BARTRIMS HAY

MISTERTON, SOMERSET

BARTRIMS HAY MISTERTON, SOMERSET

A most handsome late Georgian former rectory and gardens in a delightful edge of village location on the /Somerset border

Accommodation Entrance Hall • Reception Hall • Drawing Room • Dining Room Study • Sun Room • Snug • Kitchen • Utility Room • WC • Cellars Master Bedroom with en suite Bathroom • Four further double Bedrooms Bathroom • Shower Room Courtyard with a range of outbuildings and former stables providing garaging Formal Gardens including Walled Garden with Outdoor Swimming Pool and Croquet Lawn Former Kitchen Garden • Long private drive with ample parking Copse and Paddocks In all extending to approximately 4.85 acres

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The Property Location Bartrims Hay is a fine, handsome house copse and Wynyards Gap beyond that. In The village of Misterton is situated to the south houses, a garage and filling station, tennis club thought to have been built in 1820 and has addition there is a charming study or morning of the popular Somerset town of Crewkerne and and multi-use games area within approximately delightful ham stone elevations and sash room with double aspect sash windows, and is made up of principally period style houses a third of a mile is the main line railway station windows under a pitched slate roof. The a elegant dining room with open fireplace and and cottages in the local honey coloured ham running between Exeter and London Waterloo. marble surround, a well fitted modern kitchen property is situated at the top of a long gravel stone common to the area. This lovely part of Within easy reach is the small former market drive approached from the village and sits in a with range cooker, a particularly large utility the south Somerset/ Dorset border is delightfully town of also with an excellent wonderful private and secluded location. The room and access to a large wine cellar and rural and yet easily accessible to the town and range of facilities and beyond that to the south house has an abundance of period features store at lower ground floor level. From the the excellent road and rail networks in the within about 11½ miles is the popular Georgian with some well-proportioned rooms including attractive reception hall an elegant staircase area. Crewkerne has a number of supermarkets market town of Bridport and beyond that the the drawing room, with an open fireplace and leads to a large landing on the first floor which including a Waitrose. Misterton itself is a small an attractive marble surround, opening onto is flooded with light from the glazed lantern village but with a number of amenities including Jurassic Dorset coast at West Bay now a Unesco the sun room on the south elevation with and gives access to five generous bedrooms, the pretty All Saints parish Church, village hall, Designated World Heritage Site. wonderful views out over the lawn, garden, ample bathrooms and shower rooms. preschool and primary school, three public Accommodation Outside Entrance Porch leading to Reception Hall with Snug/Sitting Room. Long gravelled private driveway with turning circle. elegant staircase to first floor. Inner Hall with stairs to cellar. Paved courtyard with ample parking and access to Drawing Room with open fireplace and marble First Floor garaging and range of outbuildings. surround and opening onto Sun Room with Master Bedroom with triple aspect sash windows delightful views over the garden. Mature formal gardens including walled garden and views over fields to Wynyards Gap, en suite with croquet garden and heated outdoor swimming Dining Room with fireplace, marble surround. Bathroom. pool. Fitted Kitchen with range cooker. Large Landing with elegant balustrade. Former kitchen garden. Study/Morning Room with wood stripped floor. Four further double Bedrooms. Utility Room. Family Bathroom. Copse and paddock. Rear Hall with cloaks cupboard and WC. Shower Room. In all extending to about 4.85 acres. Outside Bartrims Hay is approached from the village via copse with bluebells and snowdrops all of which a private gravel drive giving access to a turning borders farmland to the east, south and west. circle to the front. To the north is the paddock From the garden which is completely private and leading from the house down to the village, secluded there are lovely views out over farmland the formal gardens are located to the south particularly to the south east towards the hills of the property. On the western flank of the and Wynyards Gap. house are the former stables and coach house now providing garaging within an attractive courtyard and ample parking as well as a range of useful outbuildings and stores. A gate leads through from the courtyard to the rear garden which is wonderfully mature and established and flanked on the western boundary by a stone wall enclosing a heated swimming pool and croquet lawn beyond which are the former kitchen gardens. From the terrace on the southern elevation of the house a lawn raises to the rear boundary of the property where there is a mature

Education There are a number of highly regarded schools for children of all ages in the area including a preschool and primary school in the village, Perrott Hill preparatory school in North Perrott, other independent schools including Sherborne boys and girls schools, Lewesdon, the Bruton schools Millfield, Hazelgrove, Bryanston and Milton Abbey are all within reasonable driving distance.

Communications Misterton is within easy reach of Crewkerne and the mainline railway station and has good road connections to Exeter with its international airport. Heading north the A303 is approximately 20 minutes with good access further west and connections to London via the M3. Taunton is also within reasonable reach.

Mileages • Crewkerne with mainline railway station to London Waterloo 1 mile • Beaminster 5 miles • Bridport 11 miles • A303 6 miles • Dorchester 18 miles • Dorset coast 15 miles • Taunton 26 miles (All mileages are approximate)

Sporting and Recreation The Dorset coastline is about 15 miles to the south, golf at Windwhistle near Chard, Yeovil, Bridport and Axmouth. Racing at Wincanton and Taunton. Fishing at Sutton Bingham reservoir near Yeovil and the River Axe. Ground Floor

BARTRIM’S HAY Approximate gross internal floor area House = 396.8 sq m / 4271 sq ft Cellar = 45.8 sq m / 493 sq ft Garage = 46.3 sq m / 498 sq ft Stable = 37.6 sq m / 405 sq ft Total = 526.5 sq m / 5967 sq ft

Measured in accordance with RICS guidelines. Every attempt is made to ensure accuracy, however all measurements are approximate. This floor plan is for illustrative purposes only and is not to scale.

First Floor PROPERTY INFORMATION NOT TO SCALE Post Code TA18 8LZ

Council Tax Band G (Approximately £2,572)

Services Mains electricity, water and drainage are connected. Oil fired central heating.

Agents Note The roof coverings at Bartrims Hay were completely replaced approximately 5 years ago.

Local Authority South Somerset District Council Brympton Way Yeovil Somerset BA20 2HT Tel 01935 462462 Somerset County Council County Hall Taunton Somerset TA1 4DY Tel 0845 3459166

Directions From our Bridport office head north on the A3066 towards Beaminster. Proceed

FOR ILLUSTRATIVE PURPOSES ONLY through the town towards the Beaminster tunnel staying on the road and passing through until the cross roads with the A356. Turn left on the A356 towards Crewkerne and in the village of Misterton turn left immediately past the village school where there is a gravel drive leading to the property.

Based upon the Ordnance Survey Map with permission of the Controller H.M.S.O. Crown Copyright reserved.

Important Notice Jackson-Stops & Staff give notice to anyone reading these details:- (1) These particulars are set out for the interested parties and purchasers as a guideline only. They are intended to give a fair description but not to constitute an offer or contract. (2) All descriptions, dimensions, distances, orientations and other statements/facts are given in good fait h but should not be relied upon as being a statement or representation of facts. (3) Nothing in these particulars shall be deemed to be a statement that the property is in good condition or otherwise nor that any services are in good working order. We have not tested the appliances, central heating or services. Interested applicants are advised to make their own enquiries and investigations before finalising their offer to purchase. (4) The photographs appearing in this brochure show only certain parts and aspects of the property at the time the photographs were taken. Certain aspects may have been changed since the photographs were taken and it should not be assumed that the property remains precisely as displayed in the photographs. Furthermore no assumptions should be made in respect of parts of the property, which are not shown in the photographs. (5) Any area measurement or distances referred to herein are approximate only. (6) Where there is reference in these particulars to the fact that alterations have been carried out, or that a particular use is made of any part of the property, this is not intended to be a statement that any necessary planning, building regulations or other consents have been obtained and these matters must be verified by any intending purchaser. (7) Descriptions of a property are inevitably subjective and the descriptions contained herein are used in good faith as an opinion and not by way of statement of fact. If there are any points of particular importance that need clarifying before viewing please do not hesitate to contact this office. Photographs taken May 2016. Particulars prepared May 2016. Kingfisher Print and Design 01803 867087.