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"A most striking and opulent residence commanding a fine position over looking North Hill and Exmoor. Built in 1900, this five bedroom house with a separate brick built annexe offers a spacious accommodation with exceptional grounds and gardens.

Description
The property incorporates many features typical of its era including servant bells, attractive architraves and picture rails, along with more modern conveniences such as gas fired central heating and burglar alarm system. This commodious family home offers huge amounts of space along with five double bedrooms and a generous loft area with potential for conversion STPP. The level wrap around garden offers a manicured space for outdoor dining with the most exceptional outlook over North Hill and Exmoor. A separate, brick built annexe offers a large living area with vaulted ceiling, kitchen and WC. The entrance gives way to a large roundabout driveway with a central island offering parking for at least ten vehicles. The garage and workshop is well positioned and offers excellent storage space studio office with mezzanine floor above.
The accommodation briefly comprises
A heavy solid wood door to the front elevation in to the porch with original Victorian ceramic floor tiles and a glazed door to entrance hall with doors to all ground floor rooms, a window to side elevation and stairs to first floor.
The Study drawing room has a dual aspect with a bay window to the side elevation and a window to the front elevation over looking the grounds, integrated shelving, original Victorian fireplace with oak surround and slate hearth.
The formal dining room has a window to rear elevation over looking the rear garden and enjoying exceptional views over Exmoor, double doors in to Orangery with also double doors through to kitchen breakfast room, original Victorian fireplace with slate heath and Oak surround.
The impressive orangery has windows to all elevations over looking the garden and a door to the side elevation. A wonderful space to sit and enjoy the scenery.
The kitchen breakfast room has windows to the rear elevation over looking the garden. It is a large family kitchen with bespoke fitted units and a marble counter top, central island with ample storage space and power points, inset double Belfast sink with mixer tap, large dual plate AGA with triple oven and warming plate, ceramic tile surround and extractor fan above, small electric AGA, pantry cupboard with opaque window to front elevation and integrated shelving and cupboard space.
Leading through from the kitchen breakfast room you ll find the utility room with a window to the front elevation and a door to the rear garden giving way to a decked area with steps downwards. Inset stainless steel sink with mixer tap, counter top with cupboard space below and room for white goods which houses a combi boiler, access to roof space and a door to the WC which has an opaque window to the side elevation, pedestal toilet, handwash basin within the vanity unit and a heated towel rail.
The sitting room has a bay window to the front elevation with views overlooking the woodland and the picturesque front garden, original Victorian fireplace with oak surround and slate hearth. Stairs and landing to first floor has a large window to side elevation with integrated storage cupboards.
Bedroom one has dual aspect with windows to the side and rear elevation, exceptional views over Exmoor and North Hill, original fireplace and integrated storage cupboard.
Bedroom two has a window to the front elevation over looking the garden and woodland and integrated wardrobes.
Bedroom three has a window to rear elevation exceptional views over Exmoor and North Hill, fireplace also with integrated wardrobes.
Bedroom four has dual aspect with windows to the front and side elevations and a fireplace.
Bedroom five has a window to the rear elevation with exceptional views over Exmoor and North Hill.
The shower room has a window to the front elevation, shower cubicle, pedestal toilet and a handwash basin.

Services & Outgoings
Property description here. i.e We understand that mains electric, gas, water and drainage are connected to the property. Gas fired central heating.
Council Tax Somerset Council Band G .
throughout the year. The West Somerset Steam Railway serves all stations to Bishops Lydeard and there are regular buses serving the County Town of Taunton some 25 miles away which has excellent shopping, leisure and entertainment facilities. Taunton also has direct access to the M5 motorway and is served by a mainline railway station.

Additional Information
Broadband Ultrafast broadband is available highest available download speed 1800 Mbps, highest available upload speed 220 Mbps. Openreach .
Mobile Coverage Available via EE, O2, THREE and VODAFONE. For an indication of specific speeds and supply or coverage in the area we recommend contacting your own provider.
Flooding The property is in an area at a VERY LOW RISK from River Sea and Surface Water flooding defined as the chance of flooding each year as less than 0.1% .

Situation
The popular holiday resort of Minehead is situated on the edge of the Exmoor National Park near to some of the very best moorland and woodland countryside where many delightful walks and other country pursuits can be enjoyed. Many of the well known attractions of the West Somerset and North Devon areas are within short motoring distance. Minehead provides good shopping facilities, has First, Middle and Upper schools and has a regular local bus service throughout the year. The West Somerset Steam Railway serves all stations to Bishops Lydeard and there are regular buses serving the County Town of Taunton some 25 miles away which has excellent shopping, leisure and entertainment facilities. Taunton also has direct access to the M5 motorway and is served by a mainline railway station.

Outside
On entrance to the property you will pass through two large timber gates on to a private roundabout style driveway with a central island and offering private parking for up to ten vehicles. There is a level garden predominantly laid to lawn with a paved path leading to the bottom of the garden, annexe entrance and workshop garage. The private garden and grounds offer a magnificent entertaining space and the beautiful fully stocked borders are brimming with a variety of mature plants and shrubbs. There is a large ornamental goldfish pond with an attractive rockery to the side. The driveway sweeps off to the left, leading you down to a garage workshop with mezzanine floor above offering excellent storage studio office space, light and power. At the bottom of the garden you will enter the detached annexe over a veranda with a covered seating area. There is also a seperate front entrance through the kitchen.
To the side of the annexe is another path leading to a further workhop storage outbuilding with electricity and cold water tap to the exterior."