Holiday Home/Apartment - 16 persons - - BA9 8BU - Bratton Seymour

Description
Welcome to New Park Farm, an elegant, modernised farmhouse near Bruton, set in 60 acres of meadows, for a private getaway perfect for multi families or friends. Enjoy unrivalled views of fields to Glastonbury Tor. An elegant quirky haven, full of character, open fires, central heating, and large fully kitted kitchen. With 3 lakes for wild swimming/picnics, sauna and gym.

The house is welcoming, warm and cosy. Cool in summer yet cosy in winter. It is centrally heated throughout, with additional open fires or wood burning stoves in all the reception rooms. An elegant formal drawing room, a dramatic dining room seating 20, a huge farmhouse kitchen and a 'playroom/TV room' for games or sneaking away for some quiet time.

The grounds are perfect for summer living with dining tables and chairs, recliners and sunshades. The several fire pits are for cooler evenings watching the sunset and night skies. The old stable contains a gym and a sauna and there is a rowing machine and cross trainer in the main house.

Upstairs we have bedrooms for up to 16 people in 6 doubles, 1 triple and 1 single bedrooms. A travel cot can be provided on request. There are 4 bathrooms, 2 ensuite, with an additional two ground floor WCs.

GROUND FLOOR:
KITCHEN - a fabulous central room with a huge open inglenook fireplace and 5 large windows to the east and west, and a door to the gardens on each side of the house for ease of eating outside. Oil paintings and warm colours.
This room has 4 sections –
1) Kitchen Area: There is enough crockery and cutlery and pots and pans for 20+. A large 4 door electric range (like an aga), an additional electric cooker and oven, fridge, freezer.
2) Large table and chairs seating up to 12.
3) Kitchen Snug Area: with sofa and armchairs in front of the huge inglenook fireplace, with an Apple TV.
4) Study Area: a small, elegant table and chairs for early breakfast, cards, jigsaws, or homework next to a second small open fireplace.

DINING ROOM: A dramatic gothic style red dining room filled with candles for large or formal meals, seating up to 20+ with ease.

DRAWING ROOM: an elegant formal drawing room with antique family portraits and furniture, open fireplace and picture windows to the west and south.

PLAYROOM: with a second TV. For children's games, quiet reading, watching the match or pumping out the music, with 2 comfy sofas, a table for games and a wood burning stove.

A huge BOOTROOM for wet weather gear. Table football, ping pong table and piano. A second dishwasher, a washing machine, dryer, old fashioned drying rack, freezer etc. Plus, a FRONT HALL, with shelves of excellent books.

FIRST FLOOR:
UPPER HALL with more shelves full of wonderful books including for children and some children’s toys.

MASTER BEDROOM - king size bed,
ENSUITE MASTER BATHROOM with walk in shower, double ended bath (with a stunning view from the window), and WC. This bathroom also boasts an exercise bike and rowing machine, some kettlebells, weights, fitballs and a yoga mat or two.

BEDROOM 2: ("The Stripey Room") King-size bed.
ENSUITE BATHROOM 2 with WC, double ended bath and basin.

BEDROOM 3: ("Louis' Room") - Queensize painted wooden bed once belonging to Elizabeth Frink.

BEDROOM 4: ("Joe's Old Room") - King size bed or twins. Two windows onto the stunning views to the southwest.

BEDROOM 5: ("The Toile Room") - Queen size brass bed and charming toile de joey fabrics.

BEDROOM 6: ("The Single") Single Bed and sloping roof (so not for the very tall?).

BATHROOM 3: Walk in shower, basin and toilet.

SECOND FLOOR:
BEDROOM 7: ("Joe's Room") - King size bed or twin with wooden beams and attic rafters

BEDROOM 8: (Luke's Room") - King size bed or twins with small double futon, with rafters to the peaked roof.

BATHROOM 4 narrow bath, toilet, and basin.

GARDEN: Numerous outside spaces with tables and chairs, fire pit and recliners to relax on. There is a southwest facing garden with unrivalled views without a house in sight. There is also an enclosed sheltered yard garden to the east with morning sunshine perfect for yoga.

LAKES/PONDS - As well as the garden and fields, there are three ponds for picnics, boating and to swim in. Some have resident black swans to swim with, and boats to muck around in. As with all live animals please remember to treat the swans and geese with care/respect especially if they have chicks or eggs nearby. You’ll find 7 fields surrounding the house on every side - for bird watching, meditating, creating dens, roving in, running through, making daisy chains or just sitting in.

The entire house and gardens will be yours, (except the cottage across the yard where wonderful Ola, our part time caretaker lives). There are many fields to roam in, ponds for boating or wild swimming. Careful country manners are required everywhere, and all gates must be closed, and dogs kept on a lead when near the animals. Clean dogs are welcome downstairs, but not on sofas/chairs please. Please scoop that poop!

-Superfast fibre broadband throughout.
-Activities: wild swimming, sauna, gym, table football, table tennis.
-Available to hire: Hot tub, murder mystery evenings, party styling service,.
-Activities nearby: horse trekking, riding lessons, bike hire, stunning circular 2 hour walk with a pub half way, museums, The Newt, (gardens and cafe) several museums and galleries and boutique shopping.

For bookings and more information please contact Finest Retreats.

Mandatory or included services:
Bed linen : Included
Booking Fee : £30.00 /booking
Final Cleaning : £200.00 /booking
Heating : Included
Internet Access : Included
Open-air parking : Included
Security Deposit (refundable) : £500.00 /booking
Towels : Included

Optional services:
Accidental damage cover : £75.00 /booking
Pet : £25.00 /booking

Check-in schedule:
1.1-31.12 from 16:00 to 20:00, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday

Check-out schedule: 10:00