House For Sale £735,000
Peaceful, accessible and full of personality. A light and bright Grade II listed character home with southerly-facing walled garden backing onto open countryside, and set in an historic hamlet within a short drive of facilities.
The Property
Believed to date from the 17th Century, The Old Forge is a detached south facing home built of the mellow, warm hamstone this area is famous for. Tucked away in a peaceful friendly hamlet that is surrounded by the beautiful South Somerset countryside, it has the benefit of lying within a short drive of excellent road links. So, whilst it offers tranquility and privacy you don’t feel in any way “remote”. Naturally evolving over the centuries and having been improved by the current owner, it’s a spacious home with versatile accommodation that still manages to feel cosy and comfortable whether you’re a family or a couple. In particular, the previous owners had converted the large integral garage / workshop into a spacious ground floor family room with separate rear access from the garden which would equally make a large ground floor bedroom for those needing single level living, or an excellent workspace / hobby room.
The entrance to the property is from the walled garden at the rear, through a pleasant sun porch with room for a comfy chair overlooking the garden. The front door opens into a dual aspect dining hall with the stairs leading to the first floor and original mullion window to the rear overlooking the lane. All of the ground floor rooms enjoy south facing windows overlooking the private garden. The dining hall has been fitted with a handmade bespoke dresser unit including wine cooler, and the parquet flooring continues through to the sitting room. To one corner a good size downstairs cloakroom offers good storage and perhaps the potential to create a downstairs shower-room subject to any necessary alterations and consents.
The sitting room has a lovely stone open fireplace with polished cast iron inset, and a further door opens through to the sizeable family room with wood flooring, exposed stonework and door to the garden. If you are looking to run a business from home this could be of particular interest to you.
Beyond the dining room is a light filled fitted dual-aspect kitchen which has just undergone a recent transformation by the current owner. A local firm “Eternal Kitchens” of South Petherton have handmade bespoke units including copious storage, pan drawers, integrated solid wood trays, integrated fridge / freezer unit, dishwasher and White Electric aga. The quartz worktops include Belfast style ceramic butler sink and period style mixer tap. The hardwearing terrazzo flooring complements the kitchen units and the consumer unit is discreetly tucked away behind removable cupboard inserts. A side porch takes you out to an adjacent series of outhouses, one of which is a infinitely useful laundry room with storage, handy extra sink and space for your washing machine and extra freezers perhaps. The oil tank is set in a further covered outhouse with an adjoining summerhouse / potting shed to the side opening onto the garden.
On the first floor the landing runs across the rear of the house so that all the bedroom have a lovely view of the garden and surrounding countryside. The master bedroom is spacious with a walk-in overstairs storage cupboard / wardrobe. Beyond the master bedroom is a super first floor sun room or studio space with large picture windows taking in a panoramic view to the south and under-eaves storage providing scope for further cabinetry if you wished to create a dressing room perhaps. It would however make a superb room for an arts and crafts – who could fail to be inspired by the view!
The second bedroom is a lovely double room, and there’s a smaller bedroom to the east side of the house with built-in cupboard, also enjoying the views to the south. The refurbished shower room includes a walk in shower with mains shower unit and screen, onyx nouveau porcelain tiling from Mandarin Stone, Benita Indigo Ash vanity wash hand basin unit and concealed cistern WC.
Outside
To the front a driveway provides off road parking and timber gates giving privacy and security lead through the solid stone walls into the walled garden at the rear. There is a substantial gravelled area providing scope for further parking perhaps, leading through to a newly constructed kitchen garden area with timber raised beds and gravel paths. To one side a border runs along the tall stone wall on the western boundary with espalier fruit trees including Pears and Nectarines. The border is well stocked with hellebores, ferns and evergreen shrubs for year-round structure. There is a good size timber garden shed for storage and three further fruit trees including Apple and Crab Apple. A dwarf wall edges a further herbaceous border that leads onto a traditional lawn with small pond added for wildlife. There is also an olive and mature Rowan and Walnut trees. The eastern boundary is also walled and includes the outhouses mentioned above, and is also where the Klargester sewage treatment plant is located.
There is a further useful pedestrian access gate at the east end of the property onto the lane if required.
Agents Note
There have been various planning applications locally which can all be viewed on the ssdc planning portal but none of which should adversely or directly affect this property. Please ask for further details if you have any particular questions.
The property is Grade II listed.
The small residential hamlet of Wigborough is set
in attractive surrounding countryside and comprises a number of character houses and cottages and the historic Elizabethan Grade I listed Wigborough Manor with its well known Polo Club and eventing. Whilst it enjoys a rural location away from busy traffic, it lies just a short drive from the Hayes End Roundabout on the A303 providing excellent road links, and the A356 to Crewkerne with a Waitrose Supermarket and main line station (Waterloo – Exeter).
The village of South Petherton with its range
of local amenities including shops, post office, pub, restaurantschurches and schools is one and a half miles away to the north.
The pretty market town of Ilminster lies within 10 minutes’ drive to the west, with an excellent range of local shops.
The beautiful Jurassic South Coast lies just twenty-one miles to the south (approxminately 45 minutes’ drive) and the South Somerset area is blessed with many hidden gems in terms of eateries, local farm shops and ways to while away your down time.
The Property
Believed to date from the 17th Century, The Old Forge is a detached south facing home built of the mellow, warm hamstone this area is famous for. Tucked away in a peaceful friendly hamlet that is surrounded by the beautiful South Somerset countryside, it has the benefit of lying within a short drive of excellent road links. So, whilst it offers tranquility and privacy you don’t feel in any way “remote”. Naturally evolving over the centuries and having been improved by the current owner, it’s a spacious home with versatile accommodation that still manages to feel cosy and comfortable whether you’re a family or a couple. In particular, the previous owners had converted the large integral garage / workshop into a spacious ground floor family room with separate rear access from the garden which would equally make a large ground floor bedroom for those needing single level living, or an excellent workspace / hobby room.
The entrance to the property is from the walled garden at the rear, through a pleasant sun porch with room for a comfy chair overlooking the garden. The front door opens into a dual aspect dining hall with the stairs leading to the first floor and original mullion window to the rear overlooking the lane. All of the ground floor rooms enjoy south facing windows overlooking the private garden. The dining hall has been fitted with a handmade bespoke dresser unit including wine cooler, and the parquet flooring continues through to the sitting room. To one corner a good size downstairs cloakroom offers good storage and perhaps the potential to create a downstairs shower-room subject to any necessary alterations and consents.
The sitting room has a lovely stone open fireplace with polished cast iron inset, and a further door opens through to the sizeable family room with wood flooring, exposed stonework and door to the garden. If you are looking to run a business from home this could be of particular interest to you.
Beyond the dining room is a light filled fitted dual-aspect kitchen which has just undergone a recent transformation by the current owner. A local firm “Eternal Kitchens” of South Petherton have handmade bespoke units including copious storage, pan drawers, integrated solid wood trays, integrated fridge / freezer unit, dishwasher and White Electric aga. The quartz worktops include Belfast style ceramic butler sink and period style mixer tap. The hardwearing terrazzo flooring complements the kitchen units and the consumer unit is discreetly tucked away behind removable cupboard inserts. A side porch takes you out to an adjacent series of outhouses, one of which is a infinitely useful laundry room with storage, handy extra sink and space for your washing machine and extra freezers perhaps. The oil tank is set in a further covered outhouse with an adjoining summerhouse / potting shed to the side opening onto the garden.
On the first floor the landing runs across the rear of the house so that all the bedroom have a lovely view of the garden and surrounding countryside. The master bedroom is spacious with a walk-in overstairs storage cupboard / wardrobe. Beyond the master bedroom is a super first floor sun room or studio space with large picture windows taking in a panoramic view to the south and under-eaves storage providing scope for further cabinetry if you wished to create a dressing room perhaps. It would however make a superb room for an arts and crafts – who could fail to be inspired by the view!
The second bedroom is a lovely double room, and there’s a smaller bedroom to the east side of the house with built-in cupboard, also enjoying the views to the south. The refurbished shower room includes a walk in shower with mains shower unit and screen, onyx nouveau porcelain tiling from Mandarin Stone, Benita Indigo Ash vanity wash hand basin unit and concealed cistern WC.
Outside
To the front a driveway provides off road parking and timber gates giving privacy and security lead through the solid stone walls into the walled garden at the rear. There is a substantial gravelled area providing scope for further parking perhaps, leading through to a newly constructed kitchen garden area with timber raised beds and gravel paths. To one side a border runs along the tall stone wall on the western boundary with espalier fruit trees including Pears and Nectarines. The border is well stocked with hellebores, ferns and evergreen shrubs for year-round structure. There is a good size timber garden shed for storage and three further fruit trees including Apple and Crab Apple. A dwarf wall edges a further herbaceous border that leads onto a traditional lawn with small pond added for wildlife. There is also an olive and mature Rowan and Walnut trees. The eastern boundary is also walled and includes the outhouses mentioned above, and is also where the Klargester sewage treatment plant is located.
There is a further useful pedestrian access gate at the east end of the property onto the lane if required.
Agents Note
There have been various planning applications locally which can all be viewed on the ssdc planning portal but none of which should adversely or directly affect this property. Please ask for further details if you have any particular questions.
The property is Grade II listed.
The small residential hamlet of Wigborough is set
in attractive surrounding countryside and comprises a number of character houses and cottages and the historic Elizabethan Grade I listed Wigborough Manor with its well known Polo Club and eventing. Whilst it enjoys a rural location away from busy traffic, it lies just a short drive from the Hayes End Roundabout on the A303 providing excellent road links, and the A356 to Crewkerne with a Waitrose Supermarket and main line station (Waterloo – Exeter).
The village of South Petherton with its range
of local amenities including shops, post office, pub, restaurantschurches and schools is one and a half miles away to the north.
The pretty market town of Ilminster lies within 10 minutes’ drive to the west, with an excellent range of local shops.
The beautiful Jurassic South Coast lies just twenty-one miles to the south (approxminately 45 minutes’ drive) and the South Somerset area is blessed with many hidden gems in terms of eateries, local farm shops and ways to while away your down time.
