5 Bedroom Detached House

BADGWORTH COURT BARN, BADGWORTH
STONE ALLERTON, NR AXBRIDGE BS26 2NQ
Wedmore 3miles, Axbridge 3miles, Cheddar 5miles, Wells 11miles

Description
Stylish, understated, elegant home in private secluded location with stunning gardens – a hidden gem.
This impressive detached barn conversion combines the character and charm of a period building with the practicality and comfort of contemporary family living. With five bedrooms, three bathrooms, spacious living spaces and stunning gardens, it is a home offering something truly special.

Guide Price £1,250,000

Location
Situated just outside a small hamlet, centrally positioned within a private location, just three miles from the sought-after village of Wedmore.

Accommodation
From the moment you turn off the road on to the gravelled driveway you know you are somewhere special. Flanked by a sand meadow on one side and stylish fruit and vegetable garden on the other, the driveway leads you through to the atmospheric central courtyard.
The original two barns are linked by a carefully designed stone addition, creating a calm, gentle home that offers great privacy.

Beautifully presented throughout, the property offers a versatile arrangement of accommodation centred around a superb open-plan kitchen, dining and living space. Flooded with natural light, the high ceilings, spacious rooms, large windows and glazed double doors opening out from every room create a wonderful connection with the professionally designed and planted gardens beyond.

The bespoke wooden, shaker-style kitchen is well planned with generous storage, an electric Aga and terracotta flooring throughout. It provides ample room for informal dining and entertaining. There are doors opening to the central courtyard as well as to the stable yard. A walk-in pantry as well as a utility/laundry room with sink and drainer and two boilers (which can be used independently) complete the practicalities of life.
An additional downstairs double bedroom here makes for ideal guest accommodation with doors opening on to the sand meadow and there's a newly fitted shower room located next door.

Steps from the kitchen lead up to the principal living room, a tranquil space to unwind, with polished wooden floors and stone fireplace with woodburner and again doors which open out onto a pretty private terrace leading on to the main garden.

The living room leads on to two further reception rooms, one currently arranged as a light-filled office/study and one as a more formal sitting room again with woodburner. They provide excellent flexibility and enjoy views as well as access through double doors to both the beautiful courtyard and rear gardens, and to the greenhouse.

The first-floor accommodation is approached via two separate staircases. From the main living room, polished stone steps rise to the principal bedroom with a Juliet balcony overlooking the garden as well as a large bathroom with separate shower and bath. There is an additional smaller double bedroom at this end of the property.

From the main bedroom you step through to what is currently arranged as a dressing room and links through to the other end of the barns. Here there are two further double bedrooms and a further bathroom with separate shower and bath.

This end of the property can be separated from the main part creating a fabulous annexe potential for multi-generational living, with separate stairs rising from the study, or incorporated into the main house for a larger family.

Outside
The property lies peacefully secluded in its one acre plot and is approached via a rose-bordered gravel driveway with a colourful, flowery sand meadow to one side and vegetable and fruit garden to the other, along with a wooded area and dew pond. The driveway leads to the central atmospheric courtyard with ample parking and a substantial stone-built triple-bay garage and additional useful store.

The rear garden has been thoughtfully landscaped and is enclosed by stone walls, providing privacy and a wonderful backdrop to the house. Mown walkways guide you through this magical space to various places to sit and enjoy this fabulous garden. Beautifully planted by the current owners (one a published garden historian), it has gently curving beds, flanked by a more formal oak pergola walk.

The planting is a relaxed contemporary mix with herbaceous borders that soften the garden throughout the seasons, while the timber pergola leads to a further paved terrace ideally positioned to enjoy the afternoon and evening sun. To the side lies a small orchard area contained within a yew hedge and rustic chestnut paling fence and gates which complete this rural idyll. Near to the house, gates open on to a timber stable block with three loose boxes, offering potential for a variety of equestrian, storage or workshop uses.

Tenure and other Points
Freehold – Mains water, electricity, private drainage (sewage treatment plant), oil central heating, solar photovoltaic panels.

Directions – BS26 2NQ What3Words:///litigate.rewriting.lamenting - From Wedmore follow the road signposted towards Weare, past the Isle of Wedmore Golf Club and Ashton Windmill. Passing Newberrys Smokehouse on the left and through a small collection of houses - Badgworth Court Barn can be found discreetly located on the right hand side.

About the area
Situated between the welcoming communities of both Badgworth and Stone Allerton. Stone Allerton has an active community with the fabulous addition of local Cider Barn, Ad Astra along with Newberrys Smoke House, a farm shop/delicatessen open to the public and a renowned local smoked fish and meat supplier to some of the top restaurants in UK. Badgworth is a sought-after village, with a population of around 500 people, with a village hall, children's play area and medieval church. There is also the local Badgworth Brewhouse and tap room close by.

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.

Schooling in the area is excellent, with a 'three school' system with Weare Church of England First School (located just down the hill), 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
Please see all the notes below – particularly the section referring to identity and AML requirements

Identity verification & Anti Money Laundering (AML) Requirements.
As Estate Agents we are require by law to undertake Anti Money Laundering (AML) Regulation checks on any purchaser who has an offer accepted on a property.
We are required to use a specialist third party service to verify the purchaser(s) identity.
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.

P.S.
A few extra comments.
Mortgages – we can help.
Bridging loans – We can help.
Moving house is complicated and stressful when a sale and purchase needs to be tied together in terms of finance and timing.
Sometimes we can negotiate an agreement to suit both sellers and buyers.
Sometimes a bridging loan can solve problems and remove stress.
Call us for information on any of these points

Property Details
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VIEWINGS
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All viewings are by appointment with the Agents.
Roderick Thomas, 1 Priory Road, Wells, BA5 1SR.