Heleigh House Middlehill, Box •

Heleigh House Middlehill, BOX • Wiltshire

Box 1 mile • Bath 5 miles • Chippenham 7 miles (London Paddington from 76 minutes) • M4 (Junction 17) 11 miles (All distances and times are approximate).

An elegant Georgian country house with 17th century origins, located on the edge of a popular Wiltshire village near Bath. The house sits in particularly fine gardens and grounds, with an excellent outlook.

Ground Floor Reception hall • Drawing room • Morning room • Dining room • 2 studies • Kitchen / breakfast room Secondary kitchen • Utility room • 2 cloakrooms Games room • 2 wine cellars • Gym / storeroom First Floor 7 bedrooms • 2 bathrooms • Shower room • WC

Old Coach House Workshop • Double garage • Machinery store • Stable • Garden store • Log store

Gardens and Grounds Summer house • Belvedere • Greenhouse • Potting shed • Formal gardens Productive vegetable garden • Croquet lawn

In all about 1.73 acres (0.7 hectares)

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Situation and Amenities Middlehill is a pretty, rural hamlet to the east of Bath located in the Cotswolds ‘Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty’. The house also lies within the Middlehill Conservation Area and the Greenbelt. It is an incredibly peaceful and special setting and yet is just moments from the gorgeous architecture of the City of Bath. Local amenities and day-to-day shopping can be found within walking distance in the village of Box and the nearby market town of .

The City of Bath, a UNESCO World Heritage Site is only 5 miles away. It provides first class shopping, educational and cultural attractions including the Roman Baths, Holburne Museum, The Royal Crescent, Prior Park Gardens and the Theatre Royal.

The property is well placed for commuting with easy access to both Junction 17 and Junction 18 on the M4 which link to London and the wider national motorway network. High speed rail links are available from Bath Spa and Chippenham, providing links to London, the south coast and the Cotswolds. Bristol Airport is 23 miles to the west, providing a wide range of national and international flights.

There is a huge range of sporting opportunities nearby including hunting with the Avon Vale, whilst Bath provides excellent golf, cricket, rugby and racing within a short drive of Middlehill.

The area is renowned for the quality of its private and public schooling for boys and girls of all ages. Prior Park, Stonar, Monkton Combe, King Edwards, the Royal High School for Girls and Kingswood are all within easy reach and further afield are Badminton, Downside, Cheltenham, Marlborough, Millfield and St Mary’s Calne. Bath University is ranked in the Top 10 in the country by The Sunday Times. Heleigh House Heleigh House sits centrally in its land and is an excellent family house that has been lovingly owned by the same family for the past 38 years. The house is surprisingly not listed given its fine stone construction and architectural detail. Internally, the rooms are superbly proportioned and flow extremely well. The owners’ sympathetic improvements over the years have been carried out to both the house and gardens, creating a magnificent setting for the house, with wonderful views over the nearby Bybrook Valley, Lansdown and Claverton Down. The principal reception rooms all lie off the fabulous entrance hall, a welcoming space with coffered barrel vault ceiling and views from the front door through to the back door. The dining room and drawing room both have excellent proportions and ceiling heights; the drawing room in particular has intricately detailed ceiling plasterwork, a magnificent fireplace and large bay window overlooking the garden. There are two studies, a morning room (or playroom) and two cloakrooms. The large kitchen has fully fitted base and wall mounted units and ample space for a breakfast table. The utility room and boot room are conveniently placed off the kitchen and the secondary kitchen, or butler’s pantry, lies across the hallway. A door from the hallway leads down to the basement. The basement has excellent headroom and although not finished to the same standard as the main accommodation, provides some very useful ancillary rooms including wine cellars, a storeroom and a large games room which also houses the boiler. From the staircase hallway, the split staircase has a beautifully polished mahogany handrail and leads up to a principal landing with the main bedroom accommodation. The bedrooms are spacious, with excellent outlooks over the gardens surrounding the house. In total there are seven bedrooms, two bathrooms, a shower room and WC. In the past, the rear part of the house was occupied as a separate home by relatives of the current owners and the flexibility in the accommodation, with a secondary staircase, means the house can either be used as a whole or as principal and secondary accommodation, simply by opening or closing the communicating double door sets.

Living Area/Reception Bedroom/Dressing Area Approximate Gross Internal Floor Area Main House: 605 sq m / 6,507 sq ft Bathroom/WC Kitchen/Utility Storage/Vaults Terrace/Outside Space

First Floor Basement

This plan is for layout guidance only. Not drawn to scale unless stated. Windows & door openings are approximate. Whilst Ground Floor every care is taken in the preparation of this plan, please check all dimensions, shapes & compass bearings before making any decisions reliant upon them. Approximate Gross Heleigh House Internal Floor Area Coach House: 181 sq m / 1,945 sq ft Outbuildings: 36 sq m / 391 sq ft

Coach House First Floor

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Coach House Ground Floor Greenhouse Not to scale. For identification purposes only. (Not shown in actual location/orientation)

Coach House The Coach House The former Coach House sits to the north of the house, off a spur in the main drive. It provides a two storey stone building with a large machinery store, workshop and log store on the ground floor. The first floor was formerly a hayloft but is now used for stores. Attached to the Coach House is a double garage, stable, further garden stores and a potting shed. There is scope for potential redevelopment of the Coach House, subject to the necessary planning consents. Gardens and Grounds The gardens and grounds are magnificent and have been meticulously laid out and improved by the current owners. To the rear of the house, the back door leads to a wide gravelled terrace with al fresco dining area. Long, rising herbaceous borders are aligned with the main axis of the house. On one side stands a Victorian greenhouse and, next to it, a large fruit cage. On the other side, two stunning Rosa Mundi walks and an espaliered Wisteria walk, all with well-kept grass paths, enclose the productive vegetable beds. The whole property is enclosed by some superb specimen trees, including Copper Beech, Oak, Walnut, Mulberry and many exotic species. A scaled garden plan of the main trees and shrubs is available for viewings. The pretty, octagonal summer house occupies a lovely position to the south of the house with a belvedere overlooking the croquet lawn. Method of Sale The freehold of Heleigh House is available for sale by private treaty with vacant possession on completion. Services We are advised that mains water, electricity, drainage and gas are connected at the property. Solar panels complement the water heating system. Fixtures and Fittings All those items regarded as tenant’s fixtures and fittings and specifically the ‘Rotostar’ ovens are excluded from the sale. However, certain fitted carpets, curtains and light fittings HELEIGH HOUSE may be included or available by separate negotiation. Local Authority - wiltshire.gov.uk Council Tax Band H Directions (SN13 8QB) From Bath head East on the A4 London Road, at the roundabout take the third exit to continue on the A4 towards Chippenham. At the next roundabout take the second exit signposted Box and Chippenham, continue on the A4 Box Road for just over 2 miles and then turn left, signed to Colerne, Ditteridge and Middlehill. At the bottom of the hill, fork right. Continue uphill for just under a quarter of a mile to the next right, Heleigh House will then be found on your right.

Note: “This plan is based upon the Ordnance From London, leave the M4 at Junction 17 and head Survey map with the sanction of the control of H.M. Stationary office. This plan is for convenience of south on the A350 towards Chippenham. At the first purchasers only. Its accuracy is not guaranteed and it is expressly excluded from any contract. Licence roundabout follow the ring road on the A350 around Number. No. ES100017767.” Chippenham passing through three roundabouts. At the

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