6 Bedroom Detached for sale in Shepton Mallet, BA4
Forum Lane, Bowlish, Shepton Mallet, BA4£750,000
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A Grade II Listed house of Jacobean origin with later Georgian additions, offering very generous accommodation and standing in mature gardens in a peaceful setting. The property provides excellent family living space with an east wing which can be self contained.
BOWLISH GRANGE, BOWLISH, SHEPTON MALLET, SOMERSET, BA4 5JL
Wells, Glastonbury, Bruton & Castle Cary all within 8 miles. Bath & Bristol within 20 miles.A Grade II Listed house of Jacobean origin with later Georgian additions, offering very generous accommodation and standing in mature gardens in a peaceful setting. The property provides excellent family living space with an east wing which can be self contained, and which can also be used as home office accommodation. The house includes a drawing room opening to a music room, dining room, sitting room opening into a conservatory, cloakroom, a large farmhouse type kitchen with an Aga, study, utility room, 7 bedrooms, dressing room, and 5 bathrooms. The accommodation is very flexible and the east wing offers various arrangements. The house faces south into its mature, walled garden.
About the area
Shepton Mallet and Wells lie in beautiful countryside below the Mendip Hills - an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Shepton Mallet is a small market town with a wide range of facilities, including a lovely park and a variety of shops including Tesco, Boots and Laura Ashley. There are many historic buildings and the much acclaimed Kilver Court Designer Village offers designer outlet shopping on the edge of the town.Wells (5 miles away) is the smallest city in England with a new Waitrose, cinema, leisure centre, independent shops, local markets twice a week and many important medieval buildings including the Cathedral and moated Bishops Palace.
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In the local area there are many award winning pubs and restaurants, busy shopping centres including Clarke's Village in Street, and excellent state & independent schools including Wells Blue School, Writhlington School, Wells Cathedral School, Millfield, Downside, All Hallows, Hazlegrove and the Bruton, Bath and Sherborne Schools.There is fast road access to Bath, Bristol, Frome and Yeovil, with London Paddington just 1 hour 40 minutes away on the mainline service from nearby Castle Cary. There is also an excellent bus service to London direct from Shepton Mallet. Bristol Airport is within 20 miles.There are extensive cultural, artistic and sporting organisations in the area to suit a wide variety of interests. Babington House Hotel and private members' club and the recently opened Hauser and Wirth Somerset gallery are both within 20 minutes' drive.
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Bowlish is a popular, small and historic hamlet just west of Shepton towards Wells with a cluster of period properties, many of which are listed as being of architectural interest. There is a good pub, restaurant, primary school and a very social community. There are several footpaths and bridleways close by providing immediate access to the beautiful countryside. It is also easy to walk into town or catch a bus into Wells or Bath from the bottom of the lane.Bowlish Grange has quietly evolved over the centuries and sits comfortably in its surroundings. The house is exceptionally pretty with part stone and rendered elevations, stone mullion windows and climbing roses. There is a splendid nailed front door set in a stone architrave with a curved canopy above. In recent times improvements to the house include re-roofing, re-wiring and re-plumbing. Whilst being a large house it retains a very homely feel with well proportioned rooms.
Accommodation
The front door opens into the dining hall being a fine reception room with flagstones and a fireplace. A panelled door opens into the drawing room with an inglenook fireplace containing a Franklin wood burner and a wide archway into a music room. The kitchen / breakfast room has an Aga, wooden units with a Belfast sink plus other built in cupboards. The inner hall has a cloakroom and the staircase to the first floor.Beyond the kitchen is a utility room and a large very pleasant sitting room / family room which has 2 ceiling lights and a door into a garden conservatory which opens to a screened courtyard garden. Also off the sitting room is a hall to a study which is also suitable as a ground floor bedroom having an adjacent bathroom.
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On the first floor the master bedroom has a wide opening into the dressing room with fitted wardrobes and cupboards. Also leading off the bedroom is an en-suite bathroom. Elsewhere on this floor is another bedroom and bathroom containing an airing cupboard.The staircase leads to the second floor with 3 further bedrooms and a bathroom. One of the bedrooms has a door into an as yet undeveloped attic room. Furthermore above this level is a large attic spanning the length of the house, accessible by ladder from one of the bedrooms.Returning to the ground floor a door leads from the kitchen to an inner passageway with a back stairs to another first floor landing. Off this landing there is an office (equally suitable as a bedroom), a bedroom with a dressing room and a bathroom.
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The house has gas central heating with 2 new boilers fitted within the last 5 years. Wonderful period details remain including flagstones, oak, elm and pine timberwork, sash windows, shutters and coved ceilings. The house faces south and all the principal rooms have this aspect and are light and airy.
Outside
The house stands sideways to the lane and double timber gates open to a gravelled drive. The stone garage on the opposite side of the lane is also part of the property.Bowlish Grange is extremely attractive with climbing roses and absolutely charming gardens protected by high stone walls. Here there is a broad area of lawn, beautiful flowerbeds, and various fruit trees, shrubs and a magnificent yew. There are walkways and paths which lead to quiet sitting areas and to a wonderful gazebo. Also tucked away against a stone wall is a greenhouse.
Directions
From Wells take the A371 towards Shepton Mallet. Continue through Croscombe. The next hamlet is Bowlish, pass the school and take the next left (opposite Bowlish House) just before the Horseshoe Inn. Continue and the entrance to Bowlish Grange is on the right opposite the turning to Ham Lane.
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. situation prior to travelling to see any property.
BOWLISH GRANGE, BOWLISH, SHEPTON MALLET, SOMERSET, BA4 5JL
Wells, Glastonbury, Bruton & Castle Cary all within 8 miles. Bath & Bristol within 20 miles.A Grade II Listed house of Jacobean origin with later Georgian additions, offering very generous accommodation and standing in mature gardens in a peaceful setting. The property provides excellent family living space with an east wing which can be self contained, and which can also be used as home office accommodation. The house includes a drawing room opening to a music room, dining room, sitting room opening into a conservatory, cloakroom, a large farmhouse type kitchen with an Aga, study, utility room, 7 bedrooms, dressing room, and 5 bathrooms. The accommodation is very flexible and the east wing offers various arrangements. The house faces south into its mature, walled garden.
About the area
Shepton Mallet and Wells lie in beautiful countryside below the Mendip Hills - an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Shepton Mallet is a small market town with a wide range of facilities, including a lovely park and a variety of shops including Tesco, Boots and Laura Ashley. There are many historic buildings and the much acclaimed Kilver Court Designer Village offers designer outlet shopping on the edge of the town.Wells (5 miles away) is the smallest city in England with a new Waitrose, cinema, leisure centre, independent shops, local markets twice a week and many important medieval buildings including the Cathedral and moated Bishops Palace.
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In the local area there are many award winning pubs and restaurants, busy shopping centres including Clarke's Village in Street, and excellent state & independent schools including Wells Blue School, Writhlington School, Wells Cathedral School, Millfield, Downside, All Hallows, Hazlegrove and the Bruton, Bath and Sherborne Schools.There is fast road access to Bath, Bristol, Frome and Yeovil, with London Paddington just 1 hour 40 minutes away on the mainline service from nearby Castle Cary. There is also an excellent bus service to London direct from Shepton Mallet. Bristol Airport is within 20 miles.There are extensive cultural, artistic and sporting organisations in the area to suit a wide variety of interests. Babington House Hotel and private members' club and the recently opened Hauser and Wirth Somerset gallery are both within 20 minutes' drive.
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Bowlish is a popular, small and historic hamlet just west of Shepton towards Wells with a cluster of period properties, many of which are listed as being of architectural interest. There is a good pub, restaurant, primary school and a very social community. There are several footpaths and bridleways close by providing immediate access to the beautiful countryside. It is also easy to walk into town or catch a bus into Wells or Bath from the bottom of the lane.Bowlish Grange has quietly evolved over the centuries and sits comfortably in its surroundings. The house is exceptionally pretty with part stone and rendered elevations, stone mullion windows and climbing roses. There is a splendid nailed front door set in a stone architrave with a curved canopy above. In recent times improvements to the house include re-roofing, re-wiring and re-plumbing. Whilst being a large house it retains a very homely feel with well proportioned rooms.
Accommodation
The front door opens into the dining hall being a fine reception room with flagstones and a fireplace. A panelled door opens into the drawing room with an inglenook fireplace containing a Franklin wood burner and a wide archway into a music room. The kitchen / breakfast room has an Aga, wooden units with a Belfast sink plus other built in cupboards. The inner hall has a cloakroom and the staircase to the first floor.Beyond the kitchen is a utility room and a large very pleasant sitting room / family room which has 2 ceiling lights and a door into a garden conservatory which opens to a screened courtyard garden. Also off the sitting room is a hall to a study which is also suitable as a ground floor bedroom having an adjacent bathroom.
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On the first floor the master bedroom has a wide opening into the dressing room with fitted wardrobes and cupboards. Also leading off the bedroom is an en-suite bathroom. Elsewhere on this floor is another bedroom and bathroom containing an airing cupboard.The staircase leads to the second floor with 3 further bedrooms and a bathroom. One of the bedrooms has a door into an as yet undeveloped attic room. Furthermore above this level is a large attic spanning the length of the house, accessible by ladder from one of the bedrooms.Returning to the ground floor a door leads from the kitchen to an inner passageway with a back stairs to another first floor landing. Off this landing there is an office (equally suitable as a bedroom), a bedroom with a dressing room and a bathroom.
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The house has gas central heating with 2 new boilers fitted within the last 5 years. Wonderful period details remain including flagstones, oak, elm and pine timberwork, sash windows, shutters and coved ceilings. The house faces south and all the principal rooms have this aspect and are light and airy.
Outside
The house stands sideways to the lane and double timber gates open to a gravelled drive. The stone garage on the opposite side of the lane is also part of the property.Bowlish Grange is extremely attractive with climbing roses and absolutely charming gardens protected by high stone walls. Here there is a broad area of lawn, beautiful flowerbeds, and various fruit trees, shrubs and a magnificent yew. There are walkways and paths which lead to quiet sitting areas and to a wonderful gazebo. Also tucked away against a stone wall is a greenhouse.
Directions
From Wells take the A371 towards Shepton Mallet. Continue through Croscombe. The next hamlet is Bowlish, pass the school and take the next left (opposite Bowlish House) just before the Horseshoe Inn. Continue and the entrance to Bowlish Grange is on the right opposite the turning to Ham Lane.
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. situation prior to travelling to see any property.
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