Westwater, Axminster, Devon, EX13

A superb Residential Holding enjoying an outstanding rural position benefiting from a beautifully presented attractive Grade II Listed thatched farmhouse with attached holiday cottage, an extensive range of adaptable outbuildings, pasture with frontage to the pretty River Yarty. In all about 11.31 Acres.


The sale of Higher Westwater Farm affords prospective purchasers an extremely rare opportunity to acquire an outstanding residential holding occupying a superb rural position in the highly regarded Yarty Valley.

The property briefly comprises a Grade II Listed thatched farmhouse understood to date from the sixteenth century, situated at the end of a no through road. Since purchasing the property in 2014 the vendors have undertaken an extensive program of restoration and have tastefully transformed the property into a character country residence with an attached holiday let. The property is enhanced by the range of traditional farm buildings which may offer the scope, subject to the appropriate planning consents, for conversion to a variety of ancillary and alternative uses. Furthermore, the adjoining pasture land with frontage onto the River Yarty provides an excellent protective buffer to the farmhouse and buildings, as well as affording considerable appeal for those potential purchasers with agricultural, equestrian or other amenity interests.

The property extends in total to about 11.31 Acres (4.57 Ha) and is offered for sale as a whole as detailed within these sale particulars.
For dimensions of the dwelling and outbuildings please refer to the accompanying floor plan.

Higher Westwater Farm occupies an outstanding rural position situated within the sought after Blackdown Hills National Landscape, and widely regarded as some of the most attractive countryside in the county.

The property enjoys a delightful setting situated approximately 1.5 miles to the north west of the East Devon town of Axminster. The town provides a thriving local community and affords a good range of everyday shopping, banking and scholastic services, including primary and secondary schooling. The Somerset county town of Taunton and the Devon City of Exeter lie within approximately 24 miles and 27 miles of the property respectively and are readily accessible and afford an extensive range of commercial, educational and recreational facilities befitting those of important regional and administrative centres, together with a wide range of primary, secondary and further education facilities, including a number of noted public schools. The renowned Colyton Grammar School is also located approximately 6 miles to the south. Despite its rural position the property enjoys easy access to the surrounding districts and further afield with access to the M5 motorway available at Taunton (J25) whilst main line rail services are also available at Axminster (Waterloo) and Taunton (London Paddington).

Access to the A303 trunk route at Honiton and Ilminster provides an easy link to London and the South East, with international airports at Exeter and Bristol. To the south lies the Jurassic Coast, a World Heritage Site, with pretty coastal towns and villages such as Lyme Regis, Seaton and Sidmouth.