Detached house for sale in Melksham SN12, 4 Bedroom
Quick Summary
- Property Type:
- Detached house
- Status:
- For sale
- Price
- £ 1,250,000
- Beds:
- 4
- Baths:
- 2
- Recepts:
- 2
- County
- Wiltshire
- Town
- Melksham
- Outcode
- SN12
- Location
- Seend Cleeve, Seend, Melksham, Wiltshire SN12
- Marketed By:
- Carter Jonas - Bath
- Posted
- 2024-04-08
- SN12 Rating:
- More Info?
- Please contact Carter Jonas - Bath on 01225 616767 or Request Details
Property Description
- Devizes 5 miles
- Bath 16 miles
- Marlborough 19 miles
- Junction 17 of the M4 13 miles to the north
Accommodation
Sitting room • Kitchen/Dining room • Family room Utility room • Study • Store • Four bedrooms • En suite to master • Family bathroom
Stabling with four boxes • Store and Tack room • Full size all-weather ménage • Games room • Double garage • Barn • Games store
Description
Originally built in 1830, Dormer Cottage is reached down a beautiful Lime tree lined avenue which leads you up past its own paddocks and woodland copse. The house has beautiful gothic arched wood framed double glazed windows set into sandy coloured Cotswold Stone walls sitting under a traditional stone tile roof. The house has been carefully extended giving excellent reception space, with a large open plan kitchen/dining room, as well as an openbeamed family room that opens through bi-fold doors onto the patio terrace to the front. Both these rooms sport heated, hand tumbled travertine stone tile floors. The kitchen is beautifully designed with large chrome handles and granite worktops. There is an electric Rayburn with induction hob as well as a separate countertop inset induction hob. The excellent layout design allows for space for a large American style fridge freezer. Also built in to the under counter units is a Fisher & Paykel two drawer dishwasher. There is plenty of further pull-out hidden storage in this thoughtfully laid out kitchen. The utility room sits to the rear of the property that also acts as a secondary boot or dog room, especially handy after a country walk. The sitting room has wide beam heated oak floorboards and feels cosy, especially with the addition of the wood burning stove which forms a focal point, which is set into the exposed stone and wood chimney breast. A high level built in media unit allows for a large flat screen TV. An exposed oak frame door takes you through to the study giving a lovely view of the rear lawn.
To the first floor, four generous sized bedrooms can be found, all with built in storage. The master bedroom is especially stunning with a vaulted ceiling and exposed oak beams. The master benefits from a spacious en suite bathroom with a wood block footed bath and a walkin rainfall shower. The family bathroom sits between the other bedrooms.
A large parking area is flanked by the stables with stabling for four horses as well as store room and tack room. From this viewpoint there are far reaching views of the canal and surrounding countryside. A mature hillside woodland has been recently extended with saplings of varying species adjoins the paddocks and leads up to the top gate and the lane behind.
The ménage is well drained and bedded with rubber and silicon sand, it is bordered by stock fencing and hawthorn. The house itself has formal lawns and a copse to the front which originally formed the ha-ha for the neighbouring property that owned the land many years ago. To the rear of the house is allotment space for growing vegetables and fruit, the current owners have a poly-tunnel in this space where chillies and more exotic plants can be grown.
The garden is well stocked with various fruiting trees and espaliers of apple, pear and quince. A rear lawned area with access to the boot room is perfect for a secure play-area and further beyond there is scope for keeping poultry as the walled part of the garden forms a natural barrier. Further to this there are excellent outbuildings including a barn that would make a perfect games room, as well as an outbuilding that has previously been used as a gym. For families wanting to keep smaller ponies, there are two pony shelters close to the house that are enclosed and easy to manage.
A patio terrace overlooking the rear lawn includes a built in pizza oven and being west-facing will be a sunny spot in the afternoon and evening. A double garage sits a little way past the lawns and, subject to planning permissions, could become a separate dwelling for family use, having its own small lawn to the rear. The land itself surrounding the property and bounding the canal makes perfect pasture for livestock. The property owns all rights on this side of the canal with fishing rights and no public access.
Situation
Seend Cleeve has two excellent pubs within walking distance, The Barge Inn being the closest. Seend village is serviced well by a shop and post office, village hall, community centre, primary school, tennis courts and sports field. Seend is a highly sought after village located in a conservation area, predominantly made up of fine period buildings situated along the pretty main street. The thriving community benefits from amenities such as a local shop with post office, Seend C of E Primary School, the local independent.
Dauntsey’s school and Stonar School are nearby and a number of public houses including the Barge Inn along the Kennet and Avon Canal. Bath City Centre is approximately 16 miles away providing excellent cultural and leisure amenities including many fine restaurants and specialist shops, museums, art galleries and theatres. The market town of Devizes is only 5 miles to the east and offers a range of day to day amenities. Rail services are from Pewsey, Westbury and Chippenham to London Paddington. The surrounding countryside offers a wealth of sporting and leisure opportunities.
Additional information
Tenure: Freehold
Services: Private drainage, mains water and electricity. Oil fired central heating.
Viewing: Strictly by appointment with Carter Jonas.
Directions: Leave Bath heading east on the A4 and follow signs for Melksham and then Devizes. Once on the A365 turn right at the signpost for Seend, turning right again at the sign for Seend Cleeve and The Barge Inn. Continue along this road and head over the small bridge that spans the canal, the property’s driveway can then be found on the left hand side, take this turning, then turn left again into the main tree lined driveway to the house.
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