Hoopers Cottage Hoopers Cottage Slough Green, , TA3 5RR Taunton - 5 Miles

• Kitchen/Breakfast Room • 2 Reception Rooms • 4 Bedrooms (1 En-Suite) • Utility Room • Boot Room • Off Road Parking • Garage • Private Gardens

Guide price £460,000

Situation Hoopers Cottage is situated at the foot of the Blackdown Hills in the hamlet of Slough Green, within West Hatch, between the villages of and Thurlbear. The cottage enjoys a rural setting and is superbly placed for those with walking, cycling and riding interests, with miles of bridleways and footpaths within the Blackdown Hills, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, all on your doorstep. West Hatch has an excellent country pub, The Farmers Arms, which is on the route of the neroche Staple Fitzpaine herepath, a 13.5 mile off-road trail, ideal for walkers and horse riders. A 15th century church, St. Andrews, can also be found at Lower West Hatch. The nearby village of Staple Fitzpaine also has an A delightful, well-presented, 4 bedroom detached, period cottage ancient village church, a popular pub and there is a superb primary school in the village of Thurlbear which is also close by. Taunton, the County Town of , full of character & charm, with private gardens. is approximately 5 miles to the north and offers a wide range of shopping, leisure amenities and an excellent choice of schools within both the state and private sectors. Taunton is also the home of Somerset County Cricket Club, Taunton Race Course and a number of golf courses for those with sporting interests. There are also excellent communication links with access to the A303 and M5 motorway and also a mainline railway station with frequent, fast rail services to London and the rest of the country. Description Hoopers cottage is thought to be approximately 250 years old and is filled with a number of character features. The property is built of a combination of blue lias stone and painted rendered elevations under a pitch tiled roof and has accommodation arranged over two floors. The property is offered to the market in good decorative order and has been well maintained by the current owners during their occupation. The property benefits from handmade double glazed, casement soft wood windows throughout and an oil fired central heating system. Accommodation The downstairs accommodation is well-proportioned with the front door opening into a boot room which has a tiled floor, beamed ceiling, a window which looks into the garden and a door to the hall/study. From the hall there is a staircase which winds up to the first floor and there is plenty of space for a desk and study area. The dining room enjoys an outlook into the rear garden through its partially glazed door and window, and has character in the form of a beamed ceiling and small ornamental fireplace with low level painted wood panels on the walls. The sitting room can be accessed from the hall and the dining room, up a couple of steps, and is also filled with character provided by a combination of two fireplaces, a beamed ceiling and exposed stone walling. The main fireplace in the sitting room is a beautiful inglenook with an exposed, raised brick hearth, heavy oak beam over and an inset oven fire. The second fireplace is finished with an inset wood burning stove. The kitchen/breakfast room is fitted with a range of butcher block style units and worktops from the old creamery, one of which has an inset Belfast sink set under a window which looks into the rear garden, a free standing electric oven with a four ring electric hob and there is a wrought iron spiral staircase which rises to the master bedroom. To the rear of the property is a utility room, which houses the oil fired central heating boiler, and is fitted with a range of wall and base units with an integrated dishwasher, stainless steel sink and drainer unit, laminate roll edge worktops and has space and plumbing for a washing machine. From the utility room there are doors to the downstairs toilet and outside to the rear patio area.

On the first floor the landing provides access to all 4 bedrooms and the family bathroom. The master bedroom is of a good size and has an en-suite shower room fitted with a low level WC, wash hand basin and shower enclosure. There is also a door which provides access to the secondary staircase which spirals down into the kitchen. Bedrooms 2 and 3 are both doubles, with frontal aspects, and bedroom 3 also benefits from built in cupboard space and a loft hatch. Bedroom 4 is slightly smaller, again with a built in tall cupboard and enjoys views into the rear garden. The family bathroom is of a good size and is fitted with a white suite comprising a panelled bath, incorporating a power shower, low level WC and vanity unit with inset basin. Outside Hoopers Cottage has an in and out gravelled driveway which is accessed off a very quiet, no through, road. The driveway wraps around a raised bed behind a low stone wall and provides parking for a number of vehicles and access to the single garage, which is supplied with electricity. There is access to the rear garden through the garage and pedestrian gates on both sides of the property, which open onto a paved footpath running the length of the rear elevations. The main garden is split into two sections, both of which are predominately laid to lawn and wrap around the rear of the garage where there is also a pedestrian door into the garage. The gardens are a wonderful feature of the property and are surrounded by a number of deep planted, herbaceous borders, mature specimen trees as well as a lavender bed and fruit trees. Services Mains water, electricity, oil fired central heating, treatment plant drainage system. Directions From Taunton take the B3170 towards and just after passing the motorway bridge, turn left signposted to Staple Fitzpaine. Proceed along this road, before taking the next left signposted Slough Green. Follow this road to the end before turning left into Slough Hill. Drop down the hill into the village where Hoopers Cottage can be found on the right hand side just before Prey Lane. Alternatively, from Taunton, take the A358, following signs for the RSPCA centre. Turn right at the Nags Head pub and follow the road for approximately two miles towards Slough Green, where Hoopers Cottage can be found on the left at the corner of Prey Lane. Hoopers Cottage, Slough Green, Taunton, TA3 5RR

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