A Beautiful 5-Bedroom Georgian Country Retreat

Charlynch House occupies a peaceful rural location within the Quantock Hills, England’s first designated ‘Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty’. The property is situated on top of Charlynch hill overlooking Spaxton, which benefits from a village hall, local shop/post office, garage, primary school, parish church and lovely country pubs in the locality. 

Bridgwater is 4 miles away and the County town of Taunton is approximately 10 miles away and provides an extensive range of shopping, leisure and scholastic facilities. Bristol is an hour's drive northeast (Bath a further 20 minutes) and Exeter is also about an hour's drive south-west. London, via the M5 and M4, is about a 3-hour drive. 

Charlynch House is a stunning grade II Georgian property situated in an enviable location. The property sits within large mature gardens and offers a peaceful location with glorious views over the surrounding countryside. The house offers exceptional proportioned rooms with fine period features throughout. Attached to the property is a well presented, self-contained two-bedroom annexe.

An entrance portico covers the entrance door which leads into a superb entrance hall with a beautiful sweeping staircase with polished handrail and runner carpet, doors to the principal reception rooms, storage cupboard and a rear hall leading onto the kitchen.

The kitchen with windows to the rear provides a range of wall and base units, space for appliances and a built-in pantry cupboard. The kitchen leads into the study which benefits from a stone fireplace with inset wood burning stove and a door to outside, inner lobby providing access to the dining room and to a cloakroom with W/C and washbasin.

The Dining Room is a superb period room with a large walk-in bay window to the front offering excellent views over the surrounding countryside, exposed wooden floor and open fireplace.

The Drawing Room is another beautiful room with fine period features, this room also benefits from the same aspect and large bay window, exposed wooden floor and fireplace with Jetmaster fire.

The first floor provides access to bedroom one, a dual aspect room with windows to the front and side, there are fitted wardrobes. Bedroom two with a window to the front, a door leads to the en-suite bathroom which provides a bath with shower over, w/c, washbasin and window to side. There are a recently upgraded bathroom and shower room. The bathroom with window to rear provides a bath with shower over, W/C, vanity unit with inset basin and built-in linen cupboard. The shower room provides a large walk-in shower, W/C and washbasin.

On the second floor, Bedroom three and four have windows to the front. Bedroom four benefits from a dressing room and ensuite, providing a bath, W/C and washbasin. The fifth bedroom has a window to the rear.

The property also benefits from a single storey two bedroom annexe with its own facilities and entrance.

The property is approached via a listed stone pillared gateway with ornate cast-iron gates, this leads on to the sweeping driveway which in turn leads to a generous parking area. A pathway provides access onto a large expanse of lawn, formerly the location of a tennis court, this is bordered with mature trees and shrubs, there is also a summer house. Beyond the wall is the rear garden with a greenhouse, a vegetable garden, a fruit cage, apple and pear trees and the stables.