5 bedroom house for sale

Overview

A stunning modern house up a sweeping driveway through delightful gardens.A wonderfully wide house giving great flexibility of accommodation throughout. From the quiet country lane of Coombe Street, the sweeping drive through the gardens bring you to a large parking area with more parking and a double garage off to one side and linking back to the driveway.The ground floor is split between the main and formal side of the house with the drawing room, dining room, kitchen and a guest bedroom with the games room a link to two further rooms. Off the main entrance hallway is the kitchen giving a large room with wall and floor units and a breakfast area with patio doors to the terrace / balcony, a feature that spans the kitchen and reception rooms.Double doors bring you into the generous dining room, also accessed off the hallway, again with patio doors to the terrace and overlooking the expansive lawns of the garden. Further along is the triple aspect Drawing Room with a clever placing of the windows to take in the gardens below. A feature fireplace with wood burner is a focal point. A door then leads back to the hallway, passing a useful office area; if required. Stairs lead down to the lower half of the house with a further 3 bedrooms and a family bathroom before getting to the Master Bedroom suite containing an en suite bathroom and a walk in dressing room adjacent. The 3 front facing bedrooms have access to the lower patio area and give different views over the private gardens.Back at the top of the stairs there is a guest bedroom with good wardrobes built in and a shower room next to it and a large utility room, all conveniently near the kitchen.Access through the porch at the front door, leads to a games room a cloakroom and two further rooms currently used as a sewing room and garden room. This part of the house lends itself to a dependant relative or guest wing having its own patio area affording views towards the lawn and ornamental trees.Situation - Pen Selwood is an elevated village within a National Landscape and bordering three counties. The countryside around is diverse and offers plentiful opportunity for access including in particular the National Trust property at Stourhead and King Alfred's Tower. The nearby towns of Gillingham and Wincanton provide a useful range of services to cater for most everyday needs whilst within one mile the villages of Zeals and Bourton both have a pub, garage, primary school, church, village shop and post offices.Directions - From the A303 take the B3081 exit and proceed north taking the left hand turn towards Pen Selwood. Ignore the first turning on the left and as the road bends to the right turn left into Long Lane. Carry on to the end of Long Lane and follow it round to the right into Coombe Street. Broad Oak Lodge will be found on the left hand side towards the end of the street.Outside - The grounds and gardens are a real feature of the property. Throughout the year, there is always content and screening from the country lane. During Spring and early Summer there is a blast of colour from the daffodils and then rhododendrons and azaleas, magnolias and camelia before the summer flowers take over. The expanse of lawn gives great depth to the gardens and wraps around the house with machinery stores and a greenhouse at the back before continuing to the lawned area to the western side. The electric driveway gates give privacy and security off the country lane and sweeps up to the house and beyond to the double garage and has a secondary link back to the gates.Services - Mains electricity, water and drainage are connected to the property. Oil fired central heating system. Solar panels for hot water and approx £1000 annual income. Cable offers high speed broadband and telephone connection.Local Authority - Somerset Council Tel: Council Tax Band - GProperty Information - Broadband - Ultrafast broadband is available.Mobile phone coverage - Mobile phone coverage is available inside (only through EE network) and outside with all networks.(Information from Ofcom For more details and to contact: https://realtyww.info/houses/for-sale_i70394418