Country house for sale in Melksham SN12, 4 Bedroom

Contemporary four bedroom home in an exclusive development of five.

As a family, we only ever build homes that we would want to live in ourselves and Shaw Hill is no exception. Located along a quiet, private lane, you immediately fall in love with the hawthorn hedgerow, the views across the fields to neighbouring villages and the abundance of countryside walks on your doorstep.

You walk across the gravel driveway, past the garage which is opened electrically via a remote controller, and smell the rich perfume of the western red cedar cladding as you open the front door.You are greeted by a light and airy hallway with an attractive tiled floor. The layout of Shaw Hill is one of our favourite features of the home. To the right you will find the downstairs toilet next to the study which enjoys a frontal aspect. The kitchen is complimented with high quality appliances, to include a warming drawer, perfect for those bakers aspiring to be on the next series of the Great British Bake Off! There is a good sized utility room off the kitchen, which has an external door. Back in the kitchen the double oak doors open up into the sitting room, perfect for entertaining during those festive periods or for parties on those long summer evenings.
We have created the appearance of oak floorboards in the kitchen with carefully selected porcelain tiles, of course there is underfloor heating throughout the ground floor therefore, if one forgets to put slippers on, the exquisite warmth, radiated from the underfloor heating feels quite luxurious.

The sitting room has a compliment of features itself; lighting options, a feature ceiling and sliding doors leading onto the patio and garden allowing for al fresco dining, BBQs or unwinding with a glass of wine.

All of the bedrooms are accessed from the lovely galleried landing which offers an attractive front aspect .The two principle bedrooms are replete with high quality en-suite shower rooms and built-in, sliding, wardrobes. These rooms also enjoy fabulous views across open countryside towards The Ridge, Whitley and Neston. The family bathroom, accessed off the landing, is spacious and luxurious. There is also a large airing cupboard, with shelves, off the landing and at the front of the house, the two secondary bedrooms.

The nearby town of Melksham has the benefit of a large Waitrose store aswell as other supermarkets, while Shaw itself offers a Norman church, a first class primary school and a garden centre which has a great cafeteria. For those more formal occasions there is `Il Velo D`Oro` a bijou Italian restaurant opposite the garden centre. At Shaw Hill, immediately opposite the access lane, there is a bus stop which runs a service to the historic and beautiful city of Bath, or you can drive there by car in fifteen minutes or the neighbouring village of Whitley you have The Pear Tree, a pub and restaurant and a village post office. But it`s the extensive country walks that are truly worth having that make this secluded, but also connected, Lacock is very close, it is actually only an 8 min drive to the centre of Lacock, where there are lovely country walks and pubs/restaurants and a National Trust cafe.

Lacock is owned almost in its entirety by the National Trust and attracts many visitors by virtue of its unspoiled appearance and where many TV series and films have used Lacock for filming purposes.