3 bedroom house for sale

Offering wonderful character, spacious and flexible family accommodation, this exceptional former farmhouse sits in the heart of a thriving community orientated village, just minutes from the stunning Cathedral City of Wells. Grade ll Listed.


A wonderful 18th century Grade II listed former farmhouse, sitting on the beautifully kept Bubwith Farm development in the heart of Wookey Hole. This exceptional family home offers a seamless blend of the older original features and reclaimed period elements, with more modern benefits such as double glazed windows and gas fired central heating. The accommodation offers a wonderful degree of flexibility to suit an incoming purchaser, centered on an expansive central reception room opening to the rear garden. At the left end of the room is an eye catching inglenook fireplace with fitted wood burner, exposed stonework and oak flooring throughout the room, which offers a rarely seen living space. Sitting alongside is a second reception room which could be a snug/playroom or office, alternatively with a cloakroom alongside this could be utilised as a 4th bedroom. The ground floor is completed with a twin space kitchen, having the feel of a breakfast room and scullery with the facilities split between the two spaces and ample area for a large table. Access is also available from here into the garden. To the first floor there are three large double bedrooms, two of which have ensuite shower rooms and all rooms have the use of a principle family bathroom. The rooms all face south and have a pretty outlook over the rear garden.

Wookey Hole is a highly attractive village rich in history and still offering a thriving community, maintaining facilities within the village due to the popular tourist attraction of the Wookey Hole Caves. The village has a popular public house and church, plus access to the stunning Mendip countryside on the doorstep and Ebbor Nature reserve just a short distance away. Wells is just a few miles away is renowned for its beautiful period architecture, bustling High Street together with famous landmarks such as The Bishops Palace and Cathedral. There is a bus station close by with good links to Bristol and Bath. Castle Cary is the nearest mainline train station with fast links to London, Paddington. Excellent local schools are close by both within the private and public sector to include the excellent rated Blue School, Millfield and the renowned Wells Cathedral School.

Approached from the communal parking area, where The Farmhouse has 2 spaces plus a double height garage with storage deck, light, power and a window for natural light. The communal areas are all maintained to a high standard. The property has a paved pathway area to the front complete with flower bed and specimen trees, with the main area of garden sitting to the rear and having the huge asset of being south facing. The garden offers a unique and interesting feel with curved and shaped walls edging the central lawn, plus a pretty area to use for summer dining and relaxing with friends and family. The second area of lawned garden is part walled and access, via arch through a hedge, is offered to the communal Bubwith Farm gardens that are available for the residents to use along with a drying area. A true feature of the communal gardens is a beautiful mulberry tree which sits partly overhanging the Farmhouse garden so is enjoyed from the garden.

A residents run management company (ie. no external company) of seven households (one director/shareholder per household).

£21 per month - this pays for an accountant, public liability insurance for the pathway and communal garden, garden bins, electricity for the pathway and garages, gardener and maintenance for communal areas.