Property description

A Victorian property on the lower foothills of the Mendips.
3 reception rooms, 2 kitchens, 9 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms. Beautiful gardens, outbuildings, woodland & meadow. About 3.5 acres. A delightful home with huge flexibility & enormous potential.


BIRDWOOD HOUSE, BATH ROAD, WELLS, SOMERSET BA5 3EW
Bristol & Bath 21 miles, Castle Cary station 14 miles, Glastonbury 8 miles

About the area
Wells is the smallest city in England (population about 11,000) lying in beautiful countryside between the Somerset Levels and the Mendip Hills - an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The major towns of the area, Bristol, Bath, Taunton and Yeovil are all within commuting distance. Castle Cary is the nearest train station with fast links to London. Wells has local markets twice a week and many medieval buildings including the Cathedral and moated Bishops Palace. There is a busy local shopping centre, a broad range of societies and activities and excellent State & Private schools in the area including Wells Blue School, Wells Cathedral School and Millfield School. For more information on this area in general and individual schools visit our website www.roderickthomas.co.uk

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South Horrington is on the north eastern side of Wells on the approach to the Mendips. Birdwood, standing adjacent to the quiet road which runs northward, has a drive entrance giving access directly into a large courtyard which provides more than ample parking.

Description
The house is a handsome stone building and has very spacious accommodation which is comfortable and extremely flexible. The house faces southwards over its gardens and woodland. On the northern side of the property are outbuildings and pastureland.

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The house includes:HALL with a front door with stained glass panels, dado rail and staircase. DINING ROOM with French doors to the CONSERVATORY which runs along the front of the house with French doors to the garden. SITTING ROOM a large comfortable room with a Jet Master fire set in a tiled surround with a pine mantle and also with French doors to the conservatory. KITCHEN with a flagstone floor, oil fired Aga cooker range, side cupboards and an extensive range of fitted pine units with work surfaces, stainless steel sink unit, tiled splash backs and a walk in larder. UTILITY ROOM with a pitched pine clad ceiling, flagstone floor, sink unit, cupboards, work surface, space and plumbing for washing machine, dryer and large American style fridge. A door opens to the rear courtyard

First Floor
LANDING with fitted cupboards and airing cupboard. MASTER BEDROOM ONE dual aspect with excellent views to the Tor and an EN SUTIE BATHROOM with a corner bath, wc, hand basin and shower cubicle. BEDROOM TWO with hand basin and EN SUITE BATHROOM with a free standing central bath (roll edged with claw and ball feet), hand basin with tiled splash back, wc, bidet and corner shower cubicle. SHOWER ROOM with shower cubicle, hand basin and wc. SEPARATE WC. BEDROOM THREE . BEDROOM FOUR or OFFICE with fitted wardrobe cupboards, bookshelves and desk unit. BEDROOM FIVE with hand basin and fitted desk unit.

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BEDROOM SIX with a fitted cupboard unit containing a hand basin and with 2 large sash windows south facing with wonderful views. BEDROOM SEVEN OR PLAYROOM. BEDROOM EIGHT . INNER HALL with staircase to lower ground. Off the inner hall is the KITCHEN with two full height sash windows north facing into the rear garden and with a sink unit and fitted floor and wall units. UTILTY AREA/CLOAKROOM with hand basin, wc and space and plumbing for washing machine. SEPARATE WC. BATHROOM with bath.

Lower Ground Floor
SITTING ROOM a large comfortable room. BEDROOM NINE. HALLWAY leading to a door to the yard.

Technical Details
The house has oil fired central heating with radiators.

Outside
At the rear of the house is a very pleasant walled courtyard, paved and bounded by stonewalls. Flanking this rear courtyard is a WORKSHOP, STORES, SEPARATE WC and CLOAKROOM with twin hand basins and twin showers. A gate in a stone wall leads to the garden in front of the house which is south facing. Here there is a lawn with a high stone wall on the eastern side with espalier apple and pear trees and flower borders. Mature shrubs and a laurel hedge screen a very well arranged productive vegetable garden and small orchard. Beyond is a gravelled yard with gates to a rear drive. At lower level is a further lawned garden with woodland on the western side. The gardens are quite delightful with lawns, shrub, flower and rose beds, stone walls, box hedges together with quiet sitting terraces areas, greenhouses and garden sheds.

Land and Buildings
At the rear of the house is a large gravelled courtyard with more than adequate space for a good number of vehicles. Beyond is a large meadow bounded by an area of woodland. Within the meadow is a concrete yard with a large storage shed/workshop and open fronted stores / loose stock sheds. Water and electricity areconnected. In all the property is about 4 acres.

Directions
From the east side of Wells proceed along Bath Road to South Horrington where the road starts to go uphill. Continue and Birdwood is a few hundred yards along on the left hand side.

IMPORTANT NOTICE
Roderick Thomas, their clients and any joint agents state that these details are for general guidance only and accuracy cannot be guaranteed. They do not constitute any part of any contract. All measurements are approximate and floor plans are to give a general indication only and are not measured accurate drawings. No guarantees are given with regard to planning permission or fitness for purpose. No apparatus, equipment, fixture or fitting has been tested. Items shown in photographs are not necessarily included. Purchasers must satisfy themselves on all matters by inspection or otherwise. VIEWINGS - interested parties are advised to check availability and current situation prior to travelling to see any property.

Property Features :

• On The Outskirts Of Wells At The Approach To The Mendips
• A Splendid Victorian Property With Great Scope
• Large Family House
• 3 Reception Rooms, 9 Bedrooms, 4 Bath Or Shower Rooms
• Woodland and Field