House For Sale £600,000
A quintessential “chocolate box” cottage tucked away in a peaceful and private position in one of our most sought-after villages. It’s bursting with character features and boasts generous mature gardens with far reaching views to the rear.
The Property
Totally charming from the moment you see it, this beautifully kept Grade II listed cottage has so much to offer. Tucked away at the end of a no-through lane and yet within easy walking distance of the everything the community has to offer, it enjoys a very peaceful position with a leafy outlook to the front and pleasant views over an orchard and beyond to the rear.
Attached to one side, the property enjoys a great deal of privacy with extensive gardens lying to the front, side and rear.
You enter through a traditional storm porch, with useful bench seat and windows to each side. A stable door opens to the entrance hall, with original panelling and hanging space, and doors opening to the reception rooms. Straight ahead is a spacious drawing room with superb inglenook fireplace housing a wood burning stove and tiled hearth. Replacement timber double glazed windows overlook the front and rear and beams grace the ceiling as you would expect in such a cottage.
An original timber door opens to a useful study or snug, ideal as a home office with telephone point and built-in shelving. A window overlooks the rear. Beyond the drawing room a further door opens to a rear lobby with former coal store and a door to the rear garden.
From the hall a further door opens to another separate reception room, currently a formal dining room where the former inglenook fireplace (now not in use) creates an extra useful space for a prized piece of furniture perhaps. The window seat overlooks the front garden and has useful built in storage within.
The kitchen is a good size with room for a table in the centre if you wish. There is a deep tiled window recess and tiled worksurfaces to match. There’s a range of pine-fronted storage cupboards and further mix of wall mounted cupboards and shelving. To one corner is a useful traditional pantry cupboard with shelving. The units incorporate a double bowl single drainer stainless steel sink unit and space for both an electric cooker and dishwasher. The Royal Blue aga provides extra space for cooking of course and the added bonus of radiant heat. An oil-fired boiler provides domestic hot water and central heating.
An extra window and glazed door to the rear obtains borrowed light from the rear lean-to / utility area which has further plumbing for a washing machine. Adjoining the utility is very useful downstairs WC, perfectly placed for nipping in from the back garden. The WC is large enough to have space for a condensing tumble dryer.
The staircase is accessed via sliding door from the drawing room, leading up to a surprisingly roomy landing with southerly facing outlook over the garden. Period doors open to the bedrooms and bathroom. The largest bedroom is a generous double room with fitted wardrobe alongside the original chimney breast, whilst to one side a former window reveal with timber lintel has a mirror inset making it the ideal spot for a dressing table.
The second bedroom is a twin or double room with fitted wardrobe and lovely leafy outlook to the front, whilst the smallest bedroom is still a good single with two lots of fitted storage tucked into the recesses.
The family bathroom is a generous size and well looked-after, including panelled bath, separate shower cubicle, bidet WC and wash hand basin. To one corner an airing cupboard contains the hot water cylinder with electric immersion.
Outside
Copse Shute Lane is a no-through lane that peters out into a path called Lobbs Lane. The driveway for Copse Shute House is located towards the end of Copse Shute Lane and is a circular “in-out” driveway with a central workshop / store to the middle of the driveway. This previously had power connected but we understand it is currently disconnected. The driveway also provides access to the stone-built single garage with light and electric up and over door (door currently not in use). To one side of the driveway, the neighbouring property “Sunnybanks” has a right of way over a proportion of the driveway to reach their own driveway.
Two pedestrian gates give access to the pretty and well-stocked front garden. A stone path leads to the front door, with further side door giving access to the garage.
The front garden enjoys a southerly aspect and a surprising amount of privacy with mature hedge to the side and pretty herbaceous borders. An ornamental pond is located just outside the front door and a pathway leads around the side of the cottage where there is access to the modern oil storage tank and around to the rear utility door. There is also an outside tap.
To the front is a spacious timber summerhouse and further timber tool-shed, with sloping lawn and steps leading up to the side garden which stretches some 40 metres or so up the hill where there are fruit canes and trees including Apple and Plum. From the top of the garden the elevated position affords some lovely views to the north across the village and open countryside. The garden is bounded on one side by hedgerow, whilst to the other a picket style fence provides some privacy from the public footpath that runs down the full length of the garden and across the driveway, roughly along the southern boundary. This connects the fields at the top of the hill to Copse Shute Lane at the bottom.
At the rear of the cottage is a further lawned garden with mature shrubs and stock-proof fence boundary, backing onto the neighbouring orchard and enjoying views across the village towards the pretty parish church.
Agents Note
At the point of writing, we are awaiting a grant of probate which will be required before a purchaser can exchange contracts. Please check with us in this regard if you need to work to a particular timescale.
The vendors inform us that the land registry corrected an incorrect plan of the property in June 2013. Please ask us for further information.
The property is Grade II listed.
Barrington is one of South Somerset’s most attractive conservation villages and boasts an enviable position with easy access to excellent road links via the A303 and A358 and yet does not lie on a main road itself. The renowned National Trust property Barrington Court lies at one end of the village, and is much more than somewhere to visit. There is a range of artisan workshops, second hand book store, café / restaurant, gift shop and lots of lovely spaces to enjoy the peace and quiet over a picnic perhaps. There is a super network of public footpaths criss-crossing the estate and village, excellent for dog-walking. The Barrington Boar is a very well-respected pub with rooms and excellent food, and is just a short walk from the property. There is a thriving community spirit at Barrington with lots of things to get involved with should you wish. The village hall is very much a hub for activities and events, which include Community Coffee mornings, a Local Produce Market, Gardening club, Choral society, Amateur dramatics group (The Barrington Players) among others. There really is something for everyone.<br/><br/>
The Property
Totally charming from the moment you see it, this beautifully kept Grade II listed cottage has so much to offer. Tucked away at the end of a no-through lane and yet within easy walking distance of the everything the community has to offer, it enjoys a very peaceful position with a leafy outlook to the front and pleasant views over an orchard and beyond to the rear.
Attached to one side, the property enjoys a great deal of privacy with extensive gardens lying to the front, side and rear.
You enter through a traditional storm porch, with useful bench seat and windows to each side. A stable door opens to the entrance hall, with original panelling and hanging space, and doors opening to the reception rooms. Straight ahead is a spacious drawing room with superb inglenook fireplace housing a wood burning stove and tiled hearth. Replacement timber double glazed windows overlook the front and rear and beams grace the ceiling as you would expect in such a cottage.
An original timber door opens to a useful study or snug, ideal as a home office with telephone point and built-in shelving. A window overlooks the rear. Beyond the drawing room a further door opens to a rear lobby with former coal store and a door to the rear garden.
From the hall a further door opens to another separate reception room, currently a formal dining room where the former inglenook fireplace (now not in use) creates an extra useful space for a prized piece of furniture perhaps. The window seat overlooks the front garden and has useful built in storage within.
The kitchen is a good size with room for a table in the centre if you wish. There is a deep tiled window recess and tiled worksurfaces to match. There’s a range of pine-fronted storage cupboards and further mix of wall mounted cupboards and shelving. To one corner is a useful traditional pantry cupboard with shelving. The units incorporate a double bowl single drainer stainless steel sink unit and space for both an electric cooker and dishwasher. The Royal Blue aga provides extra space for cooking of course and the added bonus of radiant heat. An oil-fired boiler provides domestic hot water and central heating.
An extra window and glazed door to the rear obtains borrowed light from the rear lean-to / utility area which has further plumbing for a washing machine. Adjoining the utility is very useful downstairs WC, perfectly placed for nipping in from the back garden. The WC is large enough to have space for a condensing tumble dryer.
The staircase is accessed via sliding door from the drawing room, leading up to a surprisingly roomy landing with southerly facing outlook over the garden. Period doors open to the bedrooms and bathroom. The largest bedroom is a generous double room with fitted wardrobe alongside the original chimney breast, whilst to one side a former window reveal with timber lintel has a mirror inset making it the ideal spot for a dressing table.
The second bedroom is a twin or double room with fitted wardrobe and lovely leafy outlook to the front, whilst the smallest bedroom is still a good single with two lots of fitted storage tucked into the recesses.
The family bathroom is a generous size and well looked-after, including panelled bath, separate shower cubicle, bidet WC and wash hand basin. To one corner an airing cupboard contains the hot water cylinder with electric immersion.
Outside
Copse Shute Lane is a no-through lane that peters out into a path called Lobbs Lane. The driveway for Copse Shute House is located towards the end of Copse Shute Lane and is a circular “in-out” driveway with a central workshop / store to the middle of the driveway. This previously had power connected but we understand it is currently disconnected. The driveway also provides access to the stone-built single garage with light and electric up and over door (door currently not in use). To one side of the driveway, the neighbouring property “Sunnybanks” has a right of way over a proportion of the driveway to reach their own driveway.
Two pedestrian gates give access to the pretty and well-stocked front garden. A stone path leads to the front door, with further side door giving access to the garage.
The front garden enjoys a southerly aspect and a surprising amount of privacy with mature hedge to the side and pretty herbaceous borders. An ornamental pond is located just outside the front door and a pathway leads around the side of the cottage where there is access to the modern oil storage tank and around to the rear utility door. There is also an outside tap.
To the front is a spacious timber summerhouse and further timber tool-shed, with sloping lawn and steps leading up to the side garden which stretches some 40 metres or so up the hill where there are fruit canes and trees including Apple and Plum. From the top of the garden the elevated position affords some lovely views to the north across the village and open countryside. The garden is bounded on one side by hedgerow, whilst to the other a picket style fence provides some privacy from the public footpath that runs down the full length of the garden and across the driveway, roughly along the southern boundary. This connects the fields at the top of the hill to Copse Shute Lane at the bottom.
At the rear of the cottage is a further lawned garden with mature shrubs and stock-proof fence boundary, backing onto the neighbouring orchard and enjoying views across the village towards the pretty parish church.
Agents Note
At the point of writing, we are awaiting a grant of probate which will be required before a purchaser can exchange contracts. Please check with us in this regard if you need to work to a particular timescale.
The vendors inform us that the land registry corrected an incorrect plan of the property in June 2013. Please ask us for further information.
The property is Grade II listed.
Barrington is one of South Somerset’s most attractive conservation villages and boasts an enviable position with easy access to excellent road links via the A303 and A358 and yet does not lie on a main road itself. The renowned National Trust property Barrington Court lies at one end of the village, and is much more than somewhere to visit. There is a range of artisan workshops, second hand book store, café / restaurant, gift shop and lots of lovely spaces to enjoy the peace and quiet over a picnic perhaps. There is a super network of public footpaths criss-crossing the estate and village, excellent for dog-walking. The Barrington Boar is a very well-respected pub with rooms and excellent food, and is just a short walk from the property. There is a thriving community spirit at Barrington with lots of things to get involved with should you wish. The village hall is very much a hub for activities and events, which include Community Coffee mornings, a Local Produce Market, Gardening club, Choral society, Amateur dramatics group (The Barrington Players) among others. There really is something for everyone.<br/><br/>
