Stone Allerton, Between Wedmore & Axbridge Guide Price £685,000

Wedmore 3 miles, Wells 11 miles, Bristol 21 miles

A comfortable house with plenty of living space, plus a small annexe, a country garden and a great location in this popular village near Wedmore. Accommodation includes an entrance hall, a splendid sitting room opening into the garden, dining room, kitchen, utility room, 4 bedrooms, bathroom, en suite shower room and the annexe. This is a compact unit which is integrated within the house and can be used as part of the house or independently. It includes a small inner hall with some kitchen facilities, a living room, shower room and a first-floor bedroom. Outside there’s a large, gravelled courtyard, with space of about 4 cars or more, a double garage and a mature garden. In all over a quarter of an acre.

Stone Allerton is a quiet village in beautiful countryside and is a very popular residential area. It has an excellent Gastro pub with its own specialist smokery and deli, a cider barn and a very friendly and active community supporting the Allerton Cricket, the Church and children's clubs. A bus service links to the local schools in Cheddar and Mark. Rosebank has an excellent quiet location and whilst being within the village enjoys great privacy. It stands alongside a quiet lane with virtually no through traffic.

Rosebank stands well back from the lane with a large courtyard for parking flanked by the garage. The house has stone elevations under a tiled roof and just under 2,000 sq.ft of accommodation. Internally the rooms are a good size and benefit from double glazing, an air source heat pump and solar panels. In addition, there are large windows which flood the house with sunlight making a light and airy environment.

The front door opens into a light entrance hall with very fine 1960s parquet flooring. There is a large, light-filled and welcoming open plan kitchen and dining room with plenty of storage as well comfortable space for family life. The kitchen has plenty of fitted units and worksurfaces and opens to an adjoining utility room with plumbing for washing and drying machines and a back door to the garden. The utility room also joins back to the hall. The sitting room is a large, well-proportioned room with parquet flooring, a wood burner, double French doors and bifolding doors to a covered area ideal for logs.

A timber staircase rises to the first floor. Bedroom one is a large and inviting room with views across the garden enjoyed through a double door with a Juliet balcony. A second very generously-sized bedroom is positioned at the front of the property and has an ensuite shower room. There is a third double bedroom with dual aspect as well as a fourth exceptionally large bedroom with rural views. The family bathroom has a white suite with a bath with shower above and a large window. The landing area contains the airing cupboard and has loft-hatch access. Mention must be made of the elevated and far-reaching views for 25 miles across the Somerset Levels until the Quantocks and Exmoor.

This is an integral part of the house being unusual and thoughtfully designed space in a wooden clad extension. It has the intriguing provenance of being created to imitate the Concorde flight deck. It is called Strawberry View and currently advertised through Airbnb. A door in the hall opens to a small inner hall with a small sink and which has been utilised for kitchen duties. Adjacent are a shower room and a pleasant living room with French doors into the garden. An alternate-step staircase leads up to a triple aspect bedroom with wonderful views.

At the front of the house the courtyard has lots of parking space for 4 cars or more and gives access to the double garage (with a boarded loft). At the rear of the house is a large garden with lawned areas, mature planting and a variety of trees. It is completely enclosed by stone walls and wooden fencing, providing privacy and safety for dogs and children. It also benefits from the rural aspect over the adjoining field. The garden gently slopes away from the main house up to a lovely patio seating area at the top and also contains a greenhouse, a stone built shed and an outdoor tap.

Freehold. It is not in a conservation area. Mains water and electricity. Private drainage to treatment plant. Air source heat pump. Solar panels. EPC Rating D. Council Tax Band F (Sedgemoor). N.B. The annexe has been let very successfully for a number of years and details are available.

Follow satellite navigation to postcode BS26 2NW. Turning onto New Road from Stone Allerton Drove, the property is the second on the left with a gate opening onto parking on the gravel driveway.

Known locally as “The Allertons”, Stone Allerton and Chapel Allerton provide a friendly and active community, along with the nearby villages and small towns of Wedmore, Axbridge, Cheddar and Winscombe. The Saxon village of Wedmore is a delightful and extremely active centre and in many ways an archetype of an English village. There are historic buildings including the medieval church, an excellent general store, a post office, butchers, chemist, boutiques, eateries and a wide range of cultural and sporting clubs and societies. Swimming pools can be found at both Cheddar and in Wells, as well as other popular leisure pursuits including: sailing and wind surfing clubs at Cheddar Reservoir, The Badgworth Equestrian Centre, Wedmore 18-hole Golf Course, floodlit tennis courts, indoor and outdoor bowling, football and cricket clubs.

The Cathedral City of Wells is a half hour drive away and also provides a good range of businesses, recreational and shopping facilities. City shopping centres are available as Taunton, Bath and Bristol. Communications in the area are good with access to the M5 (J22 – 10 minutes) connecting to M4 (J16). A local train service from Highbridge links with intercity train services at Taunton and Bristol Temple Meads with London Paddington being approximately 1.5 hours away. Castle Cary, a mainline station, is about 23 miles whilst Bristol International Airport is 13 miles away. There are excellent local and independent schools including First Schools in Weare and Wedmore which are linked to Hugh Sexeys Middle School and Kings of Wessex Upper School, Millfield, Wells Cathedral School and Sidcot.

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