Farmhouse with Annexe, Chew Magna

A delightful five bedroom period detached farmhouse with a wealth of character features and spacious, comfortable rooms. The property enjoys a large garden with outbuildings, private gravelled drive and garages, and a separate annexe, creating potential for a rental income, all set in a secluded location on the outskirts of Chew Magna. No onward chain.

About the property:

With 17th Century origins, North Chew Farm is a character filled property with a wealth of period features including original arched stone doorways, flagstone floors and inglenook fireplaces. Now extended and fully modernised, it is a warm and inviting family home providing five bedrooms, four generous reception rooms and a 25'kitchen/dining room. Quirky features include the original well and a curved larder in what was once a stairwell. The sitting room opens onto a large rear garden and includes a useful stone outbuilding. The private gravelled drive gives access to a coach house with an open plan annexe on the first floor above two single garages, providing scope for a rental or holiday let income. Sold with the benefit of no onward chain.

About the inside:

A solid oak door opens into the entrance hall with flagstone floors, exposed stone walls and the original arched stone doorway. To one side is a useful boot room and cloakroom. Double oak doors open into the music room which in turn opens into the extended sitting room. Two sets of French doors lead out onto the terrace and garden beyond, while a large inglenook fireplace houses a woodburner. At one end is a well-proportioned study which overlooks the garden. The snug, or playroom, connects the study to the main hall, and benefits from elm floors and a woodburning stove set in the original fireplace. Across the hall the large kitchen/dining room is the real heart of the home and features an Aga within a fitted oak kitchen with granite worktops, and a huge stunning stone inglenook fireplace across the rear wall. A larder cupboard has been built into the original curving stairwell, and by the door into the utility room is the old well, covered by safety glass and a delightfully quirky feature.

Back into the hall, stone steps lead down to a cellar housing the boiler, and an oak staircase takes you up to a light filled landing with wide elm floorboards and exposed stone walls and to all five double bedrooms. The principal bedroom enjoys a vaulted dressing room and modern en-suite bathroom with jacuzzi bath and underfloor heating. A further bedroom has exposed A-frame beams and shares the family bathroom with two more double bedrooms. The final bedroom has an en-suite shower room.

About the outside:

A private gravelled drive provides parking for several vehicles. A gate leads into the rear garden, and stone steps lead to an oak framed porch sheltering the front door. A low stone wall borders an area of garden to the front, whilst the rear garden is surrounded by mature trees and hedges. An expansive lawn leads from the terrace with a beautiful magnolia tree in the centre. An open sided vaulted stone outbuilding is divided into two and offers scope for further uses.

About the Annexe/Outbuilding:

Although recently built, the stone fronted coach house looks like a barn conversion and provides light and spacious open-plan living on the first floor with a kitchen/living/sleeping area and bathroom. The ground floor entrance hall sits between two single garages, with a spiral staircase to the first floor, utility room and cloakroom.

About the area:

Chew Magna is renowned for its picturesque surroundings, vibrant community atmosphere, and convenient amenities, making it a coveted destination for homeowners seeking a quintessential village lifestyle. Residents of The High Street benefit from easy access to the village's amenities, including shops, cafes, pubs, and recreational facilities.

Chew Valley in the Mendips, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, has been named among The Sunday Times’ 2023 best places to live in the UK. The centre of the pretty village of Chew Magna is a 5-minute walk away along a bridle path. The village is only 10 miles away from Bristol, with its International Airport, mainline railway links and easy access to the M5 and M4 motorways. The UNESCO listed Roman City of Bath is to the east, about a 30-minute drive away. The nearby Mendips and Chew Valley Lake offer various outdoor pursuits such as fishing, sailing, riding, biking, and country walks. Chew Magna itself hosts excellent amenities including three popular pubs, pharmacy, coffee shop, deli, Co-Op, Post Office, flower and gift shop, hairdressers, and outstanding nearby schools.