
Taunton, Somerset · TA4
Oake Green, Oake
Oake Green, Oake, Taunton, Somerset, TA4
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Springfield is an exceptional country home set within approximately 3.2 acres of gardens and paddocks, enjoying views towards the Quantock and Blackdown Hills. Beautifully updated and thoughtfully extended, the property combines elegant and versatile living with the added advantage of an established holiday shepherd’s hut business overlooking the Quantocks, presenting a unique lifestyle opportunity with proven income potential or extra space for family and friends.
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STEP INSIDE
Springfield has been beautifully updated and enhanced to fully embrace its far-reaching countryside views, offering versatile and well-proportioned accommodation, including the added benefit of a ground floor double bedroom and bathroom, ideal for flexible living.
A modern, well-planned kitchen is fitted with a comprehensive range of integrated appliances, with space for a range cooker. French doors open onto a delightful side garden, enjoying direct views across the paddocks. The kitchen flows effortlessly into a dining and family area, perfectly positioned to enjoy views over the rear garden. An adjoining utility room further enhances practicality, complemented by a useful walk-in pantry.
The extended sitting room provides an impressive and light-filled living space, with bi-fold doors opening onto the garden and framing far-reaching views towards the Blackdown Hills. A sleek glass-fronted wood burner adds a striking focal point and a cosy atmosphere.
Complementing the ground floor bedroom, the first floor provides three further bedrooms. The principal suite sits above the sitting room, capturing the same breathtaking panoramic views across the Blackdown Hills and surrounding countryside, while mirroring the generous space below to create a luxurious retreat. An en-suite bathroom offers both a bath and a separate walk-in shower. Bedrooms two and three are equally well positioned, enjoying pleasant views and served by a family shower room.
STEP OUTSIDE
Springfield is surrounded by its own private, enclosed and level gardens, enjoying sunshine throughout the day and lovely views towards the Blackdown and Quantock Hills. The gardens are well established with an abundance of mature shrubs, trees and planting, including a striking eucalyptus tree to the front.
A driveway provides ample parking, leading to the double garage with solar panels and the added convenience of a gardener’s WC. The gardens wrap around the property, offering a variety of seating areas to enjoy both the sun and the far-reaching views.
Tucked away within the grounds is a useful studio/summerhouse, ideal as a peaceful retreat or additional workspace. The gardens seamlessly adjoin approximately 2.2 acres of fenced paddocks, perfectly suited for horses or ponies, with stock-proof boundaries, two mobile field shelters and an arc.
A gateway provides vehicular access onto a lane behind the property, adding further practicality to this attractive lifestyle offering.
Behind the property and set within its own eclosed area and surrounded by open fields in the beautiful Somerset countryside is Quantock View, a charming shepherd's hut with an extra bedroom lodge and barbecue hut offering four people a wonderful, refreshing retreat. This small but thriving business provides additional income opportunities for a new buyer.
There is an additional enclosed Area of garden adjacent to the property.
QUANTOCK VIEW
The owners currently run a successful holiday business known as Quantock View. www.quantockview.co.uk
In 2024/25 it generated over £10,000 of income.
Shepherd’s Hut – sleeping 2 with a kitchenette and en-suite bathroom
Lodge – sleeping 2
BBQ Lodge/living room
Bike shed
Additional outdoor toilet
Surrounded by open fields in the beautiful Somerset countryside is Quantock View, a charming shepherd’s hut offering a couple or small family a wonderful, refreshing retreat.
Quantock View has been beautifully decorated with light and bright interiors and enjoys an amazing special feature in the form of a separate timber barbecue hut.
The shepherd’s hut enjoys an open-plan layout with a sofa bed offering an inviting sitting area in the daytime, whilst at night the trundle bed below transforms it into a double bed.
In addition to this already impressive retreat in the form of a fabulous additional hut providing a king size bed.
SELLERS INSIGHT
Springfield has been a truly special home, where the views are simply beautiful, stretching across the Quantock Hills, Brendon Hills and the Blackdown Hills, offering an ever-changing backdrop throughout the seasons. Both the main gardens and those surrounding the shepherd’s hut have been designed to be easy to maintain, allowing more time to relax and enjoy the setting.
The summer house has been a wonderful space for gatherings, perfect for barbecues and informal parties with family and friends, while the generous parking has always made hosting effortless.
One of the greatest pleasures has been the connection to the land, with the house overlooking the paddocks so the ponies can be watched from the kitchen French doors, a simple joy that never fades. The paddocks are level, well fenced and stock-proof, ideal for equestrian use, and have provided endless enjoyment, particularly when grandchildren come to ride and spend time outdoors.
The shepherd’s hut offers a unique perspective, with far-reaching views towards the Quantocks and frequent sightings of deer in the surrounding fields, creating a peaceful and memorable experience for guests. Springfield has been a place where many special memories have been made, and it is a home that naturally invites others to do the same.
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Services
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Mains gas connected (gas central heating), mains water and private treatment plant for the house and septic tank for the shepherd’s hut.
We understand that the owner has not applied for planning for the shepherds hut to be run as a business.
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2.3 milesto Bishop's Lydeard Rail Station
Approximate straight-line distance · DfT NaPTAN · 13 Sept 2026Background air quality
- Fine particles · PM₂.₅
- 5.2 µg/m³ · Above the WHO guideline · well within the UK legal limit
- Nitrogen dioxide · NO₂
- 3.9 µg/m³ · Meets the WHO guideline
Annual background levels. For scale: the WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ for PM₂.₅ and 10 for NO₂; the UK legal limit is 20 and 40. Lower is better; this is a 1 km model, not a reading at the door.
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