3 bedroom end of terrace house

Dating back to the 1840s and Grade II listed, Cove Cottage is thought to have been a pioneering seaside holiday property, given that it is built to a much higher specification than the average local workman's cottage and was built at a time that heralded the invention of the railway and therefore the start of mass travel for recreation.

It has high ceilings and tall windows that face south over Babbacombe Bay and allow the interior to fill with light even on the dullest day. It is semi-detached, adjoining a slightly smaller cottage of similar but non-matching design and is built of local stone with stuccoed and painted walls, rusticated quoins, a Welsh slate roof and covered verandas that extend the full width of the upper and lower ground floors.

It is also one of a group of small, picturesque houses that were bought about eight years ago by the renowned hotelier, Peter De Savary, to supplement the accommodation provided by the 5-star highly rated Cary Arms & Spa and all were consequently renovated to an extremely high standard.

The accommodation is spread over three floors, with a lower and upper ground floor combined with a converted attic. It has immense charm and has been refurbished sympathetically and with great taste.

The upper ground floor accommodates the entrance hall, the large, south-facing sitting room with an open fireplace, vaulted ceiling and windows on three sides including French windows opening to the veranda and a double bedroom also with a vaulted ceiling and an en-suite shower room.

On the lower ground floor are a further double bedroom with adjacent shower room and the good-sized kitchen/dining room, which has a timber floor and fully fitted kitchen area fitted with a Stoves electric/gas range cooker and a glazed stable door opening to the terrace and garden.
The roof space accommodates a further attic double bedroom with a wonderful and panoramic sea view and an en-suite bathroom. The property is offered fully furnished turnkey.

Garaging, Parking & Garden

Cove Cottage is approached off a short, no-through lane and has a double garage and adjacent parking area with two dedicated parking spaces plus a further parking space belonging to the neighbouring Bay Cottage.

The garden and associated outside space for the cottage are to one side between the cottage and the garage and face south with lovely views out to sea and north to the beautiful red sandstone cliffs above Oddicombe Beach.

The covered verandas also enjoy these views and provide welcome shade in hot weather as well as shelter when needed. Fringing the lower veranda is a good-sized terrace with a wrought iron balustrade that serves as a perfect outside dining area and sunbathing spot. Both verandas are very private with solid walls shielding both from the neighbouring cottage.

Steps lead down from the terrace to the garden, which extends out on one side of the cottage and consists of a gently sloping lawn bounded by mature hedging with a rose and shrub borders. Jutting out on one side of the garage is a further seating area shaded by a mature, white grape vine.

Babbacombe 0.5 mile ? Oddicombe Beach 0.9 mile ? 2 hour train journey from Exeter to Paddington ? A380 4 miles ? Dartmoor National Park 16 miles ? Junction 31 M5 18.4 miles ? Exeter city centre 22 miles ? Exeter Airport (London City Airport 1 hour) 25 miles (Distances and times approximate)