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5 bedroom country house

Country house
5 beds
3 baths
3,509 sq ft / 326 sq m
EPC rating: E
Added > 14 days

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TenureFreehold
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Features and description

  • Tenure: Freehold
  • An impressive detached period home
  • Occupying glorious and extensive grounds
  • Set in the popular village of Kilmersdon
  • Large parking area
  • Four Jetmaster open fireplaces
  • Incredible first floor reception room
  • Wonderful open plan kitchen/dining/family room
  • Council Tax Band G and Freehold

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Tumblers Bottom was originally built as a rank of four small cottages, owned by the Jolliffe family. We believe the oldest cottage was built around 1720 and the remaining three cottages around 100 years later.

Around 1970 the property was bought by a young actor called Nicholas Pennell who modernised it and converted it into two homes. Either he or his successors subsequently converted it into one.

The origins of the name are uncertain. Despite the appealing links to the Jack & Jill nursery rhyme, which is thought to have originated in Kilmersdon, a more likely explanation is that a travelling fair with acrobats and tumblers used to come regularly to the field next to the house.

Tumblers Bottom is now an impressive, detached, period home which occupies glorious and extensive grounds within the village of Kilmersdon.

A private gated driveway leads towards the house and to the large parking area which can comfortably take up to 8 vehicles.

A shallow set of steps rises to the front door of the home with an entrance hall beyond with an open fireplace and a downstairs W.C. To the left is a very spacious living room with triple aspect windows looking over the front gardens and an open fireplace takes centre stage. The dining room also has three windows looking over the gardens, exposed beams and an inglenook fireplace.

The kitchen/dining/family room is a wonderful open plan space which is perfect for large families and indeed anybody who enjoys entertaining. Full of natural light there are exposed apex beams, a stable door spilling out onto the gardens, a country style kitchen with an oil-fired Aga, plenty of storage and room for a table and chairs. There is a separate utility room, a pantry and a boot room.

There is also a choice of two studies on the ground floor.

On the first floor there is the most incredible reception room which features high ceilings, exposed apex beams and an open fireplace. The views across the gardens and beyond are simply stunning. The master bedroom is a dual aspect space with an en-suite bathroom with bath and hand-held shower attachment. There are three further double bedrooms and a large single, in addition to the well-appointed family bathroom which offers both a bath and separate shower, and a further bathroom, complete with a jacuzzi bath and handheld shower attachment.

AGENTS NOTE

Cooper and Tanner would like to inform all prospective purchasers that a recent survey has been carried out on this home. The findings include a degree of damp (the house is of an age that it wasn't built with a damp proof course), updating to the roof felt required, alongside other suggestions of general modernisation and mitigation of flood concerns. It is on the basis of the above that our vendor has adjusted the asking price from £1,150,000 to £1,050,000.

LOCATION

The village of Kilmersdon is set approximately 12 miles south of Bath yet offers a wonderful combination of rural tranquillity along with convenience of day-to-day amenities. There is a very good primary school, church, village hall and pub in the heart of the village. Numerous surrounding villages and towns offer a wide selection of shopping with Frome or Bath Spa railway stations connecting to London. The renowned Babington House private members’ club is 2 miles away and Writhlington Leisure Centre is just over 2 miles distant. The local countryside offers fabulous walks, cycle and bridle ways, adding to the appeal of this delightful rural setting.

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Cooper & Tanner - Frome
Cooper & Tanner - Frome
6 The Bridge Frome BA11 1AR
01373 316941
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Founded in 1908, Cooper & Tanner are the area’s longest standing Estate Agents, Auctioneers, Surveyors and Agricultural professionals. We hold regular land and property auctions, weekly livestock sales and our salerooms auctions are held each Wednesday. We are based in Frome, Castle Cary, Glastonbury, Standerwick, Street, Warminster and Wells and cover Somerset and Wiltshire. Our Lettings Department provides a full service for landlords of residential property and our Commercial Department can deal with all aspects of the commercial market including sales and lettings of shops, offices, commercial units etc. Our Surveying Department provides structural surveys, homebuyers’ reports, probate and marital valuations and can advise on all aspects of property. We have expert and extensive knowledge of development land, renovation projects and building plots. Please contact one of our offices for a warm welcome and professional service.
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