Upper Lansdown Mews, Bath, BA1

An exquisite Grade II listed Georgian coach house providing lateral living in this highly desirable location.

Description

The Coach House is a beautifully presented, extensively renovated and extended two storey property providing spacious, lateral accommodation over two floors. The coach house dates back to circa 1800 and was originally linked to the grand houses of Lansdown Crescent.

The property is entered through an excellent size limestone-floored hallway with a useful coat cupboard and a cloakroom. The drawing room, with its engineered oak flooring, provides a wonderful space to relax or entertain. There is a contemporary inset gas fire and useful shelving flanking the chimney breast. A step leads down to a recent addition to the property: an architecturally designed orangery. Light floods in through four sets of doors and two windows. There is limestone flooring with underfloor heating, and the outlook to the garden is very special indeed.

The bespoke kitchen (designed by Artichoke Kitchens) has been cleverly arranged to enhance the space, providing a contemporary yet practical area. A mixture of granite and Corian work surfaces compliment the extensive range of built-in appliances. The ‘round room’ is a multi-purpose room, providing an excellent space for dining along with a study area, utility area and plant area, all cleverly designed by award-winning architect Professor David Thurlow OBE, with sliding curved panels and a circular format creating the various zones.
The spacious first floor offers three excellent size double bedrooms, the master having a beautiful en suite shower room. The main family bathroom has a double-ended bath with waterfall tap, dual sinks, storage and a WC.


Externally

The gardens of The Coach House are of particular note and great care has been taken to landscape them beautifully. The feature lit, paved front stable yard provides excellent secure parking provision with access through double electric gates. There is a useful outhouse/store room which would have been the original tack room for the horses. The rear of the property has various areas for outside dining and entertaining, and a listed mulberry tree which is believed to have been planted at the same time as the well-known Kingswood School mulberry tree. There are two lower terraces laid to lawn with attractive hedging and a further seating area.

Location

Tucked away within one of the city's most prestigious residential districts, the property sits on the edge of the delightful Sion Hill area of Lansdown. The house is within a mile of Bath city centre with its extensive array of shops, boutiques and restaurants, and Bath Spa station which provides mainline rail services to London Paddington (journey time from 85 mins) and Bristol Temple Meads (journey time from 15 mins). Nearby amenities include Bath Racecourse, Lansdown Golf Club and Lansdown Tennis, Squash and Croquet Club. Bath is renowned for its Roman heritage and Georgian architecture and there are excellent schools in both the state and independent sectors along with 2 universities. Well regarded local schools include Kingswood, Bath Royal High and St Stephen’s Primary School. There are regular bus services to and from Lansdown and junction 18 of the M4 is approximately 9 miles away.