THE OLD SCHOOL

HOLCOMBE, SOMERSET, BA35EW

A delightful and unusual period house between Bath & Wells with 4 bed. accommodation, mature gardens, stabling and 3 ACRES.

The house, a converted Victorian School, enjoys a quiet village setting in good riding country and includes an entrance hall, reception room, sitting room, dining room, study, kitchen, 4 bedrooms, bathroom and shower room. Pretty gardens, garage, lots of parking and meadows of over 3 acres.

 

 

About the area 

Holcombe is an historic village set in beautiful countryside between Wells and Bath (about 10 miles as the crow flies) which is within easy commuting reach as is Bristol. 

Both have a wide range of amenities and mainline stations to London. The nearby town of Frome also has a train service to Bath and London. The village has two churches (the oldest having Saxon origins), a post office, 2 pubs and the private members club Babington House is close by. 

There are excellent state schools in the area and independent schools include Downside, All Hallows, Millfield, Wells Cathedral and the Bath and Bristol schools.

This is a good riding area with plenty of bridleways and quiet lanes.  Ask the agents for further information.

 

 

The Old School is within the village yet is very private with lots of space both in and out. As the name suggests this was a Victorian village school which has been converted to a comfortable home and which retains many original details including arched beams and stone mullioned windows. A solid oak front door opens into the ENTRANCE HALL with a pitched pine clad ceiling and a door into the RECEPTION ROOM  with bookshelves (and space for two sofas), staircase, two radiators and under stairs cupboard.  SITTING ROOM a triple aspect room with a wood burning stove, radiator and views over the gardens and beyond to the paddocks. A curtained archway opens to the OLD ENTRANCE PORCH now used as an office with plenty of space for a desk and a computer or suitable for other uses.  KITCHEN with pine floorboards, radiator, a range of fitted kitchen units, double bowl sink unit, space for a cooker and space and plumbing for a dishwasher. INNER HALL with a cupboard containing the central heating boiler.  SIDE HALL with door to garden.  STUDY/5th BEDROOM double aspect with a radiator and views of the garden and paddocks.  Double louvred doors open from the INNER HALL to the SHOWER ROOM with a shower cubicle, hand basin, plumbing for a washing machine and a SEPARATE WC adjacent.

 

FIRST FLOOR, The high ceilings and large windows give a sense of light and space throughout.  LANDING with a large airing cupboard and store cupboard.   BEDROOM ONE a dual aspect room with a Velux roof light and a range of fitted wardrobes.  BEDROOM TWO & THREE with  Velux roof lights.  BEDROOM FOUR a dual aspect room with a Velux roof light and built in wardrobe.  BATHROOM with a Velux roof light, part tiled walls, bath, hand basin with cupboard below, wc, and heated towel rail/radiator.  

 

At the front of the house is a large gravelled courtyard bounded by stonewalls and a DOUBLE GARAGE (with light and power).  A footpath leads to the front door and a gateway in the wall opens to the garden. There is a large paved terrace leading onto a lawn with shrubs, fruit trees and a well-clipped hedge.  On the north side of the house is a stable yard with its own-gated access to the lane.  

In the yard is an open shelter and a timber range of stabling  including a loose box , foaling box and a third box currently used as a tack room. Also off the yard is a  hay/feed store. A gate from the yard opens into a small day paddock with a field shelter.  The meadows lie immediately adjacent.

 

ALTERATIONS

The owners have prepared plans to create an additional large bedroom and bathroom (with wonderful rural views). Please speak to the agents for further details.

 

 

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