SIDBROOK COACH HOUSE SIDBROOK WEST MONKTON TAUNTON SOMERSET

SIDBROOK COACH HOUSE SIDBROOK WEST MONKTON TAUNTON SOMERSET

SIDBROOK COACH HOUSE SIDBROOK WEST MONKTON TAUNTON SOMERSET A magnificent country house set in beautiful well-stocked grounds with a lake and superb pool / leisure complex Reception Hall Study Kitchen Utility Breakfast Room Dining Room Drawing Room Sitting Room Principal Bedroom Suite with Balcony & En Suite Bathroom Four Further Bedrooms Family Bathroom Dressing Room Pool House with Superb Two Bedroom Annexe Cottage Kitchen / Entertainment Room Gym Spa Store Double Garage Further Double Garage Summerhouse All-Weather Tennis Court Octagonal Pavilion Pillared Entrance Ample Paved Parking Lake Lawned Gardens Stable Yard Paddock The Lodge, Listed Grade II, with:- Hall Cloakroom Utility Kitchen Breakfast Room Dining Room Sitting Room Bathroom Three Bedrooms Garage Secret Garden Lawned Gardens Pillared Entrance Available by Separate Negotiation In all about 3.418 hectares (8.446 acres) Taunton Office 8 Hammet Street Taunton, Somerset TA1 1RZ Telephone: 01823 325144 taunton@jackson-stops.co.uk Country Houses and Estates Office 17c Curzon Street London W1J 5HU Telephone: 020 7664 6646 london@jackson-stops.co.uk jackson-stops.co.uk

Location Sidbrook Coach House occupies an idyllic setting on the lower slopes of the Quantock Hills and benefits from the surrounding walking and riding countryside. West Monkton with its popular village inn and ancient church is one of the more sought after villages to the north of Taunton, which has a good shopping centre with many of the wellknown high street stores, out of town supermarkets, a cinema, home improvement stores and sports facilities. This county town is also home to the Somerset County Cricket ground and a number of well-respected golf clubs and a racecourse. Good independent schools are also found in Taunton, namely Taunton School, King s and Queen s Colleges, Kings Hall Preparatory School and the Richard Huish Sixth Form College. Communications and Transport Taunton has an M5 Motorway Junction (25) and main line station with fast trains on the Great Western service scheduled to arrive at London Paddington within an hour and forty five minutes. The M5 Motorway can also be joined at Bridgwater (Junction 24), giving fast and easy access to the airport at Bristol and the Cribbs Causeway shopping mall, and connects with the M4 Motorway at Bristol, leading straight into London. Exeter and Bristol airports are within easy reach and for those wishing to travel to the continent by ferry, there are ports with regular channel crossings at Plymouth and Southampton. There is also currently a daily coach service operated by Berry s coaches from the centre of Taunton to London Hammersmith. M5 Motorway (J25) 3 miles Taunton 3.5 miles M5 Motorway (J24) 7 miles A303 Ilminster 12 miles Exeter 36 miles Bristol 42 miles (All mileages/time approximate)

The Property Created from an original period coach house, this magnificent country house offers beautifully decorated and highly appointed accommodation. Great attention to detail has been the theme throughout the design and the rooms are all of a good size, each with its own individual character. Particularly generous reception space includes a fine study with double aspect and a beautifully fitted kitchen with four- oven Aga, which leads through to a breakfast room. There is also a formal dining room, a beautifully proportioned drawing room and a sitting room with French doors out onto the terrace enjoying lovely views over the lake. There is a particularly light and spacious principal bedroom with dressing room and en suite bathroom, an en suite guest bedroom, three further bedrooms and a family bathroom. The magnificent pool house and guest cottage is in true keeping with the original coach house and has a superb swimming pool set within an elegant pool room with an adjoining sauna, kitchen and entertaining room, along with an adjoining two bedroom guest cottage.

Approx. gross internal floor area Main House: 4398 sq ft / 408.5 sq m First Floor Main House Annexe Cottage Ground Floor Measured in accordance with RICS guidelines. Every attempt is made to ensure accuracy, however all measurements are approximate. This floor plan is for illustrative purposes only and is not to scale.

Approx. gross internal floor area Outbuildings: 5151 sq ft / 478.5 sq m Annexe Cottage The Lodge The Lodge Outbuilding 2

Gardens & Grounds Sidbrook Coach House is approached via an impressive pillared entrance with electronically operated gates, which lead through beautifully stocked and timbered gardens with many acers, copper beeches and azaleas. The drive opens out to a Paved Parking Area with a circular shrub bed which in turn leads to the attached Double Garage. The magnificent Pool / Leisure Complex is found within an elegant building which is designed in keeping with the main house and includes a superb Swimming Pool with Changing Rooms and Spa, a Kitchen / Entertainment Room, ideal for parties, a Gym and additional Store. Within the same building is a Two Bedroom Annexe Cottage. On a lower level a well-stocked small Lake is a wonderful feature, surrounded by lawned gardens with a Summerhouse and glorious views across the Vale of Taunton Deane and the Blackdown Hills in the distance. A well placed small Stable Yard provides scope for those wishing to keep horses and to complete the family home an All-Weather Tennis Court is found to the southern side of the garden. A further gate leads into the property giving access to the Paddock, which also lies to the south. In all the gardens and grounds amount to about 3.418 hectares (8.446 acres). The Lodge, Listed Grade II, is found beyond a garden wall and comprises a beautifully decorated and appointed three bedroom, single storey dwelling. The Lodge is available by separate negotiation.

NOT TO SCALE Ordnance Survey Crown Copyright 2017. All rights reserved. Licence number 100022432. This plan is published for the convenience of the purchaser only. Its accuracy is not guaranteed and it is expressly excluded from any Contract.

PROPERTY INFORMATION Services Mains electricity, water and drainage. Gas central heating. Local Authority Taunton Deane Borough Council The Deane House Belvedere Road Taunton Somerset TA1 1HE www.tauntondeane.gov.uk Telephone: 01823 356356 Tax Band: Main House - G Annexe Cottage - C Contents, Fixtures and Fittings: Unless specifically mentioned as included in these particulars, all contents, fixtures and fittings, garden ornaments and statues, carpets and curtains are specifically excluded from the sale. Certain items may be available by separate negotiation. Directions: (TA2 8NJ) Proceed out of Taunton on the A358 and over the Obridge Viaduct. At the roundabout take the third exit, onto Priorswood Road / A3259. At the next roundabout take the second exit on the A3259 and continue along this road into Monkton Heathfield, looking out for a turning to the left onto Mead Way, just after the West Monkton Village Hall on the right. The road bears slightly to the right, onto Greenway. This road proceeds out into the countryside and Sidbrook Coach House will be found on the left, just before the road bears round to the left. Based upon the Ordnance Survey Map with permission of the Controller H.M.S.O. Crown Copyright reserved. Viewing: By prior appointment with the sole agents Jackson-Stops & Staff, Taunton office: 8 Hammet Street Taunton Somerset TA1 1RZ Tel: 01823 325 144 Important Notice Jackson-Stops & Staff give notice to anyone reading these details:- (1) These particulars are set out for the interested parties and purchasers as a guideline only. They are intended to give a fair description but not to constitute an offer or contract. (2) All descriptions, dimensions, distances, orientations and other statements/facts are given in good faith but should not be relied upon as being a statement or representation of facts. (3) Nothing in these particulars shall be deemed to be a statement that the property is in good condition or otherwise nor that any services are in good working order. We have not tested the appliances, central heating or services. Interested applicants are advised to make their own enquiries and investigations before finalising their offer to purchase. (4) The photographs appearing in this brochure show only certain parts and aspects of the property at the time the photographs were taken. Certain aspects may have been changed since the photographs were taken and it should not be assumed that the property remains precisely as displayed in the photographs. Furthermore no assumptions should be made in respect of parts of the property, which are not shown in the photographs. (5) Any area measurement or distances referred to herein are approximate only. (6) Where there is reference in these particulars to the fact that alterations have been carried out, or that a particular use is made of any part of the property, this is not intended to be a statement that any necessary planning, building regulations or other consents have been obtained and these matters must be verified by any intending purchaser. (7) Descriptions of a property are inevitably subjective and the descriptions contained herein are used in good faith as an opinion and not by way of statement of fact. If there are any points of particular importance that need clarifying before viewing please do not hesitate to contact this office. Details prepared July 2017, photographs taken July 2013 & July 2017.

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