3 bed Cottage for sale, Mells, Frome
£735,000 ll
Property Ref: 4857 Tucked away in a secluded location in the much sought-after village of Mells is this charming cottage, believed to date back to 1875. This delightful property is full of period charm and has a stunning landscaped garden in 1/3 of an acre and borders the picturesque Mells Brook. The front entrance opens into a hallway and leads through to a study, which could also be used as a guest bedroom. On the other side of the hall is a spacious dining/living room with engineered wood floors and a fireplace with a wood-burning stove. Off the living room is a fitted bathroom with shower and underfloor heating... Beyond the living room is a newly refurbished shaker-style kitchen with underfloor heating and views onto the garden and brook, with an adjoining boot room that also has underfloor heating and a new Worcester combi-boiler. At the back of the property, there is a spacious sitting and dining room with a balcony overlooking the extensive gardens. Upstairs is beautifully presented with two double bedrooms, a single bedroom and a family bathroom with roll-top bath, separate shower and mosaic style tiled flooring. The vendors have planning permission 2020/0197/HSE to create a further master bedroom with ensuite overlooking the brook and gardens, as well as an extension for a larger kitchen/garden room. Accessed via a gated driveway with provision for electric gates, Brook Cottage enjoys great privacy and seclusion with a tranquil setting bordering Mells Brook. There is driveway parking for several cars, a double garage with utility facilities as well as a large cellar underneath the house. There is also a separate carport and log store, an outside toilet, a summer house and a greenhouse, both with the electrical provision and extensive external lighting. The gardens extend to 1/3 of an acre and are opened annually to the public. They have been cleverly and imaginatively landscaped with newly paved entertaining areas, mature trees and shrubs, lawns, wonderful terraced beds, a pergola and ornamental fishpond (with metal safety grid), waterfall and rockery. The extensive garden boundary is made secure and private with a combination of walls, solid wooden fencing and hedges. Mells continues to be one of the most sought-after villages in the area. The village offers a junior school, a public house of excellent reputation and a local Post Office and community café and shop. The Country House Hotel of Babington House with its private members’ club is just two miles away and the market town of Frome is within a short drive. Private schools are to be found in Wells, Bruton, Bath, Warminster, Cranmore, Beckington, Glastonbury and Street. Railway connections at Frome and Westbury for London Paddington and Warminster and Gillingham for London Waterloo. Communication links are excellent with Bath and Bristol within easy commuting distance and the A303, A36 & M4 & M5 all within reach. The beautiful Somerset countryside provides a variety of leisure pursuits...
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