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1 Hele Mount Hele, Taunton, Somerset

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3 Hele Mount Hele, taunton, Somerset Taunton 4 miles (London Paddington 1 hour 45 minutes) Wellington 5 miles M5 (J26) 6 miles Exeter 30 miles Bristol 55 miles (Distances approximate) A delightful family home sitting in the centre of its own land with stables and outbuildings Accommodation Entrance hall Drawing room Dining room Reception hall/sitting room Kitchen/breakfast room Family sitting room Annexe potential Attic Cellars Master bedroom with en-suite bathroom and dressing room 3 further bedrooms 2 bathrooms (one en-suite) Delightful courtyard of traditional outbuildings to include garage, stores, workshops and general purpose buildings Excellent range of 4 stables with general hay store and further barns Concrete yard paddocks, pasture and mature parkland trees In all about 6.28 acres (2.54 hectares) Knight Frank LLP 19 Southernhay East, Exeter, Devon EX1 1QD Tel: exeter@knightfrank.com These particulars are intended only as a guide and must not be relied upon as statements of fact. Your attention is drawn to the Important Notice on the last page of the brochure.

4 Situation Hele Mount occupies a prominent position in a private location surrounded by its own land. The property is set within the wonderful lush Somerset countryside of the Taunton Vale between the Quantock Hills and the Blackdown Hills both Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). Taunton (4 miles) and Wellington (5 miles) are both within easy reach and have a very wide range of shops and restaurants as well as good recreational and business facilities. There are two farm shops within easy reach of the property and a Waitrose in Wellington. Communication links are excellent with the A38 and M5 motorway at J26 being within 6 miles. Exeter is within easy reach to the south, about 30 miles away, and Bristol 55 miles away. Direct rail services operate from Taunton to London Paddington with the fastest train taking about 1 hour 45 minutes. There are also a growing number of flights to UK and international destinations from both Bristol and Exeter Airport. There is also a new direct route to London City Airport from Exeter on a twice daily basis. The area is very well serviced for schools. In Taunton there is Kings Hall Preparatory School, Kings, Queens and Taunton School. There is also Wellington school in Wellington and Blundells School at Tiverton. Millfield School and Sherborne School are both within an hour s drive. For the sporting and recreational enthusiast the property is superbly located to take full advantage of the many vast open areas that the Quantock and Blackdown Hills have to offer together with all the sporting facilities in the area such as shooting, fishing and riding.

5 Hele Mount Hele Mount which is not Listed, is an elegant family home arranged over three floors (plus cellars and attic) offering extensive accommodation. The house is in the centre of its own land with beautiful gardens to the front and rear and parkland beyond. The main house is well laid out and whilst it could benefit from some refurbishment and updating, it is a lovely family house with good sized rooms. The large reception hall with Minster fireplace could be a further sitting room and it has a large oak staircase leading to the first floor. The drawing room has an open fireplace with a period marble surround. This is double aspect as are all of the rooms on this floor, looking to the front and rear of the house, letting light flood in. There is a good family kitchen on the lower ground floor with ancillary rooms off and there is scope to create an annexe within the property at this level. The bedrooms are well laid out and include a large, bright master bedroom suite with bathroom and dressing room as well as a charming balcony through a set of French doors.

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8 Reception Bedroom Approximate Gross Internal Floor Area 5946 sq ft / sq metres (Excludes boiler room) Bathroom Kitchen/Utility Storage Recreation Ground Floor Lower Ground Floor First Floor Basement This plan is for layout guidance only. Not drawn to scale unless stated. Windows & door openings are approximate. Whilst every care is taken in the preparation of this plan,please check all dimensions, shapes & compass bearings before making any decisions reliant upon them.

9 Approximate Gross Internal Floor Area Outbuildings: 4082 sq ft / sq m These plans are not shown in actual location/orientation

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11 Gardens and Grounds The land extends to about 6.38 acres and surrounds the property on all sides. It has about 4 acres of pasture with the remainder being gardens lying to the front and rear of the house. The main garden is laid to lawn to the front of the house with well stocked borders surrounded by low hedges and stone walls. There is a large gravel turning area to the front of the house. Stables and outbuildings There is an excellent range of traditional buildings surrounding a courtyard close to the house with a garage and stores. Beyond that there is the purpose built stable yard comprising 4 loose boxes, a hay barn and open fronted sheds.

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15 Local Authority Taunton Deane Borough Council, Taunton. Telephone: Council Tax Band G Services Mains water. Mains electricity. Oil fired central heating. Private drainage. Broadband is available. HELE MOUNT Fixtures and Fittings All items usually known as tenants fixtures and fittings, whether mentioned or not in these particulars, are excluded from the sale but some may be available by separate negotiation. Such items include all carpets and curtains, light fittings, domestic electrical items and garden statuary. Directions (TA4 1AJ) From Taunton proceed southbound on the A38 towards Wellington. After passing Rumwell Farm Shop on your right hand side, take the next turning right, signed towards Bradford-on-Tone and Oake. Follow this road for about half a mile, taking the next turning right towards Hele. After about three quarter of a mile proceed up the hill and round to the right, then just as the road has turned left you will see the entrance to Hele Mount on the left hand side with a stone wall and cattle grid. Note: This plan is based upon the Ordnance Survey map with the sanction of the control of H.M. Stationary office. This plan is for convenience of purchasers only. Its accuracy is not guaranteed and it is expressly excluded from any contract. Licence Number. No. ES Viewing Viewing is strictly by prior appointment with the sole agents, Knight Frank LLP, 19 Southernhay East, Exeter, Devon, EX1 1QD. Telephone: Important Notice: Particulars: These particulars are not an offer or contract, nor part of one. You should not rely on statements by Knight Frank LLP in the particulars or by word of mouth or in writing ( information ) as being factually accurate about the property, its condition or its value. Neither Knight Frank LLP nor any joint agent has any authority to make any representations about the property, and accordingly any information given is entirely without responsibility on the part of the agents, seller(s) or lessor(s). Photos etc: The photographs show only certain parts of the property as they appeared at the time they were taken. Areas, measurements and distances given are approximate only. Regulations etc: Any reference to alterations to, or use of, any part of the property does not mean that any necessary planning, building regulations or other consent has been obtained. A buyer or lessee must find out by inspection or in other ways that these matters have been properly dealt with and that all information is correct. VAT: The VAT position relating to the property may change without notice. Knight Frank LLP is a limited liability partnership registered in England with registered number OC Our registered office is 55 Baker Street, London, W1U 8AN, where you may look at a list of members names. Photographs: September Particulars: September Kingfisher Print and Design

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