The Old Chapel The Old Chapel Merridge, Bridgwater, TA5 1BA 7 Miles.

• Former Congregational Chapel • 3 Bedrooms • 2 Reception Rooms • Kitchen/Breakfast Room • Utility • Detached Tandem Garage • Gardens & Grounds in 4.4 Acres • Enviable Rural Location

Guide price £550,000

Situation The Old Chapel occupies a particularly attractive setting in the heart of the , which are designated as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, and provide miles of footpaths and bridleways ideal for those with walking or riding interests. Merridge lies close to the larger villages of , Broomfield and Kingston St Mary, which all provide thriving communities. Taunton, the County Town, has an excellent shopping centre with many well-known high street stores as well as a number of well-respected state and independent schools. Taunton has a main line railway station with fast trains to London within 1 hour 45 minutes. The M5 motorway is accessible A delightful converted chapel on the upper slopes of the Quantock from both Taunton, Junction 25, and Bridgwater, Junction 24 for fast and easy access to the rest of the country. Hills, set within gardens and grounds of approx 4.5 acres. Description The Old Chapel is a delightful former congregational chapel, which is believed to have been built in the 1800s and then latterly converted in the 1990s. The chapel has been renovated by the current owner to a particularly high standard, yet still retains much of its original charm and character. The chapel is constructed of stone elevations under a pitched tiled, felted and insulated roof. The accommodation is arranged over two floors and includes an entrance porch, which leads through to an entrance hallway. The sitting room includes an inset wood burning stove and there is a separate dining room with double doors opening out onto the patio. The fitted kitchen/breakfast room has dual aspect windows and access to the separate utility room. On the first floor there are three bedrooms, all with delightful views, and a fitted bathroom suite. The property benefits from oil fired central heating and uPVC double glazing. Externally, double wooden gates open out onto a driveway and hardstanding, which provides access to a detached tandem garage where there is a large parking and turning area. There are formal gardens to the front and side of the property with steps leading up to a main area of garden, which is laid to lawn. There are further paddocks and the whole extends to approximately 4.5 acres. Accommodation Enclosed entrance porch with door to Sitting Room Corner fireplace with wood burning stove. Window and door to Inner Hallway Turning staircase to first floor. Understairs recess. Side entrance door leading to garden area. Window. Dining Room Double glazed double doors opening out onto the patio with a wonderful outlook over the gardens and paddock. Cloakroom Low level WC. Wash basin. Tiled floor. Plumbing and space for automatic washing machine. Window. Half tiled walls. Kitchen/Breakfast Room Fitted with a range of matching wall and base units, fitted oven, hob and extractor. Tiled floor. Dual aspect windows. First Floor Landing Door to airing cupboard and further doors to Master Bedroom Dual aspect windows. Bedroom Two Window to side. Bedroom Three Window with views. Bathroom Fitted with a suite comprising a panelled bath with fitted shower, pedestal wash basin and low level WC. Window. Tiled walls. Outside From Goods Lane, there are heavy double gates providing access to a driveway with parking and turning space for a number of vehicles. There is a tandem double garage, which measures 30' x 87' with an up and over door, electric, light and power and twin velux windows at one end. Adjoining the driveway is a stone wall with wrought iron gates leading to a deep paved patio area with steps up to an area of lawn with deep planted herbaceous borders. From the garden there is access to the two separate paddocks, which are laid to pasture with a field shelter and an area of woodland planted with a variety of specimen trees. On the other side of the house is an enclosed side garden, which enjoys a good degree of privacy. Directions Leave Taunton in a northerly direction, heading towards Kingston St Mary. Proceed through the village and up onto the Quantock Hills. On cresting Buncombe Hill, adjacent to the Pines Cafe, turn right signposted to Bridgwater. Shortly after passing the Travellers Rest Inn on the left hand side, turn left signposted to Merridge. Take the second turning on the left into Goods Lane and the entrance to The Old Chapel can be found immediately on the right hand side. The Old Chapel, Merridge, Bridgwater, TA5 1BA

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