Nestling in the beautiful Brendon Hills area of Exmoor National Park, this 18.75 acre equestrian property offers a superb compact facility at an exceptional price.
The farm is located adjacent to the Treborough Hill Cross Country course and the new Coleridge Way bridleway, which runs from the Quantocks Hills across to Exmoor. Excellent outriding with many bridleways and off road riding opportunities.
The area offers a wide range of equestrian activities including Point to Point, Riding Club, TREC, Endurance, Racing, Showing and Hunting (ie West Somerset Riding Club. Local hunts: West Somerset, West Somerset Vale, DSSH, Minehead Harriers, Quantock Staghounds, Exmoor Foxhounds, Dulverton West etc). Convenient for both Stockland Lovell and Pontispool cross country competition centres and easy access to Taunton and motorways.
Outriding is outstanding. You can ride locally on varied terrain offering hacking on quiet lanes, forest trails or canters on open grassland. From Treborough (under one mile) you can reach a no-through lane leading across fields and bridleways to Druid's Corner and up onto Croydon Hill and the Crown Estate Forest. From here, you can ride off road all the way to Dunster Deer Park. In the other direction, you can ride across Treborough Common, crossing the B3224 and hacking along the quiet lanes and bridleways to Wimbleball Lake.
The house:
Attractive period stone barn conversion with two bedrooms (one is very large and easily convertible to two bedrooms with an en-suite), large bathroom with separate shower, farmhouse kitchen with Rayburn, dining room/living room, Amdega conservatory/living room, utility room. Mains electricity, good water from private bore hole and a spring. There is permanent planning permission for a double garage with the potential to apply to change to permission to build a home office or annexe.
The garden runs around two sides of the property and is laid to lawn with a variety of plants. Traditional terrace and gravelled courtyard area, which offers plenty of off road parking.
Mains electricity, oil-fired central heating and water supplied by a private bore hole. The water has been tested as very good quality by West Somerset District Council.
There are no rights of way or footpaths crossing the land.
Bedroom One
Large upstairs master bedroom with windows (S) and old barn door with wrought iron decorative balcony and window (N). All beams are exposed into the ceiling and original stone walls on three sides give this room immense character. Wooden floor. Radiator. Could easily be converted into two bedrooms and mezzanine.
Bedroom Two
Plenty of exposed oak beams. Feature window and small window with slate windowsill. Radiator. Slate floor. Power points. Telephone points. Slate floor tiles. Wooden plank door.
Living Room/Dining Room
Feature window/door to terrace. Slate floor. Stone and slate enclosed fireplace, including working woodburner. Radiator. Door leading to Amdega conservatory living room (installed 2004) . Power points. Telephone points. Television point. Sky TV installed. Wooden plank door. Slate floor tiles
Amdega Conservatory/ Living Room
Attractive Amdega conservatory/ living room. South and West facing, it has a slate floor and window sills, double glazing, under floor heating and light and power points.
Bathroom
Good-sized bathroom including a stand-alone shower unit. Pine clad airing cupboard housing the hot water tank. Wooden plank door.
Kitchen
Traditional farmhouse kitchen with full height ceiling reaching up into A-framed roof and exposed A-frame timbers and oak beams, making an attractive feature. Oil-fired Rayburn cooker. Wooden plank doors. Cream tiled work surfaces. Exposed feature stone wall on one side. Room for fridge and freezer. Television point. Slate floor.
Utility
Houses the central heating boiler. Useful storage and tack room. Window. Radiator. Power points. Access to loft. Electricity meter. Plumbing for washing machine.
Broadband
Powerful wireless broadband provided by West Somerset Internet. Around 8mb upload and download.
The Barn & Yard
60ft x 20ft Atco barn with lighting and concrete floor. There is access to a contained yard, and through to the paddocks. The barn is currently arranged with three loose boxes, plus a large communal area and separate storage area.
The Main Yard
Large contained concrete yard with secure 6ft fencing, gates and a water trough fed by a spring. Access for lorries and trailers. There is a 12' x 10' standalone pony stable; a 15ft x 10ft (approx) stable/field shelter with stable doors, which sits on a metal movable frame. Shed with electricity, lighting - currently contains rug drier. Security lighting.
The Small Yard
Contained small yard with concrete base. Water supply. Lighting. An Ascot timber stable and feed store are situated in the small yard.
The Manege
Built in 2003 by West Country Arenas, the professionally constructed all-weather manege measures 22m x 22m and has a sand and rubber surface, surrounded by two rows of post and rail fencing. It is built on well-constructed layers of stone and basalt with excellent drainage.
Stone Outbuilding
There is a good-sized stone outbuilding, currently divided into two rooms and used as a garden store and wood/general store.
Planning Permission for Double Garage
The house/barn conversion includes permanent planning permission for a double garage to be sited adjacent to the house where the old thatched farmhouse used to stand, and which could be changed to permission for a home office/annexe.
The Paddocks
1) Paddock One lies nearest to the house and is accessed from the track leading from the yard and past the school. It is approx 2 acres and contains a water trough fed from the bore hole which supplies the house. It has part post and rail fencing and part beech hedging with post and wire.
2) Paddock Two lies adjacent to paddock one and can also be viewed from the house. It is approximately 2 acres.
3) Paddock Three is accessed from paddock one and lies above the property. It is square field of approximately 4 acres. It has post and wire fencing and mature beech hedging.
4) Paddock Four is located directly across the lane, with a gate opposite the driveway in sight of the property. It is about 4.5 acres in size and has post and rail fencing and beech hedging. There is a water trough fed from the bore hole. There is also a handling corral, plus a small, fenced off paddock. This paddock has a 16ft x 10 ft (approx) field shelter, on a movable metal frame and a 16ft x 12ft field shelter.
4) Paddock Five is approximately 3 acres and is reached via a gate a track from the yard, or from paddock two. In between there is a long strip (1.7 acres) of woodland, containing fir trees and some deciduous trees. There is also a further acre of young deciduous woodland.
All paddocks are in good order and well-maintained, topped, harrowed, rolled, limed, fertilized, and poo-picked. Hay is taken off the four acre square field each season.
Views of the Quantock Hills from the paddocks...
