Property details

16 Guests 8 Bedrooms 5 Bathrooms Pets: Yes

Changeover day: -1

Features

Haspool Garden Open fire Pets welcome Haslivestock Family Isolated Countryside Gamesroom Pooltable Tabletennis Broadband / WiFi Tenniscourt Ecofriendly Unusual Near walks Near cycling Neargolf Childfriendly Arable Country Character Children Cotavailable Dishwasher Extra Bathrooms Fourposter Bed Highchairavailable Offroad Parking Smoke Free Telephone Washing Machine Short breaks allowed Greatview

Summary

Feedback highlighted the spaciousness and character of the property, suitable for large groups, with good facilities like a well-equipped kitchen and outdoor areas. However, concerns were raised about cleanliness, aging decor, and maintenance issues. Overall, guests enjoyed their stay and many expressed a desire to return.

The property

Wootton House is a superb country house on the edge of the unspoiled hamlet of Butleigh Wootton on the Somerset levels. Constructed in the 18th cent., this striking house sits on a 1,000 acre estate comprising gardens, woods, parkland and working farms. The house is comfortable, elegant, and well loved. You enter through a large front hall with wood floors and oak panelling which leads to the equally impressive back hall with twin pianos; a handsome Steinway grand and an upright. The house has two reception rooms; a sitting room with a marble fireplace and fine paintings and a lovely drawing room with damask wallpaper, an open fire and French windows to the front garden. Overlooking the rear garden is a large formal dining room where the long oak dining table sits before an enormous Jacobean-style ornamental fireplace - perfect for dinner parties or that special occasion. The kitchen is huge and very well equipped - there's everything you'll need here to cater for your group, including a 4-door Aga and pantry, and for something a bit special, professional catering can be arranged. The Abbots Room, an enormous games room with table tennis, children's snooker table, darts, TV and PlayStation 2 will ensure that there's always plenty to do, even on those not so sunny days. On the first floor is a library area with window seats and eight bedrooms, four double rooms, one with an en suite bathroom, and two four poster beds, and four twin rooms, one with an en suite shower room. Outside is a large mature garden where you can play croquet on the lawn, a hard tennis court and climbing frames, slides and swings for the children. Accessed through a converted potting shed, you will find a changing room with benches, a shower room, a loo and a drinks fridge.Walk through into a glasshouse with comfy seating and a bar area, from here you can access the natural swim pool. Famous for its annual music festival and tor, the nearby town of Glastonbury has all the amenities you could need, and is well worth a visit. The beautiful cathedral city of Wells, Wookey Hole Caves and historic Bath, are also within easy reach. With so much to see and do, Wootton House is sure to be a real hit with all the family.

Splendid 18th cent. country house sleeping 16, with extensive grounds and games room. Compton Dundon 3 miles.

Eight bedrooms: 1 x super king-size double with four poster bed, 1 x king size double with four poster bed, 1 x double with en suite bathroom, 1 x double, 1 x twin (zip-linkable to 6' double on request) with en suite shower-room, 1 x twin (2'6 beds zip-linkable to 5' double), 2 x twin with washbasin. Drawing room with open fire and French windows to garden. Sitting room with marble fireplace. Dining room( with long oak dining table). Kitchen with 4-door Aga, farmhouse table/chairs and pantry. Games room. Bathroom with bath, basin and WC. Ground floor bathroom with bath, basin and WC. Shower-room with shower and basin.

Central heating with open fire. Microwave, fridge, fridge-freezer, tumble dryer, washing machine, dishwasher, TV with DVD, WiFi, Phone, Fuel and power inc. in rent. Bed linen and towels inc. in rent. Cot and highchair available on request. Off road parking for eight cars. Enclosed garden with tennis court, children's play area. A natural swim pool is available from Easter through until the end of September. Three well-behaved dogs welcome, more by arrangement. Sorry no smoking. Note: Check in time 4pm. Note: This property only permits weekly bookings starting on its usual changeover day of Friday. Short break bookings must start on either a Friday or a Monday

Practical information

Central heating: Throughout

Distance to beach (miles): 38 miles

Has great view(s)?: Yes

Isolated location: Yes

Check-out: 10:00

Shop: 2.5 miles

Pub: 2.5 miles

Distance to restaurant (miles): 2.5 miles

Children - accepted: Yes

Hamlet location: Yes

Heating: Oil

Views: Countryside

Floors: 2

Distance to coast (miles): 38 miles

Check-in: 16:00

Village location: Outskirts

Distance to supermarket (miles): 2.5 miles

Number of highchairs: 2

Farm status: Working

Location: Outskirts

Farm - arable: Yes

Tennis location: Outdoor

Tennis - shared/private: Private

Parking spaces: 10

Parking - included/charge: Included

Game consoles: Playstation 2

Tennis court type: Hard Court

Parking: Yes

Cot: 2

Entertainment: DVD Player, Games console

Garden: Yes

Games room privacy: Private

Garden privacy: Private

Garden style: Lawned Area, Terrace, Patio

Games room fixtures: Selection of Games, Books, Darts, DVDs, Game, Pool Table, Table Tennis