Knapps Close, Winscombe

11 Knapps Close occupies one of the most privileged plots within this highly regarded development. Offering in excess of 2000sq ft of well balanced accommodation the property is a perfect family home with spacious living accommodation, excellent sized bedrooms and beautiful well tended gardens.

Approached to the front via a neat private driveway there is plenty of off street parking and even space for a motorhome if desired, along with a large detached double garage. To the front of the house a footpath leads to a covered porch that continues into a welcoming entrance hallway. To the right of the hallway is a superb dual aspect sitting room with a pretty bay window to the front and French doors to the rear, a handsome feature fireplace creates a lovely focal point to the room and there is plenty of space for soft furniture. A interconnecting door links through to separate dining room with a bay window overlooking the rear garden and doors to both the hallway and kitchen. There are also two further doors either side of the front door that lead to a Cloakroom (fitted with coat hooks) and a WC.

The kitchen/breakfast room is dual aspect with plenty of natural light, it is fitted with a substantial range of modern wall and base units in Walnut brown with a contrasting counter top, the kitchen has numerous fitted appliances, a walk in cupboard, tiled floor and plenty of space for a breakfast table. Beyond the kitchen is a handy utility room with W.C and a great garden room which has a lovely southerly aspect and would make a perfect child's playroom. Completing the ground floor accommodation is a smart home office/study room.

Continuing to the first floor a generous galleried landing provides access to the four bedrooms and three bathrooms. The master bedroom has a sunny westerly aspect and has fitted wardrobes along with its own well appointed en-suite bathroom, the second guest bedroom also benefits from a walk in shower room, whilst bedroom three and four both have built in wardrobes and share use of a spacious family bathroom with a white suite and separate shower. You will also find on the first floor there is a useful airing cupboard

Outside, the property is blessed with beautiful well tended gardens to three sides of the house, to the rear of the house is a large patio perfect for al fresco dining and summer parties that leads onto a fantastic lawn that wraps around the house. The garden is exceptional for a property of its type and is a blank canvas for those with green fingers who wish to landscape to their hearts content.

To the front of the house is another neat lawn that goes in behind the double garage. The property further benefits from solar panels, gas central heating and no onward chain.

WE HAVE NOTICED

Executive family homes of this scale can be very hard to come by, the garden is magnificent and wraps the house to three sides and the location extremely convenient and very exclusive.

DIRECTIONS

From the A38 travelling from the Bristol direction, take the right-hand turn at the crossroads traffic lights in Churchill. Continue right through to Sandford, and take the left-hand turn into Hill Road, which leads into the village of Winscombe. When you reach the junction at the centre of the village, turn right. A short distance from the bridge, on the right hand side, is a turning into Knapps Drive. Take this turning and proceed along the road until it bends to the right where it turns into Knapps Close. Knapps Close consists of a number of “spurs” and numbers 7 to 11 can be found in a “spur” on the left hand side. What3words///simple.unstated.aura

SITUATION

The North Somerset village of Winscombe was recently placed as the second best place in Britain to raise a family by family investment firm OneFamily (survey in 2015) and is nestled in the beautiful Mendip countryside within commuting distance of Bristol. Its atmosphere is one of bustling activity, with a variety of shops, professional offices and community facilities including church, doctor and primary school ( Winscombe is in the Churchill Academy and Sixth Form Centre ( catchment area for secondary education, which has recently been awarded ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted and also benefits from a modern sports complex, and there is also a dry ski slope nearby. Private sector schooling is also close by at Sidcot and the Downs School at Wraxall is within easy reach. Country activities available within the area include horse-riding, walking on the Mendips and sailing on Axbridge Reservoir, and there are also several excellent golf courses in the area, Cricket Club, a Football Club, a Rugby Club and a Tennis Club. The village is also bisected by the Strawberry Line which is used by cyclists and pedestrians to travel as far as Yatton and Cheddar (through Congresbury). The lovely cathedral city of Wells is a drive away, as is the famous beauty spot, Cheddar Gorge. As mentioned, Winscombe is within commuting distance of Bristol but also has good access to the seaside town of Weston-super-Mare and the M5 at junction 21 to travel north or junction 22 to travel south. There is an international airport at Lulsgate and access to a mainline railway station at Weston.