Listed for £795,000
September 23, 2025
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Upstairs, the Landing provides access to the loft space and serves four well-proportioned double Bedrooms. Bedroom 1 benefits from built-in storage flanking the bed and tucked under the eaves, with lovely rear views. It also features a convenient Ensuite Shower Room complete with W/C, sink, built-in storage, a Velux window, and tiled flooring. The three remaining bedrooms also enjoy impressive views, with bedroom 3 offering additional built-in storage. The spacious family Bathroom completes the accommodation and includes a W/C, sink, shower over the bath, heated towel rail, built-in storage, and partially tiled walls.
Outside, the garden complements the interior beautifully. The rear is terraced across multiple levels, with the upper tier featuring a decked area perfect for outdoor dining. Raised beds are currently planted with a variety of fruit trees, including apples, pears, apricots, and greengages, with further potential to cultivate a vegetable patch. A path to the right leads to a summer house on a raised deck and an area presently used for housing chickens. The lower section includes a lawn, patio, and a diverse array of trees, shrubs, and plants. To the right of the property there is a raised decked area with a covered all-weather barbecue and entertaining space, complete with a workshop. On the left side, access to a basement currently used for storage offers potential for conversion into an office, home gym, or even additional accommodation such as a self-contained unit, subject to planning consent. The front of the property features a private gated entrance framed by various trees and shrubs, offering seclusion, alongside slate slabs, raised planters, and vibrant foliage. Additionally, the property includes a maintained section of land with exciting potential for further development. This area is suitable for creating additional business opportunities, such as erecting several glamping pods, thanks to its location and an existing concrete base for an outbuilding, subject to usual planning permissions. The home benefits from oil central heating and is mostly uPVC double-glazed, ensuring comfort and efficiency throughout.
The business itself is a well-established and highly regarded visitor attraction, featuring a fully licensed pancake restaurant, leisure course fishing lakes with an adjoining nature trail, an aquarium, and a retail shop. It is accessed via a shared driveway leading to a purpose-built visitor car park with 73 designated spaces. The restaurant comfortably accommodates around 50 guests indoors, with additional outdoor seating for approximately 20. It boasts a fully equipped commercial kitchen and serving area, a bar, ample storage and preparation spaces, and customer toilet facilities. Adjacent to the restaurant is an additional building currently used for storage, offering potential for future expansion. Although previous planning permission for development has lapsed, it is understood that it may be reinstated given the prior approval.
Next to the restaurant is a retail shop specialising in aquatic pond equipment, accessories, and fishing tackle, complete with a till area and office space. This shop leads to an outdoor sales area featuring several ponds where fish and pond plants are offered for sale during the summer months as part of the business. The main aquarium building, along with associated storage areas, is currently unoccupied but remains fully capable of serving its original purpose of rearing cold water and tropical fish, or it could be adapted to suit alternative business ventures. There is also a sizable workshop, perfect for storage of maintenance tools. The beautiful gardens encompass a nature trail and two fishing lakes - a main lake and a training pool, that together create a thriving natural habitat supporting a diverse range of wildlife while offering a peaceful fishing experience. Purpose-built bridges and winding pathways with benches meander through woodland featuring majestic 200-year-old sequoias, ponds, and streams, providing an ideal setting to relax and enjoy the sounds of nature. Additional amenities include a children’s play area, outdoor dining space, and a toilet block, making it a perfect destination for a family day out. The property also includes various secure fenced areas that offer opportunities to support other wildlife. The current owners have built, nurtured, and grown the business into the success it is today and leave a solid foundation ripe with potential for future growth, diversification, and development.