Property Details: • Type: Barn Conversion • Tenure: N/A • Floor Area: N/A
Key Features: • Converted barn refurbished to a very high quality • Fabulous rural location with good transport connections • 4 bedrooms • 3 bathrooms (2 en suite) • 3 - 6 month let available • All Bills included • Fully furnished • Available Mid-September 2023
Location: • Nearest Station: Castle Cary Station • Distance to Station: 3.5347350347612267 miles
Agent Information: • Address: Bruton, Somerset
Full Description: *Available Mid-September 2023* <br /> <br />Blue Cart Barn is a high spec, high quality home for someone who wants to live in a rural location with walks from the doorstep. <br /> <br />The ground floor main room is very spacious with under floor heating throughout and floor to ceiling windows with fabulous views looking out across the top of the village. It comprises a dining table for 12, log burner, comfortable seating area together with a new industrial style kitchen. A utility room is off the kitchen together with a downstairs toilet – new appliances are in both the utility and kitchen areas. Under floor heating throughout. <br />The master suite is on the ground floor with full height windows, private view, incorporating a dressing area and large en suite. Bedroom 2 with an en suite is also downstairs. There is masses of storage in all the rooms. <br />Upstairs are 2 bedrooms, one double and the other, which is a single, could also be a spacious office. <br />This is a wonderful, creatively designed house that will provide some lucky people with a very comfortable home which is ready to walk into. <br /> <br />Outside <br />To the South of the house, a lovely stone terrace gives way to lawns that sweep away to a stone wall boundary to one side and a pond. There is a parking area for the property for several cars. <br />Situation <br /> <br />East Pennard is one of the area's best kept secrets, it's not on the route to anywhere and has virtually no through traffic. The village has a population of about 350 and includes a Grade 1 listed 14th century church and a handful of farms, houses and cottages. The village is situated conveniently just off the A37 giving you a great location to access the nearby towns of Wells and Frome as well as the fashionable town of Bruton. Pilton is just down the road and is a very sought after village, notable for its pretty stone cottages and rolling hills and of course Glastonbury Festival. <br /> <br />Pilton is a very active village, it has numerous clubs, a playgroup, a bus to a local primary school, very smart village hall (which hosts the Post Office), playground, playing fields with clubhouse and a public house. There are many events throughout the year, but most notable is the very well attended September Pilton weekend including village flower show and fete, barn dance, tug of war, cricket match and ‘fun sports day’ (see is the the ancient city of Wells, which is the smallest Cathedral city in England, and offers all the usual amenities that you would expect in a small town including banks, doctors surgeries, dentists and a selection of primary schools and the excellent Blue School and Wells Cathedral school. The high street is vibrant with a small selection of the usual chain stores plus a variety of independent shops and restaurants and pubs as well as a twice weekly market and a choice of supermarkets including Waitrose, Tesco, Lidl and Morrisons. At the very heart of the city is the medieval Cathedral, Bishop’s Palace and Vicars’ Close (reputed to be the oldest surviving residential street in Europe). <br /> <br />The Wells Festivals are increasing in popularity each year with the Literary Festival now taking place over two weeks and attracting big names in the literary world, the very well attended Food Festival and many regular Arts festivals. With both the Cathedral School and the Cathedral itself there are endless opportunities for musical concerts, plus regular shows and comedy nights in the Little Theatre. <br /> <br />Fifteen minutes away is the very fashionable small town of Bruton which has the very popular restaurant/coffee/bread shop called ‘At the Chapel’ and the world famous Hauser and Wirth Art Gallery. <br /> <br />Nearby, Frome is one of the South West’s leading market towns and was recently featured in the Sunday Times as the best place to live in Somerset. It has become a “foodie hipster haven” due to the influx of young families, with St Catherine’s hill at the centre of the artisan quarter. The town has a comprehensive choice of retail outlets and all the usual amenities. Founded in 2013, the “Frome Independent” is an award winning independent street market that is held on the first Sunday of every month and attracts 80,000 people a year. <br /> <br />Bristol and Bath are within approximately an hour's drive and a mainline station with trains to London Paddington, is situated less than 6 miles away at Castle Cary, Templecombe offers trains directly into Waterloo, with further mainline stations at Yeovil, Bristol and Bath. <br /> <br />Schools <br />There are excellent state and independent schools in the area including a well-respected primary school in the nearby village of West Pennard. There is also the extremely sought after Wells Blue secondary school as well as Crispin School in Street and St Dunstans in Glastonbury plus Millfield Senior and Prep Schools, Wells Cathedral School, Downside School, All Hallows Preparatory School and Kings Bruton all in close proximity. The highly regarded sixth form college Strode College is located nearby at Street. <br /> <br />All bills included <br />Fully furnished <br />Available Mid-September 2023 <br />Available for 3 - 6 months. <br />A well behaved dog may be considered <br />Rent - £3,950 pcm <br />Holding Deposit - £400 <br />Security Deposit - £4,300. <br /> <br />Directions <br />Turn off the A37 at the bottom of Wraxall Hill and follow the lane for 0.3 mile, turn right for a further 0.6 miles. Pass the Church which will be on your left until you meet a T road. Turn left onto Cockmill Lane, and then left onto Middleway road and then another left onto Kennel Lane, Blue Cart Barn will be on your right hand side. <br /> <br />Viewing by appointment only <br /> <br />Every care has been taken with the preparation of these particulars, but complete accuracy cannot be guaranteed. If there is any point, which is of particular importance to you, please obtain professional confirmation. 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