Crowcombe, Taunton

Charming grade 2 listed semi detached cottage which has been extended at ground floor level to provide spacious and flexible accommodation. The Old Forge is set in the heart of the popular Quantock village of Crowcombe and benefits from 2 delightful cottage gardens, garage/studio and off road parking. For sale with no onward chain.

Benefitting from oil fired central heating, the accommodation comprises, on the ground floor - porch, reception hall/study, kitchen/breakfast room, dining room, sitting room with wood burner, double bedroom and shower room. On the first floor there are 2 generous double bedrooms, one with an ensuite bathroom. Externally there is a small garden to the front enclosed by a stone wall. An arched door from the side gives access to the first area of garden which sits in the middle of this 'U' shaped property and has a patio, lawn and large variety of mature shrubs and trees. To the rear of the property is another area of garden which again is laid to lawn with a patio and variety of mature shrubs. A door gives access to the former garage which has now been split to offer store (garage door still operational) and studio space with large window. There is also a laundry room. A gate to the rear gives access to the 1 off road parking space.

The property is situated in a quintessential English village nestled on the side of the Quantock Hills with shop, pub, primary school (‘good’ OFSTED rating), tennis court, cricket ground and village hall. A footpath just a stones throw from the house leads to the hills for hiking and views over the Bristol Channel. The property is just a 20 minute drive to Taunton station with rail links to Exeter, Bristol and London (from 1 hour 40 minutes) and just 10 minutes in the other direction to the coast. Several school buses go through the village for local public and state schools.