High Street, Heytesbury

A wonderful Grade II Listed period home of tremendous character with spacious & versatile accommodation situated in the heart of a popular village in the lovely Wylye Valley.

Property

A fine Grade II Listed village home believed to date back to the 1700’s with later additions. Built of rendered elevations to the front and with a mix of stone, brick and rendered elevations to the rear under tiled roofs, the property was renovated and modernised about 25 years ago by the vendors with great care taken to preserve the period character features such as the fireplaces, flagstone floors, beams and shutters whilst still offering the opportunity for a new owner to make own mark.

From the High Street the double fronted exterior belies the extent of the spacious accommodation on offer including the four generous reception rooms which comprise of a lovely bright and airy drawing room with French windows to the garden, a library/sitting room with bookshelves, a study/family room and a farmhouse style dining room with a wooden dresser and an inglenook fireplace with a Douvre multi fuel stove. The well fitted and equipped kitchen has stairs leading up to a gallery and the first floor whilst beyond is a walk-in larder, cloakroom and laundry room. Accessed from the entrance hall is a large cellar with split stairs leading up to a galleried landing/work area, five double bedrooms including a master that has a bath/shower room and there is also a family bathroom.

Outside

The Southerly facing walled garden is a delight with a pleasant area of lawn, ornamental shrubs and trees with a stone paved terrace at the back of the house leading to rose and clematis covered wooden framed pergola and a covered side passage to the front of the house. The open fronted garden room/workshop and adjoining storeroom housing the oil storage tank have Listed planning consent (W/11/00641/LBC) to be converted into an annexe. A wrought iron gate gives access to a small vegetable plot and beyond to a garage and an area of parking off Mill Street.

Situation

The pretty riverside and highly sought after village of Heytesbury is situated in the glorious Wylye Valley within an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and is famous for its fly fishing and delightful scenery. Heytesbury has a post office/shop, primary school, cricket and football clubs and two inns including the renowned dining pub; The Angel. Close by is the historic Grade II* Listed Georgian country house of Heytesbury Park built in 1782 but with Tudor origins, the home for many years of the famous Great War poet Siegfried Sassoon. There is a small supermarket, petrol station and surgery in the nearby village of Codford whilst Warminster has a choice of supermarkets including Waitrose, shops, health and leisure facilities and a railway station with services to London (Waterloo), Bath, Bristol and Southampton.

Heytesbury is in a lovely but not isolated setting just off the A36 giving convenient access to the medieval cathedral city of Salisbury and Roman city of Bath with the A303 close by for London, the West Country and the motorway network. The nearest regional airports are at Bournemouth and Bristol. Heytesbury is an excellent base for several highly respected schools in both the state and private sectors and is surrounded by lovely undulating countryside ideal for a variety of rural pursuits including walking, riding, field sports and cycling as well as sailing at Shearwater. Racing is at Salisbury, Bath and Wincanton, rugby union at Bath with golf at Tollard Royal, Warminster and Salisbury. There are several famous visitor attractions in the area such as the National Trust gardens at Stourhead, the stately home and safari park at Longleat and the World Heritage prehistoric site at Stonehenge.

EPC Energy Efficiency Rating

As a Listed property, an Energy Performance Certificate is not required under the current regulations.