4 bed detached house for sale

South Cleeve, Higher Park Lane, Cutcombe TA24

Reference Number: RS0802
A beautifully presented home with breathtaking views and the exmoor lifestyle on your doorstep


There are some homes where the setting is every bit as important as the house itself, and South Cleeve is a wonderful example.

Enjoying an elevated position on the edge of Cutcombe, this attractive detached residence enjoys truly spectacular far reaching countryside views, with the surrounding landscape providing a beautiful backdrop from many of the principal rooms, the gardens and raised decking.

The accommodation is spacious, beautifully presented and exceptionally flexible, arranged over three floors and offering four generous double bedrooms with the potential for a fifth. It is a home that can adapt beautifully to different stages of family life, whether you are looking for space for teenagers, multigenerational living, visiting family and friends or simply plenty of room to work and relax.

The enclosed porch opens into a welcoming central hallway, providing access to the principal living accommodation and stairs to the first floor.

The large sitting room is a particularly impressive room and one of the highlights of the home. A feature fireplace with inset wood burning stove creates a warm and inviting focal point, while a large picture window takes full advantage of the panoramic rural outlook. Patio doors open directly onto the raised decking, creating a lovely connection between the sitting room and garden and providing the perfect place to sit, relax and enjoy the views.

The beautifully refurbished kitchen and breakfast room is another standout space. Well appointed with a good range of fitted units, there is provision for a range cooker and dishwasher, together with useful workspace and storage. Wonderful countryside views are enjoyed from here too, making this a room where everyday tasks come with an exceptional outlook. A door provides access outside, with steps leading down towards the lower ground floor.

The generous dining room is accessed from both the kitchen and central hallway and offers excellent versatility. It could be used as a traditional dining room, but could equally become a fifth bedroom, additional reception room or home office. Plumbing is already in place for a potential en suite shower room, adding further scope for the next owner.

Also on this floor are two good sized double bedrooms and a well appointed family bathroom.

First Floor

Stairs rise from the central hallway to the first floor landing, where there are useful storage cupboards and access to the eaves.

The larger L shaped principal bedroom is a lovely private retreat, with its own en suite bathroom fitted with a corner bath and shower over. Glazed double doors open onto a glass fronted Juliet balcony, creating another wonderful vantage point from which to enjoy the exceptional countryside views and the famously dark Exmoor skies.

A further generous double bedroom completes the first floor.

Flexible Lower Ground Floor

One of the property's greatest strengths is the amount of additional accommodation provided on the lower ground floor.

Here there is a garden room enjoying superb views, a study or reception room, utility room with cloakroom, useful store and the large integral garage.

The lower ground floor really adds to the flexibility of the home. It could be ideal for multigenerational living, giving teenagers their own space or providing older family members with a little more independence, while still keeping everyone close. It would also lend itself beautifully to visiting family and friends, working from home, hobbies or creating an additional living area.

There is also potential to create a self contained annexe, subject to any necessary permissions, making this a space that could adapt with you and your family over the years.

Outside

The gardens are an important part of the appeal of South Cleeve and have been arranged over different levels.

The property is approached through a five bar timber gate onto a tarmac driveway, which leads down to the large double garage and provides generous parking and turning space.

At the top of the drive, the garden is mainly laid to lawn with mature shrubs, established borders and a pathway leading to the front door. To the side of the property is a further garden area, well screened by a mature hedge.

The raised decking is accessed directly from the sitting room through the patio doors and wraps around the property. With the spectacular views immediately in front of you, this is undoubtedly one of the best places to appreciate the setting.

There is space here for outdoor seating and dining, making it a natural extension of the living accommodation during the warmer months. It is easy to imagine enjoying a morning coffee here, entertaining friends on a summer evening or simply watching the changing light across the valley.

The garden continues down to a further level, with raised vegetable beds and a covered patio area beneath the balcony. Steps lead down to the lower garden, which is mainly laid to lawn and planted with a variety of shrubs, plants and fruit trees.

The gardens provide a lovely combination of usable lawn, mature planting and areas for relaxing, gardening and entertaining, while the different levels make excellent use of the property's elevated position.

The Exmoor Lifestyle

For anyone looking to embrace the Exmoor lifestyle, the setting is particularly special.

Cutcombe is surrounded by beautiful countryside, with excellent opportunities for walking and riding across the open slopes of Exmoor and through the surrounding river valleys. Dunkery Beacon is close by, while the famous Snowdrop Valley provides a spectacular seasonal display.

This is a location where the countryside really can become part of everyday life. Whether it is heading out for a morning walk, exploring the moor on horseback, enjoying the changing seasons or simply sitting on the decking watching the landscape, there are countless ways to enjoy the surroundings.

Despite the peaceful rural setting, South Cleeve is not isolated. Wheddon Cross is nearby and provides a general store incorporating a post office and fuel pumps, together with a pub and pre and first school, while Cutcombe has its own local church.

Minehead is approximately nine miles away and provides a much wider range of shops, cafés, restaurants, leisure facilities and everyday amenities, together with the seafront and access to the coast.

For those looking further afield, Taunton is approximately 22 miles away, with a comprehensive range of shopping and commercial facilities, while Exeter is approximately 42 miles away.

A Home That Can Adapt With You

South Cleeve offers a rare combination of space, flexibility, views and location.

A beautifully presented detached home with generous accommodation, substantial gardens, excellent garaging and parking, and the freedom to enjoy the outdoors virtually on the doorstep.

Whether you are looking for a family home where everyone can enjoy their own space, a property that works beautifully for multigenerational living, somewhere for teenagers to have a little more independence, a comfortable home working space, or plenty of room for visiting family and friends, this property offers the flexibility to adapt around the way you live. With the beautiful Exmoor countryside on the doorstep, there is plenty of space both inside and out to enjoy life together.

Above all, it is the setting that makes South Cleeve special. A home where you can wake up to the landscape, enjoy the views from the kitchen and sitting room, step through the patio doors onto the decking and head out into the surrounding countryside whenever you choose.

A wonderful Exmoor lifestyle, with space, flexibility and some truly breathtaking views.