Coombe Mill is a very attractive 16th century former mill house in the small Somerset hamlet of Coombe. Listed Grade II, the property is built of red stone elevations under a tiled roof and has been very sympathetically restored to provide a very comfortable family home.
Accommodation is blessed with a good deal of character, and includes an excellent reception space with a south-facing garden room leading onto a terrace, reception hall, a dining room with beamed ceiling and a double drawing room with summer and winter sitting areas. The kitchen is a great family space and the pantry is a useful cold store.
The most captivating room is the mill room which can be occupied in a variety of ways, and exhibits the beautifully-preserved mill workings.
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The gardens are landscaped to include a profusion of specimen trees, shrubs and herbaceous borders. There is a good range of outbuildings including a substantial barn. The grounds come to just under four acres.
Coombe Mill is situated in the small hamlet of Coombe to the north east of Taunton, at the southern end of the Quantock Hills. The popular village of EWst Monkton is nearby with its village inn, church and nearby farm shop.
The guide price is £950,000. For further information please contact Chesterton Humberts on 01823 288 484.
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