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Minehead, Somerset, A charming detached house with village
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Minehead, Somerset
Description:
A charming detached house with village stores in a delightful village location in the heart of Exmoor National Park. Village Shop with storage, 2 reception rooms, kitchen, study, utility & boot room, cloakroom, 4 bedrooms, bathroom, garage, summerhouse, outbuildings.
SITUATION
Brookwood, incorporating Winsford Stores, is very well positioned in the village of Winsford, one of the three villages comprising what is known locally as The Golden Triangle of Exmoor. The property is well sited, with the shop fronting the main road passing through the village with free parking close by. It is an attractive village in the Exe Valley where the River Exe and the Winn Brook meet, with are eight bridges and a ford. It is only a short walk to the parish church, village hall, garage (not fuel) and the famous Royal Oak Inn. There are also tennis courts and a cricket pitch in the village and the old school is now a Community Centre with excellent facilities, open for public use with Internet access and training courses.
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Dulverton, seven miles away, is a delightful small town nestling in the Barle Valley within the Exmoor National Park and is well known as The Gateway to Exmoor. It provides good day to day shopping together with two churches, a bank, post office, chemist, doctors, dental and veterinary surgeries and a well used town hall. There are also good restaurants and recreational facilities including squash courts, all weather tennis courts, football and cricket pitches.
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Brookwood is ideally situated to take advantage of the riding and walking in the valleys and on the open expanses of Exmoor with the open moorland only a short drive or ride away. The coast to the north is within easy reach and provides a wealth of water sports and fishing.
DESCRIPTION
The village stores form part of this charming property in the heart of the much sought after village. The shop specialises in local produce and has been a finalist in the Countryside Alliance Village Shop Awards for the past three years. The shop benefits from an increased number of visitors during the summer months and walkers and cyclists the rest of the year. The business is easily managed with favourable hours closing at the latest 5.00pm, lunchtimes and two half days and is also closed on Sundays. The adjoining spacious accommodation offers a blend of character with modern facilities, including oil fired central heating and majority double glazed windows. Outside are various outbuildings including a summerhouse and garage with a private terrace. The property stands in quite delightful mature gardens, which extend to and include the river bank.
ACCOMMODATION
The property is approached through a personal gate into the front garden which is mostly paved with attractive edging flower borders. The front door gives access to the hallway and on to the sitting and dining rooms. The sitting room enjoys dual aspect and has an open fireplace with marble hearth and wood surround. The dining room has oak flooring and an open fireplace with a multi fuel burner, a slate hearth and an oak beam. The kitchen is well fitted with wall and base units, integral oven, gas hob and dishwasher. The adjoining utility is fitted with sink and is plumbed for washing machine. There is also a study, a boot room and a cloakroom on the ground floor.
SHOP
The shop has a spacious retail area, which is approached from the road via a forecourt and porch. The shop is well equipped and attractively presented with much of the equipment recently replaced. The equipment includes display shelving, fruit and vegetable display chiller, glazed sliding top chest freezer, front upright dairy chiller, ice cream conservator and village information point. The counter is complete with electronic till, electronic scales, credit/card card machine, chilled delicatessen display cabinet and also the fixed counter used for the visiting Post Office service.
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Upstairs there are four bedrooms, two of which are large doubles, a small double and a single room. The bathroom is fitted with bath, shower cubicle, hand washbasin and WC.
OUTSIDE
A five bar gate leads to the driveway, which provides parking and leads to a courtyard and the back door. There is a herb garden to the front and adjoining is an enclosed private garden mainly laid to lawn with shrubs. Situated in this garden is the summerhouse and a gate leading to a riverbank seating area. There is a range of outbuildings including a large garage, garden/tool shed and a workshop (there is a possibility of conversion of these buildings to a self contained annexe, subject to the necessary planning permission).
TAKINGS
We have been advised the annual Sales total approximately 135,000 excluding VAT with a Gross Profit of approximately 25%. There is the potential to build on the current levels of trade through longer hours, also the possibility of bed and breakfast. Winsford Stores also receives payment for being a National Park Information Point. SAV.
VIEWING
Strictly by appointment with the agents please. Stags Dulverton Office 01398 323174 or (click to respond).
DIRECTIONS
From Dulverton take the A396 northwards towards Wheddon Cross and Minehead and about three quarters of a mile beyond Bridgetown turn left, signposted for Winsford. On entering the village, the property will be found on the right hand side.
MAP REFERENCE
SS907349
SERVICES
Mains electricity, water and drainage. Oil fired central heating. Broadband available.
TENURE
Freehold
REFERENCE
49126
COUNCIL TAX
Band E (2011)
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Property Type:
Commercial & Office Space for Sale
Amenities:
Storage
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Agent/Broker
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