Location

Shurton Court is situated in the hamlet of Shurton where there is an award winning pub (just 4 minutes walk from the property) and the popular conservation village of Stogursey is easily accessible and offers a parish church, a primary school and a moated castle.

Shurton is situated in the Quantock Foothills, designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and the North Somerset coastline is close by. The town of Bridgwater offers a good range of shops and facilities, with access to Junctions 23 and 24 of the M5 Motorway.

Taunton, the County Town of Somerset, provides a comprehensive range of recreational, scholastic and shopping facilities as well as a main line railway station and M5 Motorway interchange.

Description

Shurton Court is an elegant Grade II listed, link-detached, family home with a wonderfully symmetrical Georgian façade. The striking front door opens into a generous welcoming hallway with grand proportions. To the right is the formal dining room with wonderful wooden floor boards, feature fireplace, decorative ceiling and two sash windows to the front aspect enjoying views over the garden.

To the left of the hallway is the drawing room, again enjoying fine proportions and a pretty outlook to the front. There is an impressive fireplace with wood burning stove inset. The kitchen/breakfast room can be accessed by the hallway or drawing room and enjoys a good range of wall, base and drawer units and a superb range cooker. There is ample space for a large kitchen table and there is a lovely outlook over the walled kitchen garden. Double doors open up into the garden room with views over the vegetable garden.

Further accommodation on the ground floor includes a useful utility room and WC, from here there is a door down to the cellar which provides a perfect place for storage.

The striking staircase leads to the first floor with the half landing benefiting from a WC. On the first floor there are three double bedrooms (one with an en suite) and a family bathroom. Historically, one of the first floor bedrooms has been used as a further reception room. All the bedrooms enjoy pleasant views over the gardens and neighbouring countryside. Further stairs lead to the second floor where there are five further bedrooms and a shower room.

Electric gates give access to the graveled driveway and further to the front of the house where there is a turning circle with central fountain. Immediately to the front of the house is large expanses of level lawn with an mature borders, trees and shrubs.

The gardens enjoy a wonderful southernly aspect and are fully enclosed, with a variety of seating areas. Adjoining the garden room and the west of the house there is an enclosed kitchen garden, currently used as a secure walled children's play area and includes expanses of lawn with garden shed and raised beds. To the east of the house there is a useful timber framed garage/store.

Directions

From Junction 24 of the M5, take the A38 signposted Bridgwater/Minehead. After 0.2 miles take the A39 Cannington bypass proceeding through the village of Cannington turning right at the war memorial where signposted Combwich. Continue along this road for some distance passing the turning for Combwich until you reach the left hand turn signposted Shurton. Continue to Shurton for 0.8 miles until the left hand turn into Shurton Lane where Shurton Court is the first property on the left hand side.

Quantock Hills about 4 miles, M5 about 12 miles, Taunton about 15 miles.