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"A handsome attached property in a peaceful and private setting with a self contained apartment, set in mature gardens. Drawing room. Kitchen/dining room. Sitting room/bedroom 4. 3 first floor bedrooms with further potential for bed 4. Option for 5th bedroom. Self contained apartment. Gardens. Ample parking.

SITUATION Every Hill is situated in the East Devon village of Colyford, which boasts a thriving local community with facilities including two pubs, restaurant, post office and general store/ butchers, parish church and village hall. An historic tramway runs along the stunning Axe Estuary, which links both Colyford and Colyton to nearby Victorian seaside resort of Seaton.   Colyford is approximately a 45 minute drive to the cathedral City of Exeter and the M5 Motorway. The ancient town of Colyton is about a mile with excellent local facilities and the well regarded Colyton Gammer school just a short walk away. Axminster is a further 5 miles inland with main line rail services to London waterloo and Exeter. There are also main line rail services from Taunton to London Paddington. There are excellent golf courses at Seaton, Lyme Regis, Honiton and Woodbury as well as sailing at the Axe sailing club, Seaton and the Beer sailing club.   The property is also close to the Jurassic Coast, which has recently been awarded International recognition as a world heritage site being noted for its geological interest, dramatic cliffs and shoreline. The property is within easy access to the coastal resorts of Beer, Branscombe, Sidmouth and the renowned town of Lyme Regis. There is also excellent access for walking, riding and other country pursuits. DESCRIPTION This is a particularly spacious Edwardian semi-detached house, standing in its own generous grounds, in a quiet road between Colyton and Colyford.   Every Hill is full of character and original period features, offering well proportioned rooms across three floors, the top level now used as a self contained apartment with its own access. The accommodation is generous and adaptable with scope for some overall updating and redecoration. The property faces over its mature grounds and enjoys some fine views over the surrounding countryside.   The front door leads to an entrance porch and door in to the reception hall. The drawing room has period features with a side door to the Veranda. The kitchen/ dining room is double aspect and has an oil fired Rayburn supplying hot water, 1 ? bowl sink unit, base units, wall mounted cupboards and larder. The study has an attractive carved fireplace. The rear hall has a cloakroom plus a door leading to the utility room. The utility room houses the boiler, supplying central heating for the two floors and also has space and plumbing for a washing machine.   On the first floor there is the family bathroom and 3 bedrooms. Bedroom one has a walk-in cupboard with rail and shelves. The room is dual aspect and enjoys fine rural views. Bedroom two is also a lovely dual aspect room. This room has two doors so could be divided to provide two rooms as it was originally. Bedroom three has fitted cupboards and southerly views towards the Axe Estuary. SELF CONTAINED APARTMENT The second floor apartment can be accessed from its own external wooden steps, plus a staircase leading from the first floor. The accommodation includes a sitting room, which has views to the Axe Estuary and sea, a kitchenette with sink unit, base and wall units, a bathroom, bedroom and a box room which could take a small bed. The apartment could easily be incorporated back into the main house. OUTSIDE The property has its own gravel drive alongside, which there is an area of lawn, the drive then leads to a wide surface providing ample parking area. The remaining garden consists of further lawn, a yard with concrete shed and a small pond. The whole area of the property and the grounds amounts to about 0.5 acres. SERVICES Mains electricity, water and drainage. LOCAL AUTHORITY East Devon District Council offices, The Knowle, Sidmouth, Devon EX10 8HL, Tel: 01395 516551 website: www.eastdevon.gov.uk MAP REFERENCE Landranger 193 252929 DIRECTIONS From the coast road at Colyford, head north towards Colyton on the B3161. After a short distance fork left up Shells Lane, take the second entrance on the right up the driveway and fork right. You may download, store and use the material for your own personal use and research. You may not republish, retransmit, redistribute or otherwise make the material available to any party or make the same available on any website, online service or bulletin board of your own or of any other party or make the same available in hard copy or in any other media without the website owner's express prior written consent. The website owner's copyright must remain on all reproductions of material taken from this website."