Rumwell Park Rumwell Taunton Somerset

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1 Rumwell Park Rumwell Taunton Somerset

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3 Rumwell Park Rumwell Taunton Somerset TA4 1EH Taunton 2 miles, Wellington 4.5 miles An imposing Grade II Listed house with glorious far-reaching views over the Blackdown Hills and to the Exmoor National Park Canopied entrance porch Entrance vestibule Magnificent reception hall Drawing room Dining room Sitting room Study Kitchen/breakfast room Boot room Cloakroom Master bedroom with en suite bathroom 6 further bedrooms Family bathroom Wet room Integral annexe with sitting room, kitchenette, bedroom and shower room Home office Triple garage Car port Range of brick outbuildings Covered hot tub Gardener s WC Superb lawned gardens and parkland Secluded area of garden with summerhouse In all about 2 acres (0.8 hectares)

4 Situation Rumwell Park is situated above Rumwell village, a small village with an inn, The Crown Inn, and an excellent farm shop with a butcher s, fishmonger, bakery, deli and greengrocery sections as well as general produce and flowers and plants. There are a number of garden centres nearby. The M5 motorway is readily accessible, affording links with the M4 north of Bristol to give motorway access to London. The county town of Taunton is just 2 miles away and has excellent schools for boys and girls of all ages, including Castle School, Taunton School, Kings College, Queen s College and King s Hall, as well as Wellington School. Taunton is home to the famous Somerset County Cricket Club, from which superb views can be enjoyed of the wonderful church towers which are so much a feature of Taunton. The town also has a good range of shopping facilities, including several supermarkets and the large Musgrove Hospital. The smaller town of Wellington is about 4.5 miles away, with a range of facilities and a Waitrose supermarket. The coastal town of Minehead is about 23 miles away, with much of the coastline in the ownership of the National Trust. Minehead is the start of the South West Coastal Footpath, which extends for 630 miles around the South West peninsula to Poole Harbour in Dorset. For those enjoying walking, bird watching or riding, the coastline and Exmoor National Park provide superb recreational opportunities. Communications Road The A38 trunk road connects with the M5 at either Wellington (Junction 26) or Taunton (Junction 25). Rail Regular intercity high speed trains operate from Taunton station, under 2 miles away, to London (Paddington). Air Bristol Airport, south of Bristol on the M5, provides flights via Easyjet to a number of destinations, both within the British Isles and the continent.

5 Exeter International Airport also offers flights to a large number of UK and overseas destinations. Ferry Cross Channel ferry services operate from Plymouth and Portsmouth to Brittany and northern Spain. Rumwell Park Rumwell Park is Grade II Listed, understood to have been built in approximately 1857, of mellow Ham stone under a slate roof enhanced by climbing wisteria, in the Italianate villa style. The house contains a number of significant architectural features, including high ceilings, long sash windows, ornate cornicing and picture rails to several rooms. The light and spacious accommodation flows well and many of the rooms enjoy glorious views over the surrounding countryside. The house has the benefit of a small one bedroom annexe and a home office as well as a range of useful outbuildings. The main garden to the front and side of the house is mainly laid to lawn with mature trees giving the feel of a parkland garden with superb far reaching views. To the rear of the house is a secluded private garden, also with glorious views. The house is located to take maximum advantage of far-reaching views across the Blackdown Hills and up to Exmoor and there are wonderful country walks within the area. Rumwell Park is currently operating as a wedding and event venue and the grandeur and location of the house make this ideal. However, is also a superb family home. The accommodation The house is approached through wrought iron gates set into Bath stone gate piers, which are also Listed Grade II. The entrance drive leads to a parking and turning circle in front of the house. A grand canopied entrance porch opens into the vestibule, which has original tiling to the floor and a door opening into a magnificent reception hall, with a fireplace and original tiling. From the reception hall doors open into the drawing room and the dining room.

6 Both these reception rooms have high ceilings and tall sash windows overlooking the countryside. They also each have fireplaces with marble surrounds. From the dining room an archway leads into the boot room, which has a Belfast sink and could be used as a servery to complement the dining room on grand occasions. Adjoining the drawing room is the study, with French windows to the grounds. Beyond the study, an inner hall gives access to a sitting room with an open fireplace housing a wood burning stove. Opposite the sitting room is the kitchen/breakfast room, which has a central island with a built-in wine thermidor and an extensive range of units with built-in appliances, including a 5-ring gas hob, a Neff double electric oven, a dishwasher and fridge/freezer. The kitchen also has a 2-oven oil fired Aga and a large walk in shelved pantry. From the hall a grand staircase leads to the first floor, where there is landing with a seating area and a door to the master bedroom. This room has high sash windows with glorious far-reaching views and an open fireplace with marble slips and hearth. A door opens into the en suite bathroom. Bedroom 2 has a dressing room, which could be converted into a further en suite facility, if required. Also on the first floor are 5 further bedrooms, a family bathroom and a modern wet room. Accessed from the ground floor inner hall, adjoining the kitchen, is an annexe with a sitting room, kitchenette, double bedroom and shower room. An outer door gives access to the car port and the front garden. Outbuildings Approached over the entrance drive is a car port, adjoining which is a single storey home office. There is a rear courtyard with a hot tub within a gazebo, a number of useful brick outbuildings and a gardener s w.c. Situated by the entrance drive on the approach to the house is a triple garage Garden and grounds A cobbled path from the rear courtyard leads to a very private area of garden with a lawn on two levels, an apple tree, a number of palm trees and a mature gooseberry bush, as well as several other varieties of shrub. Within this area is a summer house. To the front of the house is a central island of lawn and the gardens are bounded by sweeping areas of lawn, interspersed with mature trees, including conifers, oak and copper beech. Beyond the triple garage is an area of orchard with several apple trees. General remarks and stipulations Tenure The property is offered for sale freehold, by private treaty Services Gas central heating with dual heating zones: oil boiler and Aga available if needed. Mains water. Mains drainage. Mains electricity. Bottled gas

7 GROSS INTERNAL FLOOR AREA SQ METRES 6477 SQ FT (EXCLUDES OUTBUILDING AND CAR PORT) Drawing Room 7.77 (25'6) x 5.56 (18'3) min Study 6.02 (19'9) x 4.34 (14'3) Sitting Room 5.49 (18') x 5.33 (17'6) Annexe Sitting Room 5.49 (18') x 3.35 (11') Annexe Bedroom 3.43 (11'3) x 2.90 (9'6) Bedroom (21') max x 6.40 (21') Bedroom (14'2) max x 4.42 (14'2) Bedroom (18'3) max x 5.41 (17'9) Dining Room 6.40 (21') max x 5.44 (17'10) Boot Room Reception Hall 6.86 (22'6) x 5.84 (19'2) max Up Up Kitchen / Breakfast Room 5.64 (18'3) x 5.51 (18'1) max Kitchenette Car Port Office 4.80 (15'9) x 3.73 (12'3) Dressing Room Bedroom (20'10) max x 5.59 (18'4) Down Down Bedroom (14'2) x 2.90 (9'6) Bedroom (10') x 2.59 (8'6) Bedroom (14'3) x 2.57 (8'5) Balcony GROUND FLOOR FIRST FLOOR Whilst every attempt has been made to ensure the accuracy of the floor plan contained here, measurements of doors, windows and rooms are approximate and no responsibility is taken for any error, omission or misstatement. These plans are for representation purposes only as defined by RICS Code of Measuring Practice and should be used as such by any prospective purchaser. Specifically no guarantee is given on the total square footage of the property if quoted on this plan. Any figure given is for initial guidance only and should not be relied on as a basis of valuation. Copyright nichecom.co.uk 2013 Produced for Strutt & Parker REF :

8 Local Authority Taunton Deane Council, The Deane House, Belvedere Road, Taunton, Somerset TA1 1HE Tel: Council tax band H Notes All items known as tenants fixtures and fittings are excluded from the sale. However, certain items may be available in addition, by separate negotiation. Electrical and other appliances mentioned in the sale particulars have not been tested by Strutt & Parker, therefore prospective purchasers must satisfy themselves as to their working order. Rights of way, wayleaves & easements The sale is subject to all rights of support, public and private rights of way, water, light, drainage and other easements, quasi-easements and wayleaves, all or any other like rights, whether mentioned in these particulars or not. Directions From Exeter, take the M5 towards Bristol, exiting at Junction 26, signed to Wellington. At the second roundabout, take the third exit, signed to Taunton. On entering the village of Rumwell, and passing the Crown Inn on the left hand side, take the first left turning, which leads to Rumwell Park. Viewing strictly by appointment through Strutt & Parker LLP Reproduced from the Ordnance Survey Mapping with the permission of the Controller of Her Majesty s Stationery Office. Crown Copyright (ES ). NOT TO SCALE Tel: Southernhay West, Exeter, Devon, EX1 1PR exeter@struttandparker.com Tel: Hill Street, London W1J 5LQ london@struttandparker.com If you require this publication in an alternative format, please contact Strutt & Parker LLP on tel IMPORTANT NOTICE Strutt & Parker LLP for themselves and for the Vendors of this property, whose agents they are, give notice that: 1. The particulars are intended to give a fair and substantially correct overall description for the guidance of intending purchasers and do not constitute part of an offer or contract. Prospective purchasers and lessees ought to seek their own professional advice. 2. All descriptions, dimensions, areas, reference to condition and necessary permissions for use and occupation and other details are given in good faith, and are believed to be correct, but any intending purchasers should not rely on them as statements or representations of fact, but must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise as to the correctness of each of them. 3. No person in the employment of Strutt & Parker LLP has any authority to make or give any representations or warranty whatever in relation to this property on behalf of Strutt & Parker LLP, nor enter into any contract on behalf of the Vendor. 4. No responsibility can be accepted for any expenses incurred by intending purchasers in inspecting properties which have been sold, let or withdrawn. MEASUREMENTS AND OTHER INFORMATION All measurements are approximate. While we endeavour to make our sales particulars accurate and reliable, if there is any point which is of particular importance to you, please contact this office and we will be pleased to check the information for you, particularly if contemplating travelling some distance to view the property.