Property description

A charming property in a beautiful rural setting. Accommodation includes - Sitting room: Dining room: Kitchen/Breakfast room: Utility, Cloakroom: Bedroom with En-suite bathroom: 3 Bedrooms: Bathroom: Garaging & stores: Parking: Gardens and an orchard.

BALCOMBE HOUSE 

TEAPOT LANE, BALTONSBOROUGH, BA6 8QE 

A charming period property in a beautiful rural setting on the edge of this popular village between Glastonbury and Castle Cary. The comfortable accommodation comprises – Sitting room: Dining room: Kitchen/Breakfast room: Utility, Cloakroom: Vaulted bedroom with En-suite bathroom: 3 further double bedrooms: Family bathroom: Garaging & stores: Plenty of parking: Gardens and an orchard. 

About the area 

The village of Baltonsborough [pop. around 1,000] lies 4 miles S.E of Glastonbury with splendid views towards the Tor and the Mendip Hills. At the heart of the village are the post office shop, pub, primary school and village hall. Surrounding the village is unspoilt countryside with green meadows and old and new orchards, of which Balcombe House overlooks. The nearby towns offer a wide range of facilities and there are excellent state and independent schools including Strode College, Wells Cathedral and Millfield. 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”. This website has more large photos of this property and an accurate map position. 

Balcombe House has been sympathetically refurbished and is beautifully placed in one of the prettiest Baltonsborough village lanes with a superb open aspect enjoying views over orchards, Glastonbury Tor and the Mendip Hills in the distance. 

A tiled open apex PORCH with half height stone walls and wooden supports gives access to the - 

SITTING ROOM – A good size room with lots of light from the three windows, two with window seats, which overlook the garden. The ceiling beams are a comfortable height and there are exposed stone walls and French Oak floorboards. A wood burner sits on a flagstone hearth within a Blue Lias stone fireplace. Half glazed door with flagstone tread leads to the porch and garden. 

DINING ROOM – Beams to ceiling, exposed stone walls, and a window overlooking the courtyard. Quarry tiled floor with decorative inset tiles. 

CLOAKROOM – Quarry tiled floor. Window to courtyard. White WC & pedestal basin. 

UTILITY – The quarry tiled floor continues. Space and plumbing for washing machine and tumble dryer. 

KITCHEN/BREAKFAST ROOM – Beams to ceiling, part exposed walls and quarry tiled floor. This is a dual aspect room with deep wooden silled window overlooking the garden and another to the village lane. There is a range of wooden base units including a full height freestanding pantry cupboard. Six ring range cooker (LPG) with double ovens. Inset one and a half bowl ceramic sink within worktop. Under worktop space for fridge and dishwasher and to one corner of the kitchen is a redundant ‘Regent Rayburn’, which, with some TLC, could be coaxed back to use. Plenty of room for a breakfast table, and useful under stairs storage space. Oil fired Worcester boiler providing central heating and hot water. 

From the kitchen, painted wooden stairs rise to – 

LANDING – Exposed timber to walls. Storage cupboard with shelving, and loft access. 

MASTER BEDROOM – A lovely double aspect bedroom with views over orchards to open countryside and views to the Mendip Hills from three windows, all with deep wooden sills. The lofty vaulted ceiling has beams and exposed timbers. Door to – 

EN SUITE BATHROOM – Also vaulted with ceiling beams, window to side with orchard outlook. The white suite comprises a pedestal basin, WC and wood paneled Whirlpool bath with electric shower over. Tiling to the bath and shower area. Wood effect flooring. 

BEDROOM – Two windows facing the front garden with wooden lintels over. There is an attractive exposed stone and brick wall with bags of character. Built in wardrobe cupboard behind a wooden door. 

BEDROOM – Also facing the front garden, and with two exposed stone walls. 

BEDROOM – Side aspect window overlooking an orchard and further garden. Excellent range of hand built wooden cupboards and wardrobes with hanging rails, shelves and storage. In the corner of the room is a pretty period 

cast iron inset fire grate within a stone surround. 

FAMILY BATHROOM – A window with wooden sill and stone side reveals overlook an orchard and the village lane. The white suite comprises a pedestal basin, wall mounted WC, bath with wooden side panel, shower and screen over and mosaic feature tiling to most areas. Period style radiator. Tile effect flooring. 

GARDENS – The front and very private gardens are mostly laid to lawn, with a mature willow tree, and are enclosed by mature hedging. There is a stone terrace around the attractive front porch and a wooden full height pedestrian gate to the lane. 

Balcombe House is approached from the village lane through a wooden gate to a generous gravel parking and turning area. Here you will also find an outbuilding, part of which is used as an open fronted garage and the remainder as storage, but with evidence of use as stabling. To the rear of this building is a further garden, enclosed by hedging, mostly laid to lawn with numerous fruit & native trees. We understand the gardens approach around 0.4 of an acre. 

DIRECTIONS 

From Martin Street in the centre of the village turn left after the Greyhound pub in to Ham Street. Continue past the village school for about half a mile where Teapot Lane will be found on the left. Balcombe House will be found on the right hand side indicated by our for sale board. 

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 :

• LOTS OF CHARACTER FEATURES
• LOVELY LANE ON EDGE OF VILLAGE
• VIEWS TO THE MENDIP HILLS
• LARGE GARDENS and OUTBUILDINGS
• STILL WITH IMMENSE POTENTIAL