Laverton, Nr Bath, BA2

Brookfield Cottage is a delightful house set just a few minutes from Frome. Fully refurbished in the very recent past, the property offers exceptionally well presented accommodation with high quality materials.

The entrance porch leads to the front sitting room with a welcoming wood burning stove and double doors through to the open plan space running the width of the building and giving kitchen/dining/living room. The kitchen itself offers a full range of Neptune units and built in Neff appliances and a matching utility room with secondary fridge freezer. The open plan nature of this room is enhanced by views and access out to the pretty garden with great countryside views.

The upper floors offer 4 bedrooms, a further occasional bedroom or study, dressing room and ensuite to the main bedroom and two further shower rooms.

The garden to the rear is a paradise of lavender lined pathways, flowering borders and rose bushes. It has many seating areas to take in the vista and also vegetable beds and green house.

Laverton is a quiet village, with a small, beautiful church. There is an excellent local pub in neighbouring Norton St Phillip: The George, a 14th-century coaching inn with a beer garden and amazing elevated views of The Mead, is a 1.7 mile walk through quiet country lanes.

North Somerset’s most popular highlights are also easily reachable from Laverton. The area is well-renowned for its cultural and culinary highlights, Bruton’s excellent food offerings – the Michelin-starred Osip, The Old Pharmacy, At the Chapel, The Newt – as well as Hauser and Wirth, can be easily reached by car, and Frome is also close by. Frome’s lively community of independent shops, creative businesses and eateries include Rye Bakery, Projects Frome, Moo and Two, Frome Hardware, Eight Stony Street, and Frome Reclamation Yard. The Frome Independent, a monthly market showcasing local artisans and food producers has also helped put Frome on the map, attracting over 80,000 visitors annually.

For fresh food and farm produce, there are plenty of independent growers and dairies to choose from. Westcombe Dairy is a go-to for award-winning cheese and charcuterie, and Landrace Bakery’s new outpost is now conveniently on-site, offering sourdough bread made from stoneground UK grains milled at the new Landrace Mill. A good selection of farm shops for organic produce are also nearby.

The villages of Mells and Nunney are close by. Nunney is characterised by its historic centre and, most notably, its picturesque moated medieval castle built in the 1370s by a local knight, Sir John de la Mare. The village has a popular local pub, The George Inn. A popular spot for Sunday lunch is The Talbot Inn in Mells or wood-fired pizza from The Walled Garden opposite.

The city of Bath is just 20 minutes by car and provides direct train links to London Paddington in one hour and 30 minutes. Westbury train station is a 20-minute drive away and also provides direct links to London.