7 bed detached house for sale

Wimborough Lane, Hardington Mandeville, Yeovil, Somerset BA22

Hardington House is a magnificent Georgian house, set in a picturesque position on the edge of the village of Hardington Mandeville, overlooking the beautiful rural landscapes of Somerset. The property features handsome, white rendered elevations and tall sash windows, while inside there is more than 8,000 square feet of beautifully appointed accommodation.

The ground floor offers four splendid reception rooms, each with either south or west facing aspects and views across the delightful gardens. These include the generous dual-aspect drawing room, spacious formal dining room, private study and a light, airy garden room with four sets of French doors, a vaulted ceiling with timber eaves and an exposed stone wall. The ground floor also has a large family kitchen with a four-oven Aga, central island and French doors opening to a balustraded terrace, together with a smaller secondary kitchen, walk-in pantry and utility room. The large cellar provides useful additional space for storage and appliances.

Upstairs, the first floor landing, with a skylight overhead, leads to four well-presented double bedrooms, together with a self-contained one-bedroom apartment, ideal for guests or extended family. Three bedrooms are en suite, including the luxury principal bedroom with its semi-open en suite bathroom and shower room, while a further bedroom has Jack-and-Jill access to the well-proportioned family bathroom. The apartment comprises a bedroom and bathroom, sitting room and fully fitted kitchen. Stairs continue to the second floor, where there are two
additional bedrooms and a further bathroom.

Outside, a long driveway leads through rolling parkland-style grounds to a gravel parking area in front of the house, with further parking to the side and access to several outbuildings. The six acres of gardens and grounds extend around three sides of the house, with a high stone boundary to the fourth providing privacy. The grounds include sunny terraces, sweeping lawns and meadows with far-reaching views, an arboretum containing more than 400 trees, a meandering stream and two tranquil wildlife ponds.

Hardington House is set within the sought?after village of Hardington Mandeville, surrounded by rolling Somerset countryside close to the Dorset border and just four miles southwest of Yeovil. The village offers a welcoming community with a traditional pub, village hall, Norman?towered parish church and recreation ground, while the nearby A30 provides convenient local connections. The market town of Crewkerne, around six miles to the southwest, offers a wide range of everyday amenities including shops, a supermarket, medical practice and leisure centre, together with independent schooling at Perrott Hill School. Further independent schools in the area include Leweston School near Sherborne and Hazlegrove Prep School at Sparkford. Yeovil, four miles to the northeast, provides comprehensive shopping, leisure and cultural facilities.

The A303 is within easy reach, offering excellent road links towards London and the Southwest, while Yeovil Junction provides mainline rail services to London Waterloo and Exeter.