The town of Wincanton is synonymous with equestrian sport and Strutt & Parker (020–7629 7282) have leapt from the starting gate with the launch onto the market—at a guide price of £3.5m—of idyllic Brickhouse Farm at Charlton Musgrove, near Wincanton, a 62-acre farmstead with extensive equestrian facilities set in woodland and glorious rolling countryside on the borders of Somerset, Dorset and Wiltshire.
The heart of the property, which abuts Sir Cameron Mackintosh’s immaculate Stavordale Priory estate, is a splendidly refurbished mid-17th-century farmhouse, substantially extended by the owners to provide four reception rooms, a kitchen/breakfast room, six bedrooms and five bathrooms. Outbuildings include two cottages, a large barn with stabling for four horses, and two manèges.
The guide price is £3.5m. For further information please contact Strutt & Parker on 01722 344 042.
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