Property description

Impressive Grade II listed former vicarage. Accommodation comprises dining hall, drawing room, study, sitting room, cloakroom, kitchen/breakfast room, family room, downstairs shower room, master bedroom with en-suite, five further bedrooms, bathroom, coach house, established gardens.“We’ve always loved Somerset” says Lizzy, “and although the village was completely unknown to us, when we walked through the door of The Old Vicarage for the very first time, that was it…”This beautiful stone house sits in the heart of the picturesque village of Kilmersdon, directly opposite the pretty church. It is under two kilometres from the well known private club – Babington House and there is a wonderful walk to it through the woods.The house is thought to date back to medieval times, but in recent years it has been beautifully renovated and is now a very spacious and immaculately presented family home. “We were fortunate,” says Lizzy, “ the house retains all of the original features, beautiful shell cupboards, the original doors, mullion windows complete with shutters and a stunning Tudor fireplace.” “I’d say we’ve worked on the house for the past fifteen years,” says Christopher, “and it’s now just as we wanted it to be.”“The minute you walk through the door the house seems to give you a big hug,” says Lizzy, “it’s so welcoming. The entrance hall is extremely spacious and still has the medieval casein floor. The layout is perfect because each of the main living areas flow from it. The whole house is lovely, but we particularly like the living room with its Georgian French windows that open out onto the terrace. “We also have a coach house which we have renovated,” adds Christopher, “It is a large double height space with under-floor heating and the possibilities for its use are endless.”“The garden is in excess of a third of an acre,” says Christopher, “which is sizeable for such a central village location. It wraps around the house and we have divided it into two quite definite areas.” “One half is a large lawned area where we have apple and pear trees and a vegetable patch,” says Lizzy, “and directly in front of the house we’ve created a more formal area walled with yew with a long canal for koi carp. It’s lovely because the sun travels from one side to the other during the day, and ends up on the terrace.”“The village is a lovely place to live,” says Lizzy, “and very friendly. There’s a popular pub that sells great food, the primary school that our children went to and we are about to get our own community shop, which will be very useful.” “Further afield there’s Radstock, which has a good selection of shops and amenities,” adds Christopher, “and of course Bath and a Frome are only twenty minutes away.”“I think this is just about the most beautiful house that I will ever live in,” says Lizzy, “and it has been a really wonderful family home.”Christopher and Lizzy

Property Features :

• Detached period residence
• Six bedrooms
• Four reception rooms
• Coach house
• Pretty established gardens
• EPC Exempt - Listed