5 Bedroom Detached House

ORCHARD COTTAGE, SPARROW HILL WAY
UPPER WEARE, NR AXBRIDGE BS26 2LE
Wedmore 4 miles, Axbridge 2.4 miles, Cheddar 4.5 miles, Wells 12 miles, Glastonbury 13 miles, Bristol 19 miles, Burnham 8 miles, M5 (J22) 6.5 miles.
 
Description
Orchard Cottage is a handsome detached period house enjoying an idyllic position beside the ancient parish church in the Somerset village of Upper Weare with 5 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2 reception rooms and kitchen/breakfast room along with generous private gardens, parking and garage plus workshop.
 
Guide Price £899,000
 
Location
Upper Weare is an attractive Somerset village lying to the south of the Mendip Hills, surrounded by beautiful countryside and well placed for both rural life and everyday amenities. Orchard Cottage occupies an appealing position beside the parish church, giving it a wonderful sense of place and a traditional village setting.
 
Accommodation
Built principally of stone the house has been extensively improved and thoughtfully extended to create a substantial and extremely comfortable family home.
 
The accommodation has a wonderful balance of period character and modern practicality, with flagstone and limestone floors, newly installed arched sash windows, fireplaces and wood burner, oak ledge and brace doors, as well as a beautifully appointed kitchen and contemporary bathrooms.
 
The house is approached through a wrought iron gate across a pretty paved front garden to a front door with a fanlight that opens into the entrance porch and on into the central hallway with flagstone floor that immediately introduce the character of the house.
 
This lovely light and airy hallway is currently arranged as an informal sitting room but has also been arranged as a dining hall in recent times. This is a charming dual aspect room with an open fireplace and wood burning stove, extensive fitted bookshelves and display shelving. An arched sash window incorporates a window seat overlooking the front garden along with flagstone floors.
 
A wide opening leads through to the inner hall with limestone floor and staircase rising to the first floor as well as a smart downstairs cloakroom. There is also a separate study, a useful and characterful room with fitted shelving and timber panelling.
 
The drawing room is an elegant and wonderfully light room, with windows on three sides including an attractive arched sash window to the front. An open fireplace with a slate surround provides a natural focal point, whilst glazed bi-fold doors open directly onto the rear garden and terrace, creating an excellent connection between the house and the pretty garden.
 
At the heart of the house is the superb kitchen/breakfast room, very much designed for everyday family life and entertaining. Fitted with an extensive range of bespoke painted timber cabinetry complemented by granite work surfaces, a traditional Butler's sink, an excellent larder cupboard, integrated dishwasher, fridge/freezer and a Falcon range set beneath an extractor canopy. There is ample space for both dining and comfortable seating and bifold doors to the terrace making this a particularly sociable room.
 
Adjoining the kitchen is a well-equipped utility room, fitted in a complementary style with plentiful storage, oak worktops and a ceramic sink. There is plumbing for a washing machine, the oil fired boiler is discreetly housed within a tall cupboard and a stable door opens directly onto the garden.
 
The staircase rises to a generous landing with excellent fitted storage.
 
The principal bedroom is an impressive dual aspect room enjoying lovely views towards the church and across the pretty garden and surrounding countryside. There is excellent built-in storage with spacious en suite shower room, newly fitted with Mandarin Stone and a roof light along with useful airing cupboard with shelving.
 
There are four further bedrooms with deep window seats and all doubles, one currently arranged as a dressing room. A spacious family bathroom with a freestanding claw-foot roll-top bath, separate shower (again with Mandarin Stone), wash basin with painted oak vanity unit and WC.
 
Outside
The gardens are beautifully arranged with mature Hornbeam hedging and old stone walls along with established planting create a delightful private setting around the house.
 
An original iron gate opens onto a flagstone path leading through the pretty front garden to the entrance, with established shrubs, climbers and flower beds providing colour and interest.
 
The garden continues around the side of the house with areas of level lawn, ornamental trees and a gravel path leading towards the rear.
 
Immediately behind the house is a generous paved terrace, conveniently positioned outside both the drawing room and kitchen and providing a sheltered spot for outside dining and entertaining with views of the pretty church along with a further area under a shady vine. A gravelled area leads to a useful area with log and bin storage and a screened oil tank.
 
The delightful gardens continue through a wrought iron gate into an area principally laid to grass with vegetable beds, a mature apple tree and other fruit trees, with established hedging and views of the surrounding countryside towards the Mendips.
 
There is a substantial potting shed/store with power and side access to the garage, as well as ample parking on the gravelled driveway and a double garage with roller doors, power and lighting.
 
Altogether, the grounds complement the house beautifully, providing plenty of space for family life, gardening and entertaining whilst retaining a wonderfully peaceful and private atmosphere.
 
Tenure and other Points Freehold, mains water, drainage and electricity, oil central heating. Not listed. Conservation area.
 
Directions BS26 2LE What3Words: ///obstruct.grab.squeezed From A38 in Lower Weare take the turning into Notting Hill Way. In Upper Weare itself, as you pass the primary school on your right, turn left into Sparrow Hill Way. Continue all the way along until you see the church and Orchard Cottage is on the left.
 
About the area
Upper Weare is a small village between Wedmore and Axbridge, within easy reach of Wells, Cheddar, Glastonbury and of course Bristol (with the airport and stations within easy reach).
 
All these centres provide a wide range of amenities to suit practically all needs.
 
The surrounding towns and villages, including Axbridge and Wedmore provide a wide range of great shops including pharmacies, doctors, butchers, fishmonger as well as range of sporting and cultural organisations suiting most needs.
 
Crook Peak Parish Community Magazine lists local events around Badgworth and the surrounding villages, including church services, coffee mornings, choral evensongs and other community activities. Allerton News is a monthly magazine with community news and features for all the Allerton villages.
 
There are excellent state and independent schools, in the area, with a 'three school' system with Weare Church of England First School (located just along the lane), Hugh Sexeys Church of England School and The Kings of Wessex Academy. The independent schools in the area include Wells Cathedral, Sidcot School, Millfield and Kings of Taunton.
 
Bristol Airport, Bristol, Weston-super-Mare and the M5 are within easy reach.
 
Important Notes
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The cost of these checks is £60 (inc. VAT) per person. This is payable at the point an offer is accepted and our purchaser information forms completed, prior to issuing Memorandum of Sales to both sellers and buyers and their respective conveyancing solicitors. This is a legal requirement and the charge is non-refundable.
 
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Property Details
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VIEWINGS
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