Dol Y Gaer Llangammarch Wells, Powys, LD4 4DA

Property Description

Grade II Listed original gentry house, home of the Stedman family, who provided many high sheriffs of Brecknock in the C18. The Queen-Anne, 2 storey, 3 bay house offers a wealth of original features to include full height dog-leg stair, flagstone and quarry tiled floors, stone fireplaces with original bread ovens and fine beamed ceilings. The property has been carefully modernised with extensive fitted kitchen and bathroom suites, ground source heating and woodburning stoves.

The property is also complemented externally by detached outbuildings, gardens and pasture land with small brook and wooded copse, in total approximately 5.2 acres.

The village of Llangammarch Wells offers fundamental amenities in the form of shop, post office, hotel, chapel, church and railway station halt stop on the Heart of Wales Shrewsbury to Swansea line. Further facilities can be found at the market town of Builth Wells 8 miles approximately to include; shops and businesses, banks, supermarket, hotels, primary and secondary schools, arts centre, golf course and the Royal Welsh Showground which holds numerous events throughout the year. The whole of Mid Wales is noted for its areas of natural beauty, wild flora and fauna, renowned amongst the walking and riding fraternity.

Entrance Porch
With flagstone floor and timber door to;

Reception Hall
With flagstone floor, corniced ceiling, stair to first floor with cupboard beneath, radiator and door to;

Drawing Room
Offering open fireplace with marble surround, timber panelled walls and flooring, corniced ceiling, radiator, fitted cupboard and shelving in recess, windows to front and rear.

Sitting Room
Offering impressive inglenook fireplace with oak lintel, stone hearth, Clearview stove inset and former bread oven to side, oak flooring, fitted cupboards in recess, radiator, corniced ceiling, window to front and door to;

Dining Room
Offering stone fireplace with timber lintel and Fisher woodburning stove inset, radiator, quarry tiled floor, fine beamed ceiling, window to side with oak window seat, external door to side and door to;

Kitchen
Offering extensive wall and base cupboards, granite work surfaces, Belfast style sink, Aga oil fired range cooker set in original fireplace with timber lintel and former bread oven to side, plumbing for dishwasher, large cupboard island with breakfast bar, integrated bar, integrated fridge, stair to first floor, window and double glazed external door to side garden and door to;

Side Hall
With radiator, tiled floor, window and external door to side and door to;

Separate WC
With wash basin, radiator, window to side and cupboard housing borehole water filters.

Utility Room
With fitted stainless steel sink and cupboards, plumbing for washing machine, space for dryer, double glazed window to side, timber beams, ground source boiler providing central heating and hot water and door to;

Pantry
With fitted shelving and window to rear.

First Floor Landing
With leaded window to rear, oak staircase to second floor and door to;

Bedroom 1
With fitted wardrobe, radiator, windows to front and rear with views over gardens to nearby Epynt hill.

Bedroom 2
With radiator, window to front with views and door to;

En-suite
Offering glazed shower cubicle, W.C, wash basin, tiled and timbered walls, towel rail, extractor fan and window to side.

Bedroom 3
With radiator and window to front with views.

Shower Room
Offering large glazed cubicle, W.C, wash basin, timbered walls and floor, tiled splashbacks, extractor fan and window to side.

Bedroom 4
With radiator, windows to sides and door to;

Bedroom 5/Dressing Room
With radiator, window to side and door to;

Bedroom 6/Office
With radiator, under eaves storage, Velux windows to sides, window to rear and stair down to kitchen.

Second Floor Landing
With exposed timber framework and door to;

Bedroom 7/Master Suite
With exposed timber trusses and purlins, electric heater, roof light to rear, windows to front with views over grounds toward Epynt hill and door to;

En-suite
Offering shower cubicle, role top bath, W.C, wash basin, electric heater, exposed timber trusses, window to front with views.

Dressing Room
With fitted draws, shelving and hanging rails, roof light and window to rear.

Outside
The property is approached from the initial shared driveway via a timber gate to the private tarmacadam driveway which provides extensive parking and leads to the house and detached double garaging with timber doors to front, workshop with large door, pedestrian door all with power, water and lighting. Greenhouse, raised patio and brick set patio. To the front is a lawn surrounding the pond with timber deck and post and rail boundary. To the side are the former stables, currently used as storage, beyond which is the large chicken run. To the other side are the mixed fruit trees to include apple, pear and plum. Beyond the front lawn is the pasture land which, dissected by a small brook and bounded by small wooded copse, is ideal for the keeping of livestock, ponies or simply enjoyed for amenity purposes with potential for diversification to include letting/glamping pods, subject to gaining any necessary permissions if required.