Furzeleigh House & Cottages. Lyme Road, Axminster, Devon

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1 Furzeleigh House & Cottages Lyme Road, Axminster, Devon

2 Furzeleigh House & Cottages, Lyme Road, Axminster, Devon, EX13 5SW Period property set within the centre of its acreage with holiday letting cottages close to the Dorset and East Devon coastline. Located just over 4 miles from the sea and Lyme Regis. Period 4/5 bedroomed property with views over the surrounding countryside and valley. A delightful Incorporated detached within the main five residence bedroom is a self-contained 1 bedroomed farmhouse, apartment/annexe. enjoying an elevated position with the benefit of far Set down a ¼ mile asphalt driveway. reaching southerly views. Furzeleigh House has a high degree of privacy from the holiday letting Excellent cottages. family accommodation with light, Adjoining airy and two spacious storey 2 bedroom rooms. (both en suite) cottage/annexe. A formal Walled courtyard garden with of orchard, traditional vegetable stone patches and greenhouse. and Two slate semi-detached barns which holiday have letting recently cottages (2 & 3 bedroomed). been Potential re-roofed. to let the 3 cottages and apartment as a holiday letting business. Potential to extend the cloakroom/guest laundry into a toilet/shower Three modern storage buildings, block. together with a further separate range of modern The land buildings. has potential for glamping (yurts, shepherd huts and pods). Agricultural steel portal framed barn 20.24m x 14.98m (66 4 x 49 1). Set within nearly 31 acres of pasture Outbuildings including stores, guest laundry and guest cloakroom. and woodland. Set in approximately 37 acres in the centre of its acreage including paddocks, woodland, lake and nature ponds. Further land available by separate negotiation. Humberts 16 Hammet Street Taunton Somerset, TA1 1RZ stephen.richards@humberts.com Location Furzeleigh House is set within the Axe Valley and is 4 miles from the historic coastal town of Lyme Regis situated on the picturesque Jurassic Coastline which has won World Heritage status due to the fossils that can be found in the area. Raymonds Hill on the A35 is the nearest village ¾ miles away, with village shop/post office and the Hunter Lodge Inn known for good food within the area. Axminster is 1 mile away including shopping facilities, supermarket, dentist, doctors surgery, primary school and secondary school. Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall s River Cottage Deli is within Axminster with River Cottage HQ being located near Lyme Regis. The property is in the catchment area of Colyton Grammar School which has a national reputation for excellence. Lyme Regis is 4 miles to the south and also offers a further primary and secondary school along with a golf course, a range of restaurants and public houses including Hix Oyster & Fish House with panoramic views over Lyme Regis and the cob harbour. There is sailing along the coastline with moorings at Lyme Regis and West Bay. Picturesque fishing villages along the coastline such as Beer, Branscombe and Budleigh Salterton are popular tourist attractions. Weymouth, with its harbour, is further along the coastline as well as the Victorian seaside town of Sidmouth. The Isle of Purbeck with its National Trust Corfe Castle and Chesil Beach with Abbotsbury Sub Tropical Gardens and Swannery are easily accessible. Further into Dorset are Hardy s Cottage at Higher Bockhampton and the Tank Museum at Bovington along with Monkey World near Wool, which are all year round family attractions.

3 The Business Furzeleigh House Country Cottages has been running a limited season and currently rents out the two semidetached cottages which are rated by Visit England as 4*. The present owners have owned the property since 2005 and currently carry out no internet adverting but use their website to promote the holiday letting business and choose not to use an agent at this time. Furzeleigh House Wooden serving hatch into kitchen. Heavy beam over ceiling. Inglenook stone fireplace with heavy wooden lintel housing woodburning stove on slate hearth. Oak glazed door and wooden steps down into:- Sitting room heavy wooden beamed over ceiling. UPVC double glazed window to rear overlooking garden. Wooden painted cupboards and shelving with matching alcoves. Ground floor:- Entrance porch via oak door. Flagstone floor. Glazed oak door into:- Hall flagstone floor. Stairs with polished balustrade to first floor accommodation. Oak door to library, oak door to rear hall and oak door into:- Marble fireplace and hearth housing cast iron woodburning stove. Coved ceiling. UPVC double glazed windows and UPVC double glazed French door to front overlooking driveway. The property has further business potential to use the land and the woodland for glamping for shepherds huts, yurts or pods subject to gaining the relevant planning consents. The agricultural barn also has potential to be used as a wedding venue and the property in previous years has been used as a hotel. Further trading information can be provided to bona fide purchasers. Dining room UPVC double glazed windows to front overlooking driveway.

4 Library accessed from hall. Oak flooring. Oak window seats and UPVC double glazed windows to front overlooking driveway and fields. Boiler room ceramic tiled floor. Grant oil fired boiler. UPVC double glazed window to rear overlooking walled garden. Access to roof void. Stainless steel sink unit with cupboard below. Rear hall ceramic tiled floor. Wooden fuse cupboard. Glazed wooden door into rear porch. Oak door into utility room. Doorway into:- Kitchen wooden kitchen of wall and base cupboards. Stainless steel gas hob and built in stainless steel Bosch electric oven. Serving hatch into dining room. UPVC double glazed window to rear. Roll topped work surfaces with inset stainless steel 1½ bowl sink unit. Cooker extractor hood in former fireplace. Utility room accessed front rear hall. Range of wall and base cupboards. Roll top work surfaces with inset stainless sink unit. Plumbing for automatic washing machines and space for tumble drier. UPVC double glazed window to rear overlooking gardens. Oak door into understairs cupboard. Oak door into:- Cloakroom white suite of close coupled WC and corner wash hand basin in vanity unit with cupboard below. Ceramic tiled floor. UPVC double glazed window to rear with deep slate cill. Rear porch UPVC double glazed windows to rear overlooking gardens. Built in wooden cupboard. Wooden glazed door to outside. First floor:- Landing UPVC window to rear with views over the woodland and valley. Stripped pine door into linen cupboard with shelving. Pine door into additional linen store with UPVC double glazed window to rear with views over the valley and housing modern insulated hot water cylinder. Stripped pine doors to cupboard with shelving. Stripped pine doors to rooms. Bedroom 1 UPVC window to front overlooking driveway and fields. Walk-in wardrobes. Built in pine cupboard. Stripped pine door into:- Oak fireplace and panelling housing cast iron woodburning stove. Coved ceiling. Arched UPVC double glazed widow to side. Oak door into:- Study oak flooring. Built in oak desk. Heavy beam over ceiling. Oak alcove with shelving. Glazed oak door into:- Sunroom ceramic tiled floor. UPVC double glazed window and French door leading out onto walled garden. Spotlights. Wooden door into:-

5 En suite shower room white Heritage suite of closecoupled WC and wash hand basin in vanity unit with cupboard below. Ceramic tiled floor. UPVC double glazed window overlooking driveway and fields. Tiled to ceiling. Heated towel rail radiator. Corner shower cubicle. Bedroom 2 UPVC double glazed window to front overlooking driveway and fields with window seat. Coved ceiling. Built in wardrobes and drawers. Stripped pine door to:- En suite shower room white Heritage suite of close coupled WC, pedestal wash hand basin and corner chrome and glass shower cubicle. Extractor fan. Chrome heated towel rail radiator. Skylight. Travertine tiles to ceiling. Outside:- Front gardens laid mainly to lawn with mature trees and asphalt driveway with island and topiary hedges. En suite bathroom white suite of close-coupled WC and pedestal wash hand basin and panelled bath with chrome shower attachment. Glazed window overlooking driveway and fields. Tiled to ceiling. Chrome heated towel rail radiator. Extractor fan. Bedroom 3 dual aspect with UPVC double glazed window and window seat to front overlooking driveway and fields. Arched UPVC double glazed window to side with deep wooden window cill overlooking walled garden. Built in cupboard. Wooden door with steps leading down into:- En suite bathroom matching suite of close coupled WC, pedestal wash hand basin and corner bath with chrome shower attachment. Access to roof void. Chrome heated towel rail radiator. UPVC double glazed window with deep wooden window cill to side overlooking walled garden. Bedroom 4 UPVC double glazed window to rear with deep cill overlooking woodland and valley. Wooden stripped pine door into:- The rear gardens are laid to low maintenance with gravel, ornamental pond and stone paths leading down to a lawned area with patio with gated access onto the fields and doorway into the walled garden.

6 Single storey outbuilding 3.80m x 2.82 m (12 5 x 9 2) with power, lighting and concrete floor. (Potential to be converted into a sunroom subject to gaining the necessary consents). Apartment First floor apartment accessed via a metal staircase with glass and chrome balcony for seating. The apartment can be incorporated back into the main residence, occupied by a family member as an annexe or used as an additional holiday letting property. Kitchen UPVC double glazed windows and UPVC double glazed door overlooking the woodland. Modern shaker style kitchen of wall and base units. Roll top work surfaces with 1½ bowl sink unit. Skylight. Built in stainless steel cooker and cooker extractor hood. Ceramic electric hob. Built in stainless steel microwave. Hall access to roof void. Door into landing of Furzeleigh House. Doors to rooms. Sitting room dual aspect with UPVC double glazed window to front overlooking the driveway and UPVC double glazed bay window to side overlooking the cottage courtyard with countryside views. Bedroom UPVC double glazed window overlooking driveway. Built in cupboard and wardrobe. Bathroom white suite of pedestal wash hand basin and panelled bath with chrome shower attachment. Ceramic tiles to walls. UPVC double glazed window to rear overlooking woodland. Chrome heated towel rail radiator. Cloakroom white suite of close coupled WC. UPVC double glazed window to rear overlooking woodland. Ceramic tiles to walls.

7 Furzeleigh House Floorplan

8 Garden Cottage Two storey cottage adjoining the main house which could be occupied as a self-contained annexe by a family member or used as an additional holiday letting cottage. Rear hall ceramic tiled floor. Coved ceiling. Wooden glazed door into utility room and wooden door into kitchen. Door into:- Cloakroom white suite of close coupled WC and wall mounted wash hand basin. UPVC double glazed window to front overlooking walled garden. Ceramic tiled floor. Kitchen/dining room range of wall and base cupboards with electric oven and ceramic electric hob. Cooker extractor hood. Dual aspect with UPVC double glazed windows to front overlooking walled garden and window to side with countryside views. Plumbing for dishwasher and automatic washing machine. Ceramic tiles to ceiling. Bedroom 1 dual aspect with UPVC double glazed window to front overlooking walled garden and UPVC double glazed window to side overlooking the woodland. Beam over ceiling. Door to:- Ground floor:- Entrance hall UPVC double glazed door. Built in cupboards housing Grant oil fired boiler. Ceramic tiled floor. Stairs to first floor accommodation. Wooden door into:- Sitting room UPVC double glazed window to front with deep cill overlooking walled garden. Understairs cupboard. Wooden feature fireplace. Wooden door into:- Utility/boot room slate flooring. UPVC double glazed window to rear overlooking Furzeleigh House gardens. Space for freezer. UPVC double glazed door to outside. First floor:- Landing UPVC double glazed window to rear overlooking the cottages. Beamed ceiling. Built in airing cupboard housing factory insulated hot water cylinder. En suite shower room white suite of low level WC, pedestal wash hand basin and shower cubicle with electric shower. Heated towel rail radiator. UPVC double glazed window to front overlooking walled garden. Ceramic tiles to ceiling. Extractor fan. Bedroom 2 UPVC double glazed window to front overlooking walled garden. Built in wardrobe. Beam over ceiling. Door into:- En suite bathroom white suite of low level WC, pedestal wash hand basin and panelled bath with chrome shower attachment. UPVC double glazed window to front overlooking walled garden. Extractor fan. Tiles to ceiling. Access to roof void. Outside:- Slate patio to front for seating overlooking the walled garden.

9 Cottage 1 Cottage 2 On the ground floor provides kitchen, sitting/dining room. Shower room and bedroom. The Cottages At first floor landing, inner landing, bathroom and bedroom. To the rear is a private enclosed garden laid to lawn with shrubs and a patio area for seating which is accessed from a wooden glazed door in the kitchen and the property to the rear has views over the surrounding countryside and woodland (Sleeps 4). On the ground floor provides hall, sitting room and kitchen/diner along with a shower room and bedroom. At first floor landing, bathroom and two bedrooms. The two storey stone built semi-detached cottages are located to the side of Furzeleigh House set in a concrete/cobbled courtyard and includes such features as beamed ceilings, flat screen TVs and are furnished to a high standard. At the rear is a private enclose garden laid to lawn with shrubs and a patio area for seating which is accessed from a wooden glazed door in the kitchen and the property to the rear has views over the surrounding countryside and woodland (Sleeps 6).

10 (The agricultural barn is currently used as garaging and workshop but has potential to be converted into an indoor swimming pool complex, games barn or as a function room to be used for weddings, subject to gaining the relevant planning consents). Single storey stone outbuilding 7.38m x 2.49m (24 2 x 8 1) currently divided into two stores, one used by the cottage guests for the bins and recycling. Outside Next to Furzeleigh House and Garden Cottage is the walled garden with vegetable patch and soft fruits such as raspberries, black currants, strawberries and rhubarb. Timber garden shed. Orchard with apple, plum and pear trees. At the top of the walled garden is a double greenhouse on a slate patio. The ¼ mile driveway is laid to asphalt and is lined by mature oak trees. The property is set in approximately 37 acres including lake, paddocks, nature pond and woodland with nature ponds. The woodland provides a variety of mature broadleaf trees such as beech, oak and ash. Agricultural barn 20.24m m (66 4 x 49 1) with skylights providing good natural light, low bay halogen lighting, concrete floor. Steel portal framed clearspan building with a minimum eave height of 4.04m (13 2) and a maximum eave height of 5.62m (18 5) with electric roller shutter door. Guests laundry 3.28m x 2.86m (10 8 x 9 4) set in a detached stone barn with roll top work surfaces with inset stainless steel sink unit and built in cupboards. Plumbing for automatic washing machine and space for tumble drier and guests freezer. Slate flooring. Skylight. (Potential to convert this building into a toilet/shower block to be used in conjunction with using the site for glamping or could be converted into guest accommodation subject to gaining the relevant planning consents). Adjoining guests toilets white suite of close coupled WC and pedestal wash hand basin. Ceramic tiles to floor and walls. The guests car park is laid to concrete and has parking for approximately 8/10 vehicles. The main driveway splits in 2 before the main house meaning that the house has a high degree of privacy.

11 Tenure Freehold. Directions Method of sale The property is offered by private treaty, inclusive of trade inventory to include furnishings, fittings and fixtures within the holiday letting cottages (cottage 1 & 2) excluding any personal items. From the A35 take the B3261 signed to Axminster. Follow Lyme Road for approximately 1 mile and the entrance to Furzeleigh House can be found on the right clearly signed. Viewing Strictly by appointment with agents Humberts. For further information contact Stephen Richards on (01823) Hammet Street Taunton Somerset TA1 1RZ stephen.richards@humberts.com File No. C6918.

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