9 bed Detached Sold Subject to Contract
Woodlands Bove Town, Glastonbury, Somerset
Offers in Excess of £1,550,000Share:
Description
- Substantial Grade II listed period property, situated close to the town centre and enjoying circa 2 acres of formal garden, orchard and outbuildings
- The main house enjoys 6 bedrooms and three bathrooms on the first floor, with stairs up to a large, semi boarded attic space
- On the ground floor, there is a formal drawing room, along with a dining room, snug and kitchen/breakfast room.
- In addition a cloakroom, boiler room and utility. There is also a workshop/boot room and an open plan first floor space, formerly utilised as an art studio.
- Woodlands also benefits from an adjoining two bedroom coach house and one bedroom fully furnished annex
- Wooden gates, from Bove Town, open into a large cobbled courtyard, with plenty of features indicating the history of the buildings.
- This area provides ample parking and offers access to the main house and gardens
- Forming part of the two acres, is an orchard, benefitting from a vehicular access and outbuildings, offering further potential (subject to planning consents)
- The sale also includes the four poster bed in the red room and wardrobe in the garden room
The gardens in principle, are laid to lawn, interspersed with a wide variety of mature plants and shrubs. A colourful wisteria climbs the rear elevation, which along with the lawns and shrubs, form the major part of the formal walled garden. In total, the gardens extend to circa 2 acres and also include vehicular access to an outbuilding at the bottom of the orchard, which provide further development potential, subject to planning. Location The property is situated in an elevated position, a short walk from the town centre with its good range of shops, supermarkets, restaurants, cafes, public houses and health centres. The historic town of Glastonbury is famous for its Tor and Abbey Ruins and is 6 miles from the Cathedral City of Wells and the thriving centre of Street, which offers a wide range of facilities including both indoor and outdoor swimming pools, Strode Theatre and the complex of factory shopping outlets in Clarks Village. Excellent schooling can also be found locally across all ages to include Strode College which celebrates an outstanding Ofsted rating 3 miles, prestigious Millfield School just 2.5 miles, Millfield Prep 3 miles, Hazelgrove Prep school 6 miles, Wells Cathedral 8 miles, Kings School Bruton and Bruton School for Girls 10 miles. Castle Cary with its main line connection to London Paddington is twenty minutes drive whilst the nearest M5 motorway interchange at Dunball, Bridgwater (Junction 23) can be reached within half an hour. Bristol, Bath, Taunton and Yeovil are all within commuting distance. Directions From our Glastonbury office in the centre of town, proceed to the top of the High Street and carry straight on over into Bove Town, proceeding on up the hill. Woodlands can be found along on the right hand side, after approximately 200 yards.
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