House For Sale £1,000,000
We are pleased to offer to the market “Keeper’s Cottage” a stone-built detached period house situated in the Chew Valley between the cities of Bristol and Bath, from where there are direct rail links to London. The house occupies a central village location in the hamlet of Hunstrete, with a well-planted and productive garden on all sides of the property and open country views to the east. The garden provides a high degree of privacy. The property benefits from a downstairs cloakroom, a large open plan kitchen with breakfast area, dining room and office/study, with an adjoining conservatory. There is a triple aspect lounge with wood burning stove. The first floor has 4 bedrooms, the fourth currently used as an office. There are two bathrooms. Hardwood double glazed windows are throughout the property and the house is heated by electricity benefiting from solar panels and an air-source heat pump. There are radiators in every room. An oil boiler is integrated to boost the existing system. There is an alarm system throughout the property and exterior security lights. Outbuildings include a double garage with an adjoining south-facing greenhouse, a stone-built former gamekeeper's store and kennel units, used for storage. There is a wooden garden room and a garden sauna. Ultra-fast broadband (True-speed) is available in the village.
Entrance
Quality pine wood frosted glazed front door into hall area.
Entrance Hallway
Door to the right leading to the downstairs WC. Straight ahead there is a door leading into the kitchen and breakfast room and has a radiator. All finished with Marmoleum flooring.
Cloak Room
Hand basin with white tiled splashback, vanity mirror, chrome taps, hardwood double glazed windows to the side, chrome towel rail, and radiator. All finished with Marmoleum flooring.
Kitchen
This triple aspect kitchen is just simply amazing! There are hardwood double glazed windows letting in light from three aspects and the breakfast room area is the perfect place to start your day looking out onto the beautiful gardens through French doors. There is plumbing for a washing machine and dishwasher. The kitchen enjoys a full suite of appliances including an electric aga and built-in fridge/freezer. Other features include a large storage cupboard, marble worktops with embedded sink and chrome mixer tap. All finished with Marmoleum flooring which makes this living spaces beautiful. This is a lovely kitchen and breakfast area!
Dining Room
Coming from the kitchen/breakfast room is the well-presented and spacious dining room with a south-facing window view to the garden, radiator and reclaimed oak flooring. Doors lead into the home office/study area and to the front hallway and lounge.
Office / Study
Coming from the dining room, you must be in this space to really appreciate it. A lovely place to work! South-facing French windows lead out to the charming conservatory. There is a radiator and a hardwood double glazed window to the west. The flooring is reclaimed oak laid by the present owners.
Conservatory
This South facing ‘nature reserve' is the perfect place for a drink and nibbles. It has adjustable automatic window openers and is constructed from quality cedarwood. Double french doors lead out into the garden. All finished with natural flagstone flooring.
Lounge
Amazingly, another triple aspect living space with hardwood double glazed windows looking out to the East, West and North to those beautiful gardens. Other features include a wood-burning stove with attractive wooden surround, handcrafted storage cupboards either side and shelving. There are two large radiators and all finished with quality carpet.
Entrance Porch
High-quality wood effect door, hardwood double glazed windows to the side and radiator. This used to be the front door leading to the road, but as time passed, the side door became more useful to use from the parking area in front of the double garage. Underneath the stairs is additional storage. All finished with reclaimed oak flooring laid by the owners. There is a carpeted staircase leading up to the first-floor landing.
Landing
Hardwood double-glazed windows with high-quality carpet leading to 4 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. A large landing wardrobe and cupboard has been constructed from the original cottage cupboard doors that were found in the garage and restored and returned to use in this special house.
Bedroom One
The spacious master bedroom has two east-facing hardwood double-glazed windows and one south-facing window that give lovely views over the garden and surrounding countryside. It has a picture rail, two radiators, built-in twin wardrobes and drawers and provides ample space for the double bed and bedside cabinets. This master bedroom is decorated with William Morris wallpaper.
Bedroom Two
Another spacious bedroom is presented with north and east facing hardwood double glazed windows, carpet and a radiator. Ample room for a double bed and bedside cabinets, wardrobes and drawers.
Bedroom Three
Bedroom three is presented with a hardwood double glazed window to the south, a built-in wardrobe which is also an airing cupboard, loft hatch and radiator. Ample room for a double bed, bedside cabinet and chest of drawers.
Bedroom Four
The fourth bedroom is being used as a home office. It offers a hardwood double glazed window to the south and a radiator. There are handcrafted cupboards and shelving built by the same person who crafted the cupboards in the lounge and who made the conservatory.
Bathroom One
This is the bathroom next to Bedroom 1 on the floor plan. This space has been finished to a
high standard and has a hardwood double glazed window to the south. Fitted with a bath, an electric-powered shower, modern white suite comprising of a WC, bidet, floating corner hand wash basin and another hand basin with chrome taps and white tiled splashback. Other features include a vanity mirror, radiator and chrome towel rail.
Bathroom Two
This is the bathroom next to Bedroom 2 on the floor plan. This space has also been finished to a
high standard and has a hardwood double glazed window to the east. Fitted with a bath, an electric-powered shower, modern white suite comprising of a WC, pedestal wash hand basin with chrome taps and white tiled splashback. Other features include a vanity mirror, radiator, and towel rail.
Double Garage
A gated entrance from the drive leads to a double garage with an adjoining south-facing wooden greenhouse with a watering system. There is a charging point for an electric car.
Solar Panels
There are solar panels on the south- facing roof of the house and an air source heat pump is fitted to maximise the efficiency of the electricity used. (Feedback payment from the solar panels halves the cost of our electricity bills. The electric Aga is on all the time. Recent annual costs for the entire house have been around £1,400 with a feed in tariff payback from edf of around £800. There is an electric car charging point in the garage. Energy Performance Certificate dated September 2014 gives a D rating.
Outbuildings
There are stone outbuildings, a garden store and former game store and dog pens initially built for the gamekeeper of the former private estate. (The ‘big house’ is now run as a hotel and restaurant owned by the ‘Pig’ group.) The stone built game store, currently used as a carving studio, offers a good potential workplace away from the main house for a home worker. There is a wooden garden room and a two-person sauna, heated by electricity.
Garden
The garden is very prolific, with walnut, apple and pear trees, a fruit cage with a variety of soft fruits and raised strawberry beds. The plot has been tended organically for many years. There is a watering system in the fruit cage and through the perennial flowerbeds. House drainage throughout the village is by septic tank. The one belonging to ‘Keeper’s Cottage’ is situated in the adjoining orchard, with access for maintenance granted in perpetuity.
The Village
A quiet and unspoilt village comprising 25 houses. There are walks through the woods at either side of the village, with a pheasant shooting syndicate in Common Wood and a fishing club at Hunstrete Lake. The former estate house is now run as a restaurant with rooms by the Pig Group.
Disclaimer For Virtual Viewings
Some or all information pertaining to this property may have been provided solely by the vendor, and although we always make every effort to verify the information provided to us, we strongly advise you to make further enquiries before continuing.
If you book a viewing or make an offer on a property that has had its valuation conducted virtually, you are doing so under the knowledge that this information may have been provided solely by the vendor, and that we may not have been able to access the premises to confirm the information or test any equipment. We therefore strongly advise you to make further enquiries before completing your purchase of the property to ensure you are happy with all the information provided.
Entrance
Quality pine wood frosted glazed front door into hall area.
Entrance Hallway
Door to the right leading to the downstairs WC. Straight ahead there is a door leading into the kitchen and breakfast room and has a radiator. All finished with Marmoleum flooring.
Cloak Room
Hand basin with white tiled splashback, vanity mirror, chrome taps, hardwood double glazed windows to the side, chrome towel rail, and radiator. All finished with Marmoleum flooring.
Kitchen
This triple aspect kitchen is just simply amazing! There are hardwood double glazed windows letting in light from three aspects and the breakfast room area is the perfect place to start your day looking out onto the beautiful gardens through French doors. There is plumbing for a washing machine and dishwasher. The kitchen enjoys a full suite of appliances including an electric aga and built-in fridge/freezer. Other features include a large storage cupboard, marble worktops with embedded sink and chrome mixer tap. All finished with Marmoleum flooring which makes this living spaces beautiful. This is a lovely kitchen and breakfast area!
Dining Room
Coming from the kitchen/breakfast room is the well-presented and spacious dining room with a south-facing window view to the garden, radiator and reclaimed oak flooring. Doors lead into the home office/study area and to the front hallway and lounge.
Office / Study
Coming from the dining room, you must be in this space to really appreciate it. A lovely place to work! South-facing French windows lead out to the charming conservatory. There is a radiator and a hardwood double glazed window to the west. The flooring is reclaimed oak laid by the present owners.
Conservatory
This South facing ‘nature reserve' is the perfect place for a drink and nibbles. It has adjustable automatic window openers and is constructed from quality cedarwood. Double french doors lead out into the garden. All finished with natural flagstone flooring.
Lounge
Amazingly, another triple aspect living space with hardwood double glazed windows looking out to the East, West and North to those beautiful gardens. Other features include a wood-burning stove with attractive wooden surround, handcrafted storage cupboards either side and shelving. There are two large radiators and all finished with quality carpet.
Entrance Porch
High-quality wood effect door, hardwood double glazed windows to the side and radiator. This used to be the front door leading to the road, but as time passed, the side door became more useful to use from the parking area in front of the double garage. Underneath the stairs is additional storage. All finished with reclaimed oak flooring laid by the owners. There is a carpeted staircase leading up to the first-floor landing.
Landing
Hardwood double-glazed windows with high-quality carpet leading to 4 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. A large landing wardrobe and cupboard has been constructed from the original cottage cupboard doors that were found in the garage and restored and returned to use in this special house.
Bedroom One
The spacious master bedroom has two east-facing hardwood double-glazed windows and one south-facing window that give lovely views over the garden and surrounding countryside. It has a picture rail, two radiators, built-in twin wardrobes and drawers and provides ample space for the double bed and bedside cabinets. This master bedroom is decorated with William Morris wallpaper.
Bedroom Two
Another spacious bedroom is presented with north and east facing hardwood double glazed windows, carpet and a radiator. Ample room for a double bed and bedside cabinets, wardrobes and drawers.
Bedroom Three
Bedroom three is presented with a hardwood double glazed window to the south, a built-in wardrobe which is also an airing cupboard, loft hatch and radiator. Ample room for a double bed, bedside cabinet and chest of drawers.
Bedroom Four
The fourth bedroom is being used as a home office. It offers a hardwood double glazed window to the south and a radiator. There are handcrafted cupboards and shelving built by the same person who crafted the cupboards in the lounge and who made the conservatory.
Bathroom One
This is the bathroom next to Bedroom 1 on the floor plan. This space has been finished to a
high standard and has a hardwood double glazed window to the south. Fitted with a bath, an electric-powered shower, modern white suite comprising of a WC, bidet, floating corner hand wash basin and another hand basin with chrome taps and white tiled splashback. Other features include a vanity mirror, radiator and chrome towel rail.
Bathroom Two
This is the bathroom next to Bedroom 2 on the floor plan. This space has also been finished to a
high standard and has a hardwood double glazed window to the east. Fitted with a bath, an electric-powered shower, modern white suite comprising of a WC, pedestal wash hand basin with chrome taps and white tiled splashback. Other features include a vanity mirror, radiator, and towel rail.
Double Garage
A gated entrance from the drive leads to a double garage with an adjoining south-facing wooden greenhouse with a watering system. There is a charging point for an electric car.
Solar Panels
There are solar panels on the south- facing roof of the house and an air source heat pump is fitted to maximise the efficiency of the electricity used. (Feedback payment from the solar panels halves the cost of our electricity bills. The electric Aga is on all the time. Recent annual costs for the entire house have been around £1,400 with a feed in tariff payback from edf of around £800. There is an electric car charging point in the garage. Energy Performance Certificate dated September 2014 gives a D rating.
Outbuildings
There are stone outbuildings, a garden store and former game store and dog pens initially built for the gamekeeper of the former private estate. (The ‘big house’ is now run as a hotel and restaurant owned by the ‘Pig’ group.) The stone built game store, currently used as a carving studio, offers a good potential workplace away from the main house for a home worker. There is a wooden garden room and a two-person sauna, heated by electricity.
Garden
The garden is very prolific, with walnut, apple and pear trees, a fruit cage with a variety of soft fruits and raised strawberry beds. The plot has been tended organically for many years. There is a watering system in the fruit cage and through the perennial flowerbeds. House drainage throughout the village is by septic tank. The one belonging to ‘Keeper’s Cottage’ is situated in the adjoining orchard, with access for maintenance granted in perpetuity.
The Village
A quiet and unspoilt village comprising 25 houses. There are walks through the woods at either side of the village, with a pheasant shooting syndicate in Common Wood and a fishing club at Hunstrete Lake. The former estate house is now run as a restaurant with rooms by the Pig Group.
Disclaimer For Virtual Viewings
Some or all information pertaining to this property may have been provided solely by the vendor, and although we always make every effort to verify the information provided to us, we strongly advise you to make further enquiries before continuing.
If you book a viewing or make an offer on a property that has had its valuation conducted virtually, you are doing so under the knowledge that this information may have been provided solely by the vendor, and that we may not have been able to access the premises to confirm the information or test any equipment. We therefore strongly advise you to make further enquiries before completing your purchase of the property to ensure you are happy with all the information provided.
