CucklingtonWincanton, Somerset, BA9 9QW

A charming family home boasting a wealth of period features. Homers Farm is recorded as the oldest house in Cucklington, being built around 1500 of mellow local stone, under a thatched roof with fire boards. A quintessential Somerset farmhouse, this Grade II listed home was enlarged in the late 17th Century and has since been sympathetically renovated to an exacting standard, including the conversion of the stone piggery into a very pretty annexe/studio, with far-reaching views across the Blackmore Vale. The thatch was replaced in 2016.

The front door opens into a spacious reception hall, with a drawing room to one side, a snug to the other and a cloakroom off. The snug has a large woodburning stove. The drawing room is a triple aspect room, with the original flagstone floor and oak beams. The dining room is flooded with light, due to bi-fold French doors along one wall, opening out onto a terrace, beneath a rose and clematis adorned pergola. The kitchen, with a door onto a rear entrance area under a wisteria-clad pergola, is fitted with hand-made painted oak cabinetry under granite work surfaces.

It has an electric Everhot range cooker, a secondary oven and hob, integrated fridge/freezer and dishwasher. The adjoining breakfast room, with a second integrated freezer, opens through to a laundry/boot room with Belfast sink, plumbing for a washing machine and a stable door into the garden.

Upstairs, a galleried landing offers access to the dual-aspect principal bedroom, which has far-reaching countryside views and an en suite bathroom. There are three further bedrooms and a family bathroom. The second bedroom can also be accessed via an additional staircase directly from the snug.

There is also an attic which provides useful storage space.
The annexe/studio, formerly a piggery, is a particular feature of the property, created as it is with windows on all sides and a timber verandah to maximise the outstanding views. It comprises a studio/sitting room, with French doors onto the verandah, and a double bedroom with an en suite shower room.

Outside
The house is settled into the side of the valley and faces south-west. It is approached from the lane onto a large gravel driveway with parking for several cars.

The garden has been cleverly landscaped into a series of lawned terraces, supported by traditional stone walling and care has been taken to also create some level areas of garden adjacent to the main house. At the bottom of the garden is an orchard, bounded by a beech hedge and behind the annexe is a ‘working area' of garden, including a greenhouse (available by separate negotiation), raised vegetable beds, a cold-frame and a log store. There are also two storage sheds.

In all, the land extends to approximately 1 acre.

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