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Joanne Ridout

Beautiful country farmhouse with its own leisure centre, cottage and pretty tea shop in the garden

There are no excuses for not doing a workout at this pretty property in the countryside, the gym and pool are just up the driveway - literally on the doorstep and in your own garden.

This home is rather remarkable as it has its own leisure centre in the garden called Four Seasons Health Club that can boast an indoor heated pool, a weights room and a gym room, plus a hot tub and a sauna.

Of course, there's male and female changing rooms and toilets, but also a reception area that hints at the centre's usage - it's not just the home owners who like to make use of the facilities - so do the local community.

Read more: The £1.2m dream home with swimming pool and two extra homes in the garden

Plus the centre is popular with guests, as this fabulous farmhouse oozing with character and history has two options for guest accommodation in the garden too. Attached to the main farmhouse called Cwmtwrch Farm is a self-contained annexe perfect for paying guests as it has its own front door.

But it is also perfect for anther layer of the family to live onsite - grandparents or the younger generation - to make this a multigenerational move to the country, as it also has an adjoining door into the main farmhouse.

Is it a summerhouse? Nope, it's a fully functioning leisure centre that the locals use too (Fine & Country Pembrokeshire)
(Fine & Country Pembrokeshire)
(Fine & Country Pembrokeshire)

But there's a separate cottage in the garden too that can be used as an additional holiday let for extra income potential. The cottage offers two bedrooms called Gwladys and Blodwen, and the pretty, simple country-style interior a paying guest might be expecting,

There's an open-plan living, cooking and dining room plus a sunny terrace for alfresco dining ranging from a lazy brunch to a candlelit supper. A relaxing meal overlooking the 12 acres of land is surely tempting for visiting family and paying guests.

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(Fine & Country Pembrokeshire)
(Fine & Country Pembrokeshire)

And the last and maybe most surprising building to find nestled within the landscape of the 12 acre garden is a barn converted into the sweetest of tea shops called Four Seasons Cafe and Shop. Inside the cafe, the vaulted ceiling with exposed beams and rafters give the country charm longed for by any passer-by looking for lunch or afternoon tea in the country.

(Fine & Country Pembrokeshire)
(Fine & Country Pembrokeshire)
(Fine & Country Pembrokeshire)

An added conservatory area means light rushes in to add to the whitewashed stone walls, and in the winter surely the table by the log burner is the prime spot all cafe visitors are hoping to grab. There's also a semi-separate cwtch area, with its own log burner for the cosiest of cuppas, plus an outside deck area for the sunnier of days scoffing a scone alfresco.

The converted barn cafe is fully licensed and comes with its own commercial kitchen that includes an Aga, cellar, pantry, and separate staff and customer toilets. The opportunity may even exist to in crease the hours to evening meals or even hold small weddings, subject to licencing and permission.

(Fine & Country Pembrokeshire)
(Fine & Country Pembrokeshire)

After having a rummage around all of these extra buildings and businesses you might feel so fatigued that a dip in the hot tub in the leisure centre might sound tempting, but there's still the main event to have a look around.

The current owners have lived at and developed this versatile and unique property proposition since 1976 and maybe it's in the main farmhouse that this most evident - they have created a delightful and characterful home that combines classic country interior design with vintage pieces and modern accent shades.

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(Fine & Country Pembrokeshire)

The result is a house that hugs you with all the homely warmth that you would hope for from a traditional farmhouse - whitewashed stone walls, quarry floor tiles, period fireplaces and beams provide the character, vintage and classic furniture and natural materials throughout provide the interiors layer of cosy charm .

From the front door you are straight into arguably the most sociable room of the home, a light and substantial double ended reception room, with dining room and log burner at one end and a cosy seating area at the other.

(Fine & Country Pembrokeshire)
(Fine & Country Pembrokeshire)

There's room for statement furniture pieces such as a traditional Welsh dresser, as well as a lovely spot for a small table and chairs by the window. This special spot tempts you to relax and look out over the stunning 12 acres of garden and the Carmarthenshire countryside beyond.

The kitchen is a rustic delight, with chunky, bespoke wooden units adorned with metal knot handles illustrating the attention to detail this home has been given during its decades of renovation and updating. And of course there's an Aga, but also extra rural charm via wall plate racks and display shelving that make it a wonderful of a working farmhouse kitchen.

(Fine & Country Pembrokeshire)
(Fine & Country Pembrokeshire)

The farmhouse has some hidden gems that can compete with the surprises in the garden too and are not visible from the front or a bonus feature not expected at a farmhouse over 150 years old.

Off the lounge diner, via small set of ascending stairs, is a delightful extra lounge that opens up into an exposed vaulted ceiling, fireplace, and a set of long windows that provide a uniquely framed rural scene from every one.

(Fine & Country Pembrokeshire)
(Fine & Country Pembrokeshire)

There are French doors to the rear garden, making this lovely living space a perfect place to effortlessly flounce between indoors and outdoors when the weather is good.

And as well as the adjoining annexe to one end, the ground floor has an extra study home office, store room and conservatory. There's plenty of versatile space inside the main home, as well as outside in the garden.

Upstairs, the master bedroom can boast a surprise integrated balcony, where the tree tops, roof tops and hill tops can all be enjoyed, surely accompanied by a lazy morning coffee and a browse through the property section of WalesOnline, of course.

(Fine & Country Pembrokeshire)
(Fine & Country Pembrokeshire)
(Fine & Country Pembrokeshire)

The master bedroom has its own ensuite bathroom, and the two further bedrooms on this floor can also boast an ensuite, so there's no sharing facilities in this family home, surely a bonus for most potential buyers?

The 12 acres that surrounds this little hamlet of buildings can offer even more business potential if required, with the possibility of camping and glamping amongst the trees, with the agent selling the property stating that guest facilities and stables are already in place.

(Fine & Country Pembrokeshire)
(Fine & Country Pembrokeshire)

This property package near Carmarthen that includes a mix of business opportunities as well as a beautiful rural retreat. But it you want to escape to somewhere closer to a city, this Valleys farmhouse near Cardiff comes with two acres of land.

The site offers a unique escape to the country proposition that be as busy and bustling or idyllic and lazy as you want it to be whenever you want it to be. It really is a property for all four seasons.

Cwmtwrch Farm, Four Seasons Health Club, Four Seasons Cafe and the holiday lets are on the market for offers in excess of £1m with Fine & Country Pembrokeshire, call them on 01834 862138 to find out more. And if you want to nose around more dream homes, join our amazing Welsh homes newsletter.

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