive floor-to-ceiling storage cupboards and leads through to the adjoining cottage.

At one end of the first-floor landing is the principal bedroom, which has farreaching
views on two sides and an en-suite bathroom. The first floor also incorporates three further double bedrooms and the family shower room.

The farmhouse is approached off a peaceful lane with a parking area for four cars and
two log stores immediately in front of the house. On one side is an attached former
single garage which has been converted into an artist's studio. The garden extends
around three sides of the house and consists of a gently sloping lawn fringed by several
mixed borders and paved terracing on the southern and western sides of the house.
In one corner is an all-weather electrical hook-up for a shepherd's hut. The garden
is enclosed by dry stone walling/hedging with the uphill side of the lawn open to the
orchard and paddock. In all about 3 acres (1.21 hectares).

Somerton town centre 1.9 miles, A303 (Podimore Roundabout) 5.9 miles, Yeovil town centre 11.4 miles, Castle Cary station 11.8 miles (Paddington 85 minutes), Yeovil Junction station 13.6 miles (Waterloo 2 hours 25 minutes), Sherborne 16 miles, Waterloo (2 hours 15 minutes), J23 M5/Bridgwater 17.6 miles, J24 M5 Taunton 17.8 miles, Bristol Airport 31.3 miles. (Distances and times approximate)

Etsome Dairy Farmhouse is set in unspoilt countryside about a mile from the small market town of Somerton. The town has a range of local shops and facilities including a medical centre, dental and veterinary surgeries, public houses, delicatessen, butcher, ironmonger, supermarket and restaurants, including the recently opened 28 Market Place, whose head chef was a finalist on “The Great British Menu” TV series.

There is a wide choice of local schools from both the state and independent sectors including the King Ina Church of England Academy in Somerton for infant (Outstanding) and primary (Good) education, Huish Episcopi Academy in Langport and Stanchester Academy in Stoke-sub-Hamdon provide secondary education, together with a range of good independent schools including the Sherborne schools, Hazlegrove and Millfield. The property also has good transport links close by. The A303 and M5 are both within easy reach, J23 and 24 both 30 mins away a

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