Midford Road Midford, Bath
£650,000

Description

A very unique proposition here with a former gatekeepers lodge on the beautiful Midford Castle estate. A Grade II listed building with crenellated parapet and offering flexible living accommodation with a separate annex with holiday let potential. All this set on a 0.8 acre plot on the estate with glorious far reaching rural views. Easy access to local amenities and the city centre is just 3 miles distant. The property will suit a variety of buyers with investors looking at holiday let investment or those looking for a rural pied-a-terre with easy access to the city centre. Alternatively those just looking for a very unique rural setting home on what is a beautiful estate.

Tower Lodge

You approach the estate via a lane from Midford Road and are welcomed by a grand crenellated parapet archway. The wrought iron gates open up and you proceed down the lane and turn left onto the property driveway with parking for numerous vehicles. You can enter the property into the sitting room or kitchen. Once inside the kitchen is fitted with modern wall and floor units with worktop, inset sink, electric oven and hob with extractor and fridge. A small hallway leads to the bathroom from here. The bathroom is fitted with bath, washbasin and WC. A door leads you into the dining room with tile flooring throughout and feature fireplace with log burner stove. Six steps rise up to the sitting room with solid wooden flooring throughout, door to the front aspect and further stairs to the first floor.

At the top of the stairs to the first floor you arrive in bedroom one which is a very good size and light double room with dual aspect windows and built-in wardrobe. A door leads to bedroom two with steps down into this room. Another very good size double room with triple aspect windows and built-in storage cupboards. Presently you have to go through one bedroom to get to the other but there is the possibility of creating a corridor for more privacy.

Annex

The annex is a further detached building currently utilised as a garage on the ground floor with accommodation to the first floor accessed via external steps. This accommodation has previously been successfully used as a holiday let and the building offers potential to further develop this offering, if required. To the first floor you find a very good size room with wooden flooring, dual aspect windows and with a shower room with WC to the rear. A balcony area provides beautiful far reaching views across the valley. The garage space offers further accommodation potential and the stairs could always been rebuilt internally.

Externally

The property sits on approx. 0.8 acre plot with the gardens encircling the properties. There is a small outbuilding which is used as a utility room with space and plumbing for washing machine, dryer and freezer. It has a lower level accessed from the rear which can be used for storage alongside a large wood store. From here you have access to the separate annex and the extensive lawned garden area leads you down to a small vegetable planting area. As you walk past this area you enter into a woodland coppice which is a haven for wildlife. There is a sweeping drive from the lane into the property which provides parking for numerous vehicles.

Location

Midford is a quaint Cotswold village approximately 3 miles (5 km) miles south east of Bath. The Cam and Wellow Brooks merge in Midford to form the Midford Brook, which then flows down to join the River Avon close to the village of Monkton Combe. On the hillside above Midford is Midford Castle a late 18th-century folly castle built in the shape of the ace of clubs. The castle was built in 1775 by Henry Disney Roebuck and provides a regal sight in such wonderful woodland surroundings. To the west of the village is upper Midford. Here in 1995 plans were made to create a new plantation to be known as Millennium wood. In 2000, land between Midford, Southstoke, and Combe Hay was prepared and planted with a variety of native trees and shrubs.

This is open to the public all year round and is crossed by several public footpaths. The site overlooks the Cam brook and the restored remains of the Somerset Coal Canal as well as the 40 ft high viaduct built in 1908 that carried the Somerset & Dorset Railway line across the valley To the east of Midford village along the restored canal bed and towpath is Packhorse bridge, now closed to foot traffic but still intact. Further along the towpath is the fully restored Midford Aqueduct. It was the most substantial single structure built during the late 18th century Somerset Coal Canal project and was officially opened in 1803 Midford is one of the starting points for a project by Sustrans (sustainable transport) organisation to link with an existing cycle route to the City of Bath via the Two Tunnels Greenway.

The project has re-opened the old Devonshire and Combe Down railway tunnels to make the 'Two Tunnels' link. This provides a unique way of travelling to Bath either by foot or bicycle and is just a one minute walk from the house. There is one public house in the village; the Hope and Anchor which is on the main road leading into the village, adjacent to the railway bridge and cycle path route. A short countryside walk away also brings you to the community run Packhorse Pub in nearby South Stoke village. During the week and on Saturday there is a regular bus service which takes you into Bath in approximately 25 minutes. There is also a limited service on a Sunday. Whilst there are no amenities locally Midford is only a 1 mile drive from Combe Down with its abundance of local schools, shops and supermarkets.

Midford Castle

Midford Castle is a folly castle in the village of Midford, and the parish of Southstoke 3 miles south of Bath city centre. The castle was built in 1775 for Henry Disney Roebuck from designs by John Carter in the shape of the "clubs" symbol used in playing cards. It has been suggested, originally in a magazine article in 1899, that he asked for the clubs design to represent an ace of clubs because he had obtained the money for the castle from gambling on a card game, but this is unlikely, as the porch which creates the "stem" of the symbol was added later. It is more likely that the layout was taken from an article which had been published in Builder's Magazine in 1774. The house has a sub triangular or trefoil plan formed by 3 semi-circular towers conjoined in a gothic style. It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building.

In July 2007, the castle was sold to actor Nicolas Cage for £5 million. Cage sold the castle in 2009 to Scott Adams, founder of Nutrisport. The castle was then restored and converted into its current form as both the Adams family home, and a boutique hotel. The castle is listed Grade I on the National Heritage List for England. The castle grounds also include the Grade II listed archway with lodge and screen wall, a pair of gate piers and gates, and the Grade II* listed group of the stables, old chapel, walls enclosing the stable yard, coach house and greenhouse.

'Midford Castle, a stunning private estate situated in the Midford Valley, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty near the UNESCO World Heritage City of Bath in Somerset. Owned and beautifully restored by Scott Adams, the founder of Nutrisport, you can now stay at one of the unique holiday lets on the Castle grounds. From our party favourite holiday let The Castle Vaults to the cosy and welcoming pair The Chapel and The Stables, there’s simply nowhere quite like this to stay in Bath.'

Tenure

Freehold

Listing

Grade II

Services

Mains gas, electric, water and drainage.

EPC Rating

Band - G (expired) Ordered.

Council Tax

Band - E

Viewings

This property is marketed by TYNINGS Ltd as a sole agent and viewings are strictly by appointment only. All viewings are accompanied and by prior arrangement.

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