Withypool, Minehead, Somerset, TA24

A beautiful family home in the heart of the Exmoor National Park with extensive views and equestrian Facilities.

Description

Approached from a quiet lane, via electric gates to a sweeping driveway, the house faces almost due south with rendered elevations under a tiled roof and occupies a truly stunning setting, surrounded by its own land with far reaching views.

In recent years, the house has been meticulously updated by the present owners, to include modern conveniences such as a Ground Source Heat Pump, an array of PV Solar Panels. The building has been designed to maximise its location, with all the principal rooms enjoying the extensive views.

On the ground floor, a wide entrance hall, with staircase to the first floor, leads to many of the ground floor rooms. The entrance hallway leads on to a bright and spacious drawing room with inset wood burner and bay window, and a dining room, which has French doors opening onto a wonderful entertaining terrace which wraps around the property with various dining and seating areas allowing you to enjoy the sun from early morning until watching the sun go down over the Pennycombe Valley.

An arch leads from the dining room into the kitchen, with granite worktops and a solid fuel range as well as a selection of modern appliances. There is also a useful larder pantry accessed from the kitchen.

There is a rear hallway with WC and access to a snug/sitting room with wood burner and French doors to the garden. A boot room leads through to a utility room and separate laundry room, with a door to the gardens. At the back of the building, a covered walkway leads to the attached double garage and workshop.

A wide staircase leads to the first floor via a half landing with a large window overlooking the stables at the rear of the house. Off the spacious landing there are three south facing double bedrooms, a fourth double bedroom at the rear and a family bathroom. The principal bedroom has an ensuite dressing area, shower room and bathroom.

The outbuildings and stabling have been meticulously maintained, offering 5 loose boxes, a wash box, foaling box, tack room, hay barn and feed store. In addition, there is an all-weather menage, a large agricultural barn and store adjacent an area of hardstanding with space for numerous vehicles and a horse lorry if required.

The gardens surrounding the house have been immaculately maintained, with lawns, borders and terraces from which to enjoy the magical views. A selection of fenced paddocks ring-fence the house and gardens, with plenty of level and gently sloping pasture for livestock grazing. There is also a former stable building with potential to be reinstated or conversion, subject to the necessary consents.

In all, the property extends to just over 11 acres of pasture together with grazing rights on Withypool Common.

Location

Halsgrove is set in a peaceful elevated position, above the village of Withypool on Exmoor, enjoying panoramic and uninterrupted views over the Barle Valley to Withypool Common, Hill and beyond to Brightworthy Barrows.

Withypool is one of the Exmoor National Park's most popular villages, with excellent walking and outriding from the doorstep, and notable landmarks including Withypool Bridge, Landacre Bridge and Tarr Steps, to name but a few.

The village has a wonderful pub, 'The Royal Oak', a church, post office, village shop and tea rooms, whilst Exford at about 1.8 miles and Dulverton at about 8 miles, provide a range of everyday amenities, including an excellent health centre in Dulverton.

There are a variety of primary and secondary schools in the area, and a selection of independent schools in Taunton, Tiverton, Barnstaple and Wellington.

Further afield, there is Minehead, about 14 miles to the north, South Molton, about 12 miles to the south and Taunton, at about 30 miles to the east, where there is a mainline train station to London Paddington in under 2 hrs, and access to the M5 Motorway network.

Exeter & Bristol International Airports provide a variety of daily flights to UK and international destinations.

Square Footage: 3,351 sq ft


Acreage: 11.22 Acres

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Additional Info

SERVICES: Mains electricity. Ground-source heat pump and solar PV panels. Private drainage & water. The PV panels produce an income from the Feed in Tariff (FIT). The GSHP currently has an RHI income of around £1,350 per quarter.

RIGHTS OF WAY: There are no public rights of way or footpaths across the property.

Withypool Commoners Association provide annual payments for Commoners Rights and for Grazing

PHOTOGRAPHS: August 2025.

VIEWINGS: Strictly by prior appointment with Savills.

FIXTURES & FITINGS: Only those mentioned in these sales particulars are included in the sale. All others such as curtains, light fittings, garden ornaments, etc. are specifically excluded but may be available by separate negotiation.