Idyllic elevated rural setting with panoramic valley views
Manor Farm is a rare, elevated country house offering sweeping valley views and abundant period character. Spacious living areas include a formal sitting room with inglenook fireplace, separate study, snug with wood-burner, and a flexible playroom/cinema/bar that opens to the garden — ideal for family life and entertaining. The large kitchen/breakfast room with electric Aga and substantial island sits at the heart of the house, with utility and cloakroom facilities adding everyday practicality.
Sleeping accommodation is generous: five bedrooms and four bathrooms, including three en suites and an elegant principal suite with dressing area and copper bath. Two staircases provide privacy between family and guest wings. Outside, a gated gravel drive leads to a double car barn, workshop/store and extensive parking, with a substantial garden, entertaining terrace and an enclosed field that frames the valley outlook.
The house blends historic fabric with modern upgrades: solar panels, battery storage and double glazing help reduce running costs, while many rooms retain exposed beams and flagstone floors. Practical matters to note are the oil-fired central heating, private drainage (septic tank), and an EPC rating of D. The property sits in a remoter, largely agricultural area with average mobile signal and fast broadband, and it faces a medium flood risk in parts of the local landscape.
This is a substantial, characterful home for buyers seeking privacy, space and countryside living close to Chew Valley amenities and good schools. It will suit families and those wanting entertaining space and outdoor scope, though buyers should budget for ongoing maintenance of a historic stone house and the oil heating/septic systems.