Lamyatt

PROSPECT COTTAGE, LAMYATT, SHEPTON MALLET, SOMERSET, BA4 6NP

A charming character cottage set within this sought-after village close to Bruton and Castle Cary.

Prospect Cottage is a picture-perfect home, featuring accommodation including a sitting room, kitchen, conservatory, utility, three bedrooms, and two bath/shower rooms.

There is parking in front of the house, and to the rear, there is a truly wonderful secret garden with a workshop and total privacy, a true rural idyll.

Accommodation

The cottage has pretty, flowering wisteria and clematis-clad local stone elevations, a tiled roof, and a thick hedgerow in front of the cottage, giving privacy from the village lane. The cottage has immense charm and provides huge potential. Properties like this seldom come onto the market.

Entering through the front door, you lead into the sitting room, which has plenty of natural light through the front-facing windows. Character is generously supplied by the fireplace with an inset wood-burning stove, ceiling beams and the exposed timber window lintels.

The kitchen sits at the rear of the cottage, adjoining the conservatory, giving potential to knock through and create an open-plan kitchen-dining room if desired and subject to any necessary consents. Currently, there is a range of fitted units, an electric cooker and an extractor above. Leading off the conservatory, there is a utility room with a shower within, as well as French doors to the garden.

A staircase with coat storage beneath rises to the first floor, where there are three bedrooms and a bathroom. The main and second bedrooms are both double rooms with superb countryside outlooks to the front. The third room would make an ideal nursery or office, and could alternatively be converted to another shower room to directly serve the second bedroom.

Outside

A rather interesting and redeeming feature of Prospect Cottage is the secret garden. Accessed through a short path from the rear courtyard, it opens to an oasis of greenery and complete privacy. With a backdrop of Creech Hill and an abundance of shrubs, flowers and mature trees, this is an exceptionally peaceful and surprising asset to the property. Within the garden, there is a workshop which requires improvement, but is perfectly suited to art, crafts or simply as a summer house. There are a number of sunny, quiet spots in which to sit and relax.

In front of the cottage, there is parking for one car.

About the area

Lamyatt is a charming and close-knit village, renowned for its community events and picturesque surroundings. The village hall hosts a range of activities, and the annual outdoor Shakespeare production is a notable highlight.

On the outskirts of the nearby town of Castle Cary (10 minutes) is the railway station with its direct line to Paddington, and the A37 just a two minute drive away provides access south to the A303 for London and the Southwest and north to Bristol and Bath. Castle Cary is characterised by period buildings constructed of the distinctive honey coloured stone for which the area is well known. It remains a delightful small market town with a number of traditional shops and boutiques within the Conservation Area in which a policy of strict planning control operates to prevent inappropriate development.

“The Newt in Somerset” just outside Castle Cary is home to beautiful countryside walks set in the grounds of a Georgian country estate. Within the estate there are a Hotel & Spa, Farm shop, restaurants and house & garden shop.

Bruton, located 2 miles south east, dates back to Roman times and today is a charming small town with various shops and amenities, including the ‘Hauser & Wirth’ Art & Exhibition Gallery, ‘The Roth Bar & Grill’, the Michelin-starred 'Osip', the ever-popular dining experience ‘At The Chapel’, and of course an excellent choice of schools including King's School and Sexey's School.

The area offers an excellent choice of schools, including King’s Bruton, Sexey’s School, and Hazlegrove Prep School, alongside a range of good state and independent options.

Services

Mains water and electricity. Private drainage. Oil-fired central heating.

Tenure: Freehold.

Energy Performance Rating: tbc

Council Tax Band: C

Important Notes

Please see all the notes below – particularly the section referring to identity and AML requirements

Identity verification & Anti Money Laundering (AML) Requirements

As Estate Agents we are require by law to undertake Anti Money Laundering (AML) Regulation checks on any purchaser who has an offer accepted on a property.

We are required to use a specialist third party service to verify the purchaser(s) identity.

The cost of these checks is £60 (inc. VAT) per person. This is payable at the point an offer is accepted and our purchaser information forms completed, prior to issuing Memorandum of Sales to both sellers and buyers and their respective conveyancing solicitors. This is a legal requirement and the charge is non-refundable.

Property Details

Roderick Thomas, their clients and any joint agents state that these details are for general guidance only and accuracy cannot be guaranteed. They do not constitute any part of any contract. All measurements are approximate and floor plans are to give a general indication only and are not measured accurate drawings. No guarantees are given with regard to planning permission or fitness for purpose. No apparatus, equipment, fixture or fitting has been tested. Items shown in photographs are not necessarily included. Buyers must rely on information passed between the solicitors with regard to items included in the sale. Purchasers must satisfy themselves on all matters by inspection or otherwise.

Viewings

Interested parties are advised to check availability and the current situation before travelling to view any property.

All viewings are by appointment with the Agents.

Roderick Thomas, 2 High Street, Castle Cary, BA7 7AW

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