Brickhouse Farm

DESCRIPTION

Brickhouse Farm has been extended and improved by the current owners to provide a spacious family home with generous accommodation comprising: five reception rooms, fitted kitchen/breakfast room, utility room, cloakroom and five first floor double bedrooms, two of which are en suite and family bathroom. Within the grounds is a recently constructed detached two storey cottage with its own private access. Also within the grounds is a garden room and a double garage. The property is set in large well landscaped gardens and pasture, in all 17.43 acres.

SITUATION

Hallatrow is a hamlet within easy commuting distance of Bristol, Bath and Wells. The nearby village of High Littleton, a walkable distance either by footpath, lane or across the fields, offers further facilities and has a very good general store, post office/newsagent, hairdresser, excellent primary school, churches and a recreation ground. Midsomer Norton, close by, provides more extensive shopping facilities. There are leisure centres at Chew Magna, Farrington Gurney, and Midsomer Norton with golf courses at Farrington Gurney and Wells. Communications are excellent with easy access to both the M4 and M5. Railway stations in Bath and Bristol provide regular access to London. Bristol International Airport lies approximately 14 miles to the west. There is excellent state school provision within the Chew Valley and independent schools within daily travelling distance including All Hallows, Wells Cathedral School, Downside and Millfield as well as the ones in Bath and Bristol

ACCOMMODATION

An ornamental porch with a pitched roof protects the front door which opens into the entrance hallway, a staircase rises to the first floor, off the hallway are two reception rooms both with period style open fireplaces and picture rails, a door to the rear of the hallway leads to the generous, kitchen/breakfast room. The kitchen/breakfast room is fitted with an extensive range of solid oak, wall and base units with contrasting granite worktops, inset twin butler sinks with mixer tap, integrated dishwasher, recess housing an electric range style cooker with stainless steel extractor above, ceramic tiled floor, double glazed window and patio doors to the rear, door to the dining room with patio doors to the rear.

Accommodation cont'd...

Off the dining room is a very large, triple aspect sitting room and patio doors to the rear, large “Minster” style stone fireplace and double width glazed doors opening to the sunroom. The sunroom has a pitched, insulated roof with four Velux windows and a triple aspect with a large arched head full height window to the end elevation. Further full depth glazing overlook the front garden and patio doors open to the rear, it has a limestone paved floor and spotlighting. The generous boot room/utility has space and plumbing for laundry equipment and other appliances, ceramic tiled floor, stable door to garden, personal doors to the double garage and cloakroom. The first floor landing has access to roof space, off the landing at the front are two double bedrooms each with a period style fireplace and picture rails. At the rear is a third double bedroom again with an original fireplace and picture rail and an airing cupboard housing a hot water cylinder. The family bathroom is...

COTTAGE

Recently constructed and with full residential planning permission this detached cottage has an open-plan ground floor with a fitted kitchen, lounge area with windows to the side and patio doors opening to a deck and a turning staircase rising to the first floor.
On the first floor is a bedroom with Velux windows and a fitted shower room again with a Velux window. The cottage is heated by an air source heat pump and has its own garden area, parking and separate drive leading from the lane.

OUTSIDE

The property is approached from the lane via twin field gates, a drive leads to a generous parking/turning area adjacent to the double garage. The formal gardens surround the property and are principally laid to lawn and are enclosed by natural hedging. There is a timber gazebo and an attractive garden room with a feature window sitting over the natural spring which is still in use. At the rear the property looks over its generous pasture extending to 17.43 acres. DOUBLE GARAGE / WORKSHOP - Electrically operated door, range of base units with inset sink, oil-fired boiler providing central heating and domestic hot water, two windows.

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LOCAL AUTHORITY - Bath & North East Somerset; VIEWING - Strictly by appointment with the Agents: David James; Ref: 24964/3 Date: 01/12/2022