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"For sale by informal tender: Guide ?225,000 - ?250,000. A most intriguing former period Mill House offering extensive 4 bedroom character accommodation with original features, decked terrace and enclosed courtyard incorporating off road parking. EPC Band: E

SITUATION Mill House is situated on the North Western outskirts of the market town of Axminster enjoying a tucked away location towards the end of a small lane in the Castle Hill area. Axminster is host to a wide range of shops and facilities including a Tesco Superstore, the renowned River Cottage canteen/deli and a mainline rail station with service to London Waterloo.
 
The stunning Jurassic coastline is within easy driving distance to the South with beaches at Seaton (7 miles) and Lyme Regis (6 miles) whilst the towns of Honiton and Bridport are 10 miles and 12.5 miles respectively to the East and West along the A35 with Chard lying 7 miles to the North via the A358. DESCRIPTION A solid ledge and braced door opens to the entrance lobby with staircase rising to the first floor and glazed door ahead into the Sitting Room with further door on one side into the Kitchen. Fitted with a comprehensive range of units incorporating wood effect work surfaces and a stainless steel 6 ring range cooker, the Kitchen spans the length of the house with PVCu full height windows overlooking the decked terrace at the rear. From the Kitchen a doorway leads through to a Utility Area with further work surfaces, sink and tiled floor to a Study/Work area with door out into the courtyard and a separate w.c.
 
The Sitting Room features period panelling either side of a window seat and a door out onto the rear terrace whilst an original brick detailed fireplace housing a gas fired wood burning stove set on a stone hearth. The Dining Room is open to the Sitting Room with deep recessed double glazed window overlooking Vale Lane. Perhaps the most intriguing feature of this fascinating period home is the Family Room. Believed to have been part of the original mill floor it features a vaulted ceiling with exposed beams and wide double glazed french doors and windows opening out onto a decked terrace over the mill leat. On the first floor, symmetrically arranged around the central landing are 3 double bedrooms, a fourth single
ursery bedroom and the Family Bathroom, all accessed via period solid stripped pine braced doors. The Bathroom is fitted with a white suite with powered mixer shower over the bath and built in airing cupboard. OUTSIDE The property is approached over Vale Lane with roller door into a fully enclosed walled courtyard at the side of the house providing parking for one vehicle and housing a useful timber storage shed. At the rear of the house, framed on two sides by the Sitting Room and Family/Mill Room is a wide timber decked terrace spanning across the original mill leat. SERVICES Mains water, electricity and drainage. Gas fired central heating. VIEWING Strictly by prior appointment only with Stags Honiton Office - 01404 45885. DIRECTIONS From West Street in the centre of Axminster, continue past the church turning left at Trinity Square between the opticians and Trinity House, into Castle Street. Proceed to the end of Castle Street and turn left at the T junction down Castle Hill. Before reaching the railway crossing, take the next left into Vale Lane where the property will be found on the right hand side identified by a For Sale Board. METHOD OF SALE Sale by informal tender, tenders to be received no later than 12.00 (noon) on Friday 31st July 2015. Please find attached form or contact the office. These particulars are a guide only and should not be relied upon for any purpose."