5 Bed Detached House For Sale

BUSHMILLS HOUSE, QUEEN STREET, KEINTON MANDEVILLE, TA11 6DX 
A substantial five bedroom detached house with a paddock in the centre of this popular village, between Castle Cary, Somerton and Glastonbury.
The well presented accommodation includes an entrance hall, sitting room, study, kitchen dining & living room, utility room, cloakroom, five bedrooms and three bathrooms.
Outside there is a private enclosed garden laid to lawn, a second courtyard garden, ample parking and a double garage. In addition there is a paddock with a yard area providing further parking, and a workshop.
AccommodationBushmills has handsome Blue Lias stone and render elevations set back from the road behind a low stone wall. As you enter an inner lobby with cloaks hanging space opens into a lovely, welcoming entrance hall. On the right hand side is the sitting room which, like the study across the hall, has oak floorboards as well as a dual aspects and limestone fireplace with slate hearth. French doors open out from the sitting room to a private patio courtyard. Leading back through the inner hallway there is a cloakroom, an oak staircase rising to the first and second floors, and a door into the kitchen & dining room.
The kitchen is a fabulous room which has been extended giving plenty of space in which to cook, dine and relax. There is a brand new kitchen with built in appliances including a double oven, induction hob, integrated extractor fan as well as integrated fridge freezer, and dishwasher. As well as the dining area there is a breakfast bar set into the oak worktops. Like the sitting room, french doors lead out to the patio courtyard; and at the far end there are bi-folding doors out to a sunny seating terrace with a southerly outlook. Adjacent is the utility which has recently been added and includes plumbing for a washing machine and further storage.
Leading upstairs on the first floor, there are four double bedrooms, a w/c, family bathroom and airing cupboard. The master bedroom has a dressing area, built in wardrobes and an en-suite with bath, separate shower, heated towel rail and w/c. On the second floor there is a fifth double bedroom which also has an en-suite bathroom and lovely southerly views from the Velux windows.
OutsideImmediately outside the kitchen bi-folding doors, the seating terrace is a real sun trap and opens to a fully enclosed garden with a summer house which is ideal for pets and children. At the end of the garden there are several useful stores.
Alongside the house, there are electric gates which open to a driveway leading to a gravel driveway. The gravel driveway leads round to the yard where there is plenty of additional parking, and a workshop by the paddock. The workshop would be an ideal storage facility or indeed studio but could also be modified to suit a variety of uses. The paddock is fully enclosed and stock proof. It totals nearly half an acre, and would be great for smallholding use or indeed additional garden.
Note: The gravel driveway also provides a right of access to Cedar Lodge, the neighbouring property to the rear.
About the areaKeinton Mandeville is an historic village, named in the Domesday Book and dating back to at least Roman times. It's a thriving and friendly village with a church, village stores, pubs, farm shop, primary school and various clubs and societies. For more information see nearby towns of Castle Cary, Glastonbury, Street & Somerton all provide a good range of facilities whilst Wells, Sherborne, Yeovil, Taunton, Bath and Bristol are all within easy reach. The A303 is a few miles south and Castle Cary Station has a regular mainline service to Paddington.
There are good state and independent schools in the area including Ansford, Strode College, Crispin, Millfield, Wells Cathedral, and the Sherborne and Bruton schools.
Castle Street is a continuation of the High Street and Cedar Lodge is set well back from the village road down a gravel driveway.
ServicesMains gas, water, drainage and electricity.
Tenure: Freehold.
Energy Performance Rating: C.
Council Tax Band: F.
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