• Wealth of charm and character +
• Delightful location in the centre of the village +
• Beautifully proportioned reception rooms +
• Five bedrooms, four of which are doubles +
• Secluded south facing garden +
• Generous parking area and garage +
• EPC Rating = E +

Period house of great character in the heart of this sought after village.

Description

Bay House is a unique and charming character house, understood to have period origins as part of the adjoining Chantry House. The main house is thought to be Victorian, and was extended in the 1970’s. The house has most appealing elevations of red brick and colourwashed render under a tiled roof, enhanced by a variety of small paned and leaded windows including some fine sash windows on the south side. The house offers generous accommodation over two floors and features two light and beautifully proportioned reception rooms which overlook the garden. The house has the benefit of wood pellet fed biomass central heating, two Jetmaster fires, and an oil fired Aga in the kitchen.

The front door opens from a covered porch into the entrance hall, with quarry tiled floor. The elegant drawing room has a marble fire surround with inset Jetmaster fire, herringbone parquet flooring, and views over the garden through a pair of French doors that lead onto the terrace. A door opens into the similarly impressive dining room, also having a painted fire surround with Jetmaster fire, a feature coffered ceiling, fitted book shelving, and windows and a casement door overlooking the garden. The kitchen/breakfast room has a bay window and is fitted with a range of units, a sink, electric hob with cooker hood over and an oil fired Aga. Leading off is a scullery with a further sink, and plumbing for a dishwasher, and a walk in larder. Also on the ground floor is the utility/ boot room with a flagstone floor, the Grant biomass pellet fired boiler, plumbing for a washing machine, together with a WC and basin.

From the hall a staircase leads up to the landing with large walk in airing/ linen cupboard. The main suite includes a bright bedroom with double aspect windows, and an en suite bathroom/dressing room with freestanding bath, basin, WC, a fitted wardrobe, eaves storage and door to the airing cupboard. There are four further bedrooms, three doubles and a large single, together with the family bathroom.

Outside
A brick pillared and gated entrance opens into the shingle driveway and front garden which is walled to form a courtyard, and provides parking for several cars. There is a large brick Garage with a pair of timber doors, and a brick floor, and at the rear a garden store. The main area of the garden is at the rear and enjoys a southerly aspect, with a good size terrace running across the rear of the house perfect for summer entertaining. The garden is mainly laid to lawn with a variety of specimen trees including apple, pear and cherry and shrubs, and established hedging and brick walls providing seclusion. There is further area of garden to the front with a timber store housing the wood pellets for the central heating.