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" Beautiful renovated detached Grade II Listed 4 bedroom farmhouse. 1 bedroom annexe. Extensive garage and workshop area with studio over. Large gardens with outdoor heated swimming pool, orchard and established Vineyard.

SITUATION The property is located in the popular Maidenhayne Lane set just outside the village of Musbury, located between the towns of Axminster and Seaton. The village of Musbury has a small range of facilities including a primary school, pre-school, church, garage with shop, post office and a local pub. There are a range of good local schools including Woodruff at Lyme Regis and Axe Valley in Axminster. Colyton Grammar School approximately 3.5 miles from the property is one of Englands top state schools. The towns of Axminster and Seaton have a further array of facilities including banks and each with supermarket, at Axminster there is a weekly street market as well as the River Cottage produce shop and canteen. There is a main line station on the London Waterloo line and good road connections to the M5 and M3 via the A303 which is approximately 15 miles to the north. 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 part of the coastline is designated Englands first World Heritage site and there are a variety of public footpaths to enjoy the coastal scenery. Taunton, the County Town of Somerset to the north has access to the M5 at Junction 25, whilst the university and cathedral city of Exeter is accessed by the A30 which has a range of facilities one would expect of a city of its size including an international airport. DESCRIPTION Beautifully renovated and modernised by the current owners, this period 4 bedroom home is Grade II Listed for its historical and/or architectural merit. As one would expect, there are numerous character features which have been enhanced with careful restoration and sympathetic extension to form a versatile home. Adjoining the house and on the site of former outbuildings is an annexe which has the potential for further accommodation for an extended family or potentially let to form an income. In addition to the extensive garage and workshop area, a first floor loft provides for an excellent studio accommodation which the current owner has just begun letting on a weekly basis. Adjoining the house and converted from a former linhay is a large double aspect kitchen/dining room fitted with granite worktops, 4 ring oven, gas Aga, built-in fridge freezer, microwave and dishwasher. This impressive room has a vaulted ceiling and leads back into the heart of the main
house. Further living accommodation on the ground floor comprises a large sitting room with inglenook fireplace and inset wood burner as well as beautifully shaped beams, study/bed 5, sun room, cloakroom and boiler room as well as a downstairs 4th bedroom with en suite shower room. On the first floor are three individual double bedrooms, the master with a whirlpool bath and separate shower. There is a family shower room. Adjoined to the house via the kitchen/dining room is the versatile annexe. This annexe could be incorporated into the main house as further accommodation, or as existing. The annexe includes a bedroom, shower room, kitchen / diner and store room. OUTSIDE A short tarmac private drive leads from the council lane past the property and around to a tarmac courtyard area between the house and the annexe. From here is the impressive timber frame garage and adjoining workshop which has a first floor holiday cottage with private walled garden overlooking open fields to the rear. To the front of the house are the formal lawns whilst around to the side and surrounded by a large wall are the private gardens laid predominantly to lawn with a large patio, built-in barbeque area overlooking the heated swimming pool, fitted with a lockable electric safety cover. The orchard is planted with three different varieties of English apple. VINEYARD Opposite the house across the lane is a paddock extending to just over 2 acres within which the current owners have established a vineyard, planted in rondo grapes suitable for the soil type in the area and well established with wires and supports. This area is fully fenced with deer fencing to prevent damage and provides a wonderful opportunity for a purchaser to make their own wine. SERVICES Mains water, electricity and gas central heating. Private drainage. Photovoltaics on garage. Underfloor heating to kitchen. There is also a well water supply. VIEWING Strictly by appointment via the agents, Stags on 01404 45885. DIRECTIONAL NOTE From Honiton head east on the A35 signposted to Axminster, go past the first signpost to Axminster and take the next left turn signposted to Musbury and Axminster turning left again at the T junction heading south towards Musbury and Seaton. Stay on this road for approximately 2 miles and before entering the village of Musbury turn right into Maidenhayne Lane. After approximately 200 yards the property will be found on the right hand side. WEB FIND 59283 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. "