Avishays House Avishays • Chaffcombe • Somerset
Avishays House Avishays • Chaffcombe • Somerset • TA20 4AF
Cricket St Thomas 1 mile • Chard 2 miles • A303/ Ilminster 6 miles • Taunton/ M5 15 miles (Distances are approximate) A beautifully presented parkland estate and shoot
Grade II* principal house with hall • Drawing room • Library • Dining room • Gun room • Cloakroom • Large kitchen/breakfast room with Aga Master bedroom with dressing room and bathroom en suite • 5 further bedrooms with bathrooms en suite • Additional bedroom and bathroom Leisure suite with 42’ heated indoor pool, steam room and sauna • Billiards room/office Coach house with 3 bedrooms en suite, living room/kitchen Beautifully landscaped gardens including lawns • Walled kitchen garden • Tennis court • Croquet lawn and ha-ha Extensive secure garaging • Large wine cellar • Storage Monmouth Clock Tower Two bedroom lodge • 3 bedroom lodge • 2 three bedroom farm bungalows Three bedroom Managers house Mature parkland with fine specimen trees Paddocks
In all about 90.77 acres. (36.7ha) Available as a whole or in 8 Lots
Also available The “Cricket St Thomas Shoot” with shooting rights over about 1,200 acres on the nearby Cricket St Thomas Estate Full contents and inventory of fine art, furniture, effects, chattels and machinery currently at the property
Savills Exeter Savills London The Forum, Barnfield Road, Exeter EX1 1QR 33 Margaret Street, London W1G 0JD Tel: 01392 455755 Tel: 020 7499 8644 [email protected] [email protected] www.savills.co.uk Situation Avishays is located in open countryside in the parish of Chaffcombe, There are also some excellent local public sector schools including Attached to the house a modern leisure wing accommodates an indoor about 1 mile from Cricket St Thomas and 2 miles from the old market Holyrood Academy and Colyton Grammar. swimming pool and sauna. The service wing, to the north, backs on to town of Chard. Set in the centre of its own land with lodges protecting a courtyard, with the back door opening into a side hall. The Coach Sporting pursuits in the area include hunting with The Taunton Vale, the drives, the setting is exceptional. Everyday shopping and amenities House provides overflow bedrooms to the house and the billiards room, Cotley and Seavington Foxhounds. There is golf at Windwhistle and can be found in Chard and a bit further afield are Taunton, Honiton, in a delightful Listed former stables, doubles as an office. B eyond the Taunton amongst others. There is racing at Haldon, Taunton and Sherborne, Yeovil and Exeter. house is the entrance to the rear courtyard, with the back door and Wincanton. Somerset County Cricket Club (Div 1) play their home separate door into the kitchen. The very attractive house looks out mainly to the south and west out games at the County Ground in Taunton. over its own parkland. To the east the land rises steeply, to a wooded Somerset and nearby Devon are renowned for having some of the best A further Coach House has been converted to provide a large wine escarpment with the beautiful listed Monmouth Clock Tower with shoots in Southern England. cellar and a secure garage for classic cars. Two modern barns provide chiming clock. The main drive approaches the house up a fine avenue garaging, workshop, storage and fuel storage, and the drive continues to of horse chestnut trees and leads through parkland to the back of the North Lodge. house and then beyond, to the garages and the North Lodge. Description Avishayes is Listed Grade II* and is a magnificent period family home The house stand centrally within the mature parkland in which the Communications to/from Avishays are excellent with the A30 (access of good proportions, with excellent accommodation on 2 floors, ideal other dwellings are situated. The attractive period North and West to London, via the M3), to the south and a little further to the north for entertaining and family living. The main facade is Georgian and Lodges protect the two main drives, whilst 1 & 2 Hayes Cottages are the A303 linking to the M5 to the west and M3 to the East. There is faces west, looking out over sweeping lawns and the ha-ha to parkland more modern bungalows, originally built for farm staff with their own a regular train service from Taunton (15 miles) to London Paddington beyond. But the house is approached from the east elevation, which entrance off the lane to the North. The East Lodge is situated over the taking under 2 hours. Alternatively, from Crewkerne a 2 hour journey is 17th century in style, with stone mullions, lead light windows and a rising ground behind the house and likewise has independent access off takes you to London Waterloo. Two airports, Exeter & Bristol, are heavily timbered front door. a lane. It is surrounded by two paddocks running down to the stream just 29 miles and 52 miles away with flights to a large variety of forming part of thesouthern boundary. The interiors are well laid out and flow well, and all the rooms are light international destinations. and airy with much panelling, a magnificent imperial principal staircase, In all Avishays provides the opportunity to acquire a small The area has an excellent choice of first class private schooling including large open fireplaces and comfortable rooms . Upstairs the bedrooms manageable private Estate, with a magnificent period house King’s Taunton, Perrott Hill, and Sherborne Boys and Girls Schools. are of good sizes and well appointed with their own bathrooms. at its heart. Accommodation (see floor plans for room sizes) The front door opens into the full height hall with a magnificent imperial staircase to the first floor landing. To the left is the drawing room, a panelled room with several windows overlooking the park and an open fireplace. This opens to the library on the west side of the house, with French windows opening into the garden. Beyond the library, is the dining room with further pine panelling. The gun room is off the hall with a large secure gun cabinet and a secondary door opening into the back hall with a cloakroom and access into the kitchen/breakfast room, which has an Aga.
Upstairs, the staircase landing gives access to 2 en suite bedrooms and a corridor serving 3 further en suite bedrooms. Bedroom 6 has a bathroom across the corridor and the master bedroom suite has a dressing room and bathroom en suite. Approximate Gross Internal Floor Area: 623.0 sq.m. (6,706 sq.ft) For identification only. Not to scale.
Ground Floor First Floor The Leisure Suite of swimming pool, gym, sauna and steam room is reached off a ½ landing on the back stairs. Approximate Gross Internal Floor Area: To the rear of the house the Coach House is 219.3 sq.m. (2,360.1 sq.ft) well converted and is in 3 separate buildings around a parking area and carriage ring. They For identification only. Not to scale. include the billiard room/office. Three further en suite bedrooms plus a living room/kitchen, and the secure cellar and classic car garage.
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Ground Floor The Monmouth Clock Tower This is listed Grade II, a 19th Century Folly, built of local stone, flint and ham stone dressings, under a bell hipped lead roof. The clock chimes the ¼ hours.
Outbuildings Two concrete framed modern buildings (about 42’ x 36’) providing garaging, tractor storage, workshops and fuel stores. Separate car wash area with central drain. Gardens These are beautifully planted and maintained being mostly extensive lawn with mature shrubs and trees. They lie principally to the south and west of the house and are separated from the parkland by a long ha-ha. Behind the house, the walled garden is well cultivated and includes a large greenhouse and a tennis court. West Lodge East Lodge The lodge at the entrance to the main drive. connecting door to the garage which is attached This delightful cottage is situated away from the 2 double bedrooms and a bathroom. The Lodge It is an attractive stone, half timbered lodge with to the house. Upstairs there are two bedrooms house and overlooks fields running down to a stands in a neat garden, mainly lawned, with paving tiled roof and replacement UPVC windows. and a bathroom with bath, wash basin and WC. stream. A detached stone, half timbered under a around the house and a separate terrace. There is The accommodation includes entrance lobby, living The Lodge benefits from oil fired central heating. thatched roof, UPVC double glazed windows and a large detached stable / workshop adjoined by 2 room with bay window and wood burning stove, It is currently occupied under licence and will be doors. The accommodation includes the rear paddocks. East Lodge is approached from the north doors to a back hall a door out to the rear garden, sold with vacant possession. entrance lobby, front hall with a cloakroom off, by its own access (which continues on to the main fitted kitchen with Rayburn and oil fired boiler, house). It is currently occupied under a service dining room with stairs up to the first floor and At the back there is an enclosed garden with central large open plan living room with fireplace with fitted agreement by the estate manager and is offered with at the back a kitchen with fitted work units and lawn, garden shed, screen of hedges and shrubs. wood burning stove. Stairs up to a landing with vacant possession at completion if required.
Ground Floor First Floor First Floor
Approximate Gross Internal Floor Area: Ground Floor 95.3 sq.m. (1,026 sq.ft) Approximate Gross Internal Floor Area: For identification only. Not to scale. 136.0 sq.m. (1,464.1 sq.ft)
For identification only. Not to scale. 1 and 2 Hays Cottages These two farm bungalows are also situated by the back drive. Constructed of concrete block walls with decorative facings under concrete tiled roofs and UPVC windows. They have got their own access from the rear. The bungalows were built under an agricultural occupancy restriction but have been occupied for many years by the game keepers for the shoot. They each stand in their separate gardens, garages, and parking in front. The similar accommodation in both includes a utility room leading into the kitchen with fitted units and Rayburn, central hallway from the front door, dining room, Approximate Gross Internal Floor Area: sitting room with a Parkray type fire, door out to the 1 Hays Cottage - 107.0 sq.m. (1,151.6 sq.ft) garden, bathroom with wash basin & bath, adjoining 2 Hays Cottage - 106.9 sq.m. (1,150.2 sq.ft) WC with wash basin, 3 bedrooms. The bungalows For identification only. Not to scale. benefit from central heating and double glazing.
North Lodge A detached lodge, similar to West Lodge, room with wash basin, WC and shower and situated by the rear drive. Constructed of stone, plumbing for washing machine, wall mounted half timbered, tile hung, clay tile roof The gas fired heater. Upstairs there is a double accommodation comprises hallway, 2 good sized bedroom, twin room with fitted cupboard, single living rooms, with a fireplace in the sitting room, room and bathroom with bath, wash basin and fitted kitchen with Aga. Downstairs shower WC. The lodge is currently vacant.
Approximate Gross Internal Floor Area: 125.1 sq.m. (1,346.1 sq.ft)
For identification only. Not to scale. 1 Hays Cottage
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2 Hays Cottage The Parkland The mature parkland surrounds the principal house and is predominantly traditional parkland of an ancient pasture interspersed with specimen park trees including Horse Chestnut, Lime, Oak and Ash. Within the central area there is a small spring fed lake beside the chestnut avenue up the entrance drive. The rising ground to the east is wooded with a fine stand of mature beech trees with an understory of bluebells and an adjoining area of more heavily stocked indigenous woodland. Within this wooded area of the park lies the listed Monmouth Tower, originally a water tower but now housing a clock that chimes the quarter hours. There is also the listed “ice house” a small stone structure that might originally have been a pavilion or boathouse beside a now disappeared lake. In addition to the main park area there are three adjoining pasture fields ithw their own separate access off the public lanes. The parkland has been grazed since 1991 on a informal basis by a local farmer.
The Cricket St Thomas Shoot In addition to the freehold of the Avishays Estate, a purchaser can acquire the operations, equipment and stock of the nearby Cricket St Thomas shoot. This includes a variety of sporting rights over about 1,200 acres, predominantly over the adjoining Cricket St Thomas Estate under the residue of a 10 year lease dated 1st March 2014. This renowned private shoot provides about 30 days of around 300 birds from 14 main drives on a variety of challenging banks from both cover crops and natural woodland. For further details please contact Savills. 1 Hays Cottage
Services Private water. Mains electricity (some 3 phase). Private drainage. Oil fired central heating. I f the estate is sold in lots the private water supply will be administered by the buyer of lot 1, who shall charge the other lots for usage according to user.
Contents and equipment 2 Hays Cottage The estate is available for sale on a turnkey basis with a full inventory of fine art, furniture, effects, chattels and machinery currently at the property. Please ask Savills for further details. AviShays house Fixtures & Fittings Only those mentioned in these sales particulars are included in the sale. All others such as curtains, carpets, light fittings, Reproduced from the Ordnance Survey. Not to Scale garden ornaments etc are specifically excluded from the mapping with permission of the Controller of Her Majesty’s Stationery Office © Crown copyright (100041908) freehold but are available by separate negotiation. North Lodge
General remarks and stipulations Directions From Chard take the A30 eastwards in the direction of Lotting Crewkerne. About 1 mile out of the town immediately The property is offered for sale as a whole or in 7 lots as shown below and on the sale plan. after the end of the 40 mph limit turn left. At the first T junction turn right and the entrance to Avishays is Lot Description Occupancy Acreage directly opposite at the next crossroads. Avishays House, Coach House, stables, outbuildings, House and lodge vacant, parkland informal 1 67.20 North Lodge and parkland grazing agreement Viewings 2 Paddock Informal grazing agreement 7.49 Strictly by appointment with Savills. Prior to making an East Lodge appointment to view we strongly recommend that you Kim Critchley and family under a service 3 East Lodge 2.55 discuss any particular points which are likely to affect agreement your interest in the property with a member of staff who 4 Paddock Informal grazing agreement 7.88 has seen the property. 5 Paddock Informal grazing agreement 4.89 Mr and Mrs R Mould under a service 6 West Lodge 0.10 agreement Anthony Conachie and family under a 7 1 Hayes Bungalow 0.33 service agreement West Lodge 8 2 Hayes Bungalow 0.33 Total 90.77
Important Notice 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 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 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. 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 regulation or other consents and Savills have not tested any services, equipment or facilities. Purchasers must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise. 15/05/22 RA Kingfisher Print and Design. 01803 867087.