LILLYCOMBE ESTATE EXMOOR • SOMERSET Lillycombe Estate PORLOCK • NEAR MINEHEAD • SOMERSET Porlock 5 miles • Exford 9 miles • Lynmouth 7 miles M5 motorway at Taunton (J25) 34 miles Rail services from Taunton to London Paddington in under 2 hours (Distances and times are approximate) One of Exmoor’s most renowned private shoots Accommodation and amenities Lillycombe House Reception hall • Drawing room • Dining room • Garden Room Study • Kitchen • Larder • Utility • Butlers Kitchen and Laundry 8 bedrooms • 2 bathrooms • 2 shower rooms Stable Cottage Large Kitchen • Sitting room, 2 bedrooms and a bathroom Stables with incubator shed, hatchery and workshop The Bungalow Kitchen • Sitting room • 3 bedrooms • Bathroom Farm Buildings Range of general purpose modern farm buildings, stores, workshop and feed bins Further range of livestock buildings and game bird rearing houses Two static mobile homes Pasture • Woodland • Open moor The Shoot Renowned high pheasant and partridge shoot with over 20 drives In all about 861.67 acres (Further sporting rights over 440.13 acres) Exeter Country Department 19 Southernhay East, 55 Baker Street, Exeter, Devon EX1 1QD London W1U 8AN Tel: +44 1392 848823 Tel: +44 20 7861 1440 [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. View over the Bristol Channel and down to the 446 acres of sporting rights Situation Lillycombe House sits in a unique south- of pasture, woodland, wild moorland the poet, Coleridge and the estate itself facing location at 1200ft above sea level and steep valleys. It boasts 23 different for having passed uninterrupted through within the northern part of the Exmoor drives with Pitt Combe presenting the the families of Lord Chancellor Peter National Park and enjoys superb views very highest pheasants on the shoot. King and the first two Earls of Lovelace of the open moorland that surrounds Nearby Porlock is an ideal base from to the present owners by unbroken it. Located almost equidistant between which to explore the wild moors, succession. Porlock and Lynton and close to the hanging woods and rugged coastline of In addition to shooting, the area boasts Somerset and Devon border, Lillycombe Exmoor and the surrounding area. There hunting with the Devon and Somerset overlooks the high moors to the south. are a number of good hotels, inns, Staghounds, the Exmoor Foxhounds To the north the spectacular landform restaurants and shops. The picturesque and Minehead Harriers as well as drops away from over 1400 ft to the harbour at Porlock Weir also has a freshwater fishing on the East Lyn, rugged coastal woodlands, the historic variety of good hospitality facilities and Exe and Barle rivers, Clatworthy and Culbone Church and the open waters interesting local craft outlets. Lynton & Wimbleball reservoirs, and sea fishing of the Bristol Channel with panoramic Lynmouth to the west are fascinating from Porlock Weir and Lynmouth. views towards Lynmouth, South Wales, twin towns connected by a water Communication links to the area are Porlock Bay and the Mendips. powered funicular railway. good with the A39 providing links to The countryside of this part of Exmoor The lovely village of Exford is the M5 motorway at Taunton, where with its open moors, magical hidden approximately 9 miles to the south there is a mainline railway station with and tree-fringed valleys and steep and is one of the major village centres regular services to London Paddington combes is world renowned and made of Exmoor National Park. This has in under 2 hours. Airports at Bristol and famous as “Doone Country” by R.D. a range of hotels, pubs and shops Exeter provide flights to the UK and Blackmore in his novel “Lorna Doone”. with more extensive facilities being international destinations throughout the Edward MacDermot, author of the available approximately 10 miles away year and the whole property is also very ‘History of Exmoor’ lived at Lillycombe in Minehead which has a good range easily accessible by helicopter. for many years. of supermarkets, shops and everyday For those looking for schools in the The owners have made good use of facilities as well as a hospital. wider area there is an exceptionally the deep valleys and secluded combes The area is steeped in history with good range of state and private schools that form an estate climbing from prehistoric field monuments and the tiny in the county that include in Taunton, 800ft above sea level to over 1400ft and ancient Saxon church at Culbone. King’s Hall Preparatory School, King’s and straddling the coastal ridge of Lynmouth is associated with a famous College and Queen’s College and Exmoor. They have established one and gallant lifeboat rescue in 1899 and Taunton School. Further south there is of the outstanding shoots in the area more tragically a devastating flood in Blundells School at Tiverton and West which extends in all about 861 acres 1952. Porlock is long associated with Buckland School. Not to scale. For identification purposes only. The Shoot “Lillycombe Estate in the heart of Exmoor …. shoots partridges early in the season both exclusively and as part of mixed days moving primarily to pheasants as the season progresses. There are seven valleys on the estate, which allows great flexibility in terms of choice of drives. The 23 partridge and pheasant drives are tall with Pitt, Dry bridges and Up About as the signature drives. The aim, say the owners, is for the kind of day guns would lay on for their best friends if they owned the estate.” - The Field magazine 2008. The topography and the nature of the land at Lillycombe provide the setting for a partridge and pheasant shoot of the very highest quality. The current owners have continuously developed the shoot during their ownership of the estate and the fact that the majority of clients have been repeat bookings speaks volumes This tried and tested shooting estate shoot that run along approximately 2.75 for this sporting gem and the esteem provides the opportunity for the buyer miles of coastline with beautiful hanging in which it is held by the shooting either to continue the shoot as a woods and stunning views across the confraternity. commercial enterprise with capacity to Bristol Channel to Wales. Whilst this area expand or to run it as a private shoot of The shoot was established in 1988 and is not currently incorporated into the main covers a total of 861 acres which range the highest calibre. shoot it has historically been shot and from steep sided wooded valleys and In addition to the freehold ownership, used for walk-up shooting with particular stream sides to wider open combes all of there are a further 440.13 acres of in focus on woodcock. There is also which show off the stunning landscape. hand sporting rights to the north of the potential for good stalking in this area. Lillycombe House Lillycombe House sits in a superb south facing position with long distance views over its immediate gardens and grounds, the valley below and to the open moorland beyond. The House, Stable Cottage and the Bungalow are all Grade II listed. Lillycombe House was designed in about 1912 by Lady Lovelace, assisted by C F A Voysey and completed in 1914. Pevsner describes the “handsome south veranda on stone pillars” as ‘unmistakably’ the work of Voysey. Internally, typical Voysey features are slate floors, oak window sills and turtle dove ventilation grills and Voysey style fireplaces and mantleshelves. The accommodation is well laid out with a large drawing room off which is the Garden Room with its triple aspect and spectacular views. The dining room is spacious, seating 16 with ease and served by the adjoining kitchen. The study overlooks the terrace to the west. On the first floor are 8 bedrooms with 2 bathrooms and 2 shower rooms. A spacious attic offers potential for additional accommodation (subject to consents). Lillycombe is both a lovely family home as well as an excellent lodge for visiting teams of guns. The lawns and terraces to the south and west of the house share the wonderful views over the shoot. Reception Bedroom Bathroom Kitchen/Utility Storage Terrace First Floor Approximate Gross Internal Floor Area 434 sq m (4,670 sq ft) Lower Ground Floor Ground Floor 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. Lillycombe Cottage Approximate Gross Internal Floor Area Lillycombe Cottage: 94 sqm (1,012 sq ft) Stables: 144 sq m (1,550 sq ft) First Floor Ground Floor Lillycombe Cottage and Stables Situated to the east of the main house is Grade II listed been extended and converted to support the shoot and in Lillycombe Cottage which has a large open plan kitchen/ particular the rearing of birds. At one end is the incubator dining room, sitting room, 2 bedrooms, bathroom and a shed with 6 incubators with a capacity of 4,000 eggs a week private garden. The cottage is currently lived in by the Head and in addition there are 3 hatchers. At peak production, the Keeper. estate was rearing up to 50,000 day old pheasant chicks. In To the rear of the cottage is a range of 7 stables that have addition there is a workshop and storage in this range. Approximate Gross Internal Floor Area Lillycombe Bungalow: 95 sq m (1,020 sq ft) Lillycombe Bungalow Lillycombe Bungalow Also Grade II listed and just beyond the Cottage, Lillycombe Bungalow has a kitchen/breakfast room, sitting room, 3 bedrooms, bathroom, outhouse and private garden.