5 bedroom house

Description

Penpont Farmhouse is a beautifully appointed attractive period farmhouse forming part of the local Penpont estate. The house is complimented by an attractive courtyard to the rear flanked on one side by a traditional stone barn with beautiful gardens and includes an area of approximately one acre of pastureland, ideal for keeping livestock or ponies - this paddock will have vacant possession from May 2023.

The farmhouse which would benefit from a little upgrading provides tremendous potential to form a fine family home in this beautiful setting just three miles from the market town of Brecon.

Location

Set three miles from the market town of Brecon in a beautiful rural location approximately 300 meters off the A40 trunk road. Penpont is a rural community to the west of Brecon town on the edge of the Brecon Beacons National Park. The surrounding area is known for its beautiful scenery and wildlife being just a short distance from the Brecon Beacons mountain range. Brecon offers a good choice of local shops including supermarkets and convenience stores, coffee shops and boasts a leisure centre complex, theatre and cinema. The larger cities of Cardiff and Swansea are both within a 1 hours drive whilst the M4 near Newport provides great road links.

Walk Inside

An enclosed walled forecourt provides access to the front door from where there is access into the traditional hallway with stairs leading to the first floor. Off to the left is a lovely sitting room with recessed fireplace fitted with a woodboring stove, this room also features two large sash windows and incorporates the original meat hooks into the ceiling. On the opposite side of the hallway is a further sitting room with a period fire surround with inset grate and flanked on both sides by recessed cupboards. To the rear of the house is a third reception room, ideal as an office or winter snug, having windows on two elevation with great views to the distant hills. The rear hallway has attractive original flagstone flooring which extends into the W.C closet where there is a low level W.C; The beautiful flagstone flooring extends into the kitchen, a lovely room looking onto the rear courtyard, with fitted base units and an oil fired two oven traditional Aga. Beyond (truncated)

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The main staircase leads to the first floor landing which provides access into two bedrooms; one good sized double with a traditional feature fire grate and the second being a good sized single room also with traditional feature fire grate. There is also access to a W.C. closet and a spacious family bathroom with panelled bath, W.C. and basin. A link door from the main landing provides access onto the secondary landing with a staircase leading down to the kitchen and off this landing a further three bedrooms; two double bedrooms both with feature traditional fire grates and a third small double bedroom overlooking the garden. This landing also provides access to an additional bathroom suite which comprises of a panelled bath with shower over, W.C. and pedestal basin.

Walk Outside

A vehicular entrance extends alongside the property into a large parking area with traditional corrugated iron garage, alongside is a natural stone wall which separates the beautiful garden area forming a courtyard to the rear of the house with mature beds, large areas of lawn flanked on one side by a beautiful stone barn which includes the old cart sheds and the main barn itself which would have housed cattle with a hay loft over. At the rear of the garden, a further stone barn with a corrugated roof.

To the opposite side of the drive, an area of just over one acre of land which extends down to the A40, flanked on one side by mature trees including a natural pond; ideal for those seeking to keep a few ponies or livestock. The paddock will have vacant possession from May 2023.