OAKHILL HOUSE
SOMERSET
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Oakhill House is 15 miles south of Bath (30 minute drive), in a picturesque Somerset village. Castle Cary station is 8 miles south, just a 15 minute drive. The village of Oakhill is just 3 miles from the Glastonbury festival site.
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Oakhill House (c.1830) is an impressive early Victorian terraced property, wide-fronted and with wonderful period features - high ceilings, original dados and parquet flooring.
To the rear there is a large traditionally planted garden with beautiful landscape views, and adjacent to the garden is the local Oakhill village church (c.1875) and churchyard.
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Dating to the mid-1800s and defined by a wealth of quintessentially Victorian features, it has been sympathetically and imaginatively refurbished and now offers luxurious accommodation laid out over three floors.
The front door opens beneath a classical Victorian latticed canopy that embellishes the front, South facing façade of the house. A fine entrance hall is defined by a beautiful tessellated tiled floor and an elegant staircase that climbs to the first floor. The two primary reception rooms are elegantly furnished, and feature ceilings framed with traditional cornicing, original period fireplaces and beautiful bay windows that afford pretty views to the front lavender garden and allow natural light to pour in. Original parquet floors and fine bespoke built-in cabinetry lend these rooms real character. The main hall opens to an inner hall via an internal doorway with access to a cloakroom, a conservatory and a third reception room, a cosy family sung replete with an original flagstone floor and a wood burning stove set into a beautiful fireplace. The corridor finally opens to a luxurious kitchen with every conceivable amenity. Bespoke cabinetry and shaker styled kitchen units sit beneath beautiful granite worktops that incorporate a double Belfast sink. A 4-oven Gas Aga warms the room and is perfectly positioned in the chimney breast. With an impressive limestone floor underfoot, ample space for a kitchen table and chairs and French doors that open directly to the terrace outside, this is very much the beating heart of the house. A well-equipped utility room comes with all the usual appliances and is positioned just off the kitchen.
A fine staircase rises from the hall to a magnificent landing area with access to a primary bedroom suite, two further bedrooms, a family shower room, and a study. A secondary staircase climbs to the top floor with two further bedrooms, a shower room and a sixth bedroom currently used as a home cinema room. All these rooms are beautifully furnished and variously come with original fireplaces, beautiful timber floors and fabulous picture windows. Set amidst the eaves, the rooms on the top floor exude their own charm and individual character. The bathrooms are no less impressive and feature a Victorian stand-alone claw foot bathtub, heated chrome towel rails, oversized showers, natural stone floors and premium fixtures and fittings.
This is an impressive family house that has retained much of its original character and charm – with imaginative interior design and thoroughly modern features, the air is one of understated luxury throughout.
The house is approached via a pretty boxhedge pathway that runs through the front garden. The picturesque gardens to the rear of the house are well established and mostly laid to lawns that extend to the boundary walls.The garden has an abundance of well maintained flower beds and is a gardeners dream. A pretty terrace is accessed via doors from the kitchen and mirrors a second, seasoned stone terrace adjacent to the main lawn. Further afield is a perfect BBQ area with garden furniture set beneath a charming timber frame, whilst raised beds close to the boundary offer the opportunity for home grown produce. The landscape is variously embellished with a variety of mature evergreen trees and roses light up the North façade of the house. This stunning garden also boasts as sophisticated outdoor lighting scheme highlighting the lawn and patio areas.
