A unique and exceptionally spacious period property set within the heart of the village. Offering particularly versatile accommodation currently comprising a main residence with three integral flats plus one self-contained flat. Requiring a full scheme of modernisation, this remarkable property offers considerable scope to be reconfigured as one extensive home with options for additional income and ancillary accommodation. EPC rating D.


Retaining many beautiful traditional period features and offering finely-proportioned accommodation exceeding 4200sq.ft. The Great House is aptly named and provides a purchaser with much flexibility. This handsome Freehold property is offered for sale with no onward chain, with viewings strictly by appointment.

A door to the front of the property opens into central hall which incorporates the staircase to the first floor accommodation with a recess beneath. Either side of the hall are two spacious reception rooms. The first, the sitting room, which has a stunning red brick Inglenook fireplace with open fire, as well as storage alcove and a large walk-in cupboard. Opposite, the dining room can comfortably accommodate a large table and chairs and includes a further fireplace and a window to the front. Both reception rooms benefit from attractive window shutters.

The hall then continues through to a downstairs bathroom with a WC as well as an excellent size third reception room. This delightful room could equally be utilised as a home office or playroom and includes exposed brick walls and beams. There is external access from this room, as well as the adjoining rear hall. Completing the ground floor accommodation is the kitchen/breakfast room, which is dual-aspect and fitted with a range of wooden fronted floor and wall units. Within the kitchen is a built-in storage cupboard, two sink units, a floor-standing boiler for the oil-fired central heating and a set of sliding doors to the garden.

On the first floor, the main house offers three generous double bedrooms located at the front; the master bedroom with the advantage of its own en-suite shower room. The remainder of the property is currently split into four integral flats, one of which can also be accessed from an external staircase (providing the option of it being self-contained). The rear section of the house comprises 3 x one bedroom flats, each with their own kitchens and shower rooms (in need of renovation). 

On the top floor of the house there is currently a large two bedroom flat with its own kitchen, bathroom and sitting room. This part of the property is open (no separate entrance door from the staircase), therefore could be incorporated back into the main residence if desired.

OUTSIDE
To the front of the property is an area of garden, predominantly laid to lawn and enclosed to all sides by walling, trees and mature shrubs. There is access to the side of the property, which houses a timber storage shed and includes the aforementioned external staircase. At the rear, there is the main section of garden which continues to a large parking area behind, providing off-road parking for numerous vehicles.

Meare is situated approximately 3.5 miles from the market town of Glastonbury. The village has a church, a preschool, a primary school and many clubs and societies.
The historic town of Glastonbury is famous for its Tor and Abbey Ruins, together with an open-air market in Glastonbury on Tuesdays. It is approximately six miles from the Cathedral City of Wells whilst two miles west lies Street, with its more comprehensive range of facilities including both indoor and outdoor swimming pools, Strode Theatre, Strode College and the complex of shopping outlets in Clarks Village.

There is schooling nearby, with Meare having its own primary school and secondary available at Glastonbury, Street and Wells. There is also excellent private education close by with Millfield Prep and Senior in Street and the Cathedral School in Wells. There are good road connections to Bristol, Bath, the M5 and Bristol Airport, with direct rail links from Castle Cary to London Paddington.