Property description

Mature well-planted walled garden. Porch, hall, cloakroom/shower room, large sitting room, dining room, kitchen/breakfast room, utility room, conservatory/side porch, 5 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms & integral garage. Excellent rural views. Ample parking. Beautiful mature garden.

CORFE HOUSE,
FAYRE WAY, CROSCOMBE, BA53QZ
Between Wells (3 miles west) and Shepton Mallet (2.5 miles east)
A splendid detached 5 bedroom. house in a quiet sunny south facing position in a popular village between Wells and Shepton Mallet.
The house includes a Porch, hall, cloakroom/shower room, large sitting room, dining room, kitchen/breakfast room, utility room, conservatory/side porch, 5 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms & integral garage. Excellent rural views. Beautiful mature garden.



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 City has local markets twice a week and many medieval buildings including the Cathedral and moated Bishops Palace, 
Shepton Mallet is a thriving, historic, small market town with a wide range of facilities, including interesting national and local shops (Tesco, Laura Ashley, Boots, etc.) and again many medieval houses and buildings. 
Both Wells and Shepton have a good pubs and award winning restaurants, busy shopping centres and excellent State & Private schools in the area including Wells Blue School, Whitstone, Wells Cathedral School, Millfield School, Downside, All Hallows and the Sherborne and Bruton schools. 
There is fast road access to Bath, Bristol and Yeovil, with London Paddington just 1 hour 40 minutes away on the mainline service from nearby Castle Cary. Bristol Airport is within 20 miles on a fast road. 
Croscombe, practically midway between Wells and Shepton Mallet  is known to date back to at least 706 and it developed in the 16th and 17th centuries with the boom in the wool trade. Today Croscombe is a vibrant village with a primary school, village stores, a couple of pubs and a very active local community. 
For more information on this area in general and individual schools visit our website www.roderickthomas.co.uk and locate this property by price order. Open full details and click on “schools”.

Fayre Way is on the northern side of this popular village and thereby enjoys a fine sunny setting with good views over the hillsides to both sides of the valley.  

Directions from Wells:
Take the A371 towards Shepton and enter the village of Croscombe.  In the centre of the village is the Bull Terrier pub. Here take the turning left next to the monument immediately before the pub.  Continue up this road – Church Street, past the church and turn left into Fayre Way.  Corfe House is a short distance along on the left hand side with a timber gate giving access to a gravel driveway.


The house has comfortable well-appointed accommodation with the benefit of double-glazing, oil fired central heating, an alarm system, heating in the porch and conservatory and wall lights in the hall, landing and bedrooms. It includes a PORCH a large double aspect porch with side windows.  A door leads into the INNER HALL with three steps to the RECEPTION HALL AREA with a radiator and CLOAKROOM/SHOWER ROOM with a hand basin with tiled splash backs, wc, shower cubicle, radiator and extractor.  SITTING ROOM a fine large triple aspect room with excellent views, wall lights, a central fireplace and two radiators.  DINING ROOM with wall lights, a shelved alcove, radiator and patio doors leading southwards into the garden.  KITCHEN a dual aspect room with a quarry tiled floor, radiator and a good range of pine fronted floor and wall kitchen units with a sink unit, tiled splash back and space for appliances.  UTILITY ROOM with a quarry tiled floor, sink unit, store cupboard, work surfaces, wall unit and radiator.  CONSERVATORY/SIDE PORCH with a door to the garden and a door into the INTEGRAL GARAGE with a pair of double timber doors, the oil fired central heating boiler, light and power.  

FIRST FLOOR with a radiator and a large walk in airing cupboard with an immersion heater.  BEDROOM ONE the master bedroom being a large double aspect room with a radiator, double built in wardrobe and an EN SUITE BATHROOM with a hand basin with splash back, wc, bath with tiled surround, radiator, mirror and vanity light/shaver point.  FAMILY BATHROOM with a hand basin with tiled splash back, wc, bidet, tiled shower cubicle, bath with tiled areas, vanity light/shaver point, mirror and radiator.  BEDROOM TWO with built in wardrobe and radiator.  BEDROOM THREE with built in wardrobe and radiator.  BEDROOM FOUR with radiator.  BEDROOM FIVE with built in wardrobe and radiator.  

A timber gate leads into the property and to a large gravelled parking area.  The house is clad with wisteria and clematis and the sitting room, dining room and kitchen all face south over the mature well-stocked garden.  The dining room has patio doors, which open out to a paved terrace. The gardens are well planted with trees and shrubs, which ensure the property’s privacy.  

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Property Features :

• Delightful Spacious House In Good Location
• Quiet Village Setting Between Wells & Shepton
• House Stands In Walled Garden
• Large Sitting Room & Separate Dining Room
• 5 Bedrooms 2 Bathrooms & Shower Room