Lyncombe Hill, Bath, BA2

Location

Lyncombe Hill is one of Bath’s foremost locations on the lower southern slopes of the city within easy walking distance of Bath Spa railway station, close to the Paragon School and Prior Park College, as well as excellent state schools including the highly regarded Widcombe junior school and Beechen Cliff. The village atmosphere of Widcombe with its cafés, convenience store and popular pubs, White Hart and Ring O Bells make it a wonderful place to live.

The amenities of the city centre are also on the doorstep and offer a wonderful array of chain and independent retail outlets, many fine restaurants, cafés and wine bars along with a number of cultural activities including a world-famous international music and literary festival, the Theatre Royal, a selection of museums and art galleries and the attractions at The Roman Baths and Pump Rooms.

World class sporting facilities are available at nearby Bath Rugby and Cricket Clubs and at Bath University and there are excellent spa and gym facilities at The Gainsborough, The Royal Crescent, The Priory and Combe Grove Manor Hotels.

Communications include a direct line to London Paddington, Bristol and South Wales from Bath Spa railway station. The M4 Motorway (Junction 18) is 10 miles to the north and Bristol Airport is approximately 18 miles to the west.

Description

The property is entered at ground floor level into a spacious entrance hall with period flag stone floor and staircase rising to the upper floors. The front door has a fine glazed fanlight with panes edged with blue glass.

To the front of the property is a good-sized study/bedroom 4 with central black marble fireplace and gas fire inset (untested), flanked by two period built-in cupboards.

To the rear is a beautiful sitting room with attractive cornicing and a further marble corbel fireplace with open fire basket. The views to the rear of the house are of particular note via the large sash window.

Stairs lead down to a good space combining a spacious breakfast room which opens into the kitchen. The breakfast room has a further fireplace and there are two sets of French doors out to the charming garden. The kitchen has a country style feel with a range of blue painted units. Set in the original ashlar stone surround is a gas Aga. Opposite the oven is a walk-in larder that sits under the stairs. A double Belfast sink is set into the units and there are granite worktops.

The vaults at the rear of the kitchen are in two sections. The left vault has a utility set up which provides plumbing for a washing machine and a further butler’s sink. There is plenty of extra space for family needs and general storage. The other vault has a well-fitted shower room which opens onto a further vault storage.

On the first floor you find a superb master bedroom with a pretty, reeded fireplace. This leads through to a lovely en suite bathroom which has a matching fireplace. A bath with a marble surround is centrally positioned and there is a modern wet room style shower. Twin sinks mounted in a charming marble top vanity unit complete the picture.

On the top floor there are two further pretty bedrooms which are filled with light; the rear bedroom has the most amazing views. There is also a well-fitted wet room style shower room.

Outside

To the front of the property is a pretty, paved front garden. To the rear, the French doors lead out to a paved terrace with a water feature that incorporates a large Grecian urn. The garden is mainly terraced with a variety of borders that are stocked with herbaceous shrubs and plants. There is a path leading to the end of the garden. The garden has been split into various terraces.

Bath & North East Somerset Council. Council Tax Band G.

Mains services connected.

The tenure is Freehold.