9 bedroom house

Westvale is a beautiful and spacious family home, dating back to circa 1740, which was formerly owned by Baron and Lady Craigmyle.

The house has a wealth of period features and charm throughout and offers very versatile accommodation, it can be used as one large house, or a wing can be separated to create an adjoining two-bedroom cottage.

You enter the house into the reception hall, with wonderful flagstone floor and a working open fire. There are four principal reception rooms arranged over its lower two floors, including a spacious drawing room with open fire and tall sash windows which overlook the gardens. A sizeable family room is situated on the lower ground floor, next to the dining room which leads out to the terrace.

A fully fitted country style kitchen has an AGA, wooden flooring and ample fitted storage space. A light and airy studio, a cloakroom, a utility room which leads into a useful vaulted store room complete the lower ground floor, whilst a snug, library and a study can be found on the ground floor.

On the first floor there are nine bedrooms each with their own character, three bathrooms and a shower room.

The property is set within beautiful gardens and grounds which enjoy spectacular far reaching rural views, the view is southwest showing sunsets to their best . There is wild flower meadow with three cascading ponds, a productive orchard and a wonderful woodland with a tree house.

In a secluded position beyond the orchard, is a former cider barn which benefits from full planning permission and listed building consent (20/04072/FUL & 20/04073/LBA) for conversion into a two bedroom dwelling for use as a holiday let (tied to the house).

The property benefits from a tennis court, outdoor swimming pool and off road parking for several vehicles.

In all approximately 5.39 acres.

Owing to our commitment to keep both our colleagues and clients safe, we have many guided virtual viewing options available to you. These include video walkthroughs, 360 virtual reality tours and enhanced comprehensive photography, our teams will be happy to walk you through.

The peaceful hamlet of Nailwell enjoys an enviable position on the southern outskirts of Bath. It overlooks wonderful open countryside, yet is so near to the wide range of facilities and amenities that the Bath has to offer. Priston is close by and offers a primary school, village hall and village pub.

Bath Spa Station is in the city centre and has high speed rail links to London Paddington from about 90 minutes.

The property is ideally placed for access to Monkton Prep and Senior School in addition to Prior Park College. Other schools include The Royal High, King Edwards School as well as the Bath and Bath Spa universities.

Bath <5 miles, M4 (J18) 9 miles, Bradford on Avon 10 miles, Frome 13 miles, Bristol International Airport 20 miles (All distances are approximate)

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