THIS beautifully renovated, detached cottage sits in the heart of Lydeard St Lawrence, a popular west Somerset village, just nine miles away from Taunton, while Bishops Lydeard is only three miles away.

The four-bedroom property, named Forge House, is a delightful family home which has been lovingly renovated and extended over the years, while retaining many of its original features and characteristics.

Inside, the large central hallway has a charming flagstone floor and leads to the main living areas. The sitting room is a lovely dual-aspect room with wooden floorboards and a feature inglenook fireplace housing a bread oven and wood-burning stove.

The lounge is a cosy space with a window overlooking the front garden, a fireplace with a wood-burning stove and wooden floors.

The kitchen/dining/family room is the true hub of the home and has been cleverly created using a timber frame extension with oak beams. The room benefits from a full-height ceiling with roof lights, and oak framed windows that stretch the full length of the room and overlook the courtyard, while French doors open to the rear garden.

The kitchen has been beautifully fitted with a range of hand-made, shaker-style units, white worksurfaces and integrated appliances. The ground floor is completed with a home office that was formerly the kitchen.

On the first floor, there are four bedrooms and a well-appointed family bathroom with a standalone claw-foot bath and a separate shower enclosure. The principal bedroom has a luxury ensuite bathroom with a clawfoot bath and separate shower.

Outside, at the front of the property, there is a pretty walled cottage garden where a mature wisteria takes pride of place on the façade of the house and garden wall. The garden is mainly laid to lawn with shrub and herbaceous borders planted with lavender, roses and verbena, to name but a few. At the back of the house, there is an enclosed and very private courtyard, which is a real suntrap and an ideal place for outdoor dining underneath the pergola.

From the courtyard, there is access to a double carport with space for two cars and there is a further parking area next to the lane.

SUMMARY:

Forge House, Lydeard St Lawrence, Taunton

Guide Price: £795,000

Agent: Stags

Agent’s Tel: 01823 256625