A beautiful two bedroom period cottage located in the heart of Montacute, one of Somerset’s finest villages. Featuring characterful and well-presented accommodation, off road parking, garage, large garden and a studio.


Poachers Pocket is a delightful period cottage which dates back several hundred years and is constructed of beautiful local Hamstone. This lovely spacious home offers well presented accommodation throughout together with plenty of charm and character.

A traditional wooden door opens into the entrance hall, from which stairs rise to the first floor and a door to the right hand side leads into the ground floor accommodation.

The reception rooms both offer lovely period features and solid wood flooring which extends from the entrance hall along with dual aspect windows which provide plenty of natural light.

The sitting room is a well proportioned, yet cosy room featuring a beamed ceiling and Hamstone fireplace with gas fire inset (having the potential to install a wood burner). Between the two rooms an under stairs cupboard provides useful storage whilst the dining room provides a generous and welcoming space for family dining or entertaining.

From the rear of the dining room a door opens into the kitchen which comprises a range of fitted wall and base units with space for a freestanding cooker and fridge freezer. At the back of the kitchen there is space and plumbing for further white goods along with a door opening into the garden.

Stairs rise to the first floor landing which features exposed wooden floorboards and a rear aspect window overlooking the garden.

The naturally light master bedroom is situated at the front of the property offering a generously sized room with plenty of built in storage including a fitted cupboard and freestanding wardrobe.

The second bedroom is further good sized double bedroom also situated at the front of the cottage and benefitting from a built in cupboard. The bedroom also has access to a larger storage room, used as craft/hobby room by the present owners which has a flying freehold over the neighbouring property.

At the rear of the property is the study, an ideal space in which to work from home with a window overlooking the garden.

Completing the accommodation is the large family bathroom which has been tastefully decorated to suit the age of the property with exposed wooden floorboards continued from the landing. The bathroom comprises a bath with mixer taps and shower attachment, separate shower enclosure, wash hand basin, WC along with two heated towels rail and an airing cupboard which houses the gas fired boiler.

SERVICES & OUTGOINGS
We understand that all mains services are connected to the property. Gas fired central heating.

South Somerset District Council—Band C.

The property is situated close to the heart of the popular village of Montacute, home of the National Trust owned Montacute House. The village itself justifiably lies within a conservation area and benefits from amenities including a shop, post office, fuel station, pub and hotel, church and village hall. The commercial centre of Yeovil is just 4 miles away with a wider range of shopping and leisure facilities on offer. Transport links are good with the A303 trunk road just 2 miles distant and train stations within Yeovil offering regular rail services to London (Waterloo), Exeter and Bristol.

Poachers Pocket is located at the end of a terrace of cottages with the front door set back within a Hamstone porch.

The main garden is situated behind the property, set back from the immediate rear of the cottage and accessed via a pathway leading from an initial outdoor space by the back door.

The garden is mostly laid to lawn with a variety of mature plants and shrubs, a relatively open aspect allows plenty of sunlight to move through the garden during the day. A raised decked area provides an excellent spot for alfresco dining/entertaining whilst the addition of a fully insulated and double glazed, wooden clad studio with power and light connected offers flexibility for home working or artistic endeavours. There is also a useful stone built store which is connected with both power and light.

Along the side of the garden is a brick paved pathway bordered by a low level hedge separating it from the main lawn, this leads to the parking at the rear of the garden but also provides the neighbouring property with a right of access into their garden from Back Lane.

A particular feature of the property is the off road parking and large garage which is accessed from nearby Back Lane offering space for two vehicles.