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5 bedroom detached house
Key information
Property description & features
- Excellent transport links
- Adaptable accommodation
- Views of rolling countryside
- Impressive grounds
- Double garage & workshop
- About 0.61 acres (0.24 ha)
- Freehold
- Council tax band E
Situation - Located on the edge of a most interesting village off a quiet lane, this substantial home has far reaching views across and up the Axe Valley from the south west to north west.
The historic village of Musbury is conveniently nearby to the bustling market town of Axminster with its main line rail station and the coast at Axmouth and Seaton. The village hosts a range of facilities including an excellent primary school, pre-school, church, petrol station which contains a full mechanics garage. The garage also boasts a well-stocked shop with an array of local produce, as well as a post office. The local pub is only a 5-minute walk away from the property. The village has a busy village hall which offers many activities throughout the year. There are a variety of footpaths right on the doorstep to enjoy, including the East Devon Way, which passes through the village up to the peak of the ancient hill fort of Musbury Castle.
The revered sought after Colyton Grammar school is just 3 miles distant, which could make this property an excellent and well positioned family home. Axminster provides a main line railway station on the London Waterloo/Exeter line and there are good road connections to the A3052 coast road, M5 and the A303.
The Jurassic Coast is readily accessible at nearby Axmouth, Beer and Branscombe as well as the larger towns of Seaton, Lyme Regis and Sidmouth. This region of the coastline was designated England's first World Heritage site and there are a wealth of public footpaths from which to enjoy the stunning coastal scenery.
Description - Enjoying an elevated position, the property has been architecturally designed to make the most of the glorious views across the wonderous gardens to the Axe Valley beyond. The light and airy accommodation has quality fixtures and fittings including largely Oak double-glazed windows, fantastic bathrooms and demonstrations of bespoke craftsmanship throughout.
The spacious accommodation has an adaptable layout with a generous entrance hall with a flagstone floor providing access to the principle rooms. There is a double aspect sitting room with parquet floor and bay window opening to a veranda along the southern elevation. There is also a ground floor bedroom/hobby room which is also fitted with parquet flooring, with wardrobes/cupboards which extend along the length of one of the walls. Next door is a family bathroom and a separate cloakroom with WC alongside.
There is a large open plan kitchen/dining room, with the majority of the space fitted with oak flooring, this room also boasts a feature fireplace with a woodburner, an Aga with gas hob and electric ovens, the kitchen is also fitted with granite work tops. A separate larder is included. There is a study with lots of built in storage as well as a useful utility room/boot room, fitted with sink and more storage cupboards.
On the first floor are four double bedrooms, all of which have magnificent views and fitted wardrobes, plus an outstanding bathroom with free standing bath and vaulted ceiling.
The landing has a bay window orientated to enjoy the best of the views, from which there are double doors that lead onto an impressive roof terrace, an ideal spot to entertain and make the most of the fabulous scenery and wonderful sunsets.
Drive & Parking - The private tarmac drive leads up to a double garage and parking area for several cars flanked by well-stocked herbaceous and shrub borders.
Gardens - The gardens and grounds, one of the many standout features of this unique home, have been lovingly tendered and improved in the past nearly 50 years in the current owner's tenure.
Early in the year there are thousands of snow drops which is then followed by plentiful displays of blue bells and daffodils. Notable areas include the front garden, which is a blaze of colour around a wildlife pond. In addition, there is a south facing veranda and large sheltered patio which has a wall providing support to an impressive Wisteria. The Fruit orchard contains varieties of apple, pear, quince, cherry and damson. Nearby there is a vegetable patch and soft fruit cage, with two greenhouses and an asparagus bed. At the rear garden there is a wild meadow area which contains a variety of wild flowers including primroses, cowslips, orchids, camassia, yellow rattle and more.
Double Garage & Workshop - Beside the parking area is a double garage with electrics and lighting up and over door.
Within the gardens is a discreet block and timber workshop with storage area and log store and also a wooden garden studio room with electricity and sink.
Services - Mains water, electric, drainage and gas. Gas fired central heating. Superfast broadband.
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