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" Highfield House is a substantial Victorian home situated on the southern fringes of the city approximately one and a half miles from the centre. This spacious home offers retained period features and well proportioned accommodation for the growing family. A further major feature is the good public transport links, popular schools in both the state and private sector very close by and a variety of amenities at Bear Flat.
Stone pillars lead to a front garden enclosed by tall evergreen hedging. This area provides plenty of parking, turning space and leads to the front entrance hall. Recently decorated the vestibule has impressive glazed doors opening into the reception hall with polished floor boards and corniced ceiling. This hall and central staircase is the pivot for the three reception rooms and the kitchen/breakfast room. The drawing room and dining room both benefit from tall corniced ceilings and large bay windows with a particular fine marble fireplace in the latter. The sitting room benefits from tall double doors opening out onto a veranda with steps down to the garden; a wonderful feature. The kitchen and breakfast room completes the accommodation on this floor and also overlooks the garden. There are five double bedrooms including three with super far reaching views and one of those benefits from a balcony to sit and enjoy that panoramic view, all five are served by two bathrooms. Back on the ground floor a staircase leads to the lower ground floor with direct access to the garden and comprising of a games room, utility room and store rooms.

Situation
The popular area of Bear Flat lies on the southern slopes of the city commanding pleasant views across the city. Bear Flat is popular for its handsome roads of Victorian and Edwardian family homes and its group of local shops including a delicatessen, small supermarket, antique shop, interior design shops and chemist. There is also a superb new restaurant called 'Menu Gordon Jones' who recently won The Good Food Guide South West Restaurant of the Year Award in 2014. There are a number of excellent schools nearby including nearby Beechen Cliff and Hayesfield, while in the private sector there is King Edwards School, Monkton Combe School and Prior Park College.
Bath itself offers an array of cultural and leisure amenities and is interspersed with parks and public areas. Bath has excellent communication links with the city of Bristol, and is approximately 11 miles from Junction 18 of the M4. There are train services from Bath Spa Station. (London Paddington is approximately 90 minutes).

Outside
The garden to the front of the house is enclosed by high hedges providing privacy and provides plenty of parking and turning space. There is a double detached garage to the side and mature shrubs, trees and planting providing a pleasant backdrop. The garden to the rear is also private and enclosed by walling and hedges. It is worth pointing out that large enclosed gardens are a rare commodity so close to the city centre and as well as the lawn, this garden also has a vegetable garden and fruit trees enclosed by box hedging plus well stocked flowerbeds, mature shrubs and specimen trees.

5 Bedrooms

3 Receptions

Kitchen/Breakfast Room

Basement including Games Room

Enclosed Garden, Parking and Garage

Popular Bear Flat Location



Additional Information
Services: All mains connected. Council Tax Band G. "