Trafalgar Barton Branscombe • Devon

TRAFALGAR BARTON BRANSCOMBE • DEVON TRAFALGAR BARTON BRANSCOMBE • DEVON Sidmouth 6 miles • Honiton 8 miles • Exeter 15 miles (Distances approximate ) An immaculate Grade II listed family home within a mile of the sea Accommodation Reception Hall • Drawing room • Dining room • Sitting room • Study • Kitchen/ breakfast room Butler’s pantry • Utility room • Cloakroom Master bedroom suite • 3 further en suite bedrooms 3 further bedrooms (one of which is currently a dressing room) • Family bathroom Second floor office and extensive attic space Coach House with 2 bedroom flat Artists Studio (“The Dolls House”) Outbuildings • Landscaped gardens and grounds • Paddocks, fields and woodland For sale Freehold Total sq ft : 9742 (905 sqm) In all about 19.75 acres 020 7629 8171 01392 423111 55 Baker Street 19 Southernhay East London W1U 8AN Exeter, Devon, EX1 1QD [email protected] [email protected] www.knightfrank.co.uk 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 text. East Devon Much of the land surrounding the picturesque village of the grammar school at nearby Colyton, Blundells and Bruton. Woodbury, Seaton, Honiton and Sidmouth. Branscombe is owned by The National Trust. The village has a thriving community all year round and includes a Communication links are good . The A30 can be joined at church, village hall, nursery school, primary school , post Honiton about 9 miles to the north and the M5 motorway at Historical Note office and 2 pubs . Exeter or Taunton. There are rail services from Honiton Trafalgar Barton has a long and fascinating history. This Grade II station to London Waterloo, Intercity rail services from listed house was originally built as Trafalgar Cottage by Captain The sea is about a mile away and it is just a short drive Exeter to London Paddington (fast trains just over 2 hours) Yule who served as a lieutenant on Nelson’s Victory during the to the beach and the South West Coastal Path. and there are regular air services from Exeter to UK and Battle of Trafalgar. There is a good selection of shopping at Sidmouth International destinations. In 1845 the house was acquired by John Tucker who started a very (about 6 miles away ) and Seaton (about 4 miles away). There are also good opportunities for recreation in the area successful lace making business at the property which was There are some excellent schools in the area including with sailing from Beer and Seaton and golf courses at renamed Barnells. Trafalgar Barton – For Sale Freehold Trafalgar Barton is a magnificent, elegant house of great character and charm . It is approached up its own private driveway and set in an elevated position with wonderful views over the surrounding countryside. This miniature estate has extensive pasture and amenity woodland interlinked by paths and rides at different levels. The house was extensively re- modelled almost 70 years ago and recently refurbished and renovated to a very high standard . The reception hall provides a stunning entrance with the magnificent cantilevered staircase providing the central focus. All the reception rooms have lovely rural, far-reaching views, high ceilings, tall sash windows from ground to ceiling and original wooden shutters. The parquet floor and original fireplace in the drawing room are particularly impressive. The large kitchen and breakfast room has a flagstone floor, granite work surfaces and an oil-fired Aga. This is complimented by LPG gas hobs and electric ovens. French doors lead out to a south-facing terrace. The master bedroom suite is particularly impressive, with stunning views out across the countryside to the sea. One of the bedrooms is currently laid out as a dressing room. The office on the second floor has breath-taking views out to sea. There is also ample, dry storage space. All windows have conservation anti UV film and UV blinds fitted. GROSS INTERNAL AREA (APPROX): 9742 sqft / 905 sqm (Includes Coach House & Excludes Barn) For identiﬁcation purposes only. Not to scale Coach House First Floor Second Floor First Floor Coach House Ground Floor Barn First Floor Barn Ground Floor Ground Floor The Coach House Dolls House Coach House The Barn and Dolls House The ground floor consists of garaging, The stone barn is used for fuel storage storage and a tiled entrance hall , wet and has a storage loft above . room and stairs leading up to the flat. The Dolls House is a delightful stone The first floor consists of a self-contained building styled as a cottage and flat with living room, dining room, currently used as an artists studio. kitchen, 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms (one en suite) . Gardens and Grounds house is a very private Trafalgar Barton is set and completely at the heart of its screened rose garden. gardens and grounds To the south and west which extend in total to of the house are rockery about 19.75 acres. The gardens, lawns and main driveway leads off herbaceous borders. a narrow country lane Above the house is a towards Trafalgar partly walled vegetable Barton with a turning garden which includes off to Barnell Cottage , The Dolls House. which is in separate There are a number of ownership. fields and paddocks Opposite the coach surrounding the house and garden. Local authorities Fixtures and fittings East Devon District Council All items usually known as tenant’s fixtures and Knowle, Sidmouth fittings whether mentioned or not in these Devon EX10 8HL particulars together are excluded from the sale Tel: 01395 516551 but some may be available by separate negotiation. Such items include all carpets and Devon County Council curtains, light fittings, domestic electrical items County Hall, Topsham Road and garden statuary. Exeter, Devon EX2 4QD. Tel: 01392 382000 Directions (EX12 3DB) Council Tax From Junction 30 of the M5 motorway take the A3052 Sidmouth road. Do not turn right into Main House: Band G Sidmouth but continue through Sidford and cross Coach House: Band C the River Sid. Continue up the hill for about 1.4 miles and turn right signposted Dunscombe, Services Weston and Branscombe. Follow this road down Mains electricity and water. Private into Branscombe, past the church, post office and water supply pumped from a spring . forge. Immediately after the village hall turn left Private drainage . Oil-fired central into a narrow lane. A few hundred yards up this heating. Hot water from solar panels. lane the entrance to Trafalgar Barton will be seen on the right hand side. Viewings Viewing is strictly by prior appointment with the Sole Agents Knight Frank 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. Note:"This plan is based upon the Ordnance Regulations etc: Any reference to alterations to, or use of, Survey map with the sanction of the control of H.M. Stationary oﬃce. This plan is for convenience of any part of the property does not mean that any necessary TRAFALGAR BARTON purchasers only. Its accuracy is not guaranteed and it is expressly excluded from any contract. planning, building regulations or other consent has been Licence Number. No. ES100017767." obtained. A buyer or lessee must find out by inspection or in other ways that these matters have been properly dealt Main House Coach House 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 England with registered number OC305934. Our registered office is 55 Baker Street, London, W1U 8AN, where you may look at a list of members’ names. 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