Little Court BATCOMBE, Little Court BATCOMBE SOMERSET

Elegant family home situated in the heart of a pretty sought after village

Entrance hall • Drawing room • Dining room • Snug/study Breakfast room • Kitchen • Garden room

Master bedroom with dressing room and ensuite bathroom Guest bedroom suite • 2 Further bedrooms • Family shower room

Wine cellar • Integral double garage Garden store • Garden with parking

Bruton 3 miles (London Paddington 2¼ hours) Shepton Mallet 6½ miles Bath 22½ miles (Distances and time approximate)

These particulars are intended only as a guide and must not be relied upon as statements of fact. Your attention is drawn to the Important Notice on the last page of the brochure. Little Court The property is a large detached property believed to have ensuite bathroom with panelled bath and separate shower store. On the rear elevation there is an external boiler room origins dating back to the 1700s with later additions in the mid cubicle. Guest bedroom with ensuite bathroom with separate housing a Kidd oil-fired boiler and Ecowater water softener. 20th century. It is constructed principally of stone elevations with shower, 2 further double bedrooms (one currently used as a some reconstituted stone at the rear under a slate roof with stone study) and a family shower room. Situation chimneys. There is an adjoining integral garage on the northern Batcombe is a small, pretty village situated in the steep valley of end with a rendered and colourwashed rear elevation. The David Garden the River Alham between and Shepton Mallet. The village Salisbury garden room was added in 2006 and has a stone The property is approached off Gold Hill through twin timber has a parish church, village hall and public house (The Three base course with timber and glazed elevations and roof. The gates with stone piers with balled finials leading onto a gravelled Horseshoes) and is surrounded by beautiful open countryside. accommodation which is well presented comprises: entrance driveway with an oval turning circle with mixed shrubs, bushes There is a doctor’s surgery and a pre-school in the neighbouring hall with timber flooring and fanlight window over the front door. and a lawned edge. Access from the drive leads directly to the village of (3 miles) Drawing room with open fireplace with carved marble mantle garage and also via twin flights of stone steps to the front of the There are three primary schools within a three mile and slips and granite hearth, alcoves with uplighters, French house. Along the front is a paved terrace with access onto the E radius of the village at (2 miles), Evercreech windows to rear garden, excellent ceiling height. Dining room lawn with a fine mature beech and this area of garden is enclosed and Bruton (3 miles), with a secondary school in Castle with shelved cupboards. Snug/study. Kitchen with a range of by a stone wall. There is a small stone built castellated circular Cary (7½ miles) and State secondary boarding (Sexeys fitted wall and base units incorporating a 1½ bowl ceramic sink, building housing a well. The garden continues to the lower tier School) in Bruton. Nearby private schools include integrated Siemens dishwasher, Britannia electric range cooker (E) with a further level lawn with stocked herbaceous borders and Hazlegrove, Kings Bruton and Bruton School for Girls, with extractor hood, LG upright/freezer, heated towel rail, tiled steps down to an enclosed private area with fish pond and paved Port Regis, All Hallows and the schools. flooring and open through to the breakfast room. Garden room surround. The rear garden (N) has a small terrace and flight of constructed by David Salisbury and with a range of base units stone steps leading up to French windows accessing the drawing The nearby small towns of Bruton (www.brutontown.com) with timber worktops and a Belfast sink and access via steps up room. The lawn continues around to the rear with borders and S and Shepton Mallet (www.visitsheptonmallet.co.uk) offer into the integral garage. First floor: master bedroom with fitted mixed trees. In the north-west corner there is a paved screened a wide range of local shopping, recreational and business wardrobes and dressing room with hanging and shelf space, area used for compost and bonfire. There is a timber garden facilities, with Bath, and all within easy reach. Bath, Bristol, Wells and Yeovil all have excellent Approximate Gross Internal Floor Area t entertainment venues. 335 sq m / 3,612 sq ft (Including Garage and Wine Cellar) There are a number of bistro pubs and restaurants within Outbuilding: 1 sq m / 13 sq ft e the local area including At The Chapel and The Roth Bar and Grill in Bruton. The A303 (9½ miles) provides a direct east/west route M linking with the M3 to London. There is a mainline rail service from Bruton to London T Paddington taking 2¼ hours and from Gillingham (14¼ miles) to London Waterloo taking about 2 hours. Bristol & Exeter Airports are both about an hour’s drive A away offering connections within the UK and to many international destinations.

Fixtures and fittings All those items regarded as tenant’s fixtures and fittings, together with the fitted carpets, curtains and light fittings, are specifically excluded from the sale. However, certain items may be available by separate negotiation. Services: Mains water and electricity. Private drainage. Oil-fired central heating. Solar panels for hot water. Council Tax Band: G Tenure: Freehold Local Authority: Council Tel: 01749 648999

Directions (Postcode BA4 6HF) Approaching Batcombe from Bruton up Vinings Hill to the staggered crossroads (with St Mary’s church opposite on the left) turn right into Gold Hill and the entrance to Little Court will be found First Floor after 100 metres on the left. Viewing: All viewings are by appointment with the sole agents Knight Frank LLP. Ground Floor

This plan is for layout guidance only. Not drawn to scale unless stated. Windows & door openings are approximate. Whilst every care is taken in the preparation of this plan,please check all dimensions, shapes & compass bearings before making any decisions reliant upon them.

Important Notice: Particulars: These particulars are not an offer or contract, nor part of one. You should not rely on statements by Knight Frank LLP in the 01935 812236 particulars or by word of mouth or in writing (“information”) as being factually accurate about the property, its condition or its value. Neither Knight Frank LLP nor any joint agent has any authority to make any representations about the property, and accordingly any information given is entirely without responsibility on the 15 Cheap Street, Sherborne, part of the agents, seller(s) or lessor(s). Photos etc: The photographs show only certain parts of the property as they appeared at the time they were taken. Areas, Dorset DT9 3PU measurements and distances given are approximate only. Regulations etc: Any reference to alterations to, or use of, any part of the property does not mean that any necessary planning, building regulations or other consent has been obtained. A buyer or lessee must find out by inspection or in other ways that these [email protected] matters have been properly dealt with and that all information is correct. VAT: The VAT position relating to the property may change without notice. KnightFrank.co.uk Knight Frank LLP is a limited liability partnership registered in with registered number OC305934. Our registered office is 55 Baker Street, London, W1U 8AN, where you may look at a list of members’ names. Photographs: August 2016 Particulars: November 2016. Kingfisher Print and Design. 01803 867087.