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"The epitome of country living at it s finest, brought to the market for the first time in over 40 years, this five bedroom detached home is situated within over 7 acres of grounds at the foothills of the Mendip Hills. Offering privacy and seclusion in abundance the property still remains conveniently situated for both local and regional amenities including Bristol airport and the city of Bristol.



In brief the ground floor accommodation comprises spacious entrance hall, sitting room, drawing room, dining room, kitchen, utility and shower room. Every room has a different story to tell with the views afforded and that is most noticeable in the beautifully proportioned drawing room with a triple aspect to the South, West and North all of which encompasses your exceptional gardens and grounds. A feature woodburning stove, inset upon a slate hearth creates a cosy feel to the room for those colder winter months. The dining room provides a rustic charm with exposed solid wood beams, skirting and architraves, providing a wonderful entertaining space. The kitchen has been well stocked with a range of wall, drawer and base shaker style units, marble effects work tops and tiled splash backs. Further benefits include a oil fired AGA, whilst additional space is available for freestanding white goods in both the kitchen and adjoining utility room, with access into the gardens provided via the latter. Completing the ground floor is a contemporary shower room, with vanity unit and wash hand basin inset, shower cubicle and WC. Complimentary tiling has been applied throughout.

On the first floor a split level landing provides access to all five bedrooms the family bathroom and en suite. All five bedrooms are comfortable double rooms in size, with the principle bedroom being of particularly impressive proportions. Adjoining bedroom one is a contemporary en suite fitted with panelled bath, shower over, bidet, WC and wash hand basin. The remaining four bedrooms all enjoy good levels of integrated wardrobe space, whilst three benefit further from wash hand basins integrated. The family bathroom incorporates panelled bath with shower over, WC, bidet and pedestal sink.

Churchill is a highly sought after village providing a good level of local amenities including a convenience store Touts , hairdressers, doctor s surgery and recreation facilities. The nearby village of Winscombe offers a good range of amenities and includes a supermarket, newsagents, butchers, post office, library and public house. There are excellent schools both primary and secondary, Churchill, Sandford and Shipham in proximity for the former and the Kings of Wessex at Cheddar for the latter. There is also excellent independent schooling at Sidcot, which includes a nursery, junior and senior school. Wells Cathedral School and Millfield are also easily accessible. There are good road links to Bristol City Centre and the M5 with rail services to the wider country available from Yatton or Backwell. For overseas travel Bristol Airport is 6 miles distance with flights to many European destinations. Fantastic walking can be found only a stones throw from your doorstep in almost every direction.

The breathtaking beauty and surroundings of this property have to be viewed in person to truly be appreciated. Dolebury House is accessed via Jews Lane. Having turned the S bend in the lane, you will come onto the Vendor s private property leading to a five bar gate and a sweeping tree lined driveway, rising alongside the house and to the rear where we find a range of outbuildings including quadruple garage workshop. The garage can be accessed via a mixture of manual and electric roller doors, with the space providing exceptional potential for multi generational annex accommodation subject to gaining any relevant consents . Ample space is provided into the roof for additional storage where necessary. Further outbuildings include workshop with outside tap and a woodstore behind, block built garden shed. The grounds have been separated into a variety of different uses, adding to the impressively versatile nature of the home. immediately surrounding the property are formal gardens, predominately laid to lawn with an array of well stocked floral borders just brimming with colour and foliage, framing the property in the most idyllic of ways. A Colonial style veranda abuts the front of the home, with steps leading down onto a level lawn and ornamental pond. The vendors have currently arranged an outside seating area in this spot from which you can sit back and take in all of the beauty that surrounds you with a glass of your favourite tipple. A further more formal seating area is also provided in the East which has been laid to shingle with feature natural stone wall wrapping around. From here a five barred gate opens into an orchard stocked with various fruit trees. The bottom of this is full of colour with bulbs in the Spring and sheep currently graze the grass in the summer. There is a large productive vegetable garden with soft fruit bushes and a greenhouse. Access to the orchard is available from the property s private track to the north and from the main driveway. To the south of the orchard is a gentle sloping field of just over 3 acres and 0.75 acres of woodland. This offers equine potential or amenity use. It is in the Mendip Hills AONB and you would be hard pushed to find a more tranquil and secluded spot. There is also a paddock to the north of the private east west track of approximately 1 4 acre which has planning permission for a domestic swimming pool."