Wincanton, Somerset, BA9

You are welcomed into a spacious hallway with a cloakroom conveniently positioned straight ahead. To your right there is a well-sized sitting room with French doors opening to a lovely seating area ideal to relax after a busy day. The kitchen enjoys a sociable layout featuring a central island ideal for preparing meals. Adjacent to the kitchen, there is a separate dining room which also offers the potential to be opened up to create a large kitchen/family room.

Venturing upstairs, there is a stylish family bathroom and four bedrooms with the master bedroom enjoying fitted wardrobes and an en-suite shower room.

Outside, a footpath takes you to the front door, and to the rear there is vehicular access leading to a garage and parking that is conveniently positioned at the rear of the garden with a gate and pathway providing access to the kitchen.

LOCATION: The town of Wincanton is an appealing South Somerset town bordering the counties of Dorset and Wiltshire. Local amenities including a Co-Op supermarket, butcher, bakery, fruit and veg and whole foods shop, Morrisons, Lidl, Health Centre, Post Office, library, antique shops, cafes, eateries, the Bootmakers Workshop with crafts for both children and adults with a wood-fired pizza and a leisure centre with gym and swimming pool. The town has a thriving community with an active library as well as a community centre at the Balsam Centre which has a busy schedule of classes and groups. The town is a 10 minute drive from the fantastic offerings of Bruton including the Hauser & Wirth Art Gallery and Roth Bar & Grill, 10 minutes from the impressive highly-regarded Newt Hotel, 15 minutes from the pretty market town of Castle Cary and 20 minutes from the attractive Dorset town of Sherborne. It is also close to the A303 for an easy drive to/from London (approx 2 hours drive) and Berry’s coaches which operates a twice daily service to London. Other local attractions are a number of National Trust properties including Stourhead and approximately an hour’s drive from the beautiful Dorset coastline featuring some of the best beaches in the country. There is a Waitrose 10 minutes away in Gillingham or at Sherborne and an excellent local farm shop and restaurant at Kimbers (5 minutes away). There is also the renowned Wincanton racecourse and a pretty local park, Cale Park, which features a playground, café with ‘mini-town’ for children and the pretty river Cale which runs through to the countryside behind Loxton House.

ACCOMMODATION

GROUND FLOOR

Front door to:

ENTRANCE HALL: Radiator, understairs cupboard, smooth plastered ceiling with smoke detector, electric trip switches and stairs to first floor.

CLOAKROOM: Low level WC with concealed cistern, pedestal wash hand basin, radiator, smooth plastered ceiling with extractor and obscured double glazed window to rear aspect.

SITTING ROOM: 19’8” x 11’6” Two radiators, double glazed window to front aspect, smooth plastered ceiling and double glazed French doors leading out to a paved seating area ideal for al fresco dining.

DINING ROOM: 12’8” x 9’6” Radiator, smooth plastered ceiling and double glazed windows to front aspect.

KITCHEN/BREAKFAST ROOM: 13’6” x 12’9” This is a particular feature of the house with an extensive range of stylish wall, drawer and base units, inset 1¼ bowl single drainer stainless steel sink unit set into the work surface, inset five burner gas hob with extractor hood over, tower unit with built-in double oven, integrated fridge/freezer, dishwasher and washing machine, radiator, double glazed window to rear aspect, cupboard housing gas boiler, double glazed door to rear garden and smooth plastered ceiling with downlighters.

From the entrance hall stairs to first floor.

FIRST FLOOR

LANDING: Airing cupboard housing hot water tank with shelf for linen, hatch to loft and smooth plastered ceiling with smoke detector. 

BEDROOM 1: 11’9” x 9’10” Radiator, double glazed windows to front aspect, smooth plastered ceiling, two built-in single wardrobes and door to:

EN-SUITE SHOWER ROOM: Shower cubicle, low level WC, pedestal wash hand basin, heated towel rail, double glazed window to rear aspect, extractor, smooth plastered ceiling with downlighters, shaver point and half tiled walls. 

BEDROOM 2: 14’8” (narrowing to 11’9”) x 8’5” Radiator, smooth plastered ceiling and double glazed window to front aspect.

BEDROOM 3: 11’ x 8’4” Radiator, smooth plastered ceiling and double glazed window overlooking the rear garden. 

BEDROOM 4: 7’9” x 7’2” Radiator, smooth plastered ceiling and double glazed window overlooking the rear garden.

BATHROOM: A stylish white suite comprising panelled bath with shower over, low level WC with concealed cistern, pedestal wash hand basin, tiled to splash prone areas, heated towel rail and obscured double glazed window to rear aspect.

OUTSIDE

The front of the property is tucked away at the end of a pedestrian footpath. The front garden is mainly laid with mature shrubs providing a high degree of seclusion. There is rear vehicular access off Crocker Way that leads to a garage positioned directly to the rear of the garden where there is a gate opening to the garden. This is a particular feature with a large paved seating area leading to an area of lawn bordered by shrubs and enclosed by timber fencing.

GARAGE: Single garage with up and over door, light and power.

SERVICES: Mains water, electricity, drainage, gas central heating and telephone all subject to the usual utility regulations.

COUNCIL TAX BAND: E

TENURE:  Freehold       

VIEWING:  Strictly by appointment through the agents.