VENCROFT FARM Churchstanton • • • TA3 7QF

VENCROFT FARM Churchstanton • Taunton • Somerset • TA3 7QF A wonderful family home with a Long Barn, ponds and lakes and land extending to approximately 20.36 acres, conveniently located within the

Churchinford about 2 miles • Taunton about 7 miles • Exeter about 35 miles (Distances approximate)

Accommodation summary Entrance hall, kitchen / breakfast room, sitting room, lounge, study, dining room with minstrels’ gallery, conservatory, utility and boot room Master bedroom with en suite bathroom and dressing room, 6 further double bedrooms, 3 further shower rooms and further bathroom The Long Barn comprising two ground floor storage / reception rooms, freezer room, wine cellar, boiler room, first floor 55’ games room Greenhouse, summer house, triple garage Tree lined driveway, glorious grounds approaching 20.36 acres, series of ponds and small boating lake fed by the River Culm EPCs: House Band D, The Long Barn Band A.

Savills Taunton Blackbrook Business Park, Taunton TA1 2PX Tel: 01823 785411 [email protected] Tel: 01392 455755 savills.co.uk [email protected] SITUATION Vencroft Farm is situated at the end of a long drive, affording a high degree of privacy and seclusion. It occupies a delightful and peaceful setting facing south east, overlooking its grounds in the heart of the Blackdown Hills, designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The local area provides a wide choice of sporting facilities, including several golf courses and excellent riding and country walking. Wellington and the county town of Taunton are both within close proximity and provide an excellent range of facilities, together with a main line rail link to London Paddington at Taunton. Further afield is the Cathedral City of Exeter, which is just over a 30 minute drive away. There are excellent communication links with the M5 motorway at Junction 26 at Wellington, and the A303 also within close proximity. There are international airports at Exeter and Bristol, which provide a number of domestic and international flights. There are four well known independent schools in the area including King’s Hall Preparatory School, King’s and Queen’s Taunton and Taunton School. There is also a separate sixth form college and further afield there is Millfield School at Street, Wellington School at Wellington and Blundells at Tiverton. DESCRIPTION Vencroft Farm is not listed and has been grown organically over the years with its origins believed to date back to the 15th Century. The house has been cleverly extended with a fabulous conservatory on the southern end giving magnificent rural views out across its own landscaped gardens, ponds and lake to the fields and woodland beyond down the Culm Valley. It is evident that the current owners have undertaken a painstaking and detailed improvement and upkeep of the house in recent years, to create what is now a fantastic family home with 7 bedrooms, 3 of which are en suite and an original stone barn which has been cleverly incorporated into the house to create an impressive dining room with a high vaulted roof with minstrels gallery. The house forms two sides of a delightful courtyard, in the centre of which there is a fountain and turning circle. On the opposite side of the courtyard is The Long Barn, that has been converted to provide garaging/workshop, a shower and kitchenette on the ground floor, with a games room on the first floor. Subject to the necessary planning consent, the barn has potential to be used as accommodation. Next to the barn is a freezer room and wine cellar, which is built into the side of the hill and is double insulated. A triple garage forms the fourth side of the courtyard, providing large amounts of storage at the back. A series of solar water heating panels and solar panels have been installed on the roof of The Long Barn and garage, which produce between £1,500 and £2,500 of revenue per annum. GARDENS AND GROUNDS Behind the house there is a large and beautiful wooden framed green-house that is electronically heated with automatic opening windows. There is a variety of fruit trees growing inside, including bananas, vines, peach, pomegranate and kiwi. Beside the greenhouse is an inner courtyard with a second fountain that leads to a large south facing terrace that overlooks the landscaped gardens and grounds and lies above the series of small ponds fed by the River Culm. Beyond the terrace is a delightful summer house, above which is an orchard providing cider and eating apples. There is also a lake at the southern end of the property, which has its own wooden landing platform for boating. The house and outbuildings are flanked to the rear by mature deciduous woodland and the private drive is lined by London plane trees.

VENCROFT FARM 8172.9 sq ft / 759.3 sq m For identification only. Not to scale. Not shown in actual locations.

GROUND FLOOR

MAIN HOUSE EPC

THE LONG BARN EPC FIRST FLOOR Reproduced from the Ordnance Survey. Not to Scale mapping with permission of the Controller of Her Majesty’s Stationery Office © Crown copyright (100041908) SERVICES Vencroft Farm is Eco friendly and self- sufficient with solar panels producing between £1,500/£2,500 per annum and a 42kV generator providing back up. The house takes water from its own private well supply with a recently installed pressurized water treatment and purification plant. Private drainage, mains electricity and oil fired central heating.

FIXTURES AND FITTINGS Only those mentioned in these sales particulars are included in the sale. All others such as curtains, carpets, light fittings, garden ornaments including the sundial, bird bath and stone planters are specifically excluded but may be available by separate negotiation.

DIRECTIONS Leave Taunton in the southerly direction of on the Honiton Road, passing through the villages of Staplehay and Blagdon Hill. Continue on the main road from Blagdon Hill as if going to Churchinford and on the hill, about 200 yards beyond the sharp bend, turn right where Churchstanton is signed. Follow this road and at the cross roads proceed straight over, signposted Churchstanton. Continue down the hill, bear left at the sharp bend and after about half a mile, the drive to the property will be found on the right (just beyond a pair of white cottages on the left hand side).

IMPORTANT NOTICE VIEWINGS Savills, their clients and any joint agents give notice that: 1. They are not authorised to make or give any representations or warranties in relation to the property either here or Strictly by appointment with Savills. Prior to elsewhere, either on their own behalf or on behalf of their client or otherwise. They assume no responsibility for any statement that may be made in these particulars. These making an appointment to view we strongly particulars do not form part of any offer or contract and must not be relied upon as statements or representations of fact. 2. Any areas, measurements or distances are approximate. recommend that you discuss any particular The text, photographs and plans are for guidance only and are not necessarily comprehensive. It should not be assumed that the property has all necessary planning, building points which are likely to affect your interest regulation or other consents and Savills have not tested any services, equipment or facilities. Purchasers must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise. in the property with a member of staff who 18/05/11 EET. Photos taken 2016. Kingfisher Print and Design. 01803 867087. has seen the property.