Knoll View Southwick, Mark, Somerset TA9 4LJ Guide Price £795,000

This is a superb property with generous proportions, plenty of striking original features and thoughtfully re-designed living spaces to suit a modern lifestyle. With its large walled garden and additional out-buildings, there is scope to provide further accommodation and great flexibility of use.

The ground floor accommodation, in the original part of the farmhouse, includes a stunning reception room, a large dining room, an understairs cupboard and a delightful sitting room brim-full of character. Leading from the sitting room and into the extended part of the property, is a beautiful kitchen and dining space with bifold doors opening into the inviting walled back garden. Beyond the kitchen there is a utility room, with separate access to the garden, a downstairs cloakroom and a large study / additional bedroom. Upstairs there are 4 generous double bedrooms and a newly re-designed family bathroom.

The main bedroom has a luxurious recently installed ensuite bath and shower room. There are two additional living spaces in the separate out-building, which houses the double garage; one currently contains a spa pool and the other an entertaining kitchen with an adjoining guest w.c. and shower room. The property is situated on a quiet country road with views across rural countryside from every aspect. Access is down a driveway to the side of the property, which leads to a large parking area with access to the double garage and a stable block, currently used for storage

There is a delightful kitchen garden area positioned just beyond the driveway. There is access to the main part of the garden through the double garage, as well as through a side gate. The main garden is walled and a very generous size, with an expansive lawned area in the centre, mature planting around the edges and plum and pear trees. The walled garden feels peaceful and secluded, fully enclosed to ensure privacy and safety for dogs and children.

The property is situated on a quiet country road in the peaceful and beautifully rural hamlet of Southwick, just 2 miles from the popular village of Mark. Mark is a thriving village with its own pre-school and First school, two public houses, a garage, church and village stores / Post Office.

Freehold. Property is not listed. Mains water supply & drainage and mains electricity. Gas hob supplied by LPG bottles. Double glazing in the newer areas. EPC rating D. Council tax band G (Sedgemoor).

Although the original main entrance is at the front of the house, the current owners have re-oriented the side extension to provide an alternative entrance, easily accessed from the driveway and parking area situated at the back of the property. The side entrance opens into a light and welcoming hallway, with striking marble flooring, a downstairs cloakroom and storage cupboard. This entrance provides useful direct access to the utility room, which has a sink, plumbing for a washing machine, plenty of kitchen cupboard storage space and its own door to the enclosed back garden

The side entrance also leads directly to a large reception room, currently used as a study but offering the potential for an additional bedroom or family living space. Entered from the kitchen end, the newly refurbished solid oak fitted kitchen is bright and inviting, with its striking vaulted ceiling and windows onto the garden. It has elegant and practical marble countertops and a range cooker with gas hob. At the far end of the kitchen there is a comfortable dining / living space with bifold doors opening out into the beautiful walled garden.

The kitchen leads into a charming dual aspect sitting room with its beautiful inglenook fireplace, solid oak floor and original oak beamed ceiling. Moving toward the front of the property there is a hallway with original tiled flooring, an understairs cupboard and two impressive reception rooms with generous proportions and beautiful views to open countryside. The first is currently used as a formal sitting room and has an impressive coloured marble surround open fireplace, original cornicing and ceiling rose and the second is currently a dining room with a white and grey marble open fireplace and equally delightful plasterwork detailing and views.

Upstairs offers a wonderful combination of classical meets contemporary design: The impressive main bedroom has rural views, a beautiful wooden floor, open fireplace and original plasterwork detailing and also has a recently refurbished luxurious ensuite bathroom, with a free-standing roll top bath with a view over the private walled garden, a double sink unit and a separate power shower. The second bedroom is equally well situated to appreciate the views and shares the same grand features of the main room including its own open fireplace. To the back of the property there are two further double rooms, both featuring exposed beams and windows facing out to the walled garden. A recently fitted family bathroom, also containing a free-standing roll top bath with a view, feels spacious, modern and stylish.

A separate building, on the far side of the main garden, houses the double garage and potting shed to the rear but also has two useful living spaces, which both open onto a patio area in the main walled garden. Both spaces have been recently refurbished and are currently used as entertaining spaces, with one housing a spa pool and the other a kitchenette and a shower room / w.c. The kitchenette also provides access to the double garage and the driveway beyond

The property is a beautiful traditional Georgian farmhouse with classical proportions and brickwork elevations to the front and cream render to the side and rear. A lengthy gravel driveway leads down the side of the house to a spacious parking area at the back of the property. There is space for at least 4 cars as well as a very large double garage with plenty of storage. There is also a stable block, currently used only for storage, but with potential for refurbishment to offer additional flexible accommodation. A kitchen garden is tucked away at the edge of the property boundary, which opens into the rural landscape beyond.

Approaching from Wedmore. Head east on Manor Lane. Turn right onto Cheddar Road. Turn right onto Church Street. Continue onto Pilcorn Street (B3139). Turn left onto Yardwall Road. Turn left onto Butt Lake Road. Turn right onto Southwick Road. The house is situated on a corner, on the left-hand side, and the driveway is to the right-hand side of the property.

Southwick is a hamlet only 2 miles from the village of Mark, a popular and thriving local community with an active calendar of social events. The village has a 13th century church and church/village hall, community sports grounds, two good pubs, a village store and Post Office and a well-respected pre-school and first school. Children from Mark First School usually move on at age 9 to attend Hugh Sexey Middle School in Blackford, until the age of 13, and then The Kings of Wessex Academy in Cheddar. The area is also well-served by independent schools with Wells Cathedral School, Sidcot, Downside, All Hallows and Millfield all within reach. The major towns of the area, Bristol, Bath, Bridgwater, Taunton and Yeovil are all within commuting distance. Nearby Wells is a convenient transport hub for bus services, including daily services to London. Main line trains run from Castle Cary and Bristol International Airport is 1 hour’s drive away

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