4 bedroom house

DESCRIPTION A most attractive Somerset farmhouse, ideal for equestrian enthusiasts, set in the quite hamlet of Nyland, between Draycott and Wedmore. As you lead up the path from the front you are welcomed into a stone porch with a storage area beside the front door. The entrance hall provides access to the first floor and stairs which are found immediately to your right. The ground floor provides three reception rooms. There is a spacious dining room which is a bright, dual aspect room with a working fireplace. There is a dual aspect home office/library with satellite internet access which would benefit home workers or could alternatively be used as a playroom, further reception room or could become bedroom five. The rear of the property provides a cosy living room which is a spacious and light dual aspect room with patio doors opening onto the patio at the rear and a feature fireplace with inset wood burner. The kitchen/breakfast room is a lovely rear aspect room with windows at the rear taking in the gardens with original tiled flooring. The kitchen is fitted with a selection of wall and base units, a cream oil-fired Aga and space for white appliances. There is also a good-sized utility room, downstairs toilet and access to the vegetable garden where there is a greenhouse, a secure garden shed and various fruit trees.

The first floor provides four bedrooms and a family bathroom suite. The master bedroom is a dual aspect room at the rear off the house with views of the gardens, Nyland hill, Glastonbury Tor and the adjacent land. It is fitted with wardrobes and a fitted shower cubicle. There are three further bedrooms with two double bedrooms at the front of the property and a fourth bedroom with some restricted head height. The family bathroom is equipped with a panelled bath with overhead shower attachment, a further shower cubicle, low level WC and basin. 

OUTSIDE Quarry Farm is a registered small holding set in approximately eight acres with great equestrian potential, a large galvanised barn and water trough, Quarry Farm has diverse wildlife with birds, Badgers and quiet area given to wildlife. The property offers different segments within its outside space. There are views in all directions taking in the pleasant surroundings. The front garden is laid with attractive lawns and has well-maintained borders and access to the front of the property or into the rear garden through a wooden gate. To the left of the property there is a vegetable garden with a pond and access into the utility room at the side of the property. There is a double garage with ample parking in front. There is a raised section which leads into the attractive rear garden and back to the formal gardens surrounding the house. The formal gardens are well maintained with a selection of shrubs and trees with a shed and access into the living room through patio doors from the patio into a beautiful rear garden where there is a large pond, summerhouse, further mature trees and plants and exposed rock work at the base of the quarry. There is also an orchard with a selection of trees. The whole plot measures at approximately 8 acres with lots of space and potential for equestrian usage 

LOCATION The hamlet of Nyland sits between Cheddar, Wedmore and Wells and is well away from busy roads in a little known area south of the Mendip Hills. The major towns of the area being Bristol, Bath, Weston-Super-Mare, Taunton and Yeovil are all within commuting distance. Train stations are at Highbridge, Weston-super-Mare and Bristol. Wells has local markets twice a week and many medieval buildings including the Cathedral and moated Bishops Palace. There is a busy local shopping centre, a broad range of societies and activities and excellent state and private schools in the area including Kings of Wessex, Fairlands, Sexeys, Wells Cathedral School and Millfield School. 

TENURE Freehold 

HEATING Oil Fired Central Heating 

SERVICES Mains Electricity, Mains Water, Septic Tank, Water Meter 

LOCAL AUTHORITY Sedgemoor District Council 

COUNCIL TAX Band D 

EPC RATING F 

VIEWINGS Strictly by Appointment Only - Call Cooper and Tanner 

DIRECTIONS From Cheddar head towards Draycott, before the village hall turn right into Latches Lane. Continue bearing right to disused railway bridge. Nyland Hill in the distance, Quarry Farm is two miles on the left-hand side.

Marketed by: Cooper & Tanner, Cheddar