The Mead is a handsome Georgian farmhouse located in the beautiful rural village of Long Ashton on the cusp of the city. Originally built in the late 18th century, the property was owned by the Ashton Court Estate and is set within 0.4 acres of beautiful gardens and grounds. The main house has an array of beautiful historic features and has five bedrooms, while the self-contained, yet attached, cottage offers further independent quarters with two double bedrooms, two bathrooms, a generous open plan kitchen living space, a separate dining room and a further sitting room. A stone-built barn, currently used as a workshop, offers great potential for further development. Total accommodation for the farmhouse and cottage extends to over 4,100 sq ft with a further 550 sq ft of space available in the stone-built barn. The mature gardens have been thoughtfully landscaped into a series of beautiful and useable areas to the north and south of the property with stunning mature blossom and fruit trees, level lawns, swimming pool and sun terraces.This unique collection of buildings offers great scope for working from home setups, income-generating self-contained accommodation, and multi-generational living possibilities.The Main HouseThe property is approached via Long Ashton Road. Electric gates and a separate pedestrian gate open onto the driveway where there’s space for several cars.The principal entrance to the main house is approached from the southeast side. A gravel pathway from the driveway leads up to the timber panelled front door where you pass a stunning blossom tree and planted beds.Internally the entrance hallway has a w.c. And a door leading down to the cellar, which comprises two rooms.An inner door opens into the entrance reception room. This triple aspect room links to a series of other reception rooms forming a semi-open plan downstairs footprint of the main house.The room features a fireplace, timber sash windows with shutters and beautiful oak flooring.Double doors open into the back reception room where a box bay window frames the beautiful garden below and offers a preview of the outlook across the rolling hills south to Dundry.This room features a log burning stove and can be closed off from the other reception rooms to create a cosy living space. Doors from this room and also the entrance reception lead through into the open plan dining room where there is another open fire and external French doors open out onto the back patio on the south elevation and a glazed arched door opens to the front courtyard garden on the north elevation.This room feels particularly open plan and offers ample space for a large dining table, whilst past the staircase to the first-floor accommodation is another sitting area adjacent to the kitchen with a dual aspect onto the pretty front courtyard.The focal point of the kitchen is the large island with twin sash windows facing onto the back garden. The island features a dark stained oak stave worktop and has a hob inset as well as plenty of storage space in the cupboards below the surface. A separate bank of units incorporates more storage, the sink, dishwasher, oven and grill.A door leads through to a separate utility room which has a back door out onto the sun terrace. The utility room has a washing machine, dryer, wine fridge and additional storage cupboards. In a room off the utility is a fully tiled walk-in shower room complete with w.c. And washbasin. Next door is the engine room of the house with a gas boiler and large pressurised water cylinder supplying hot water to the main house.Stairs from the dining area lead up to the first-floor accommodation which comprises five bedrooms and two bathrooms.The master bedroom has two beautiful sash windows with seating at either end of the room where open views can be enjoyed across the rolling hills out towards Dundry. Floorboards have been whitewashed and dado rails with panelling below complete the look of this characterful room.Next door is a travertine tiled bathroom which has a bath, separate shower, w.c. And basin. A sash window complete with shutters looks onto the front courtyard below.From the landing, bedrooms two and four share the same extensive views south to Dundry and the Mendips whilst the office room has a pretty outlook through the blossom tree next to the front door to the house. Bedroom three’s window has an intimate view facing back towards the main body of the house and down onto the tree-lined front courtyard.The CottageThe cottage is attached to the north elevation of the main house and can be accessed independently via the stable door and raised deck area off the main driveway or internally from the main house’s staircase off the entrance reception room.From the stable door, a pretty entrance reception with whitewashed floorboards invites you into this separate cottage. Twin windows face onto the property’s frontage and the portal window via the front door faces towards the garden and the countryside beyond.A hallway leads through to a bedroom with a sash window looking into the garden. The room is beautifully finished and features natural sisal carpets.The adjacent, smartly finished bathroom is fully tiled and features a shower cubicle, washbasin and w.c.Continue through the hallway into the main living space. This is where the property transforms from cottage-like proportions to an incredibly light space with vaulted ceilings, skylights and open plan living. The living space features a log burning stove and a window seat with an outlook onto the beautiful gardens of the main house.The kitchen features high-spec shaker units in keeping with the tradition of the building but with a modern twist. The worktops are finished in Quartz and appliances are integrated and include an oven, grill, gas hob, fridge/freezer and dishwasher. Next door to the kitchen is a cloakroom with w.c., washbasin and overhead Victorian drying rack. A lockable door then leads down to the staircase into the main house but this can be kept locked to keep the buildings completely separate.Floorboards have been whitewashed throughout the kitchen, dining and living space which look fantastic. Multi-panel glazed double doors open into a dining room extension with a single pitch roof, skylight and French doors leading out onto the pretty front courtyard.The cottage's upstairs accommodation is via an oak staircase leading up to a gallery landing area where an arched door leads through into a master en-suite. Double doors open to a Juliet balcony where south-facing sunshine can be enjoyed and a pretty outlook onto the countryside and garden below. The room has a beautiful bathroom en-suite, fully tiled with a rolltop bath, separate shower, w.c. And washbasin.Stone-Built BarnCurrently divided into two main workshop areas this building makes an excellent workshop or two single garages. There is a mezzanine level above the workshops and the ceiling height is good here due to the building’s tall apex roof.There is great potential to create a separate habitable dwelling here that, similarly to the cottage, could be used for letting and income generation or alternative accommodation/workspace ancillary to the house.There are solar tubes on the roof of the barn, currently used to provide heating to the freshwater swimming pool.OutsideThe main garden is situated on the south side of the farmhouse where the sun can be enjoyed from early in the day until late. A slate terrace runs along the back of the property and a set of steps lead down to a bbq deck area and, further down, a level lawn and a stunning freshwater swimming pool. A path from the pool leads up to a log fired cedar hot tub nestled amongst the bamboo plants giving complete privacy. At the far end of the garden lawn is a children’s play area with bark chipping finish and a series of climbing frames and swings of log construction.A series of paths meander through the garden back up to the slate terrace with shrubs and a Eucalyptus amongst the extensively planted beds. The garden is home to many fruit and blossom trees including mulberry, pear, apple, plum and cherry, mature rose bushes and other flowers bringing a distinct perfume to the garden in season while mature wisteria covers the rear of the house.A large potting shed in the corner of the garden is set on a level patio and a paved area beneath the pergolas in the southeast corner of the garden catches the last of the day's sun.The different areas of the garden on this side of the house are exceptional in their diversity of usage, yet all sections unify and flow together effortlessly.On the north side of the property, a gravel courtyard is flanked by colourful red robin bushes on the boundary wall, a Sycamore and Magnolia tree. There are mature planted beds around the curtilage of the farmhouse and a raised deck area with steps down from the cottage’s dining room sits in the middle of the courtyard. A gate leads back round to the south gardens.Long Ashton is a quiet and peaceful rural location just a short drive away from the hustle and bustle of Clifton Village, the city centre and the Harbourside. The village is well served with a post office, chemist, bakery and Co-op, several pubs and eateries, plus a gp surgery, dentist and veterinary practice to hand on Long Ashton Road and access to the Ashton Court Estate is within easy reach.