DOWLISH BROOK HOUSE MOOLHAM, ILMINSTER, SOMERSET DOWLISH BROOK HOUSE MOOLHAM, NR ILMINSTER SOMERSET
A multi-level stone barn conversion with a lovely outlook and river frontage situated on the edge of a rural hamlet
Ilminster 1 mile Crewkerne 6½ miles (London Waterloo 2½ hours) Yeovil 14 miles Taunton 15 miles (Distances and time approximate)
Reception hall • Drawing room • Sitting room Games room/Bedroom 5 with en-suite WC • Study • Dining room Kitchen/breakfast room • Laundry room • Cloakroom • Cellar
Master bedroom with en-suite bathroom and walk-through dressing room 2 Double bedrooms with en-suite shower rooms Further double bedroom • Family shower room
Integral triple open-fronted garage • Garden shed
Garden & grounds with river frontage
In all about 1.66 acres (0.67 hectare)
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. Dowlish Brook House Dowlish Brook House is an imaginative multi-level barn conversion of the house is a broad, paved lower terrace which is created in 1996 by the conjoining of two period barns, situated decorated by a long narrow flower bed on its open side and one above the other on a gradual valley slope The property by a variety of climbing roses. To one side of the garden is an has been designed to take full advantage of the setting with established orchard. In all the garden and grounds extend to all the main rooms facing south with views over the garden about 1.66 acres (0.67 hectare). towards the river. The property has about 5,200 ft² (1,585 m²) of accommodation with potential to create an annexe if required. Situation & Amenities On the ground floor the front door opens to a spacious L-shaped Dowlish Brook House is situated on the edge of the small, rural reception hall with doors to the dining room and adjacent kitchen/ hamlet of Moolham surrounded by beautiful rolling Somerset breakfast room, which has a pantry and is fitted with a range of countryside, yet only 1 mile from the market town of Ilminster, wall and floor-mounted units, gas-fired 2 oven AGA (black), gas which has an excellent range of local shops and businesses oven and 4 ring gas-fired hob, with a door leading through to the including a Tesco Superstore, doctor and dental surgeries, laundry room. A further door from the hall leads through the cellar pharmacy, post office and petrol station. to the large games room/bedroom 5 which has a vaulted ceiling, There are many schools in the area both from the private an en-suite WC and French windows leading out to the upper E and state sectors covering both primary and secondary terrace (potential to create an annexe subject to obtaining the education. These include a choice of eight primary necessary planning permission). A passage off the hall leads to the schools within a six mile radius and three secondary study, workshop and the adjoining triple open-fronted garage. A schools within the wider area. Notable nearby private staircase rises from the hall to the first floor, which comprises the schools include Taunton School, Queen’s and King’s drawing room, which has a vaulted and timbered ceiling, wood Colleges in Taunton, Millfield and Perrott Hill. floor and an open fireplace fitted with a gas fire, and the master In addition to the excellent local facilities in Ilminster, there bedroom suite, which incorporates an en-suite bathroom and S are more extensive facilities in the regional centre of Yeovil walk-through dressing room. A flight of steps leads down from (14 miles) and county town of Taunton (15 miles). the hall to the lower ground floor, which comprises the sitting room, which has a vaulted ceiling with exposed roof timbers and a Yeovil, Taunton, Exeter, Bath and Bristol all provide fireplace fitted with a woodburning stove, two double bedrooms, t excellent entertainment venues. both with en-suite shower rooms, a further double bedroom and a There are a number of gastro pubs and restaurants within separate shower room. e the local area. Garden The A303 is only about 2 miles to the north providing J swift access to the M3 to London and the M5 via the The property is approached down a sweeping tarmac drive to a A358 at Taunton (12½ miles). parking and turning area adjacent to the garage, with a broad, paved sun terrace leading up to the front door. A flight of steps There is a mainline rail service nearby from Crewkerne T (6½ miles) to London Waterloo, taking about 2½ hours. leads down from the parking area to the garden, which lies on two sides facing south and east. The garden is predominantly laid to The airports at Exeter and Bristol are 40 minutes and lawn, which sweeps down in front of the house to Dowlish Brook A about an hour’s drive away respectively and offer and is enclosed on its other two sides by a mixture of dry stone connections within the UK and to many international walling and stock-proof fencing. Adjacent to the lower ground floor destinations. Approximate Gross Internal Floor Area Reception 5200 sq ft / 483 sq m (excludes car port) Bedroom Services: Bathroom Mains water, drainage, gas and electricity. Gas-fired central heating and AGA. Aquifer-supplied external Kitchen/Utility water supply. Storage
Fixtures & Fittings: Recreation 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.
Tenure: Freehold
Council Tax Band: G
Local Authority: South Somerset District Council Tel: 01935 462462
Directions (Postcode TA19 0PD) From Market Square in the centre of Ilminster, turn south into Ditton Street towards Chard and continue down Lister Hill, travelling for about ½ mile. Take the first turning left after leaving the town into Moolham Lane, signposted to Kingstone and Dowlish Wake. The entrance to the drive to the property, will be found on the right after about 500 yards, identified by a line of white and black marker posts.
Viewings All viewings are by appointment with the joint sole agents Knight Frank LLP.
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.
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