Location

Yr Hen Ficerdy is situated in the popular village of Llanarthey in the famous Towy valley of Carmarthenshire. The village enjoys Wright's Food Emporium that features a farm shop selling fresh local food produce, café and click and collect kitchen. The pretty market town of Llandeilo is only about seven miles away providing railway services, schools and everyday needs including interesting independent shops and cafes, restaurants and pubs.

For those that enjoy the outdoors, this historic county offers stunning castles, landscapes and places to visit including the National Trust Newton House and Dinefwr Park in Llandeilo, Aberglasney Heritage Garden of Excellence, The National Botanic Garden of Wales and of course the Brecon Beacons National Park (Bannau Brycheiniog).

The property is convenient to other larger shopping and administrative towns including Carmarthen (about nine miles) again with railway services, Swansea (about 22 miles), Cardiff (about 65 miles), the Severn Bridge and beyond.

Description

Yr Hen Ficerdy is an old vicarage thought to date c.1894 that has been sympathetically renovated and refurbished over the years including recent works to the roof. It offers an immaculate home, blending character features with modern touches and comforts. The house provides generous accommodation space for a family for entertaining and home working/studying etc. The house is perfectly framed by mature landscaped gated grounds and gardens providing an idyllic spot for alfresco dining and relaxing.

Accommodation
Ground Floor & Cellar
A canopied front entrance leads into the charming reception hall with an impressive original tiled floor and doors leading off to the principal reception rooms and a cloakroom. On the left is the main reception room with exposed wood floorboards, beautiful bay window for natural light and to enjoy the garden views and a gas log effect fire with a marble surround providing a warm focal point. Across the hall is another reception room that is currently being used as a lounge/ study. Double French doors lead off this room to a large wrap-around conservatory that provides a warm place to sit and relax in the warmer months while admiring the garden.

A door on the right of the hall leads into the dining room that features exposed wood floorboards and again enjoys views over the garden. Open plan to this room is the stylish kitchen with bespoke fitted cabinets, large central island, marble worktops, integrated appliances including two ovens and a grill, electric induction hob, extractor hood, wine cooler and dishwasher.

Doors lead off to a small pantry with access to the cellar (see below), a second staircase and a rear hall that includes an office with original window shutters, utility room with cloakroom off, boiler room and a larger pantry with original slate tops and window shutters.

Cellar
Off the kitchen pantry area are steps that lead down to a large and useful cellar that could be adapted to use as a gym/studio/cinema room etc.

First Floor
A fine staircase rises up from the reception hall to the first floor accommodation that includes a light and spacious landing area with doors leading off to the bedrooms. The principal luxurious bedroom suite enjoys a bay window with excellent views and an en suite bathroom with a rolltop bath and separate shower. There are three further large bedrooms on this floor, all overlooking the gardens and offering comfortable space. These share the use of an excellent family shower room with a large open shower set behind a glass screen. A secondary staircase leads off the landing to the kitchen.

Externally
The property sits in pretty, gated landscaped grounds and gardens including a gravel courtyard with ample parking and turning space for several vehicles. There are large lawned areas, mature trees, hedges, shrubs, bushes, flower borders and plenty of spaces to sit and relax while enjoying the garden.

Coach House and Stable, Double Garage and Car Port
The old coach house is currently used as storage for garden equipment and is set over two floors. This has conversion potential into further accommodation, office/studio etc (stp – subject to planning). There is also a separate double garage and car port providing further use for cars/workshop use or general storage etc. In all, the property extends to about 1.15 acres.