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High Street, Queen Camel, Yeovil, Somerset

PROPERTY TYPE

Detached

BEDROOMS

7

BATHROOMS

4

SIZE

5,697 sq ft

529 sq m

TENURE
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Freehold

Key features

  • Significant un-listed village house
  • In need of modernisation
  • Over 5,600 sqft of living space
  • 1.17 acres
  • Fabulous far reaching views
  • Level lawned gardens
  • Close to Sherborne and Yeovil
  • Excellent access to London and South West

Description

Queen Camel House is a handsome and most substantial family Manor house offering more than 5,600 sq ft of space over three floors, encompassing well-proportioned reception rooms, ample service accommodation and storage, seven spacious bedrooms
and four bathrooms. The property is beautifully proportioned and filled with period features including original fireplaces, stone mullioned windows, and wood and stone floors. Of particular note is the stunning wood-panelled sitting room: a captivating space for formal entertaining, the room incorporates a fabulous stone fireplace with a coat of arms on the mantel and enjoys lovely views over the surrounding gardens and grounds. Larger families will appreciate the provision of reception rooms, including a
formal dining room, large reception room, a study and snug. The kitchen is very spacious, warmed by an AGA with an adjoining breakfast area and large windows on the westerly aspect. Further ground floor accommodation comprises a pantry, utility room, boot rooms and a cloakroom with WC. Upstairs there are seven bedrooms, including a master bedroom suite with bathroom and dressing room, one further ensuite bedroom, 5 further bedrooms and 1 further bathroom and a shower room.

Queen Camel House is situated to the south east of the village, in a prominent position with a commanding appearance from the road. The house is set within attractive, well established level gardens, incorporating a number of mature specimen trees, attractive borders and lawned areas. To the front, a generous driveway provides ample off-street parking, which is flanked by mature trees and hedgerows.

Agents Notes
• There will be an unrestricted right of access over the initial section of the driveway in favour of Jorrocks and Kings Farm Cottage.

• There will be a pedestrian access right in favour of Kings Farm Cottage over a section of the driveway adjoining Kings Farm Cottage. This is to allow for repair and maintenance to the property and verge.

• There will be a restrictive covenant in favour of Kings Farm Cottage over the copse area to the west of Kings Farm Cottage. This area is to remain as copse/shrubs bounded by a low wall to act as screening to the cottage and the house. Works to alter this area from existing is to be agreed in writing by Kings Farm Cottage.

• The purchaser will be responsible for erecting a boundary (specification to be agreed between parties) along the northern and eastern boundaries of QueenCamel House.

Queen Camel is a charming large village on the banks of the river Cam, situated six miles north of Yeovil in sought-after South Somerset. The village is surrounded by beautiful countryside and farmland and has a good number of fine character buildings.
Amenities are plentiful, including a medical centre, day-to-day convenience store, tennis and bowls clubs, a café and both a preschool and primary school. There are further amenities in neighbouring villages including West Camel, Sparkford, Marston Magna and South Cadbury, while more extensive options can be found in the larger towns of Wincanton, Yeovil and Sherborne. Road communications are excellent including the A359 trunk road which passes through the village and leads to the Sparkford Bypass in the north which joins the A303. Rail services are available at Castle Cary and Sherborne (2 hours 15 mins to London Waterloo). Schooling in the area includes local primary and secondary schools and a choice of independents in Sherborne, including Sherborne School and Leweston School, as well as Claysmore,
Milton Abbey, Millfield School and Bryanston.

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PARKINGDetails of how and where vehicles can be parked, and any associated costs.Read more about parking in our glossary page.
Yes
GARDENA property has access to an outdoor space, which could be private or shared.
Yes
ACCESSIBILITYHow a property has been adapted to meet the needs of vulnerable or disabled individuals.Read more about accessibility in our glossary page.
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