Crowcombe Heathfield, Taunton
£1,750,000
Guide price
Guide price
Bedrooms: 6
Broad Oak House is a stunning modern house which has been cleverly designed to make the most of it's superb setting. The house provides spacious and flexible accommodation arranged over two floors with all the principle rooms enjoying views over the gardens and grounds of just under two acres. Council Tax band H, EPC rating D, Freehold.
SITUATION
Broad Oak House is situated in a lovely rural location, being totally secluded and peaceful with fantastic views to The Quantock Hills, the first Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in the country. There are numerous footpaths and bridleways within the vicinity that offer excellent riding and walking. Crowcombe Heatfield has its own steam railway station on the Taunton to Minehead steam railway line. The village of Crowcombe is nearby and offers Crowcombe Court, a church, village inn and community run shop/post office. Wiliton is approximately 4 miles to the west and here there is a good range of facilities. Taunton, the County Town is readily accessible via the A358 and it offers a great range of shopping, recreational and scholastic facilities. Junction 25 of the M5 is found to the east of Taunton and there is a main railway station with links to London Paddington with fast trains arriving in 1 hour 45 minutes. Taunton is also the home of Somerset Cricket, Taunton Racecourse and there are many popular golf courses.
The whole area is well known for its beauty and The North Somerset coast is nearby and the Brendons and Exmoor National Park are a short drive away.
Although rural, the communications from Broad Oak House are superb and there is easy access by both road and rail to Bristol, Exeter and the South East.
DESCRIPTION
Broad Oak House is a stunning modern house which has been cleverly designed to make the most of it's superb setting. The house provides spacious and flexible accommodation arranged over two floors with all the principle rooms enjoying views over the gardens and grounds.
This fabulous Tudor-style manor house, complete with a traditional facade and characterful exposed beam work inside and out, was Individually built some 24 years ago. The accommodation includes four reception rooms plus a conservatory, a kitchen/dining room with AGA and a separate utility room. On the first floor are six bedrooms, 3 with en-suite facilities and a family bathroom with fitted suite including claw foot bath and shower.
It is the setting that is so special, set within delightful mature gardens which extend to just under two acres, including a swimming pool, double garage and plenty of off road parking.
ACCCOMMODATION
The accommodation includes reception hall with impressive staircase leading to the first floor with galleried landing, exposed timber and door to downstairs cloakroom. The sitting room centres upon an inglenook fireplace with a woodburning stove, exposed brick surround and beam over. There are double doors opening out on to a conservatory which enjoys wonderful views over the garden. There is a separate office and snug, wooden panelled dining room with fireplace and kitchen with traditional oak fronted units and includes an AGA with companion set into an inglenook fireplace. There is a separate range cooker with extractor hood over, granite work surfaces, many exposed beams, double aspect windows and doors opening on to the rear garden. There is access through to the utility room which in turn leads to the garage and also provides access to a staircase leading up to the second bedroom which has an en-suite situated above the garage.
In the main house there a further five bedrooms, the principle suite having walk in dressing room, en-suite shower, and doors leading out to a balcony which enjoys wonderful views over the garden. The third bedroom also has an en-suite, the further bedrooms have built in wardrobes and fitted sinks. There is a newly fitted family bathroom suite including a roll-top claw foot bath, shower, wash basin, wc and bidet and bay window to the front.
OUTSIDE
Outside, to the front of the house there are twin, electrically operated gates leading on to parking and turning area and in turn leading to a double garage which has twin up and over doors and including a shower room and pump room to the rear with door to rear garden
The front gardens include a range of plants and borders on either side of the property. At the back of the house is the swimming pool which is enclosed by picket fencing and is surrounded by a paved terrace and planted borders.
The main area of garden includes many separate areas, there is a hot tub to one side, a thatched summer house, orchard, a number of specimen trees and shrubs. The gardens are also enclosed by some magnificent mature beech trees which provide a good degree of privacy
SERVICES
Mains water, electricity, private drainage
DIRECTIONS
From Taunton take the A358 towards Minehead and proceed past the villages of Bishops Lydeard and West Bagborough, up Greens Hill and turn left at the crossroads signposted to Crowcombe Heathfield, Lydeard St Lawrence and Crowcombe Station. Follow this road over the West Somerset Railway bridge and take the first right. Broad Oak House is the first property on the right hand side.
SITUATION
Broad Oak House is situated in a lovely rural location, being totally secluded and peaceful with fantastic views to The Quantock Hills, the first Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in the country. There are numerous footpaths and bridleways within the vicinity that offer excellent riding and walking. Crowcombe Heatfield has its own steam railway station on the Taunton to Minehead steam railway line. The village of Crowcombe is nearby and offers Crowcombe Court, a church, village inn and community run shop/post office. Wiliton is approximately 4 miles to the west and here there is a good range of facilities. Taunton, the County Town is readily accessible via the A358 and it offers a great range of shopping, recreational and scholastic facilities. Junction 25 of the M5 is found to the east of Taunton and there is a main railway station with links to London Paddington with fast trains arriving in 1 hour 45 minutes. Taunton is also the home of Somerset Cricket, Taunton Racecourse and there are many popular golf courses.
The whole area is well known for its beauty and The North Somerset coast is nearby and the Brendons and Exmoor National Park are a short drive away.
Although rural, the communications from Broad Oak House are superb and there is easy access by both road and rail to Bristol, Exeter and the South East.
DESCRIPTION
Broad Oak House is a stunning modern house which has been cleverly designed to make the most of it's superb setting. The house provides spacious and flexible accommodation arranged over two floors with all the principle rooms enjoying views over the gardens and grounds.
This fabulous Tudor-style manor house, complete with a traditional facade and characterful exposed beam work inside and out, was Individually built some 24 years ago. The accommodation includes four reception rooms plus a conservatory, a kitchen/dining room with AGA and a separate utility room. On the first floor are six bedrooms, 3 with en-suite facilities and a family bathroom with fitted suite including claw foot bath and shower.
It is the setting that is so special, set within delightful mature gardens which extend to just under two acres, including a swimming pool, double garage and plenty of off road parking.
ACCCOMMODATION
The accommodation includes reception hall with impressive staircase leading to the first floor with galleried landing, exposed timber and door to downstairs cloakroom. The sitting room centres upon an inglenook fireplace with a woodburning stove, exposed brick surround and beam over. There are double doors opening out on to a conservatory which enjoys wonderful views over the garden. There is a separate office and snug, wooden panelled dining room with fireplace and kitchen with traditional oak fronted units and includes an AGA with companion set into an inglenook fireplace. There is a separate range cooker with extractor hood over, granite work surfaces, many exposed beams, double aspect windows and doors opening on to the rear garden. There is access through to the utility room which in turn leads to the garage and also provides access to a staircase leading up to the second bedroom which has an en-suite situated above the garage.
In the main house there a further five bedrooms, the principle suite having walk in dressing room, en-suite shower, and doors leading out to a balcony which enjoys wonderful views over the garden. The third bedroom also has an en-suite, the further bedrooms have built in wardrobes and fitted sinks. There is a newly fitted family bathroom suite including a roll-top claw foot bath, shower, wash basin, wc and bidet and bay window to the front.
OUTSIDE
Outside, to the front of the house there are twin, electrically operated gates leading on to parking and turning area and in turn leading to a double garage which has twin up and over doors and including a shower room and pump room to the rear with door to rear garden
The front gardens include a range of plants and borders on either side of the property. At the back of the house is the swimming pool which is enclosed by picket fencing and is surrounded by a paved terrace and planted borders.
The main area of garden includes many separate areas, there is a hot tub to one side, a thatched summer house, orchard, a number of specimen trees and shrubs. The gardens are also enclosed by some magnificent mature beech trees which provide a good degree of privacy
SERVICES
Mains water, electricity, private drainage
DIRECTIONS
From Taunton take the A358 towards Minehead and proceed past the villages of Bishops Lydeard and West Bagborough, up Greens Hill and turn left at the crossroads signposted to Crowcombe Heathfield, Lydeard St Lawrence and Crowcombe Station. Follow this road over the West Somerset Railway bridge and take the first right. Broad Oak House is the first property on the right hand side.
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