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Key information
Property description & features
- Tenure: Freehold
- Superb site with planning permission for farmhouse, courtyard of outbuildings including guest cottage and garage
- Rolling parkland with mature oak trees and a pond
- Outstanding far-reaching views across Somerset
- Alfred’s Tower overlooks the property and is a prominent and special back-drop.
- In all about 24 acres
Description
Hilcombe Farm is a superb site with planning consent for an attractive farmhouse and traditional style courtyard of outbuildings, with a staff/guest cottage and a separate garage. Outstanding, far-reaching views look west across Somerset’s rolling countryside. The farmyard at Hilcombe Farm included a derelict farmhouse and modern farm buildings. The planning consent allowed for the demolition of these properties, which has been undertaken by the owners.
The property is situated to the southeast of the Holland Estate and north of Kingsettle Hill, from which the land is accessed. King Alfred’s Tower overlooks the property and is a prominent and special back-drop.
The site of the proposed dwelling is set within 24 acres of rolling parkland with a number of beautiful, mature oak trees, together with a pond.
Lot 2’s Planning Application reference number: 20/01836/FUL.
Location
Hilcombe Farm is located within a highly desirable part of southeast Somerset, amidst beautiful rolling countryside, with good transport links and well renowned local attractions, on the edge of the Cranborne Chase Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).
The nearby villages of South Brewham & Hardway offer a selection of local amenities including two pubs, one of which was recently acquired by a Michelin-starred chef.
The nearby town of Bruton has many historical points of note, including its listing in the Domesday Book of 1086. In the last few years Bruton has become a destination thanks to an influx of art galleries, including the world-renowned Hauser and Wirth Gallery, unusual shops, and high quality restaurants and places to stay.
Nearby is the picturesque town of Castle Cary, which offers a weekly local produce market and the independent town of Frome with its weekly Farmer’s Market and a highly acclaimed monthly Artisan Market. The Newt, a country estate with magnificent woodlands, gardens and eateries, lies 7 miles from the property.
To the east of the property is Stourhead House and Garden and King Alfred’s Tower, a Grade I Listed folly commemorating the end of the Seven Years’ War, which is visible from the site.
Castle Cary railway station provides services to London Paddington and London Waterloo. The A303 (M3) links to London and the wider motorway network - the A36, M4 and M5 are all within easy reach. The historic city of Bath and fashionable city of Bristol are respectively 25 miles and 31 miles from the property.
The area is renowned for its excellent schools, which include primary and secondary state schools in Bruton and Frome. The well-regarded prep schools of Port Regis, Sandroyd, All Hallows and Hazlegrove are nearby, as are independent schools that include Sherborne, Kings Bruton, Bruton School for Girls, Bryanston, Milton Abbey, Millfield and Downside.
Acreage: 24 Acres
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