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Chineway Farm

Sidbury, Devon A magnificent late 20th century Palladian country house with ancillary accommodation, outbuildings and approximately 128.41 acres in total. Available as a whole or in four separate lots.

Chineway Farm, Putts Corner, Sidbury, Sidmouth, Devon, EX10 0QQ

Ottery St. Mary 2.5 miles, Honiton Station 3.4 miles (London Waterloo 2 hours and 40 minutes), Sidmouth and the Jurassic Coast 4.5 miles, Exeter International Airport 10.7 miles, Exeter 14.5 miles

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Lot Key This plan is published for the convenience of the purchaser only. Its accuracy is not guaranteed and it is expressly 1 Lot 1 (16.34 ha / 40.39 ac) excluded from any contract. 2A Lot 2A (8.29 ha / 20.51 ac) Based on Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 mapping with the 2B Lot 2B (8.27 ha / 20.41 ac) permission of the Controller of HMSO © Crown Copyright 3 Lot 3 (19.07 ha / 47.10 ac) Licence No ES 100018525 Not to Scale. Drawing No. T12818-03 | Date 02.12.20 Lot 1 The Property Chineway Farm is an impressive country house which was built in the late 20th century with later extensive additions. The property benefits from all the advantages of a contemporary home but has the features and symmetry of classic Palladian architecture. It has been built to an exacting specification with a dressed Bath stone exterior, a Welsh slate roof and striking architectural features including a portico, a cantilevered marble staircase, sash windows, high ceilings, marble floors, a central cupola roof light, bespoke hardwood joinery. The accommodation is flexible, with the sitting room and library also being suitable for use as bedrooms with the adjacent bath or shower rooms as en suites, making the potential for seven bedrooms in total.

At the heart of the ground floor is an elegant reception hall featuring a central cupola roof light. Accessed from here is a spacious double aspect drawing room with a beautiful reclaimed Regency carrara marble fire surround, a morning room, study, cloakroom and the kitchen. The spacious kitchen is well equipped; benefitting from granite worktops, a central island, integrated dishwasher, two refrigerators, a large freezer and a gas Rangemaster. Adjacent, is a large dining room with striking interior columns, French doors and a full height windows with half-moons above, providing plenty of natural light and lovely garden views. In the eastern wing of the ground floor is a large triple aspect library and a shower room. Double doors from the library lead to a wonderful orangery with classical-style interior columns and more full height windows with half-moons above, as well as French doors to a formal garden area with a central marble rotunda. In the western side of the house is an extremely spacious, double aspect sitting room with yet more large windows with half-moons, French doors and interior columns. Completing the ground floor is a family bathroom and a cloakroom.

A cantilevered marble staircase leads from the reception hall to a galleried landing from where the bedrooms are accessed. The south-facing triple aspect master bedroom benefits from a dressing area, en suite bathroom and wonderful views of the gardens and landscape beyond, particularly from its balcony. There are four further generous-size double bedrooms on the first floor, each with lovely views, two with en suite bathrooms and the two remaining bedrooms serviced by their own shower rooms. Each bathroom and shower room is fully tiled in marble. Pavilion & Studio Built in the same classical style as the main house, the ancillary accommodation benefits from the same high quality detailing including Portland stone, coving and hardwood doors. The pavilion and studio provide excellent additional accommodation for staff or guests.

The studio offers a triple aspect reception room, a cloakroom and two double bedrooms, one with an en suite bathroom which is fully tiled in marble. There is a pleasant lawn in front of the studio which serves as its own area of garden. Planning consent has been granted to extend the studio with scope to create four bedrooms with two further en suites (planning ref. 18/1590/FUL).

The pavilion offers a double aspect bedroom/ reception room with dressing room areas on both sides. There is a kitchen with an electric hob, and a shower room with a marble floor.

Outbuildings Opposite the main property is a large double garage with a remote operated electric door. Power and light are connected. There are also two extensive steel framed general purpose barns one with remote operated electric doors. These provide excellent opportunity for storage and workshop space. One of these was built in 2000, is fully insulated, and could be ideal for somebody with a classic car collection.

Outside The gardens and grounds at Chineway Farm are superb. Thoughtfully designed in keeping with the style of the house, there are areas of formal landscaped gardens as well as parkland-style rounds with a wide variety of flora. The property is situated at the end of a private drive, enjoying total privacy and seclusion.

The long private drive leads through the land to a gated entrance and a wide gravel turning circle from where the house and double garage are accessed. On the south westerly side of the house is a beautiful formal walled garden, with gravel pathways leading through sculpted box hedging and a vast range of colourful all seasons planting including various uncommon species.

There is a pergola with an established Location wisteria as well as a mass of flowering Chineway Farm occupies an enviable, plants including camellias, azaleas and secluded position within the East Devon rhododendrons. To the rear of the house are Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. the parkland-style grounds with extensive Despite its rural setting, communication areas of lawn and ornamental hedging links are excellent; the property is just 2.5 planted in symmetry with the house. The land has shelter provided by high conifers miles away from Ottery St. Mary and 4.5 at the boundary and there are various small miles from the Jurassic Coast at Sidmouth. areas of coppice interspersed throughout the The Jurassic Coast is a designated World grounds. Heritage Site which covers 95 miles of beautiful coastline from Orcombe Point The remaining land is formed of in East Devon to Old Harry Rocks in redominantly level pasture, with a small Dorset. The South West Coast Path passes block of native woodland providing through Sidmouth, which is England’s protection and amenity use for the estate. In longest waymarked long-distance footpath total, the area included with Lot 1 extends and a National Trail. It stretches for 630 to approximately 40.39 acres. miles, running from Minehead in Somerset, along the coasts of Devon and Cornwall, Planning to Poole Harbour in Dorset. There are Chineway Farm benefits from two planning sailing opportunities from the Axe Yacht permissions which enable prospective Club, Seaton and Beer Sailing Clubs. For purchasers to create a larger property with the golfing enthusiast there are courses at extended living space and two further Tiverton, Seaton, Lyme Regis, Honiton, bedrooms (extension to garage, two storey Sidmouth and Woodbury. There is also extensions to house and reading room, ref. ample opportunity for walking and riding 17/1859/FUL), and to further develop the direct from the property itself. ancillary buildings (single storey extensions to garage and studio, ref. 18/1590/FUL). The attractive village of Ottery St. Mary offers an excellent range of local shops and Lot 2A: Fields of pasture comprising amenities. A greater variety of facilities is approximately 20.51 acres. provided in Sidmouth, which has numerous independent shops, churches, schools, a Lot 2B: Lot 2B comprises approximately Post Office, health centre, cottage hospital, 20.41 acres of pasture with good access library, theatre and an Art Deco cinema. from the main highway. There is a timber Sidmouth has three supermarkets, including stable block with four loose boxes and a large Waitrose, and the town has also a fodder store, as well as a steel framed won several coveted ‘Britain in Bloom’ general purpose barn. nominations. Meanwhile, the cathedral city of Exeter, approximately 10.2 miles Lot 3: Fields of pasture comprising to the west, offers an even wider choice of approximately 47.10 acres. Planning cultural activities with theatres, the RAMM permission has recently been applied for museum, an arts centre and a wealth of in this Lot for a new dwelling. Further good restaurants and shopping including information is available from the vendors’ John Lewis. agents.

© Collins Bartholomew Limited 2007. Plotted Scale - 1:596129 There is an excellent range of state and private schools in the area Floorplans for Chineway Farm including Blundell’s near Tiverton, Colyton Grammar School, Main House internal area 6,802 sq ft (632 sq m) Exeter School, Exeter College and The Maynard School. King’s Studio internal area 567 sq ft (53 sq m) Hall Preparatory School, King’s College, Queen’s College and Pavilion internal area 496 sq ft (46 sq m) Taunton School are also popular. Primary schools in the area Total internal area 7,865 sq ft (731 sq m) include Sidmouth and Ottery St. Mary. Exeter University is recognised as one of the best universities in the country.

The area is well served with road and rail links. The M5 motorway at Exeter provides links to the A38 to Plymouth and Cornwall, the A30 to the South and Bristol and London to the North and East. There are frequent rail services from Exeter St. S

David’s to London Paddington from just over two hours and EW Bedroom 3 from Honiton Station to London Waterloo in approximately two 5.44 x 5.31 17'10" x 17'5" hours 40 minutes. Exeter International Airport, approximately N 10.7 miles away from Chineway Farm, offers an ever increasing number of domestic and international flights including daily flights to London City Airport.

Directions Bedroom 2 Bedroom 4 Bedroom 5 Master Bedroom 5.87 x 5.59 5.31 x 3.51 5.31 x 3.45 6.45 x 5.89 From Exeter, follow the A30 in the direction of Honiton. Take 19'3" x 18'4" 17'5" x 11'6" 17'5" x 11'4" 21'2" x 19'4" the B3174 exit towards Ottery St. Mary/Whimple. At the first roundabout, take the third exit to Exeter Road/B3174 and then shortly afterwards, at the second roundabout, take the first exit into Exeter Road. Follow the road into the village of Ottery St.

Mary and turn right onto Hind Street (signposted for Honiton/ Drawing Room 8.15 x 5.33 First Floor Seaton/Sidmouth). Continue through the village, following 26'9" x 17'6"

Bedroom 2 the signs for Seaton, along Yonder Street and continuing as it 3.15 x 3.05 becomes Chineway Road. Follow Chineway Road out of the 10'4" x 10'0" village for approximately 2 miles, proceeding up the hill through Dining Room 7.74 x 6.10 Sitting Room 25'5" x 20'0" Master Bedroom 9.75 x 7.71 4.09 x 3.56 the forest, and the entrance to Chineway is on the right hand side Hall 32'0" x 25'4" 13'5" x 11'8" Bedroom/ 6.99 x 4.04 (Maximum) Sitting Room Morning Room 22'11" x 13'3" Study 5.94 x 3.89 shortly after passing the Chineway Head junction sign. 5.84 x 3.51 5.84 x 3.48 19'6" x 12'9" 19'2" x 11'6" 19'2" x 11'5" Sitting Room 5.74 x 3.05 Studio 18'10" x 10'0" General Kitchen/ Library Breakfast Room Kitchen 6.38 x 5.44 Orangery 5.82 x 5.48 2.80 x 2.39 Local Authority: East Devon District Council. 20'11" x 17'10" 6.10 x 5.23 19'1" x 18'0" 9'2" x 7'10" 20'0" x 17'2" Services: Mains electricity. Private water and drainage. LPG gas Utility central heating in the main house, also with back-up electric Pavilion heaters. Underfloor heating in much of the ground floor, plus Ground Floor upstairs bath and shower rooms. Electric heating in studio and pavilion. Intruder alarm fitted and extensive CCTV system. The position & size of doors, windows, appliances and other features are approximate only. Basic Payment Scheme: The vendors will endeavour to transfer © ehouse. Unauthorised reproduction prohibited. Drawing ref. dig/8410387/SS the entitlements under the BPS, with the purchasers being responsible for the agents costs involved. Sporting: All rights are understood to be owned and included in the sale. Planning: Prospective purchasers are advised that they must make their own enquiries of East Devon District Council. Rights of Way: Rights of Way will be reserved for the benefit of access over the drive to the individual lots if sold separately. Further information is available from the vendor’s agent. Strutt & Parker Exeter 24 Southernhay West, Exeter, Devon EX1 1PR +44 (0)1392 215631 [email protected] struttandparker.com

Strutt & Parker Country Department 13 Hill St, Mayfair, London W1J 5LQ 020 7629 7282 [email protected] struttandparker.com

Luscombe Maye 62 Fore Street, Kingsbridge, Devon TQ7 1PP 01548 800176 [email protected]

IMPORTANT NOTICE Strutt & Parker & Luscombe Maye give notice that: 1. These particulars do not constitute an offer or contract or part thereof. 2. All descriptions, photographs and plans are for guidance only and should not be relied upon as statements or representations of fact. All measurements are approximate and not necessarily to scale. Any prospective purchaser must satisfy themselves of the correctness of the information within the particulars by inspection or otherwise. 3. Strutt & Parker does not have any authority to give any representations or warranties whatsoever in relation to this property (including but not limited to planning/building regulations), nor can it enter into any contract on behalf of the Vendor. 4. Strutt & Parker does not accept responsibility for any expenses incurred by prospective purchasers in inspecting properties which have been sold, let or withdrawn. 5. We are able to refer you to SPF Private Clients Limited (“SPF”) for mortgage broking services, and to Alexander James Interiors (“AJI”), an interior design service. Should you decide to use the services of SPF, we will receive a referral fee from them of 25% of the aggregate of the fee paid to them by you for the arrangement of a mortgage and any fee received by them from the product provider. Should you decide to use the services of AJI, we will receive a referral fee of 10% of the net income received by AJI for the services they provide to you. 6. If there is anything of particular importance to you, please contact this office and Strutt & Parker will try to have the information checked for you. Photographs taken September 2019. Particulars prepared September 2019. Strutt & Parker is a trading style of BNP Paribas Real Estate Advisory & Property Management UK Limited. Pavilion