Detached house for sale in Whatley, Frome BA11

An exciting opportunity to modernise a 4/5 bedroom detached property with a large garden and views across rolling countryside on the outskirts of Frome

About the property:

Ponderosa is an exciting opportunity to take on a well proportioned dormer bungalow with stunning countryside views, double garage and workshop and large gardens. The property offers generous living accommodation and will make a superb rural family home, yet within easy reach of the market town of Frome.

About the inside:

The accommodation comprises a large kitchen/breakfast room, sun room, living room, two further reception rooms which could be used as bedrooms, ground floor bathroom, utility room. Upstairs there are three bedrooms and a useful cloakroom.

The property is entered through a large entrance porch with plenty of room for boots and coats. This opens into a generous hallway with stairs to the first floor. The fully fitted oak kitchen has large windows flooding the room with light, and offers space for a breakfast table. The kitchen leads into the sun room, currently used as the dining room, which has a large window and door onto the terrace and a door into the utility room. Glazed doors lead into the light filled living room which has an open fire. Two further reception rooms - a study and a formal dining room, could be used as bedrooms. A bathroom with a corner bath with shower over completes the ground floor accommodation. Upstairs there are three further bedrooms, one of which has a shower cubicle, and all with stunning views across open countryside towards Nunney; and also a useful cloakroom.

About the outside:
The long driveway sweeps up alongside a lawn scattered with mature shrubs and trees and bordered by low stone walling, towards the double garage with workshop space, and parking for several vehicles. The side and rear of the property offers a large paved terrace with attractively landscaped pond, greenhouse, former vegetable garden and stunning views across the fields.

About the area:
Whatley is a small village a couple of miles from the market town of Frome. The nearby villages of Mells and Nunney offer local schools, convenience stores, pubs, cafes and churches, while Frome enjoys a wide range of independent shops, boutiques and restaurants and a direct rail link to London. Babington House is an 8 minute drive away, and good independent schools can be found in nearby Bruton, Warminster, Bath, and Downside.<br /><br />