Bilbrook, Minehead, Somerset, TA24

A wonderfully situated contemporary house with relaxing ambience and excellent energy saving features, and set in highly versatile accommodation, beautifully stocked gardens and grounds, stable yard, studio/workshop, garaging and orchards,

Peacefully situated down a quiet country lane but with direct access through solar powered electric gates onto the A39, Meadowstream provides the privacy, space together with ecoefficiencies to allow the occupants to enjoy the advantages of rural living and the flexibility both indoors and out to pursue many interests. With large rooms, vaulted ceilings and galleried landings, this architect designed contemporary house is filled with light and air. The grounds extend to approximately four and a half acres, have been used for horses and more recently landscaped to create interest throughout the year and a pollinator friendly garden, best experienced in person and through photographs. Renewable energy sources has certainly been the theme in the design and specification of this individual property. Solar panels provide income above the cost of power presently used at the property which include heating with a large air source heat pump and intelligent electric car charger. The ground floor includes a spacious reception hall with cloaks cupboard/operations room, a study/library, sitting room, fabulous garden room with three sets of French doors out onto the terrace and a well fitted kitchen with an Everhot cooker. The bedrooms are also particularly spacious with access out onto the gallery, which is south facing, the principal bedroom has dressing area and a well fitted en suite bathroom. The other bedrooms are of a good size, one being en suite, and there is also a family bathroom.

Gardens and Grounds

The entrance drive leads in from the passing lane and opens out to provide ample gravelled parking. There is a deep mixed bed which wraps around the property to a five-bar gate leading into the side of the house to the garage and stables. There is a mature wisteria adorning the house. A well designed and deep Indian sandstone terrace stretches across the rear of the house, has steps leading up to a pond, which has a bridge and is planted with many well-chosen plants. There is a pergola, a lawned area shaded by a number of ornamental trees. A circular herb garden lies to the east with box spheres and hedging and an iron gate leads back to the front of the house. A path leads to the main area of gardens where there is a potting shed and a former stable building, which has been adapted to provide a studio and a workshop with power and water. There is a further pergola giving shade. Other features in the gardens include log store, a 24’ x 12’ polytunnel, compost bins a turnout paddock, now a wildflower meadow but has in the past been used as an equestrian manege. A gate leads out of the paddock into the orchard where there are many varieties of apple, plums, medlar and cherry. The track leads through the orchard to the secondary drive with electronically operated gates leading out onto the A39. There is a chicken run, a stable yard with two loose boxes one measuring 14’x12’ and the other 12’x12’, a tack room, wash down area and a hay/feed store. All toilets except the master en suite and all outside taps on house wall and pond are fed from the grey water system (tank under the herb garden on east side of the house). There are also rainwater harvesting storage tanks which lie behind the stables. A timber built double garage has an inspection pit and an array of solar panels upon the roof and has two electric car charging points, the main charger is a OHME7Kw Home Pro. Within the rear gardens there is a large vegetable/soft fruit cage measuring 60’x30’ and a Gabriel Ash greenhouse.

In all about 3.33 acres

Tax Band: F