7 bed detached house for sale Church Road, Tormarton GL9

Luxury and eleganceFully renovated by the current owners and designed to offer comfortable, luxurious accommodation with a real emphasis on first class family life, both inside and out.HeritageTormarton Court has origins going back to the 16th Century with further alterations having taken place during both the 17th and 18th Centuries. The external structure of the house is largely based on the remodelling that took place in 1812 for Lord William Somerset, a son of the Duke of Beaufort at nearby Badminton House and Rector at St Mary Magdalen Church, which stands opposite the house. The ownership passed from the Badminton estate to the Church Commissioners who in turn sold it to the first Lord Altrincham, Edward Grigg who renamed the house Tormarton Court. His son John Grigg has become more of a household name recently owing to his central role in series two of Netflix's The Crown. In 1996 the current owners bought the house from the Grigg family and completed a major restoration of the estate.OutsideThis private paradise captures every season and mood. From long framed views to luscious lawns and well planned and maintained foliage, the grounds are a triumph. The repurposed walled garden now offers a hidden utopia with a heated swimming pool surrounded by immaculately clipped yew hedges, lined by allium stocked beds and espaliered fruit trees. The wonderful parkland style paddocks have a plethora of mature specimen trees and a meandering woodland walk – perfect for children and adults to explore.SituationForming part of South Gloucestershire’s rural idyll, rolling countryside is interspersed with attractive market towns, villages and hamlets, whilst also having excellent communication links to larger towns and cities. Tormarton is a historic village largely surrounded by Badminton estate land.Bath 11.4 milesBristol 14 milesLondon Paddington to Chippenham by train (approx. 1hr 10 mins)London Heathrow 90.6 milesBristol Airport 22 milesTormarton has easy access to excellent private and state schools in Bath, Bristol and Chippenham. The village has school bus services.Additional InformationCouncil : South Gloucestershire CouncilCouncil tax band HServices: Mains water, electricity, oil fired central heating and private drainage.