3 bedroom bungalow

A fascinating single storey period cottage formerly part of the historic Yarcombe Estate set in an elevated and private position on the Southern edge of the Blackdown Hills. EPC: Band E

Winnowing Knap has ancient origins and would once have been a workers' dwelling on the historic Yarcombe Estate in the ownership of Sir Francis Drake. Built with mainly solid walls, rendered and whitened, set beneath a slate roof, the property has been extended and improved over recent years. The accommodation is conveniently laid out and features an impressive kitchen/family room with superb inglenook and vaulted ceiling, light and airy triple aspect sitting room, utility room, study, master bedroom with en-suite facilities, two further double bedrooms and family bathroom. uPVC double glazing is installed, together with oil fired central heating and multi fuel stoves in the sitting room and family room.

The mature gardens and grounds make a perfect setting for this unique property, established over many years and planted with a wide variety of specimen plants and trees. The cottage is approached from the road over a short track leading to a gravelled parking and turning area and a single garage. From there steps lead up to a wide paved terrace on the East and South side of the cottage where there is a workshop/studio with light and power. To the rear of the property is an abundantly stocked kitchen garden with extensive fruit trees including apple, plum and pear together with soft fruit bushes and neat vegetable beds. There are extensive lawns with established herbaceous borders, flowering shrubs including azalea and rhododendron and beyond the formal garden is an area of deciduous woodland with a mix of broad leaf trees. Useful outbuildings include a greenhouse, two small garden stores, a secluded summerhouse with decking set at the highest point of the land, together with attached workshop and a log store. The whole area extends to an estimated 0.85 acres and is a perfect haven for wildlife and songbirds.

Note: Some photo's are from September 2020

The cottage occupies a private and elevated location on the edge of the ancient settlement of Yarcombe at the Southern extremity of the Blackdown Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty on the Devon/Somerset border. The village enjoys a close knit and thriving community with small hotel, active village hall and a church, whilst the nearby villages of Bishopswood and Stockland both have excellent pubs. Chard and Honiton are some 5 and 8 miles distant respectively with a good range of day to day amenities and the larger centre of Taunton is some 13 miles to the North with excellent commercial, educational and recreational facilities. The A303 and M5 are readily accessible and there are inter city rail links at Taunton (London Paddington) and Honiton (London Waterloo). The World Heritage Jurassic Coast is about 18 miles to the South at Lyme Regis.