Beautiful four-bedroom, hilltop, stone cottage bursting with character and enhanced with modern comforts, with gardens, outbuildings, plenty of parking, and enjoying uninterrupted countryside views to The Mendips, also offers holiday let income potential.

The stone façade of Marina Cottage, adorned with colourful Virginia Creeper, has that nostalgic ‘chocolate box’ appeal which, combined with its exceptional location and breathtaking views, make it a delightful rural idyll. Originally a small two-up two-down cottage in the 1800s, it was completely renovated in the 1970s before being sympathetically extended in the 1980s to create a desirable open-plan kitchen/dining/living area downstairs and adding a fourth double bedroom upstairs. Later on the living space was opened up into the garden with the addition of a fabulous hardwood David Salisbury orangery. Beautiful flagstones run the length of the kitchen, complemented by modern fitted wall and base kitchen units with Belfast sink, an Aga, two integrated electric ovens, and dishwasher. There is a separate laundry and a utility for other appliances and storage. The kitchen runs seamlessly into a breakfast/dining area and into a comfortable seating area where there is a log burning stove and French doors to the orangery. Two further reception rooms provide space for a library/home office and a second sitting room/snug (also with log burning stove). With two staircases, the cottage provides versatile accommodation. From the main living space, a spiral staircase leads to three lovely double bedrooms with fabulous views and a contemporary shower room; whilst the other staircase leads from the second sitting room up to a bedroom suite, independent of the main house, and is currently a profitable holiday let business.

Outside

The cottage is surrounded by fields and approached via a quiet country lane which runs up from the village. The far-reaching views from the garden are exceptional, taking in the Mendip hills and Cheddar Gorge. This English cottage garden is thoughtfully landscaped providing seating areas to make the most of the views and the sunshine, and mature planting to provide colour and texture. A stone outbuilding in the garden has been converted into a kitchen for a catering business and could offer potential anyone wishing to work from home. There is also a separate workshop, greenhouse, and two gated driveways with plenty of off-road parking.

Somerset Council Tax Band E

Location
Located in the quiet hamlet of Upper Weare, the property is approximately 20 miles from Bristol and within easy reach of Burnham on Sea and Weston super Mare. Amenities in Weare include a First School within the popular Kings of Wessex catchment area, church, public house, garage and shop. More comprehensive local amenities can be found in nearby Axbridge or Cheddar. The layout of the medieval town of Axbridge has changed little over the centuries and visitors can wander the winding streets that remain at the heart of this charming place and soak up hundreds of years of history and enjoy refreshment at one of the town’s pubs or cafes. Cheddar, known for its cheese and The Gorge, also offers further amenities and a leisure centre with a swimming pool. The M5 motorway can be reached via junction 22 from Edithmead and Bristol International Airport is a 20 minute drive away along the A38.

Directions
Heading south on the A38, once you reach Lower Weare, look out for The Lamb Inn on the right-hand side, then take the next turning left into Notting Hill Way. Drive through the village and turn left opposite Weare First School. Follow the road past the church and up the hill. Pass Brinscombe Lane on your left and another lane on your right and the property is a little further down the lane on the right hand side.