5 bedroom house

Brook Farm is an appealing Grade II Listed thatched property which is in need of updating but presents an exciting opportunity to create a wonderful family home. The farmhouse is situated at the end of a long drive in an exceedingly private and secluded position with a pleasant outlook over its paddock and the surrounding East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The accommodation has many appealing period features including beamed ceilings, flagstone floors, inglenook fireplaces and an ornate plank and muntin screen in the drawing room.

The accommodation is highly spacious and flexible. There are two well-proportioned reception rooms on the ground floor: a large double aspect drawing room with an inglenook fireplace and flagstone flooring plus a well-proportioned dining room with fitted bookshelves, also double aspect. The large kitchen/breakfast room is at the heart of the home, featuring a large inglenook with a wood burner and providing ample space for a substantial breakfast table. There is also a very spacious separate utility room. Completing the ground floor is a rear boot room with garden access, as well as a cloakroom.

Upstairs there are five well-proportioned double bedrooms, each with appealing high vaulted ceilings and lovely views over Brook Farm’s paddock and the verdant countryside beyond. The bedrooms are serviced by two family bathrooms, situated at each end of the first floor.

Services: Mains electricity and mains water. Private septic tank drainage. Oil fired central heating.

Local Authority: East Devon District Council.

Rights of Way: The vendors are retaining a Right of Way over part of the property. A public footpath runs across part of the driveway. Further information is available from the vendors’ agent.

Overage: An overage agreement is being attached to the stables and the barn. Further information is available from the vendors’ agent.

Council Tax: Band F.

Brook Farm is located at the end of a long drive in an exceedingly private and secluded position on the outskirts of Sidford, in Sidmouth. There is a good range of amenities in Sidford including a village shop with a post office, a social hall, hairdressers, sports injury clinic, two pubs, take-away restaurants, garages, a tennis club and a vets surgery.

A greater number of amenities can be found in Sidmouth itself, just 2.5 miles away, which has numerous independent and high street shops, churches, schools, a Post Office, health centre, cottage hospital, library, theatre and an Art Deco cinema. Sidmouth has three supermarkets, including a large Waitrose, and has also won several coveted ‘Britain in Bloom’ nominations.

Sidford is located within the East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and Sidmouth is on the spectacular Jurassic Coast, a designated World Heritage Site, which covers 95 miles of beautiful coastline from Orcombe Point in East Devon to Old Harry Rocks in Dorset. The South West Coast Path passes through Sidmouth, which is England's longest waymarked long distance footpath and a National Trail. It stretches for 630 miles, running from Minehead in Somerset, along the coasts of Devon and Cornwall, to Poole Harbour in Dorset. As well as the fantastic local walking routes, which also include the East Devon Way and Woodbury Common, there are sailing opportunities from the Axe Yacht Club, Seaton and Beer Sailing Clubs. The Exmoor and Dartmoor National Parks are also within easy reach.

The cathedral city of Exeter, approximately 15 miles to the west, offers a wide choice of cultural activities with theatres, the RAMM museum, an arts centre and a wealth of good restaurants and shopping including John Lewis. There are many good schools, both state and independent, whilst Exeter University is recognised as one of the leading universities in the country.

Communication links in the area are good. The M5 provides links to the A38, A30 and on to the national motorway network. There are frequent rail services from Exeter St. David’s to London Paddington from just over two hours, plus a direct service from Honiton to London Waterloo. Exeter International Airport offers a good range of domestic and European flights.

Brook Farm is approached by a long drive which leads past the house to a large parking area with ample room for numerous vehicles or a boat. The property has a pretty walled front garden as well as a good-sized garden to the rear which is surrounded by established woodland and has a stream at its border; in all providing a very tranquil and private space to enjoy. Across the stream there is also another area of garden, surrounded by trees, and accessible by a small stone footbridge.

There are a number of outbuildings which include a large steel-framed barn, brick-built traditional stables, a wood store, oil store and a double garage. There is also a gently sloping field in front of the property, plus additional land adjacent to the stables. In total, the gardens and grounds measure approximately 4.26 acres.

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