8 bed detached house for sale Broadway, Ilminster, Somerset TA19

Handsome village family house or lifestyle business opportunity with circa 5600 square feet of accommodation, separate cottage, attractive gardens, tennis court and paddock.DescriptionBullen Court was originally a row of period cottages and dates back to the mid 19th Century and has been comprehensively re-modelled and extended to create what is now a most attractive village house of impressive proportions offering almost 5600 square feet of living accommodation. On the ground floor are some delightful reception rooms with period features including open fireplaces, decorative tiled floors and a particularly attractive main staircase leading to the first floor from the spacious reception hall. The house has plenty of space for entertaining or for a large family with a good size drawing room, additional sitting room and lovely light dining room. In addition is a generous kitchen/breakfast room with aga, scullery, pantry and laundry rooms close by. On the first floor is a spacious principal bedroom seven further bedrooms and ample bathrooms.Stable CottageAdjacent to Bullen Court is the cottage, previously used to provide rental income but would be equally suited to guest accommodation or for relatives. The property is well appointed and provides a living room with adjoining kitchen / breakfast room. Upstairs there are two double bedrooms and bathroom.OutsideBullen Court is set back from Goose Lane along a private driveway that sweeps past the main house and around to Stable Cottage where there is extensive parking and both a double and single garage. The property is nicely situated with plenty of privacy and a particularly attractive, mature well maintained garden surrounding the house. To the rear of the house is a most attractive walled garden with gravelled area and stone terrace, a level lawn and two greenhouses. To the west is another attractive area of garden with level lawn, some fine mature trees and decorative yew hedge plants. To the west of the property is the bulk of the land, opposite Stable Cottage is a further extensive area of lawn with enclosed all weather tennis court and beyond this lies an enclosed paddock of approximately 3.2 acres from which there is road access to the paddock from Paulls Lane. Adjacent to the paddock is a small area of woodland.Agents NoteBullen Court offers an excellent commercial opportunity, with both the main house and Stable Cottage having been refurbished, with this in mind.The location lends itself well to weekend breaks, with excellent road links and main line rail at Taunton and Crewkerne. The current owners have run both properties as holiday rentals, generating over £75000 in a 9 month period. Accounts are available, once an offer has been accepted.LocationBullen Court is close to the Broadway/Horton village boundary with Horton post office and The Five Dials Inn just a couple of hundred yards away. The Bell Inn, Broadway has also re-opened following refurbishment.For families there are two playgrounds, a pre-school and the very well respected Neroche Primary School in Broadway.The combined villages of Broadway and Horton have a great range of clubs and societies including a thriving cricket club.There is also a medical centre in Broadway.The pretty market town of Ilminster is about three miles and has a good range of local facilities.Further afield lies the county town of Taunton which has a further broad range of facilities including good communications with access to the M5 and a mainline railway line to London (Paddington under two hours).Secondary schooling found in the nearby towns of Crewkerne and Chard. Public Schools within easy reach include Chard School, Wellington School, Perrott Hill and the Sherborne & Taunton Schools.Square Footage: 5,661 sq ftAcreage:5.27 AcresDirectionsAt the Ilminster roundabout on the A303 take the exit signposted to Chard A358.Follow the road around to the left and turn right to go towards the village of Horton.Once in the village turn right just after the Five Dials Inn onto Goose Lane and just after the small bridge turn left into Bullen Court.Additional InfoCouncil Tax Band GMains electricity & water. Private drainage. Oil fired central heating.Please note that the working condition of any of the services or kitchen appliances have not been checked by the agents but at the time of taking particulars were informed they were all in working order.