East Lambrook, South Petherton, Somerset TA13, 5 bedroom detached house for sale

Savills - Wimborne

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£1,950,000

East Lambrook, South Petherton, Somerset TA13, 5 bedroom detached house for sale

Price:

£1,950,000

Location:

Lopen, Somerset

Description:

Fine listed Grade II Manor House and converted Malthouse with important listed Grade I gardens. Description East Lambrook Manor is a fine, handsome Listed Grade II Somerset Hall house with mainly hamstone and brick elevations under a tiled roof. Probably dating to the 15th century with later alterations and additions in the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, the accommodation is spacious and arranged over two floors. On the ground floor are three characterful reception rooms with fireplaces, exposed ceiling timbers, a fine plank and muntin screen, timber panelling and stone floors. Also on the ground floor is a well fitted kitchen with lovely old hamstone fireplace and Aga, a breakfast room, utility room, reception hall and office. On the first floor are five bedrooms, a charming principal bedroom with part vaulted ceiling and stone fireplace, bedroom two with fireplace, three further bedrooms, two bathrooms and one shower room. Outside The delightful and diversely planted cottage garden at East Lambrook Manor is justifiably listed Grade I owing to its association with the renowned plantswoman and gardening writer Margery Fish (see historical note). The gardens, which are open to the public for nine months a year, were designed to provide year-round interest and are laid out as a series of carefully considered garden rooms. Principal areas include: The Terraces, a series of island beds designed to look good from all sides; The Silver Garden, home to silver-leaved plants of contrasting texture and shape; The White Garden, with its magnificent magnolia and davidia (handkerchief tree) covered in white bracts in May; The Lido, with white flowering wisteria and moisture-loving plants; The Ditch, whose banks are lined with snowdrops in February; The Woodland Garden, with multi-stemmed Himalayan birches and an understorey of shade loving plants including hellebores. There are many climbing and shrub roses and also several areas of lawn with mature. Still available at ListedBuy!

Posted:

February 20 on ListedBuy