5 bedroom house

A superb Holiday Letting Complex enjoying an outstanding rural position close to the stunning North Devon coast, comprising a five bedroomed detached farmhouse, nine well appointed self-catering cottages, a heated indoor swimming pool with a sauna, and an all-weather tennis court, all set in beautiful gardens and grounds extending to about 7.26 Acres.

A superb holiday cottage complex lying close to the north coast and comprising a total of 10 properties affording prospective purchasers a rare ‘lifestyle’ opportunity to acquire an established and successful rural business with significant income generation potential set in over 7 acres of beautiful gardens and grounds. The main farmhouse, whilst is currently let for holidays, is unrestricted and would provide a spacious five bedroomed family home, with the benefit of a separate entrance drive and its own enclosed private gardens. An excellent range of converted traditional farm buildings and a former mill, provide nine attractive and well equipped self catering holiday cottages, the character mill building retaining its original water wheel and two pretty mill ponds. Leisure facilities include an indoor heated swimming pool complex with a sauna and changing facilities, an all-weather tennis court and a children’s play area, whilst the property is served by ample onsite parking with overflow provision. The quiet and peaceful rural setting affords a good degree of privacy and seclusion, with extensive gardens and grounds incorporating picnic and barbeque lawns, as well as delightful woodland walks and wildlife areas. A sheltered pasture paddock, currently designated as a dog walking area, may afford the opportunity to develop a glamping/camping/touring caravan site, subject to obtaining any necessary change of use planning consent. Wheel Farm Cottages extends in total to about 7.26 Acres.

Wheel Farm Cottages occupies an outstanding rural position, enjoying peace and tranquillity whilst lying only a short distance to the south of the pretty and popular coastal village of Combe Martin. The area boasts some of North Devon’s most spectacular scenery, lying close to the western fringe of the Exmoor National Park, with the dramatic coastline comprising rugged cliffs and secluded bays. Despite its enviable rural position the property is well situated for easy access to the surrounding districts and main routes of communication.
The popular village of Combe Martin reputably boasts the longest main street of any village in the country and provides a useful range of local services including a variety of shops, a primary school, post office, health centre, cafes, public houses, restaurants, a pretty sheltered harbour and sandy cove. The larger coastal town of Ilfracombe lies to the north west providing supermarkets, restaurant's and secondary schooling, whilst Barnstaple, the regional centre of North Devon, provides an extensive range of commercial, educational and recreational facilities. The independent school of West Buckland, near Barnstaple is about 15 miles away. From Barnstaple the A361 North Devon link road provides easy access to Tiverton and the M5 motorway (Junction 27). Main line rail services are available at Tiverton Parkway (London Paddington approx. 2 hours) with international airports at Exeter and Bristol. The nearby Exmoor National Park offers 267 square miles of beautiful protected landscape and is extremely popular with walkers, cyclists and horse riders, whilst the stunning North Devon coastline and South West Coastal Path provide uninterrupted cliff top and coastal walks in spectacular scenery. To the west are the surfing beaches of Saunton Sands and Croyde Bay, whilst the award winning and internationally renowned beaches of Putsborough and Woolacombe are only a 15-20 minute drive away. Other popular tourist attractions in the area include the quaint former fishing villages of Clovelly and Lynmouth, theme parks such as the Milky Way and Big Sheep, the Doone Valley, Dunster Castle, RHS Rosemoor and various National Trust properties.

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