East Anstey, Tiverton, Devon EX16

Broomball is set at the end of a long private entrance drive, overlooking its extensive gardens and grounds, close to the historic church, on the edge of the village. Within very easy reach, about 3.5 miles away, is glorious Anstey Common and Molland Moor, providing wonderful walking/ riding on the open moor, within the National Park.

Broomball is an elegant and substantial Edwardian house, facing essentially south. The long front entrance drive leads in from the road and up through the grounds and gardens to a parking and turning area beside the house, which is beautifully presented and benefits from the well-proportioned, high-ceilinged rooms typical of the architectural period, providing very spacious and light family accommodation.

The period character and charm has been retained and features include decorative cornicing, picture rails, parquet flooring in the reception hall, bay windows in the sitting and dining rooms, attractive fireplaces with ornate surrounds, exposed boarded floors in the sitting room, dining room and study, and a woodburner and fitted shelving in the study. The kitchen/ breakfast room has a fitted kitchen with island and a fireplace incorporating an oil fired Aga. All four of the main rooms face south overlooking the grounds.There are five spacious bedrooms and the principal bedroom, and three of the others, also face south overlooking the gardens and grounds.

Surrounding the house are extensive and beautifully maintained landscaped gardens, designed and planted by the Bonham- Carters, incorporating sweeping lawns, banks and borders with a colourful plethora of mature trees and shrubs, including rhododendrons, paved terrace areas, a treehouse and a delightful large wildlife pond with wooden bridge to an island and, beside which, is an octagonal summerhouse and terrace.

Wrought iron ‘estate’ fencing separates the gardens from an extensive, gently sloping, pasture paddock.
Beside the house is an outbuilding and stores and the driveway forks to a rear drive leading out to Broomball Lane, beside the entrance to which is a useful range of outbuildings including two garages with storage above, log store, four loose boxes and a further store building.

East Anstey is a unique, peaceful, village with a strong community situated amidst the gorgeous rolling farmland of the Devon and Somerset borders, just outside the edge of Exmoor National Park. In the village is the church with 15th century tower, primary school and village green with children’s play area.

Within easy reach is the larger, beautiful, village of Dulverton, known as the ‘gateway to the moor’, and providing an excellent range of local facilities, including shops, village store, post office, chemist, doctor’s, dentist’s and vet’s surgeries, library, church, primary school, pubs, cafes and restaurants. A little further away are Bampton and South Molton, also with a good selection of local amenities, including supermarket, indoor pannier market and secondary school in the latter.

Down the Exe Valley is Tiverton, with more extensive facilities including supermarkets, hospital, leisure centre and golf course.

Private schools in the area include Blundell’s in Tiverton, West Buckland, Wellington and a choice in Taunton and Exeter.

Exmoor is renowned for its spectacular scenery with its rolling heather-clad moorland, wooded combes bisected by rushing streams and rivers and dramatic coastline, as well as its abundant wildlife, being home to the wild red deer, and there are many opportunities for walking, cycling, riding, fishing etc. on the doorstep. Also within easy reach, along the A361 from South Molton, is the stunning North Devon coast with its sandy surf beaches.

There is easy access down the Exe Valley to Tiverton and along the A361 to junction 27 of the M5 motorway, beside which is Tiverton Parkway Station, providing regular services to London (Paddington).