Grenville Court, Butleigh

Nestled within a private setting amidst a small collection of just fifteen individually designed houses, this five bedroom detached stone-built home with private gardens epitomizes contemporary luxury living.

About the property:

Nestled within a private setting amidst a small collection of just fifteen individually designed houses, this five bedroom, three reception room detached stone-built home with private landscaped gardens epitomizes contemporary luxury living.

About the inside:

The ground floor welcomes you through a generous entrance porch with bespoke fitted cupboards and into an inviting contemporary ambience featuring a spacious family kitchen/dining room with large full height sliding glass doors connecting the kitchen with the beautifully landscaped garden and flooding the room with natural light. Bespoke units include a large island, and high end appliances. Beyond the kitchen is the snug, a large reception room with French doors onto the terrace, and access into the useful utility room with wall to wall storage.

From the entrance hall is the elegant dual aspect sitting room, benefitting from a fireplace and enjoying plenty of natural light and views of the garden from the French doors. This beautiful room connects through to the kitchen through a cleverly designed study area. Completing the ground floor is a stylish cloakroom.

The first floor gives access to the first three bedrooms, all of which can accommodate double beds. The principal bedroom benefits from a dressing room and an impressive ensuite bathroom, and enjoys French doors opening onto a private balcony overlooking the garden. The second bedroom has an ensuite shower room, whilst the third double bedroom is currently used as guest room. This floor is also home to the modern family bathroom.

The second floor is a great space with two additional bedrooms with dormer windows offering lovely views, and a shower room, with bespoke storage built into the eaves on the landing.

About the outside:

Outside, the private rear garden has been beautifully landscaped with a range of contemporary terraces, pergola and raised beds providing several seating areas and a secluded space for a hot tub and BBQ, perfect for entertaining or relaxing. Ample driveway parking at the front leads up to useful storage and access into the utility room.

About the area:

Butleigh is a pretty Somerset village with many picture perfect cottages, a 14th century church and a long proud history. It's a thriving, sociable place with a local shop with post office, rugby and cricket clubs as well as a popup restaurant.

It may be a historic little village, but Butleigh is well connected to the rest of the UK. Glastonbury (4 miles), Street (3½ miles) and Wells (10 miles), also the larger centres of Yeovil to the south and Bath and Bristol to the north. The A303 lies just to the south and there is a main rail line station at Castle Cary, with access to London Paddington in 1 hours and 40 minutes, Bristol International Airport is just 27 miles away.

For shopping, “Clark's village” in Street offers a wealth of retail opportunities with more shopping within the High Street, as well as two swimming pools, one to be found at the Sports Centre and the hugely popular outdoor Lido with grassy areas for picnics. Further local amenities to be found in nearby Glastonbury, Somerton, Wells and Castle Cary. For further shopping and recreational activities, Bath, Bristol, and Taunton are all within about an hour's drive. The A303 that runs South of Butleigh, offers direct road links to London and the South west. The Cathedral city of Wells is only ten miles away and offers all the usual amenities of a thriving market town; twice weekly markets, plenty of coffee shops and restaurants.