4 bedroom house
Exford, Minehead, Somerset, TA24 7NP
Guide Price
£1,500,000
Residential Tags: Farmhouse, Private Water Supply
Property Tags: Camping and Caravan Site, Traditional Buildings, Water Frontage
Land Tags: Fishing Rights and Lakes, Paddock, Pasture Land, Woodland
Summary Details
- First Marketed: Aug 2021
- Removed: Date Not Available
- Residential Tags: Farmhouse, Private Water Supply
- Property Tags: Camping and Caravan Site, Traditional Buildings, Water Frontage
- Land Tags: Fishing Rights and Lakes, Paddock, Pasture Land, Woodland
A character farmhouse with a courtyard of stone barns, lovely gardens, orchard, woodland, fishing and land. In all 22.8 acres. 3 receptions rooms, study, 4 double bedrooms, 2 bath/shower rooms, stables, fishing rights and garage. EPC Band F
Situation - Dowsncombe Farm enjoys a delightful setting in the Exe Valley, on the edge of Exford, in the very heart of Exmoor, surrounded by some of the finest moorland countryside. Exford is a thriving village with two hotels, tearoom, shop, church, village hall and primary school. Minehead (15 miles) offers an excellent range of day to day amenities including schooling up to secondary level and South Molton (14 miles) offers similar amenities, schooling and a livestock market and pannier market.
Description - Downscombe Farm is a wonderful character farmhouse and provides spacious four bedroom accommodation of immense charm and character exhibiting a wealth of period features including inglenook fireplaces and exposed beams. It enjoys a glorious outlook over its own land to the River Exe. Originally a working farm, the property is complemented by a range of traditional stone outbuildings, fishing rights on the River Exe, woodland and surrounding pasture.
Accommodation - The ground floor accommodation comprises of an entrance hall with stairs to the first floor. The large farmhouse kitchen/breakfast room with flagstone flooring and beamed ceiling incorporates wall and base units, a four-oven oil-fired Aga, a rangemaster cooker and space for a large table. The adjacent family room has an inglenook fireplace with bread oven and inset with a log burner. The dining room is at the heart of the house, with oak flooring and an inglenook fireplace with bread oven. The sitting room is dual aspect with a feature fireplace insert with a wood burner and views down the valley. Also on the ground floor is a study, a boot room and a cloakroom.
The first floor is accessed from two separate staircases. At one end is the master suite comprising of a large double bedroom, a dressing room with fitted wardrobes and a generous sized bathroom with a shower, bath and two washbasins. There are a further three double bedrooms and a family bathroom fitted with a bath and a shower.
Outside - A path leads up to the front door. The house is surrounded by its own gardens which are well stocked with flower borders and shrubs. Immediately to the rear of the house is a private sheltered sunny terrace with a lawn beyond, from which a footbridge leads over the mill leat to the paddocks. Adjoining the garden is an orchard. Also to the rear of the house are two buildings which housed the shower and toilet facilities when the property was once used as a campsite.
Outbuildings - On the east side of the road is the yard of traditional buildings including an open fronted garage, barn storage area and stables. The second barn comprises of two stables and an open storage area, with a further open barn attached.
The Land - To the west and to the rear of the house are two level fields, one with a barn and a field shelter, both with access from the road and river frontage. A footbridge over a tributary of the Exe connects the two fields. The field immediately to the rear of the house has been split to give one large field and two smaller post and rail enclosures with a field shelter. On the opposite side of the road beyond the traditional barns is a steep bank of trees and bracken, through which runs a stream in to a pond. Adjoining this are two further paddocks, the first field being sloping pasture, which gives access to the field at the top. The woodland, known as Downscombe Wood, comprises of 0.8 hectares of oak and bluebell woods.
Basic Payment Scheme - The farm land is registered for entitlements under the BPS. The current scheme year payment is reserved from the sale.
Sporting Rights - The sporting and mineral rights insofar as they are owned are included within the freehold.
Viewing - Strictly by appointment with the agents please.
Directions - From Dulverton take the B3223 over Winsford Hill. At Chibbet Post turn right to Exford. On arriving in the village turn right over the River Exe and then and first left by the village green. Continue along this road, bearing left at the first junction and after about a further half mile the property will be found.
Services - Mains electricity. Private water and private drainage, oil fired central heating. Broadband available.
Council Tax - Band G (2021/2022)
Marketed by: Stags, Dulverton
Situation - Dowsncombe Farm enjoys a delightful setting in the Exe Valley, on the edge of Exford, in the very heart of Exmoor, surrounded by some of the finest moorland countryside. Exford is a thriving village with two hotels, tearoom, shop, church, village hall and primary school. Minehead (15 miles) offers an excellent range of day to day amenities including schooling up to secondary level and South Molton (14 miles) offers similar amenities, schooling and a livestock market and pannier market.
Description - Downscombe Farm is a wonderful character farmhouse and provides spacious four bedroom accommodation of immense charm and character exhibiting a wealth of period features including inglenook fireplaces and exposed beams. It enjoys a glorious outlook over its own land to the River Exe. Originally a working farm, the property is complemented by a range of traditional stone outbuildings, fishing rights on the River Exe, woodland and surrounding pasture.
Accommodation - The ground floor accommodation comprises of an entrance hall with stairs to the first floor. The large farmhouse kitchen/breakfast room with flagstone flooring and beamed ceiling incorporates wall and base units, a four-oven oil-fired Aga, a rangemaster cooker and space for a large table. The adjacent family room has an inglenook fireplace with bread oven and inset with a log burner. The dining room is at the heart of the house, with oak flooring and an inglenook fireplace with bread oven. The sitting room is dual aspect with a feature fireplace insert with a wood burner and views down the valley. Also on the ground floor is a study, a boot room and a cloakroom.
The first floor is accessed from two separate staircases. At one end is the master suite comprising of a large double bedroom, a dressing room with fitted wardrobes and a generous sized bathroom with a shower, bath and two washbasins. There are a further three double bedrooms and a family bathroom fitted with a bath and a shower.
Outside - A path leads up to the front door. The house is surrounded by its own gardens which are well stocked with flower borders and shrubs. Immediately to the rear of the house is a private sheltered sunny terrace with a lawn beyond, from which a footbridge leads over the mill leat to the paddocks. Adjoining the garden is an orchard. Also to the rear of the house are two buildings which housed the shower and toilet facilities when the property was once used as a campsite.
Outbuildings - On the east side of the road is the yard of traditional buildings including an open fronted garage, barn storage area and stables. The second barn comprises of two stables and an open storage area, with a further open barn attached.
The Land - To the west and to the rear of the house are two level fields, one with a barn and a field shelter, both with access from the road and river frontage. A footbridge over a tributary of the Exe connects the two fields. The field immediately to the rear of the house has been split to give one large field and two smaller post and rail enclosures with a field shelter. On the opposite side of the road beyond the traditional barns is a steep bank of trees and bracken, through which runs a stream in to a pond. Adjoining this are two further paddocks, the first field being sloping pasture, which gives access to the field at the top. The woodland, known as Downscombe Wood, comprises of 0.8 hectares of oak and bluebell woods.
Basic Payment Scheme - The farm land is registered for entitlements under the BPS. The current scheme year payment is reserved from the sale.
Sporting Rights - The sporting and mineral rights insofar as they are owned are included within the freehold.
Viewing - Strictly by appointment with the agents please.
Directions - From Dulverton take the B3223 over Winsford Hill. At Chibbet Post turn right to Exford. On arriving in the village turn right over the River Exe and then and first left by the village green. Continue along this road, bearing left at the first junction and after about a further half mile the property will be found.
Services - Mains electricity. Private water and private drainage, oil fired central heating. Broadband available.
Council Tax - Band G (2021/2022)
Marketed by: Stags, Dulverton
Land Registry Data
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