1 The Old Dairy 1 The Old Dairy , , TA3 6TX Taunton 6.5 Miles

• Impressive single story conversion • Open plan kitchen/dining room • Sitting room with Clearview Stove • Downstairs shower room & WC • Three double bedrooms • Victorian style bathrooms • Landscaped gardens • Garage and parking area

Guide price £495,000

Situation 1 The Old Dairy is at the centre of a courtyard development of three formal barns within the small hamlet of Bickenhall. The property faces onto farmland with outstanding views of the Neroche Forest and The Area of Outstanding Beauty. Bickenhall is home to the Neroche Parish Hall and together with the neighbouring villages of Staple Fitzpaine and , the whole parish has an active and friendly community, A superbly renovated barn conversion retaining period features, popular Inn and Churches. The property is nestled in the lower slopes of The Blackdown Hills with a wealth of footpaths and within glorious rural surroundings with landscaped gardens. bridleways suitable for those with walking and equestrian interests including easy access to the Harepath. Taunton, the County Town of provides a comprehensive range of recreational, scholastic and shopping facilities as well as the M5 Motorway interchange at Junction 25 and easy access to the A303. Description 1 The Old Dairy is an individual well proportioned single story barn conversion with mellow stone elevations and brick quoins under a pitched clay tiled roof. The property forms part of a courtyard of barns developed 25 years ago and is set in a delightful position amid beautiful rolling countryside. The current owners have improved and upgraded the property over the last three years, including newly fitted double glazed windows, newly insulated loft and newly fitted solid oak doors with hand crafted ironmongery. Accommodation Now providing beautifully appointed accommodation, 1 The Old Dairy comprises an entrance hallway with oak floor extending through to the sitting room and the bedrooms. There is a newly fitted shower, WC and airing cupboard housing the gas combination boiler. The sitting room has an inglenook fireplace with beam over and inset Clearview wood burning stove and there are dual aspect windows and a door to a paved terrace leading out to the front of the house. A door leads through to an open plan kitchen/dining/family room, which includes a locally hand crafted bespoke solid oak kitchen made on Exmoor with Emerald pearl granite. The kitchen also has range of units, double bowl butler sink, a central island unit, Travertine tiled floor throughout and door to both the rear and side of the property. An inner hallway provides access to the three bedrooms, which are all of a good size. The bathroom has been recently fitted with Burlington sanitary fittings including a roll top claw foot bath, WC with high level cistern and wash basin. All rooms are fully serviced with TV and phone/internet connection. Outside Twin five bar gates open onto a long gravelled driveway with ample parking space, which leads to a garage/workshop with electric roller door, electricity and light. The main area of garden is south facing and includes several new ornamental trees including a fruiting eating apple true, greengage plum tree and two Cherry trees. There is an enclosed terrace to one side of the property, which has full outside electricity and a gorgeous ornamental twisted willow. The Acer garden includes a number of specimen Acer trees that all boast amazing coloured leaves at varying times of the season. Gates lead through to an enclosed vegetable garden with five raised beds and a large fruit cage with blackcurrant, raspberry, gooseberry, blueberry and a large strawberry bed. There is access around to the front of the house via a wood store and the front garden is laid to lawn with a small terrace. Services Mains electricity and water, shared private drainage, central heating fired by liquid propane gas. Directions From Taunton at Junction 25 of the M5 motorway follow the A358 towards Illminster for approximately 6 miles. Take a right hand turning signposted to Bickenhall and Staple Fitzpaine, continue for approximately a mile and half where the property can be found on the right hand side. 1 The Old Dairy, Bickenhall, Taunton, TA3 6TX

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