Channel Road, Clevedon, Somerset, BS21

Without doubt one of the premier period homes in Clevedon.

Description

Not only is this beautiful Victorian home located in one of Clevedon’s most highly regarded and sought after areas, this extraordinary home must surely represent one of the finest homes that the town has to offer.

The property offers uncompromising quality and style and elegance that is rarely matched having been refurbished to an exceptional quality and is set in outstanding, beautifully manicured grounds which include a superb entertaining terrace adjacent to a heated outdoor swimming pool.

A sweeping in-out gravel driveway leads to a parking area to the front of the house with space for numerous vehicles in addition to the large double garage to the side. The heavily planted front grounds provide a terrific green backdrop and privacy being well screened from this quiet residential road and create a truly impressive and welcoming entrance for arriving guests.

A central portico entrance porch with a pair of double doors open to a smart vestibule with detailed ceiling cornice and a further pair of glazed doors into the large tiled hallway with a magnificent central staircase to the first floor. The house retains a wealth of original period charm and character which includes the magnificent plaster cornice work, high ceilings, tall sash windows, some with working shutters and fine fireplaces in a number of rooms. Immediately off the hallway is the first of three beautifully proportioned reception rooms, a dual aspect drawing room with a particularly wide bay window overlooking the rear gardens and bathing the room in a good deal of natural sunlight. The formal dining room, again with a bright dual aspect is certainly of a scale, substantial enough for entertaining large numbers of family and friends and the third reception room is a more relaxed and informal family space linking beautifully with the adjacent kitchen/breakfast room and with a pair of double doors opening to the gardens beyond. The kitchen designed by Mark Wilkinson is beautifully appointed with an extensive range of built in cream cabinets with granite work surfaces and with complementing Aga stove with secondary side oven with gas hob. A good sized breakfast area is set to the far end of the kitchen with a pair of lantern windows again allowing in plenty of light and provides a relaxed area for day to day dining and a door within the kitchen gives access to the cellar. To the front, there is a lovely aspect towards the historic local church. Beyond the kitchen is a good sized rear hallway with laundry room, a walk in butlers pantry and door directly into the double garage. The garage houses a modern Worcester gas fired central heating boiler. It is noted that there is also a radiator in the garage which will no doubt please classic car enthusiasts!

The first floor of the property offers wonderful flexibility predominantly offering up to five bedrooms but designed such part of it could be used a fully self contained apartment with it own access staircase. As an apartment it would have its own living room with a dedicated bathroom and a good sized double bedroom overlooking the front garden. Also on this level is a lovely sized family bathroom and as with all such rooms in the property , in pristine order. The principal bedroom is a magnificent bay fronted room with a hotel style en suite bathroom with marble wall tiles, twin basins and a spacious walk in shower. The galleried landing is wonderfully light with space for quiet relaxation from which the staircase continues upwards to a second floor en suite bedroom which is ideal either as a private guest suite or for a teenager seeking independence from the main family area.

The gardens that wrap around the property have been professional planted and landscaped to create a number of outdoor rooms. At the highest level the top lawn with fruit trees and healthy palms, a testament to the sheltered south facing orientation. A vine covered walk way leads to a middle terrace with neatly planted box parterre beyond with striking tall purple Verbena perennials in each. A heated outdoor swimming pool is perfectly placed on the lower terrace framed by a wonderful backdrop of Agapanthus and well sheltered from the wind by both the house and the mature ornamental trees that surround the perimeter. A wide expanse of lawn provides a safe play area for those with children or pets and tucked in one corner is an attractive timber summer house looking back towards the property. Acers, Magnolia, a Gingko and roses provide year round and seasonal colour.

A very special garden indeed.

Location

Channel Road is undoubtedly one of the most prestigious addresses within Clevedon. The property is well served by al selection of shops on Hill Road whilst the town centre itself offers a myriad of shops and restaurants.

For sporting and recreational pursuits, Clevedon golf course is within a short walk as is Ladye Bay. Clevedon offers various primary and secondary schools with a number of highly regarded independent schools available from both Bristol and North Somerset.

For the commuter there are excellent links to the M5 motorway network, South West and Midlands, and regular rail services run from Yatton train station which is approximately 5.5 miles distant. Bristol Airport has an extensive schedule of flights available to a number of European and some long haul destinations.

Square Footage: 4,849 sq ft



Additional Info

Mains water
Mains electricity
Mains gas
Mains drainage

Gas central heating