Detached house for sale in Chippenham SN15, 4 Bedroom

The property comprises a traditional period barn which is Listed Grade II and believed to date from 18th Century. The house has good family living space which feels much more like a traditional house than a typical barn conversion. The main galleried drawing/dining room is particularly impressive and is ideal for entertaining. Leading off is a spacious kitchen/breakfast room with doors to both the east and west. A bright and sunny sitting room has French windows onto a patio and south-facing garden. There are three main bedrooms on the first floor, including a good main bedroom suite. A fourth bedroom and bathroom, together with an attic room or potential fifth bedroom is on the second floor.

The Little Barn - This attractive detached period barn is situated to the east of the main house. It provides excellent ancillary accommodation with a large open plan versatile space currently comprising a sitting room, dining room, kitchen/breakfast room and two double bedrooms.

South Sea Barn occupies a lovely rural setting to the north of Kington Langley. The village is an active community with a church, village hall, primary school, and tennis and croquet clubs. There are good pubs within a few miles. Nearby Chippenham has a wide range of shops and services as well as direct rail
services to London Paddington scheduled to take from 71 minutes. Other local towns include Malmesbury, Corsham and Tetbury. Bath and Bristol are regional centres with excellent shopping facilities as well as theatres and other cultural amenities. Junction 17 of the M4 is about a mile away north. An excellent choice of both state and private schools in the area. The latter include Pinewood, St. Mary’s Calne and Beaudesert Park. Bath schools include Kingswood, The Royal High, Monkton Combe and Prior Park.

A good choice of local sporting opportunities including various golf courses, notably at Bowood. The area has long been associated with equestrian sports. These include Badminton and Gatcombe Horse Trials and racing at Cheltenham, Bath and Newbury.

A long, gravelled, tree-lined driveway leads to a parking area to the north of the house and a triple garage. To the rear of the property is an l-shaped range of outbuildings including former stables and a barn which provide excellent storage space. Subject to the necessary consents these could have scope for conversion to alternative uses – interested parties are advised to make their own enquiries with Wiltshire Council in this regard.

South Sea Barn sits within mature gardens and grounds. There are wide flat lawns around the house and a box parterre outside the kitchen. On the west side of the house is a hard tennis court. There is a large flat field/paddock to the south of the house with a belt of woodland along one side.