Curdon Mill Lower Vellow, Taunton,

Curdon Mill Lower Vellow, Taunton, Somerset, TA4 4LS

Williton 2 miles • Taunton 14 miles (London Paddington about 1 hour 45 minutes) • M5 motorway 15 miles (Distances and times approximate)

A versatile residential, equestrian and commercial property offering a wide range of opportunities in a delightful rural setting between the Quantock and .

Accommodation and amenities: Curdon Mill Cottage Kitchen breakfast room • Utility room • Dining room • Drawing room

Master bedroom with en-suite bathroom • Two further bedrooms with en-suite bathrooms • Large bedroom 4 / sitting room

Curdon Mill House A versatile and flexible property currently split into a range of accommodation and the former commercial/restaurant accommodation Swimming pool

Farm Buildings Extensive range of modern steel portal frame farm buildings and covered yards with 30 loose boxes, offices and stores

In all about 59 acres (23.87 hectares)

Exeter Country Department 19 Southernhay East 55 Baker Street Exeter, Devon EX1 1QD London W1U 8AN Tel: +44 1392 423 111 Tel: +44 20 7861 1528 [email protected] [email protected] www.knightfrank.co.uk

These particulars are intended only as a guide and must not be relied upon as statements of fact. Your attention is drawn to the Important Notice on the last page of the brochure. Situation Curdon Mill lies in a particularly unspoilt part of , enjoying delightful views towards the Quantock Hills which are only one miles to the east, whilst to the west lie both the Brendon Hills and . The North Somerset Coast is a short distance to the north. Whilst Lower Vellow is a small hamlet, the larger village Curdon Cottage of with its parish church, inn, primary school and village store, lies about 2 miles to the south. The local county town of provides further amenities to the north, about 2 miles away. Taunton, the county town of Somerset, is located about 14 miles to the south and provides comprehensive facilities including a good range of shops, excellent schools from both the state and independent sectors, a county cricket ground, golf courses and Taunton Racecourse. The M5 motorway (Junction 25) is accessed on the eastern side of Taunton and there is also a regular InterCity service to London Paddington with the fastest train taking about 1 hour 45 minutes. The riding in the area is superb with easy access to the Brendon and Quantock Hills. There is a wide range of shooting opportunities in the area and hunting with a variety of packs. There is National Hunt racing at Taunton, Wincanton and Exeter and fishing and sailing are available on the nearby Wimbleball Lake and . Lower Mill, Lower Flat Lower Mill, Lower Flat

Lower Mill, Top Flat

Curdon Mill Curdon Mill House Curdon Mill provides prospective purchasers with a unique Curdon Mill is a stone and slate property of about 5,500 sq ft • Lower Mill, Higher Flat – two bedrooms, bathroom and open plan kitchen / opportunity to acquire a picturesque residential commercial and which in the 1970s and 1980s was converted into The Mill sitting room arranged over one floor equestrian property serviced by a former country house that Country House Hotel and Restaurant. • Lower Mill, Lower Flat – arranged over two floors of the lower building has a consent for commercial/restaurant purposes. comprising four bedrooms, three bathrooms, sitting room and kitchen / The building, which is in need of renovation in one of the lower dining room and utility room There is a large four bedroom detached farmhouse as well as parts, has three excellent flats within the building. three adaptable flats within the Mill building. The layout is clearly shown in the floor plans within this brochure Curdon Mill Cottage All the buildings sit within ring fenced paddocks and some Located off the entrance drive and on the northern boundary with its own secluded but they comprise: woodland and the property is ideal for a wide range of rural gardens, Curdon Mill Cottage is a large property of approximately 2,835 sq ft. pursuits whether leisure, equestrian or agriculturally based, all • Higher Mill, top floor Flat – four bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, The rooms are light and airy with exposed trusses, oak floors and a large benefitting from an outstanding location. kitchen and sitting room arranged over two floors Inglenook fireplace in the drawing room. Reception Higher Mill, Top Flat Lower Mill, Top Flat Bedroom

Bathroom

Kitchen/Utility

Storage

Recreation

Second Floor

Lower Mill, Lower Flat

First Floor

Lower Mill, Lower Flat

Ground Floor Approximate Gross Internal Floor Area Higher Mill, Top Flat 8484 sq ft / 788.1 sq m (excludes restricted head height)

Third Floor

Higher Mill

Curdon Mill Cottage

This plan is for layout guidance only. Not drawn to scale unless stated. Windows & door openings are approximate. Whilst every care is taken in the preparation of this plan, please check all dimensions, shapes & compass bearings before making any decisions reliant upon them. Equestrian and farm buildings Located on the right hand side of the entrance drive is a former covered yard (about 75ft x 75ft) providing general storage and housing and the farm offices but which, in the past, have been used as a conference / wedding venue with facilities to include kitchen, bar, store and cloakroom.

Attached to one side is a further workshop measuring about 30ft x 22ft.

The remaining buildings comprise modern covered yards of steel portal frame construction with fibre cement roofs with one building about 65ft x 40ft with concrete floor housing eight stables and a further pair of covered yards measuring about 60ft x 60ft providing sixteen further stables, dry store, tack room and the yard. There is a further block of two stables and tack room.

There is an outdoor all-weather manège measuring 60m x 40m The land The land offers enormous privacy and character to the holding and comprises of about 59 acres including 7 acres of mixed woodland at Curdon Wood. The land rises on the southern boundary providing a backdrop to the dwellings and farm buildings and it is divided into a number of good sized manageable enclosures of well fenced pasture suitable for a variety of uses.

all carpets and curtains, light fittings, domestic electrical items and garden statuary.

Council tax and business rates Curdon Mill Cottage: Band F Curdon Mill – Rateable value £5,500 Curdon Mill Flats: Band B

CURDON MILL Town and country planning The property is sold subject to existing town and country planning reservation and to any development plan, resolution on notice which may be in force and also subject to any statutory provision or bylaws without obligation on part of the vendor or his agents.

Curdon Mill Cottage is the subject of a Section 106 agreement where the property cannot be sold separately from the main holding.

Local authority West Somerset District Council: 01643 703704

Directions (TA4 4LS)

Note: “This plan is based upon the Ordnance From Taunton proceed westbound on the A358 towards . Survey map with the sanction of the control of H.M. Stationary office. This plan is for convenience of Carry on for about 10 miles passing the turnings to the villages of purchasers only. Its accuracy is not guaranteed and it is expressly excluded from any contract. Licence Number. No. ES100017767.” and then after village on your right, take the first turning left at Woolston Moor Cross towards Vellow and Stogumber. Services Easements, wayleaves and right of way Carry on along this lane crossing over the steam railway and following Mains water. Mains electricity. Private drainage. The property is offered as appropriate with wayleaves, easements the road sharp to the left. Proceed further along this lane and just and other rights of way whether these are specifically referred to or as the road bends sharply to the right, you will see the entrance to Method of Sale not. Curdon Mill directly in front of you. The property is to be offered for sale by private treaty. Fixtures and fittings Viewings Tenure and possession All items usually known as tenants’ fixtures and fittings, whether Viewing is strictly by prior appointment with the sole agents, The property is offered freehold subject to occupancy of The Mill Flats mentioned or not in these particulars, are excluded from the sale but Knight Frank LLP, 19 Southernhay East, Exeter, Devon, EX1 1QD. under two separate Assured Shorthold Tenancy agreements (ASTs). some may be available by separate negotiation. Such items include Telephone 01392 423111.

Important Notice: Particulars: These particulars are not an offer or contract, nor part of one. You should not rely on statements by Knight Frank LLP in the particulars or by word of mouth or in writing (“information”) as being factually accurate about the property, its condition or its value. Neither Knight Frank LLP nor any joint agent has any authority to make any representations about the property, and accordingly any information given is entirely without responsibility on the part of the agents, seller(s) or lessor(s). Photos etc: The photographs show only certain parts of the property as they appeared at the time they were taken. Areas, measurements and distances given are approximate only. Regulations etc: Any reference to alterations to, or use of, any part of the property does not mean that any necessary planning, building regulations or other consent has been obtained. A buyer or lessee must find out by inspection or in other ways that these matters have been properly dealt with and that all information is correct. VAT: The VAT position relating to the property may change without notice. Knight Frank LLP is a limited liability partnership registered in with registered number OC305934. Our registered office is 55 Baker Street, London, W1U 8AN, where you may look at a list of members’ names. Photographs: July 2015. Particulars: October 2015. Kingfisher Print and Design. 01803 867087.