Outwood, West Lyng, Taunton, Somerset, TA3

An attractive grade II listed cottage, recently re-thatched enjoying generous private gardens together with a double carport and a two box stable block.

This delightful period cottage offers a wealth of charm and character, including exposed ceiling beams, an inglenook fireplace with wood burning stove and traditional timber detailing, all sympathetically combined with modern comforts. The principal entrance opens into a central hallway. From here, doors lead to the principal living and dining spaces. The living room is a particularly appealing room with exposed beams, a substantial inglenook fireplace and wood burning stove, creating a warm and inviting focal point with staircase rising to the first floor. The dining room offers well proportioned formal dining space and enjoys a pleasant outlook over the gardens. The kitchen is light and welcoming, fitted with a range of painted units, ample work surfaces and integrated appliances, with rooflights enhancing natural light. Adjoining the kitchen is a useful utility room, providing additional storage and appliance space, together with access to the ground floor bathroom, fitted with a corner shower and clawfoot bath.

A lean-to porch and store complete the ground floor accommodation. To the first floor are two generous double bedrooms, both of which enjoy excellent proportions and characterful features including exposed beams and sloping ceilings. A separate cloakroom/WC serves the first floor with the possibility to creating a bathroom by encroaching on part of bedroom two subject to the necessary consents.

The property enjoys a peaceful rural setting on the edge of the hamlet of Outwood, within easy reach of East Lyng and North Curry, both offering active village communities. North Curry provides a range of everyday amenities including shops, a pub, café, post office and health centre. The nearby Bridgwater & Taunton Canal offers scenic walking, cycling and boating opportunities.
Taunton, the county town, is conveniently located and provides extensive shopping, leisure, sporting and educational facilities. Transport connections are excellent, with access to the M5 at Junction 25, a mainline rail station with fast services to London Paddington, and international airports at Bristol and Exeter. The location also offers easy access to the Somerset Levels and the Quantock and Blackdown Hills, both Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

The cottage is set within large, private gardens, predominantly laid to lawn and interspersed with established shrubs, trees and planted borders. A paved terrace provides an ideal space for outdoor dining and entertaining, enjoying a good degree of privacy and a pleasant outlook back towards the cottage. A wild flower garden is contained within a beech hedge and adjoining is a well-established shrubbery all bounded by mature hedging. The property is approached off a quiet country lane over a gravelled car parking and turning area which give access a double carport, together with a timber two box stable block, offering excellent storage or alternative use potential, subject to individual requirements.