6 bedroom detached house

Dating back to 1840, Slowpool is a gorgeous early-Victorian country house set in a magical and very private woodland setting that cannot help but make you feel at one with nature. Resembling a Scottish hunting lodge, the exterior is rendered and painted and has attractive full height bays and Gothic-styled tall windows. To complete the picture it has a southeast and southwest-facing, L-shaped veranda and a slate roof decorated with clay ridge tiles and carved barge boards.

The property has been fully extended and refurbished over the last 20 years and today is immaculately presented having been carefully maintained since its refurbishment. The interior has an overall feeling of light and space with the ground floor accommodation radiating out in three directions from the centrally positioned hall and dining room.

The sitting room has a vaulted ceiling with exposed roof timbers with the feeling of space amplified by wide, southeast-facing windows and two sets of French windows that open out to the garden. The room is also fitted with a timber floor and a wood-burning stove.

Off the opposite side of the hall are the dining room and adjacent kitchen/breakfast room, which are connected via a wide opening to form a combined entertainment space floored with handsome stone tiling. The kitchen is fully fitted with a range of units and built-in electrical appliances, an electric range cooker inset in a fireplace, granite work surfaces and a central island with incorporated breakfast bar. The kitchen consists of two bay windows that look out across the garden and grounds and between
them can accommodate separate dining and seating areas.

The hall is overlooked by the wide, galleried landing above, which has a timber floor and leads to all four of the upstairs bedrooms. One has an en suite dressing room (currently with a single bed) leading to an en suite shower room, one has an en suite shower room and the remaining two share the family bath and shower room.

Littlepool, outbuildings & grounds
The house is surrounded by its grounds, which offer total privacy plus peace and quiet and are designed to be easily maintained. They consist of a sloping lawn surrounded by steeper slopes covered with mature woodland containing a variety of deciduous and evergreen trees. As such the grounds seem to blend effortlessly into the surrounding countryside and are a haven for local wildlife. Slowpool also benefits from a gorgeous hot tub and offers an electrical car charging point.

The property is approached via a 300 yard-long drive that leads to a gravelled parking area beside the house, with a side spur leading on to a recently built timber-boarded, triple garage block that incorporates two en suite bedrooms and a living room in the roof space known as Littlepool. Within the grounds is a charming and fully insulated bothy. The wood burning stove creates a cosy atmosphere whatever the weather and the current owners use it as their private pub. In addition, there is a good-sized timber-built garden store that incorporates a lockable machinery store and adjacent covered woodstore.

Pathways meander within the grounds providing access to the woodland and also access to miles of footpaths and country lanes that provide an almost endless variety of countryside walks. In all the grounds extend to about 5 acres (2 hectares).

Agent's Note:
In recent years Slowpool and Littlepool have successfully served, together as high quality holiday accommodation attracting a high level of positive reviews. For further details see .

Slowpool is set in partially wooded and hilly countryside in the East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, about a quarter of a mile as the crow flies from the small village of Offwell. The village is a thriving community with a parish church, village hall and CofE primary school, one of four to choose from within a three-mile radius that are all OFSTED rated 2 Good.

It is also conveniently close to the lively market town of Honiton, which has a wide variety of shops and local business, including a Tesco superstore, medical, dental and veterinarian surgeries, a thrice-weekly market and Honiton Community College (OFSTED rated 2 Good).

Slowpool provides complete privacy, and there are many country walks to enjoy from the property. Other activities in the area include golf, fishing, horse riding, sailing and water sports. There is a wide selection of beautiful beaches nearby including Lyme Regis, Sidmouth, Beer and Branscombe and Exmouth.

There are also many lovely restaurants, pubs and boutique hotels in the area to enjoy including the renowned Pig Hotel.

There are several accessible independent schools including Exeter School, Maynard's and the Cathedral School in Exeter and Blundell's School in Tiverton.

For transport links the A376, A303 and M5 are all within easy reach and Honiton has direct rail services to Exeter (23 minutes) and Waterloo (3 hours). Exeter Airport is within easy reach offering a daily service to London City Airport (1 hour) plus a variety of UK and international destinations.

Distances
Offwell 1.6 miles, A35 2.2 miles, A30 4.3 miles, Honiton 4.4 miles, Axminster 9.3 miles, Beer and Branscombe 11 miles Lyme Regis 14 miles, Exeter Airport 15.5 miles, Exeter city centre 20.4 miles (All distances and times are approximate)