Radford, Bath

A delightful Grade II listed detached cottage in a picturesque setting with a wealth of period features, a secluded riverside secret garden and a generous barn currently used as an outdoor entertaining space.

About the property:

Nestled in the centre of the pretty hamlet of Radford in the Cam Valley, Bridgefoot Lodge is a Grade II listed early 19th Century three bedroom property with beautiful arched windows featuring iron tracery and hand painted stained glass. A wealth of period features, open fireplaces and an oil-fired Aga add warmth and character to this delightful cottage which has been a family home for over 25 years, and a large barn offers an exciting space for outdoor entertaining. Generous gardens wrap around the cottage, and a converted piggery provides an additional reception room/guest space.

About the inside:

This late Georgian cottage offers two, well-proportioned reception rooms to the front with stunning arched windows featuring historic herringbone iron tracery and hand painted glass. Both have parquet flooring and feature fireplaces, one with a large woodburner. The traditional country kitchen runs across the back of the cottage with beautiful slate floors, hand built kitchen with a window seat and Belfast sink, large oil-fired Aga and walk-in larder. There is plenty of room for a dining table, and a glazed door leads out into the rear garden via an enclosed porch. To the side, the converted piggery provides an interesting reception room/studio which benefits from a cloakroom, and connects to the house with a glazed entrance hall.

Sitting between the two reception rooms the staircase leads up to three double bedrooms and the family bathroom. The largest bedroom to the front features beautiful hand painted walls, an open fireplace and painted floorboards. A door leads into an unusual open mezzanine space above the stairs, which in turn leads into a storage cupboard. The rear bedroom includes a shower room and built-in cupboards. The family bathroom overlooks the garden and features a freestanding roll top bath beside the window.

About the outside:

To one side, a driveway leads to a single garage. To the left of the property, a timber five bar gate provides vehicular access across a yard to additional private parking and into a private riverside lawn where an exciting range of wildlife can be observed. Wrapped around the cottage itself are several areas of garden providing an appealing array of interest. Gravelled seating areas, paved patios, and lawns and are divided into secluded garden rooms enjoying a range of mature trees and shrubs and colourful planting, with the rear garden benefitting from a large stone open sided barn.

The stone barn with a corrugated iron roof is currently divided into loose boxes with mezzanine hay loft above, with access to an office overlooking a paved yard with a gate leading into a grassed area. The other half of the barn is used as a wonderful, quirky entertaining space, with a raised floor and sheltered by established vines.

About the area:

The property is located in the hamlet of Radford which is rich in local heritage and with a wealth of footpaths and ancient byways. Close by is Radford Mill organic farm and the friendly village of Timsbury which offers a chemist, a doctors’ surgery, a number of shops, a primary school, ‘The Seven Stars’ pub, and renowned fish and chip shop ‘Our Plaice’. ‘The Pig’, the mellow country house hotel and restaurant is about 4 miles away and Babington House, part of the renowned Soho House chain, is 6 miles away. The centre of Bristol is 13 miles away and just over 7 miles to the centre of Bath with a mainline station direct to London Paddington. Bristol airport is only 14 miles and the M4 Junction 18 is approximately 17 miles away.

Useful Information:

Postcode: BA2 0QF
What Three Words: //deals.noticing.whimpered
Tenure: Freehold
Services: Oil fired Aga, private drainage
Local Authority: Bath and North East Somerset
Council Tax: Band: E