Witcombe, Martock, Somerset, TA12

A delightful detached former farmhouse Listed Grade II. Generous accommodation with annexe/letting opportunity. Party barn, double garage, gardens and paddock. In all 4.33 acres. Hamlet location.


Manor Farm comprises a particularly handsome and superbly appointed farmhouse, Listed Grade II for its historical importance. With parts believed to date back to the 16th and 17th centuries, this fine Hamstone property contains a wealth of period features, testament to its age and history. These include stone mullion windows, flagstone floors, inglenook Hamstone fireplaces, original timber walled partitions together will nail studded doors.

This most welcoming property has a beautiful interior, comprising 4 bedroomed, 2 bathroom accommodation together with an attached, 2 storey former barn that is linked to the main dwelling via a glass fronted structure. There is a large study/home office, sitting room, nicely fitted kitchen and bathroom, whilst on the first floor are 2 bedrooms. Although currently used in conjunction with the main house, there is independent access to the rear, both pedestrian and vehicular, which would allow for letting purposes or indeed for the use of a relative seeking independence.

The main house is set out on the attached floorplans and briefly comprises an impressive hallway with timber panelling and flagstone flooring, with cloakroom off. To one side of the hallway is a superbly fitted farmhouse kitchen/dining room, which has been upgraded by the owners in recent years. In addition to a bespoke range of storage cabinets, there is a large central island together with a 2 oven AGA and supplementary cooking facilities for summer months. This gorgeous room has a beamed ceiling and ample space for a dining table and chairs.

Off the hallway is a welcoming sitting room with the main feature being a beautiful Hamstone fireplace. This delightful room leads directly into a more formal sitting room which again has an impressive fireplace with wood burner.

Further on the ground floor is most useful rear hallway that opens to a highly practical boot room with extensive storage, a perfect room for coats, muddy wellies and dog baskets.

On the first floor are 4 generous bedrooms with the principal room having a partly open plan en-suite that features a freestanding copper bath. The other bedrooms share a very well appointed family bathroom and there is the unusual, but highly practical feature of a first floor laundry/utility room.

AGENTS NOTE

The property has been the subject of considerable expenditure over the past 6 years. Improvements include the installation of a new drainage treatment system together with upgrades to electrics and plumbing to name but a few.

SERVICES & OUTGOINGS

We understand that mains electricity and water are connected to the property. LPG gas central heating. Private drainage system.

Council Tax: Somerset Council—Band G.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Broadband: FTTC—Superfast broadband is available—highest available download speed 76 Mbps, highest available upload speed 15 Mbps. (Openreach).

Mobile Coverage: Available via O2, Three and Vodafone. For an indication of specific speeds and supply or coverage in the area we recommend contacting your own provider.

Flooding: The property is in an area at a very low risk from River/Sea and Surface Water flooding (defined as the chance of flooding each year as less than 0.1%).

Manor Farm is situated in the small, pretty hamlet of Witcombe that is located a very short distance to the north of the village of Ash. This very popular village has a church, village hall, public house and primary school, together with quick access to the A303.

More extensive facilities are found in nearby Martock (doctors’ surgery, dentist, vet, mini supermarket, etc.) whilst nearby towns include Yeovil, Sherborne, Castle Cary and Bruton.

Schooling is well catered for in the area with independent schooling at Hazelgrove, Sherborne Boys and Girls, St. Anthony’s Leweston, King’s Bruton, and Millfield to the north.

Mainline railway stations are also very accessible at Sherborne (Waterloo) and Yeovil Pen Mill (service to Bristol and Bath), whilst to the north at Castle Cary is a direct service into London Paddington.

Manor Farm is approached from the lane via a gated driveway that opens to a circular drive providing extensive parking and turning areas together with direct access into the double garage.

Directly behind the house is a pretty courtyard, perfect for entertaining and which provides access into the refurbished party barn. This wonderful space is suitable for a variety of uses and features a wood burner together with a timber staircase rising a very useable mezzanine that is currently used for a child’s music area.

There is more than ample and mainly lawned garden beyond the courtyard, with a particular feature being a sheltered sitting area beneath a productive vine and enjoying a lovely aspect to the rear.

PADDOCK AND STABLES

From the driveway, a well-maintained track leads down to the adjoining paddock which is in permanent pasture and bounded by stock proof fencing together with mature, broadleaf hedgerows. The paddock is considered perfect for keeping livestock or for equestrian purposes.
Already in situ is a mono-pitch building of steel and block construction beneath a fibre cement roof, containing 2 stables and further storage. Attached to one side is a fenced chicken run, and to the other is a useful log store/implement shed. There is mains water laid to this building.

At the bottom of the field is a useful secondary access with a farm gate that provides access to a drove.

In total the grounds extend to 4.3 acres with the paddock measuring just under 3.6 acres.