Waterside house in Exmoor National Park
This coastal country house in the Exmoor National Park overlooks Porlock Weir and has views of West Somerset coast and across to South Wales
This 1920s country house located on the Northern edge of Exmoor sits in a wonderful elevated location on a half an acre of land with amazing views of the coastline and across to South Wales.
Accommodation is arranged over three floors and features a double-aspect drawing room with a bay window and open fireplace, a dining room also with fireplace and bay window, and a double glazed entrance conservatory. A fitted kitchen with Aga leads through to the breakfast room.
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Upstairs the master bedroom suite has wonderful sea views, while the guest room has sea views, plus a balcony. The first floor has two further bedrooms and a bathroom, with a further two bedrooms and a bathroom on the second floor.
The well-stocked gardens feature a stream, pathways and a covered walkway and contain an excellent assortment of exotic plants, shrubs and trees. There are also some outbuildings and garaging for four cars; a path winds down to the beach.
The house is situated on a gently sloping shelf backed by the wooded hills of the Exmoor National Park and enjoys views out over Porlock Bay to the West Somerset Coast and South Wales in the distance. The nearby village of Porlock lies between Exmoor and the sea and has a very good range of local shopping facilities, while Minehead offers more extensive amenities.
The guide price is £650,000. For further information please contact Savills on 01392 455 755 or visit www.savills.co.uk.
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