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"A beautiful holiday lodge situated in a sought after location within the Quantock Hills with grounds extending to 1.7 acres. Entrance hall, sitting room/kitchen, 2 bedrooms & bathroom. Ample parking, gardens and superb views. Please note that restrictions apply.

SITUATION Winters Lodge is set in an idyllic rural location, approached via a country lane, approximately 1 mile from the village centre. The sought after village of Spaxton is set on the lower slopes of the Quantock Hills, designated as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, providing a wonderful location for all country pursuits including a wide network of footpaths and bridleways. The village provides an array of local amenities including a post office, church, village inn, filling station, popular school and village hall. Taunton, the county town, is 8 miles distant and has a wide range of shopping and recreational facilities together with a mainline railway station. The market town of Bridgwater is 7 miles away with easy access to the M5 motorway (junction 24). Boating and fishing activities can be enjoyed at the nearby Durleigh and Hawkridge Reservoirs and golf courses can be found at Enmore and Taunton. Taunton also benefits from a choice of highly regarded independent schools, which are within easy reach, including Queens and Kings College and Taunton School. DESCRIPTION Winters Lodge offers an attractive, very spacious, detached, timber framed single-storey 2 bed lodge. The property is featured as a gold star property on the England Country Cottages website (reference EUA) with a virtual tour. Winters Lodge has under floor heating throughout via a very economical air source heat pump, dedicated access, a substantial timber clad outbuilding and grounds extending to 1.7 acres. ACCOMMODATION The front door leads into the Entrance Hall with doors to reception room, two bedrooms, bathroom and two storage cupboards, one housing the washing machine. The open plan Kitchen/ Sitting Room is the main feature of the house with its dramatic outlook across the lake and duck ponds. The kitchen is fitted with a range of cream shaker style wall and base units with a built in oven and microwave, integrated fridge freezer and dishwasher. Bedroom 1 is a double room with built in wardrobes and hatch to roof space. Bedroom 2 is a twin room with open views across the lake and a storage cupboard housing the controls for the under floor heating. The Bathroom is fitted with a suite comprising bath, wash hand basin, low level WC, bidet and separate shower. OUTSIDE The lodge is approached via a dedicated gravelled driveway. To the front of the lodge is a decked area with views across the lake and further duck ponds, together with a second patio by the edge of the lake. There is a substantial timber clad OUTBUILDING which has electricity. The grounds extend to 1.7 Acres. AGENTS NOTE Please note that this property has an 11 month occupancy restriction with one person being allowed to reside in the property for a maximum of 3 months at a time. SERVICES Mains water and electricity, private mini sewage treatment plant, broadband connection and satellite dish. DIRECTIONS From Taunton proceed out of town through the village of Kingston St Mary following the road through to the top of Buncombe Hill. Turn right at the top of the hill, signposted Enmore and Bridgwater. Continue along this road passing the Travellers Rest Inn on the left, taking the first turning left, signposted to Spaxton, follow the road turning right at the t-junction. Take the first right into Bush Lane and after approximately half a mile Winters Lodge can be found on the right hand side. VIEWINGS Strictly by appointment through the vendor's sole selling agents, Stags, Taunton Office, telephone 01823 256625 or email taunton@stags.co.uk. WEB FIND 55497 You may download, store and use the material for your own personal use and research. You may not republish, retransmit, redistribute or otherwise make the material available to any party or make the same available on any website, online service or bulletin board of your own or of any other party or make the same available in hard copy or in any other media without the website owner's express prior written consent. The website owner's copyright must remain on all reproductions of material taken from this website."