A PERIOD farmhouse just outside Pilton with views over the Glastonbury Festival site is up for sale.

The large house within 23 acres including gardens, orchards and paddocks is afforded uninterrupted views of the surrounding countryside.

Whitstone Hill Farm sits in the hamlet of Cannards Grove, near Shepton Mallet, it is on the market with Savills for £1.75million.

The principal rooms of the property, arranged over three floors, boast sash windows, exposed beams and fireplaces.

The ground floor has an entrance hall, sitting room with fireplace, dining room with wood burner, snug with direct access to outside courtyard rear garden and a kitchen breakfast room complete with Aga. There is an office, utility room and enclosed porch.

On the first floor are four bedrooms, two en suite shower rooms and a family bathroom. Additionally, there is a family room with large picture windows and amazing views as well as stairs leading up to a games room with feature vaulted ceiling.

On the second floor is a further bedroom as well as three further loft/store rooms, which offer further potential.

Outside there is access to a part completed annexe wing adjoining the house arranged over three floors. This is open plan and offers further potential to create extra living space.

The front drive access leads to a large parking area with access to a single garage. The gardens extend to the front of the house and comprise of lawns, flower beds, raised vegetable beds and a well stocked fruit cage. There is an enclosed large pond and a copse.

The views to the front are simply breathtaking and enjoy a complete 40-mile panoramic view of the neighbouring Somerset countryside and spans from the Bristol Channel and even South Glamorgan in the west with Cranborne Chase in the east.

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To the side and back of the house are two large barns. The first is divided into three sections and ideal for storage or hobbies. The second is to the rear and is in need of rebuilding, but offers a large footprint and further possibilities (subject to permissions).

Whitstone Hill Farm is for sale with Savills and has a guide price of £1.75million.