5 bedroom house

A truly delightful village home with an exceptionally pretty and sheltered private garden.

Description

Located within the highly sought after Conservation Area of Church Town, The Barn dates to 1675 and is Grade II listed as being of special architectural and historic interest. As many such village homes, this substantial period property is attached on one side and retains a good sense of seclusion and privacy with truly delightful level gardens to the rear that are exceptionally well screened on all sides providing shelter and seclusion. There are two driveways providing off road parking for three vehicles.

The property is entered via a substantial porticoed front door that opens to a central tiled hallway with staircase rising to the first floor. There is a smartly appointed cloakroom and useful understairs storage cupboard for shoes and outdoor clothing. Immediately off the hallway is a good size dining room with parquet flooring and a tall window overlooking the rear garden. A very large drawing room is set at the far end of the hallway and as with all of the ground floor this features a wonderful high ceiling with exposed beams, a stone built fireplace with alcove log store and Jotul wood burning stove. Double doors open to the rear terrace. A good size kitchen is fitted with an extensive range of built in storage cabinets with Corian work surface and breakfast bar, a Bosch ceramic hob and matching integrated twin oven. A recessed breakfast area currently houses a circular dining table for informal gatherings. To the rear rear of the kitchen is a good size utility room with further storage and ceramic sink, plumbing for washing appliances and a recently fitted wall mounted Worcester gas central heating boiler. A lovely, quiet third reception room could be utilised as a study or library with an adjoining large cloakroom that could be reinstated as a bathroom if a ground floor bedroom suite is required for a dependant relative.

On the first floor a very long and bright galleried landing runs almost the full width of the property with five bedrooms all orientated to make the most of the far reaching views over roof tops toward the hillsides of Tickenham and Wraxall. The principal bedroom is a particularly nice room being dual aspect and commanding a wonderful outlook towards the church and nearby fields, with the benefit of a smart en suite shower room to support the family bathroom, shared by the remaining bedrooms. It is worth nothing that the house provides a terrific degree of storage space with wardrobes in every room and a large area of attic space accessed from the landing.

The beautifully tended garden is a riot of colour with well established mature borders planted with an array of colourful shrubs, roses, lavender and mixed perennials. A wide expanse of lawn is the perfect play area for young children, pets or general entertaining. A special part of the garden is the small paved area set adjacent to the garage, enclosed by trellis fencing and a wonderful sun trap with a vine covered pergola, providing dappled shade from the summer sun. A gravel pathway leads from the front driveway to the rear of the garage with an aluminium framed greenhouse and a hidden storage area for compost bins and general garden paraphernalia.

Services
Mains water, electricity and drainage
Gas fired central heating

Location

A prime elevated position on a south-westerly hill on the outskirts of the village of Backwell within the immediate lye of the parish church. Backwell is approximately four miles to the west of Bristol and is easily accessible via the A370. Within proximity, there is a wide range of amenities including shops, dental and doctors practices. The highly regarded Backwell School and Backwell Junior school are 0.8 miles and 0.2 miles away respectively. Bristol includes a further array of independent schools such as Clifton College, Bristol Grammar, Badminton and QEH. The motorway networks are easily accessible via the M5 and M4 (junctions 19 and 20 of the M5 lie approximately four and five miles distant respectively). Both Bristol and Bath have a range of cultural experiences in addition to a cosmopolitan lifestyle. The cathedral city of Wells is also within easy striking distance. Bristol international airport has a number of flights to many European and some long-haul destinations, and is approximately four miles distant, and rail services are available from Nailsea & Backwell station approximately a mile away with direct services to London Paddington and Cardiff. Nearby are numerous footpaths and bridle paths. Locally there are 2 health and leisure clubs and a number of golf courses. Chew Valley lakes provide sailing and fishing opportunities.

Square Footage: 2,477 sq ft