FOX COTTAGE, HIGH STREET, CASTLE CARY, SOMERSET, BA7 7AN
Fox Cottage is a most attractive and deceptively spacious Victorian townhouse, set in the very heart of this popular and thriving market town.
The accommodation includes a dining hall, sitting room, kitchen/breakfast room, cloakroom, two first-floor bedrooms, including a master with an en-suite shower room, a family bathroom, and a versatile top floor with a third bedroom and study with rooftop views.
The property retains a wealth of period character, including exposed stonework, flagstone floors, and period fireplaces, and is complemented by a beautifully landscaped rear walled garden.
Accommodation
The solid wooden front door opens into a welcoming entrance lobby with flagstone flooring. From here, a half-glazed door leads into the dining room, a delightful space with a deep bay window and window seat overlooking the High Street. An elegant fireplace with a wooden surround and tiled hearth provides a focal point with shelving in the alcoves on either side.
There is an inner hall with a cloakroom and staircase that rises to the upper floors, while glazed double doors open into the spacious sitting room. This charming room combines exposed brick walls with generous glazing, including French doors to the garden, and a fine stone and brick fireplace housing a gas fire.
The kitchen/breakfast room is a particularly light and airy space, thanks to sky lanterns and three deep-silled windows with views across the garden. Fitted with a good range of painted cabinets, a five-ring gas range cooker and solid wood work surfaces, there is ample space for appliances and a breakfast table. Further character is added by exposed stone walls, wood-effect flooring, and 'fruit-bowl' themed kitchen cabinet handles. A rear door leads into the garden.
On the first floor, the master bedroom is a large and inviting room with a built-in wardrobe, a window seat overlooking the High Street, and a period fireplace. It benefits from an en suite bathroom with a shower, basin and WC. Also on this floor is a further double bedroom, together with the family bathroom.
Stairs rise again to the second floor, where there is a wonderful, versatile room, perhaps best used as a study, complete...
