RECTORY HOUSE

A stunning and individual highly specified home with stunning views, set in the heart of one of Bath’s most sought-after villages
* Spacious entrance hall * Drawing room * Study * Kitchen/breakfast room * Sun room * Utility room * Cloakroom * Sitting room * Games room * Master bedroom * 3 further bedrooms (1 en suite) * Library/bedroom 5 * Family bathroom * Shower room * Swimming pool * Pool room with sauna * Storage sheds * Established gardens with wonderful views * Parking for several cars *

SITUATION

Rectory House is located in a peaceful, rural setting in the pretty village of Combe Hay. The village benefits from the excellent Wheatsheaf Restaurant, a church, and is surrounded by beautiful countryside which forms part of The Cotswold Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The valley that runs through Combe Hay with its brook has a quite magical charm. The neighbouring village of Wellow offers a village shop, primary school, public house and church, whilst the beautiful City of Bath is close by providing an extensive range of restaurants, shops and activities.

The property is well placed for commuting with easy access to the M4 and the wider motorway network. The area is renowned for the quality of its private and public schooling, including Beechen Cliff, Monkton Combe, Prior Park and King Edwards.

DESCRIPTION

Rectory House is an extraordinary property originally built in the 1970s. Having been significantly modernised and enhanced by our clients it now presents as a very stylish lateral modern house which internally blends seamlessly traditional materials such as exposed stone walling and timber beams with a very modern feel. The internal joinery in the house is of a very high quality with the majority of the timber flooring in solid elm.

Entering the house via the front door, you are greeted by an expansive hallway with grand staircase leading to the second floor. The hall makes an amazing space to display furniture or art. To your left, steps take you down to the most wonderful drawing room which has full height ceilings, exposed stonework, a timber beamed ceiling and iroko wood flooring. The sense of space and light is superb. There is as Jetmaster fireplace and French doors at the far end lead to the gardens.

On the opposite side of the hall is a super study with built-in workstation, bookshelves and cupboards, all in high quality bespoke joinery.

To the left of the staircase, you enter the superb kitchen/breakfast room which is very spacious and bright. The kitchen units are a modern handleless style in white with integrated Neff dishwasher, Neff five-ring hob and Miele extraction. The kitchen really provides a huge space for entertaining and has the addition of opening to a brilliant sun room via bi-folding doors; this would be a great place to have a supper party. Leading on from the kitchen, at the rear of the main hall, you find a very nicely fitted laundry room, all in bespoke joinery, with back door to rear yard and a cupboard housing both the boiler and water cylinder, There is also a water softener in one of the cupboards. On from here you find a handy downstairs cloakroom which combines a shower room; ideal if more guests descend.

Finally on the ground floor, you have two further reception rooms. One is a fantastic cosy sitting room with Jetmaster fireplace and French doors out to the driveway, again with delightful exposed stone walling and timber beams. The other reception is currently being used as a games room with snooker table; it has large bi-fold doors that completely open at the far end to the side driveway. This room could also be used as an ideal playroom for children or a media room for adults.

Upstairs, we feel the layout works really well. As you reach the top of the staircase facing the front of the property, you are greeted by the most amazing outlook across Combe Hay. Straight ahead is a large glazed window and doorway out to an amazing roof terrace. To your left is the main master bedroom with beautiful fitted wardrobes and a double aspect with views. The second bedroom could also be utilised as a master as this has its own en suite bathroom and double aspect views to the west and south. At the rear of the upstairs landing are both a family bathroom and shower room. To either side are two further bedrooms and the most beautiful library/fifth bedroom.

Externally

Modern style electric sliding iron gate leads you onto a sweeping driveway up to the house. To your right there is parking for several cars. There is an outbuilding which is split into two sections to provide a store room to one side and a pool room to the other with fitted sauna. A swimming pool adjoins with a rather clever retracting housing which helps with heating and cleaning and enables year-round use. From this area you enjoy the most wonderful sense of the views to the south.

The mature gardens that surround the house are really very special with a great range of trees and shrubs. To the front of the house tiered terraces with several paths lead you down to the front gate area at the bottom. As you walk around the house you pass the attractive sun room, outside of which is a great west facing terrace. There is a pathway at the rear of the house which leads to a store room located behind the utility room, ideal for a freezer etc.

A rather beautiful stone wall that runs across the length of the garden has a gate opening through to a hidden garden which is really charming. A pathway leads up to the top of the garden where this is a large shed. A further gate in the wall leads through to an area which houses the oil tank.

GENERAL

Mains electricity and water. Oil fired central heating. Septic tank drainage.

The swimming pool is heated by an economical heat transference pump.

Bath & North East Somerset Council. Council Tax Band G.

THE PROPERTY MISDESCRIPTIONS ACT 1991

The Agent has not tested any apparatus, equipment, fixtures and fittings or services and so cannot verify that they are in working order or fit for the purpose. A Buyer must obtain verification from their Legal Advisor or Surveyor.

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