4 wonderful West Country equestrian homes you’ll want to live in
If you fancy heading west with your horse, take a look at these great equestrian properties for sale in Somerset at the moment.
1. The Homestead, Somerset
For you: a detached barn conversion, with three double bedrooms and the potential to extend. There is also a detached holiday cottage and twin garages.
For the horses: an all-weather turnout area, stabling within the barn for four horses, a concrete yard and space in the barn for hay and machinery storage. Set in 3.15 acres, with a further 17 acres available.
What’s the damage? £745,000
Agent: Stags
Telephone number: 01935 475000
Visit: www.stags.co.uk
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2. North Acre Farm, Somerset
For you: a spacious farmhouse with five bedrooms and a separate three-bedroom cottage with far-reaching views across to King Alfred’s Tower.
For the horses: an American barn with seven loose boxes, including a foaling box, a 25x50m all-weather arena and a timber double field shelter in the paddock closest to the main house. Set in 27 acres.
What’s the damage? £1.695m
Agent: Savills
Telephone number: 01722 426 820
Visit: www.savills.co.uk
3. Hawkwell Farm, Somerset
For you: a farmhouse with four en-suite double bedrooms, on the edge of Exmoor National Park, with an attached two-bedroom cottage, an outdoor heated swimming pool and attractive gardens and ponds.
For the horses: an American barn with five loose boxes, a tack room and additional covered parking for a horsebox. A stable door leads directly out to the pasture. Set in 10.3 acres.
What’s the damage? £950,000
Agent: Stags
Telephone number: 01398 323174
Visit: www.stags.co.uk
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4. Brookland Farm, Somerset
For you: a family house with four en-suite double bedrooms, a gallery gym/study, which could be used as a fifth bedroom, a conservatory and tennis court with a seating area and pavilion.
For the horses: 11 stables including a foaling box, tack room and all-weather arena. Further outbuildings include a garage and tractor store. Set in 10.7 acres.
What’s the damage? £1.45m
Agent: Knight Frank
Telephone number: 0117 911 0509
Visit: www.knightfrank.co.uk
Next week: Equestrian properties near Aintree Racecourse
Ref: Horse & Hound; 31 March 2016
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A graduate from Durham University, Madeleine joined H&H in 2011 and became Features Editor — producing content across the magazine and website, including the popular inside back cover article ‘The horse that made me’ and the weekly ‘The best of my fun…’ interview. She has written on topics as diverse as hay making and headcams, to hot totty in the horse world and circus horses. Madeleine now works as a freelance feature writer for Country Life, The Telegraph, Horse & Hound, cntraveller.com, The Spectator and The Field, as well as writing obituaries for The Times.