A country house with a farmhouse kitchen is the archetype of the bucolic dream in Britain. Arabella Youens at Country Life picks out five on the market right now that have wonderful examples, including this particularly charming Grade II Listed Regency villa with beautifully timbered established gardens set close to the heart of the unspoilt Somerset village of West Monkton. On the market with Jackson-Stops Taunton...
'Court Place occupies a central position in the village of West Monkton, a couple of miles from Taunton. Listed Grade II and dating back to 1802, it has a covered verandah running along the front façade with a small summer house at one end. The kitchen is particularly well arranged, with original cabinetry designed by Smallbone of Devizes, a central island with a granite work surface and a two-oven gas-fired Aga.
'Upstairs are five bedrooms, some of which have glorious views of the Blackdown Hills. Outside are garages for three cars and a first-floor room that could be used as an office or storage space. The garden, of just under an acre, includes mature trees and large areas of lawn.'
https://www.jackson-stops.co.uk/properties/20499678/sales/taunton
https://www.countrylife.co.uk/property/farmhouse-kitchens-done-right-at-these-five-beautiful-country-houses-across-britain
