6 Bed Detached House, Planning Permission, Minehead, TA24 8DP £1,100,000

Stairs lead up to the landing giving access to the bedrooms. The spacious master bedroom has a bay window and door to the 'Jack & Jill' bathroom. This bathroom is fitted with a bath, shower, double sink unit and WC. Bedroom two is double aspect and has an en suite bathroom. There are four further double bedrooms and another bathroom.

Outside - Higher Hopcott House is approached via a private driveway through stone pillars providing a wonderful sense of arrival and expectation of the property to come. The driveway leads to a courtyard with ample parking adjacent to the house and access to the outbuildings. A gate leads to the front walled garden where you will find a path to the house, a lawned area and places to sit and enjoy the peaceful location. To the side is a large raised terraced area where one can also sit and enjoy the views over the arboretum to the countryside beyond. Steps lead down to the arboretum and the original leat stone channel. The arboretum is quite a feature and planted with many specimen trees. At the rear of the property is a courtyard with a large greenhouse, lawned area and a collection of stone outbuildings. There are two further garden areas below the lawn. To the left of the driveway is a further area of amenity ground.

There is a public right right of way over the first part of the driveway.

Outbuildings - Higher Hopcott Farmhouse offers an excellent range of traditional stone outbuildings which create a courtyard setting. To the eastern side is a two storey barn formerly a working mill. Parts of the leat can still be seen. Attached on the south western side of this barn are two further barns. Standing alone in the courtyard is double storey height stone barn which was originally a granary barn. To the west of the house is a further array of stone outbuildings comprising of an open fronted linhay, five stables and a double storey stone barn. At the rear of the linhay is another barn. The outbuildings have huge potential for uses such as a gym, studio, home office, extra accommodation, workshop or even storage for classic cars (subject to any necessary planning permissions).

Services - Mains electricity. Private drainage by way of a septic tank. Type and compliance with General Binding Rules is unknown. Purchasers to satisfy themselves with their own inspection. Private water. A supply of this spring water will be available for the purchasers to use for a reasonable period to be agreed with the vendors whilst the purchasers install their own supply. Oil fired central heating. PV panels.
Ofcom predicted broadband services - Standard: Download 28Mbps, Upload 5Mbps.
Ofcom predicted mobile coverage for voice and data: EE , O2, Vodafone and Three OFCOM 2025.
Local Authority: Somerset council.

Directions - Coming from the Taunton direction on the A39, at Alcombe roundabout take the A39 along Hopcott Road towards Porlock. Pass the fire station on your left and just after the Hopcott Close on the right, turn left into Hopcott Lane. Continue up the lane and take the first turning right signed Higher Hopcott. Continue over the cattle grid and take the right fork to the house.