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4 bedroom detached house
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Detached house
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Key information
Tenure: Freehold
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Features and description
- Tenure: Freehold
- 4 5 bedrooms
- 4 reception rooms
- 2 3 bathrooms
- 15.64 acres
- Outbuildings
- Period
- Conservatory
- Detached
- Double Garage
- Equestrian
This attractive, period family home is set in the middle of its own land and occupies a highly enviable and peaceful setting in a hidden valley within the Quantock Hills, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Located at the end of a quiet country lane, the house enjoys beautiful views across an undulating landscape and faces due south enjoying all available sunshine. Totally private and tranquil, the property is within easy reach of Taunton mainline station (1hr 40m to London Paddington), Taunton - with good independent schools, including King's and Queen's Colleges, Taunton School, King's Hall Preparatory School and the Richard Huish Sixth Form College.
The house is believed to date back to the early 17th century and has retained many original features including inglenook fireplace and beams. The entrance porch leads into the entrance hall which has a flagstone floor. Beyond is the drawing room which enjoys a glorious outlooks over the gardens and the hillsides beyond. A door leads into the study which has a fireplace with a wood burning stove, and French doors that lead into the conservatory with French doors lead out onto a south facing terrace. A door from the hall leads to the dining room that has an inglenook fireplace. Off the inner hallway are a laundry room and a boot room with a back door and access to the oil-fired boiler room. The kitchen/breakfast room is a lovely light room with an oriel window and glorious views over the gardens and the hillsides beyond. It has two-door, oil-fired Aga, under-floor heating and French doors that lead out onto a wraparound south facing balcony enjoying the magnificent views and large enough for al fresco dining. Off the kitchen is a walk-in pantry.
The four bedrooms are all good size doubles and all enjoy the wonderful rural views. The principal bedroom has an en suite dressing room and bathroom with a French door out onto a delightful balcony. One of the bedrooms has a double aspect enjoying views across the garden and the hillside beyond. There is a family bathroom with a bath and a separate shower.
The threshing barn has been converted to provide a wonderful open plan reception room with a wood burning stove, high vaulted ceiling with exposed timbers and a fully fitted kitchen area, shower room and galleried bedroom above. Next to the barn is a large decked entertaining space with brick-built BBQ. The gardens provide a perfect, totally peaceful setting. The drive passes through electric iron gates set between high stone walls with an intercom system. The drive leads down to the property bounded by mature mixed hedges and trees. Off the driveway is a stable block with two loose boxes and a log store, all screened by beech hedging. The drive opens up to provide ample parking in front of the double fronted carport which is attached to the garden store and workshop.
The gardens provide the perfect setting for Hollybrook having been professionally landscaped and beautifully stocked. A paved terrace is found to the west of the house and French doors lead out from the conservatory onto the terrace, where there is a rectangular spring fed pond with stepping stones, which lead over the pond and on through a yew arch to a higher level of lawned garden. A pathway leads up to the western most corner of the gardens where there is an open fronted summer house. This provides an ideal outdoor entertaining space and BBQ area. A lawned garden stretches out to the front, interspersed with apple and damson trees. The beautiful stone arches of a former shippen extend to the east of the threshing barn bordering the decked BBQ area.
There is a large sloping field to the north where there are clusters of silver birch and fir trees, and a wooden tree house. The main pastures lie to the south and are partly separated by an old fashioned hedgerow, the further of the fields slopes down to the south to a small stream.
The house is believed to date back to the early 17th century and has retained many original features including inglenook fireplace and beams. The entrance porch leads into the entrance hall which has a flagstone floor. Beyond is the drawing room which enjoys a glorious outlooks over the gardens and the hillsides beyond. A door leads into the study which has a fireplace with a wood burning stove, and French doors that lead into the conservatory with French doors lead out onto a south facing terrace. A door from the hall leads to the dining room that has an inglenook fireplace. Off the inner hallway are a laundry room and a boot room with a back door and access to the oil-fired boiler room. The kitchen/breakfast room is a lovely light room with an oriel window and glorious views over the gardens and the hillsides beyond. It has two-door, oil-fired Aga, under-floor heating and French doors that lead out onto a wraparound south facing balcony enjoying the magnificent views and large enough for al fresco dining. Off the kitchen is a walk-in pantry.
The four bedrooms are all good size doubles and all enjoy the wonderful rural views. The principal bedroom has an en suite dressing room and bathroom with a French door out onto a delightful balcony. One of the bedrooms has a double aspect enjoying views across the garden and the hillside beyond. There is a family bathroom with a bath and a separate shower.
The threshing barn has been converted to provide a wonderful open plan reception room with a wood burning stove, high vaulted ceiling with exposed timbers and a fully fitted kitchen area, shower room and galleried bedroom above. Next to the barn is a large decked entertaining space with brick-built BBQ. The gardens provide a perfect, totally peaceful setting. The drive passes through electric iron gates set between high stone walls with an intercom system. The drive leads down to the property bounded by mature mixed hedges and trees. Off the driveway is a stable block with two loose boxes and a log store, all screened by beech hedging. The drive opens up to provide ample parking in front of the double fronted carport which is attached to the garden store and workshop.
The gardens provide the perfect setting for Hollybrook having been professionally landscaped and beautifully stocked. A paved terrace is found to the west of the house and French doors lead out from the conservatory onto the terrace, where there is a rectangular spring fed pond with stepping stones, which lead over the pond and on through a yew arch to a higher level of lawned garden. A pathway leads up to the western most corner of the gardens where there is an open fronted summer house. This provides an ideal outdoor entertaining space and BBQ area. A lawned garden stretches out to the front, interspersed with apple and damson trees. The beautiful stone arches of a former shippen extend to the east of the threshing barn bordering the decked BBQ area.
There is a large sloping field to the north where there are clusters of silver birch and fir trees, and a wooden tree house. The main pastures lie to the south and are partly separated by an old fashioned hedgerow, the further of the fields slopes down to the south to a small stream.
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countryside walks, residents are able to lead the good life, whilst having access to a well-regarded business hub. The city remains a popular place to live due
to the varied and attractive architecture and high standard of state and independent schooling, along with Exeter University, which is considered one of the
best in Europe. The accessible train links to London are excellent and it is possible to be in the capital within two hours and seven minutes on th... Show more