SITUATION The Laurels is situated in the charming village of Long Load, ideally positioned between Long Sutton and Martock. Long Sutton offers a wealth of local amenities including a historic church, hotel and restaurant, and a well-regarded golf course. Martock provides an excellent range of everyday facilities including shops, services, and schooling. The larger market towns of Langport and Somerton are both within approximately 5 miles, while Yeovil is just 8.5 miles away, offering a comprehensive selection of shopping, leisure, and educational facilities. Yeovil also benefits from a mainline railway station, providing convenient connections to Exeter and London Waterloo.
DESCRIPTION The Laurels centres around an extended four-bedroom detached stone cottage, constructed in part from attractive hamstone and blue lias beneath a tiled roof. The property benefits from all mains services, together with gas-fired central heating and uPVC double-glazed windows throughout.
In recent years, the cottage has been thoughtfully extended to create a superb family room, with a principal bedroom suite above complete with en suite facilities. Both of these rooms enjoy far-reaching, uninterrupted views over the surrounding countryside.
The accommodation is well-proportioned and highly versatile. The ground floor comprises three reception rooms, a kitchen and utility/shower room. On the first floor, there are four bedrooms, including the principal bedroom with en suite, along with a well-appointed family shower room.
Outside, the property is approached via an in-and-out driveway providing ample parking. There is also a workshop with an adjoining studio, offering excellent potential for a variety of uses. To the rear, the delightful gardens provide a perfect setting for outdoor enjoyment, complemented by an insulated home officeideal for modern working requirements.
ACCOMMODATION A hamstone canopy porch leads to a glazed entrance door opening into the welcoming entrance hall, featuring tiled flooring and stairs rising to the first floor, with a useful cupboard beneath. The sitting room enjoys a charming hamstone fireplace with an inset gas stove set on a flagstone hearth with a wooden overmantle. There is a window seat to the front and a glazed door to the side. The lounge offers a cosy retreat, centred around a recessed tiled fireplace with an inset Efel log burner, set beneath a brick arch on a flagstone hearth. A window faces the front aspect, and there is a useful storage cupboard along with a door leading to the kitchen. The kitchen is well-appointed, comprising a sink with mixer tap and adjoining granite drainer and worktops. There is an excellent range of floor and wall-mounted cupboards and drawers, along with a Siemens induction hob with extractor hood over, an electric oven and grill, and space for a dishwasher. The kitchen has tiled flooring and a glazed stable door opening into a glazed passageway, which provides access to both the front and rear of the property. From here, a glazed door leads into the studio, which is insulated and equipped with power and lighting, and benefits from a window overlooking the rear garden. Leading off the kitchen is the impressive family room, which enjoys an abundance of natural light from three aspects. There is a glazed door to the side and glazed French doors opening directly onto the garden, along with tiled flooring. A further door leads to the utility/shower room, fitted with a wooden worktop with space for a washing machine and tumble dryer beneath, a low-level WC, wash hand basin, and a large walk-in shower. This room also features tiled flooring, two windows, and a wall-mounted Glow-worm gas-fired boiler.
From the landing, doors lead to four bedrooms. Bedroom Two benefits from a front-facing window and a feature cast iron fireplace. Bedroom Four, currently used as a home office, also enjoys wonderful views to the front. Bedroom Three has a front aspect and includes an airing cupboard housing the hot water cylinder. The family shower room comprises a shower cubicle, vanity unit, low-level WC, heated towel rail, eaves storage, and a distinctive glass brick window. The principal bedroom (Bedroom One) enjoys delightful views over the garden and surrounding countryside and offers access via a trap to the roof void. The adjoining en suite bathroom includes a corner bath with shower over, pedestal wash hand basin, low-level WC, and a side-facing window.
OUTSIDE The property is approached via an in-and-out gravelled driveway, enclosed by an attractive stone wall and accessed through two five-bar wooden gates. This provides ample parking and turning space for approximately six vehicles. To the southern side of the property is the former garage, now thoughtfully divided to create a workshop to the front, accessed via double timber doors and fitted with power and lighting. The rear section has been converted into the studio room, offering a versatile space suitable for a variety of uses. On the opposite side of the property, a gateway leads through to the rear garden, where there is a courtesy light, outside tap, and external power sockets. The rear garden is predominantly laid to lawn and is beautifully complemented by well-stocked flower and shrub borders. There is also a productive vegetable area with raspberry canes, along with a fine selection of mature trees and a charming wildlife pond. The gardens enjoy a high degree of privacy, being fully enclosed and backing onto open fields.
Within the grounds is a useful range of outbuildings, including an insulated home office with power and lighting, accessed via a glazed door and benefiting from windows on three aspectsideal for modern home working. There is also an attractive pergola adorned with climbing plants, together with three practical garden sheds. In total, the grounds extend to approximately 0.34 acres.
SERVICES All mains services are connected
Gas fired central heating
Broadband : Standard and Ultrafast (Ofcom)
Mobile Coverage : Three, O2, EE and Vodafone (Ofcom - good outdoor service)
Flood risk status : Very low risk (environment agency)
VIEWINGS Strictly by appointment throught the vendors selling agent. Stags, Yeovil office, telephone 01935 475000
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From the A303 close to Cartgate roundabout, take the exit signposted to Ash. Continue through the village to the traffic lights at Stapleton Cross, turning right towards Long Sutton and Somerton. After approximately 1 mile, the village of Long Load will be found. The Laurels is located on the left hand side, clearly identified by our For Sale board.
