Beds: 7 Baths: 3 Interior: 507 m² (5,454 sq ft) Land: 0.95 hectares (2.34 acres)

Amenities: ballroom, library, drawing room, loggia, Victorian glasshouse, kitchen garden, orchard, sunken garden with lily pond, croquet lawn, wildflower meadow, coach house, stables, tack room, barn, workshop, self-contained apartment

A Grade II* listed country house set on approximately 2.34 acres / 0.95 hectares in Curry Rivel, southwest England, The Yews dates primarily to the early 18th century, with 19th-century additions including a ballroom, and sits on a site associated with a manor for over 500 years. The property also includes several separate buildings such as a coach house with an apartment, stables, and a barn.

The house is listed by Historic England as “The Limes (formerly The Yews),” placing it among roughly the top 5% of protected historic buildings in England.

A manor, along with gardens and orchards, has occupied the site for over 500 years, and for centuries it was the principal house of the village. At its core, the house incorporates part of an earlier medieval manor, with exposed timber beams from that period. In the mid-18th century, the house was given its present five-bay entrance façade, built in finely cut Blue Lias stone with Hamstone dressings and quoins.

Further 19th-century changes introduced a large ballroom, one of the defining rooms of the house, with a carved oak fireplace, decorative cornicing, and an arched window opening onto a loggia. Above it, a well-proportioned bedroom includes an en-suite bathroom and balconies overlooking the gardens.

The house extends to approximately 5,454 sq ft / 507 m², with 7 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, and 5 reception rooms. Period features such as fireplaces, sash windows, and joinery remain throughout.

To the rear, the kitchen includes panelled cabinetry, marble worktops, and a traditional Esse range alongside a modern cooktop and ovens.

To the rear, a courtyard is formed by several buildings, including a coach house, stables with stalls, a tack room, garaging, workshop space, and an open-fronted barn. Above the coach house is a self-contained apartment with a bedroom, living area, and bathroom.

Within the gardens, a Victorian glasshouse provides a feature and is planted with established peach and nectarine trees.

The grounds extend to approximately 2.34 acres / 0.95 hectares and are laid out as a series of distinct areas. Closer to the house are more formal planted sections and lawns, leading to a parterre and a sunken garden with a lily pond. Beyond this, the landscape becomes more informal, with an orchard, wildflower meadow, and mature trees, including two Wellingtonias, along with a wildlife pond.

The village sits on a ridge above the Somerset Levels in southwest England, within a rural landscape shaped by farmland and historic settlements, approximately 1 hour from Bristol and 2.5 hours from London by road.

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