Badgers Brook Badgers Brook Smallridge, Axminster, EX13 7LY Axminster 2 Miles; Coast 7 Miles; Honiton 12 Miles;
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Badgers Brook Badgers Brook Smallridge, Axminster, EX13 7LY Axminster 2 miles; Coast 7 miles; Honiton 12 miles; • Wealth of Period Character • 3 Double Bedrooms • Living Room, Dining Room • Snug, Conservatory, Kitchen • Gas Central Heating • Timber Garage, Timber stores • Secluded position with views • 0.48 acres of gardens Offers in excess of £500,000 SITUATION Badgers Brook enjoys a private secluded setting within the popular village of Smallridge on the southern fringe of the Blackdown Hills AONB. The village has an inn, a primary school, village hall and Church. Axminster provides for most day to day needs ranging from a Tesco supermarket to the River Cottage Canteen, and a main line rail service to London Waterloo. Transport is available from the village to the highly regarded Colyton Grammar School, the Woodroffe School at Lyme Regis and Axe Valley College at Axminster. A sympathetically extended detached period cottage of Nearby beaches include Lyme Regis along with the popular seaside villages of Branscombe, Beer and Seaton. The surrounding area is of rolling East Devon hills and valleys and there are a variety of quiet lanes, bridlepaths and considerable charm and character within secluded gardens. footpaths. DESCRIPTION Badgers Brook is a very well presented detached village home within private gardens and grounds affording a most picturesque outlook over adjoining rolling countryside. A leaded light hardwood entrance door with double glazed casement side windows opens to the Hall with a staircase rising to the first floor, ledge and braced latch door to a cloakroom, glazed panelled door to the Living Room and an opening through to the Dining Room. Sympathetically extended from the original cottage, the Living Room is a generously proportioned character room with feature beamed ceiling, brick fireplace housing an enamelled gas fired stove and double glazed casement and French doors enjoying views out across the gardens and adjoining countryside to the North. To the corner of the room is a doorway opening into the Snug, part of the original Devon Longhouse and part open to the Dining Room. The Snug's fireplace houses a cast iron wood burning stove set upon a slate hearth with historic features including beamed ceiling and deep recessed casement windows with curved reveals. A glazed panelled door opens into the Conservatory whilst two steps drop into the Kitchen. Enjoying a warm Southerly aspect, the Conservatory is double glazed throughout and spans the combined length of the Snug and Dining Room along the South elevation. Self cleaning roof glass reduces maintenance with ceramic floor tiling and double glazed French doors opening onto a paved patio terrace. The Kitchen is tastefully fitted with mahogany effect worksurfaces and farmhouse style units incorporating integrated induction hob, built in electric oven and dishwasher. Beamed ceiling and curved reveals add further character with a quarry tiled floor continuing through into the Utility Room. The Utility Room is fitted with a matching range of units and worksurfaces including integrated freezer unit, plumbing for an automatic washing machine and housing the Vaillant gas central heating boiler. A solid wood door provides alternative access into the gardens. At the top of the staircase from the Hall, a character first floor landing with exposed beams and low level double glazed window gives access to three double bedrooms and a family Bathroom via ledge and braced latch doors. Each room has a natural character of its own, the master featuring high sloping ceilings with crafted natural wood fitted wardrobes and large casement windows taking full advantage of the countryside views. Within the Master Bedroom is an en suite Shower Room, fully tiled to walls and floor. Bedroom 2 is similarly characterful with sloping ceilings, bespoke fitted wardrobe and drawers and exposed roof timbers. Both Bedrooms 2 and 3 are served by a family Bathroom fitted with a white suite. OUTSIDE Badger's Brook is situated at the end of a private drive which opens into a wide gravelled forecourt providing parking and turning for a number of vehicles and housing a detached timber garage with power and light and a further timber store. Gardens extend to the front and rear of the property, both enjoying a high degree of privacy and seclusion with open views. The North side comprises mature lawns with paved terrace, shaped beds, kitchen garden area and gently sloping pathways down to a tree lined brook from which the property derives its name. Adjoining light woodland and open fields provide a picture postcard Devon setting. To the South elevation is a paved terrace bordered by matching stone planters, further lawns with shaped beds with hedgerow, walling and fencing creating shelter and privacy. A gravelled pathway curves past a timber summer house/store beyond which there is alternative gated access to the property across a neighbours drive in the far south eastern corner. SERVICES Mains water, electricity and gas. Private drainage. VIEWING Strictly by appointment with the agents Stags, Honiton 01404 45885. DIRECTIONS From the bustling market town of Axminster, proceed in a Northerly direction along the A358 signposted to Taunton and Chard. Continue out of the town and after passing over Weycroft Bridge, fork left signposted to Smallridge. Continue into the village passing the Village Inn/Hotel and taking the next right signposted to the Village Hall. Continue down the hill passing Thatch End on the right hand side before starting to gently climb again. After the small 30 mph sign on the left look out for the private drive to Badgers Brook on the left hand side. The property will be found at the end of this drive. Badgers Brook, Smallridge, Axminster, EX13 7LY These particulars are a guide only and should not be relied upon for any purpose. Stags Bank House, 66 High Street, Honiton, Devon, EX14 1PS Tel: 01404 45885 [email protected] Cornwall | Devon | Somerset | Dorset | London stags.co.uk.