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Goodmans House & Cottages Furley, Membury, East Devon
GOODMANS HOUSE & COTTAGES Location
FURLEY, MEMBURY, EAST DEVON, EX13 7TU Goodmans House & Holiday Cottages is set in a rural location 1 mile from the village of
Membury with post office/general stores, church and primary school.
Grade II Listed period manor house recently renovated with totally
refurbished cottages within the grounds The village of Stockland is also nearby (2½ miles away) with post office, school, church and
village hall.
• The property provides the opportunity for an ideal lifestyle and has been recently
updated including a new Welsh slate roof in 2006 and the refurbishment of the main The property occupies a beautiful site overlooking a quiet and lightly wooded valley. The small
residence and the landscaping of the grounds. hamlet of Furley is a scattered community of farms within the larger parish of Membury. The
• Goodman’s House provides a reception hall, morning room, drawing room, sitting surrounding countryside is designated as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
room, dining room, garden/sun room, kitchen/breakfast room, laundry room, boot
room, 5 bedrooms, 2 cloakrooms and 3 bathrooms. Axminster, the nearest market town, is situated 5 miles away; with the East Devon and West
• The main house includes a range of period features such as original window Dorset coastline being within easy reach (8 miles) and the picturesque seaside resorts of
shutters, fireplaces, decorative plasterwork and enjoys a high degree of privacy from Sidmouth, Charmouth and Lyme Regis are ideal for day trips.
the cottages.
• Secluded rural setting enjoying outstanding views over the surrounding countryside The university and cathedral city of Exeter and the county town of Taunton are both within easy
and valley. reach. The prestigious Colyton Grammar School, with a nationally recognized reputation for
excellence is within the area.
• The cottages were refurbished in 2006 including new kitchens, bathrooms and
floorings.
There is golf at Lyme Regis, Chard and Axmouth, sailing and boating along the coast, and
• 5 stone built high quality cottages with a range of possible alternative uses. pretty fishing villages such as Beer and Branscombe are nearby
• Outdoor heated pool set in walled garden with patios and level lawned grass seating
areas.
• Set in 8 acres including mature well planted landscaped gardens, walled gardens,
orchards, large carp pool and paddocks including storage buildings.
• Website:- www.furleycottages.co.uk
Chesterton Humberts
Mansfield House,
Taunton
Somerset
TA1 3DN www.chestertonhumberts.com
01823 331234 stephen.richards@chestertonhumberts.com
The Property Goodmans House is an elegant country manor house listed as being of architectural or historical interest. The present house appears to have early 18th Century origins, although there are records of a property on the site from much earlier. The house was totally refurbished to a very high standard including a new Welsh slate roof in 2006, re- plastering, rewiring, laying of oak flooring and installation of spot lighting and a Bose surround-sound music system into the house. All bathrooms have been replaced. The house contains many period architectural features such as window shutters, original fireplaces, decorative plaster work and joinery. The property enjoys delightful gardens including orchards, a large Carp pool and paddocks. The 5 holiday letting cottages have been converted from a range of traditional stone barns and were totally updated in 2006 including new kitchens and bathrooms (except Hazel cottage) along with new floorings in all cottages. The cottages are set away from the main house to provide a high degree of privacy.
The house is approached from a quiet lane up a Drawing Room 4.95m x 4.65m (16’2 x 15’2). Accessed
gravelled driveway. off reception hall. Window to front with original window
shutters with views over gardens and surrounding
Goodmans House countryside. Oak flooring. Spotlights. Decorative
plasterwork coved ceiling. New open cast-iron Jetmaster
fireplace with slate hearth. Fixings above fireplace for
Ground Floor:-
plasma TV screen. Built-in Bose surround-sound music
system. Built-in painted wooden shelving with cupboards
Entrance Porch 1.84 x 1.40 (6’ x 4’6) with terracotta floor.
below, either side of the fireplace housing the control
French doors to outside overlooking the gardens and
system for the Bose surround-sound music.
surrounding countryside. Stripped wooden door into:-
Reception Hall 9.70m x 2.46m narrowing to 1.30m (31’8 Sitting Room 4.45m x 4.33m (14’6 x 14’2). Large
x 8’ narrowing to 4’2) with solid oak flooring. Doors Inglenook fireplace with heavy beam over and quarry tiled
leading to morning room, sitting room/dining room, hearth housing cast-iron wood burning stove. Exposed
cloakroom, cellar and kitchen. Coved ceiling with stone and brick walling. Oak floor. Spotlights. Window
spotlights. Picture rail. Elegant staircase with turned and window seat looking into sunroom. Glazed door into
polished handrail and banister leading to first floor reception hall. Heavy wooden slat door into sunroom. Sun Room 7.92m x 2.69m (23’5 x 8’8). Accessed from
accommodation. Ceiling height picture window over- Glazed French doors into:- sitting room. Double-glazed windows to all sides over-
looking gardens. Decorative plasterwork archway. Door looking the gardens and surrounding countryside.
to:-. Terracotta tiled floor. French doors leading out into
gardens.
Morning Room 4.93m x 4.34m (16’1 x 14’2). Dual
aspect windows with original window shutters and views
over gardens and surrounding countryside. Oak flooring.
Plaster coved ceiling. Spotlights. Minster open fireplace.
Built-in original wooden shelving with cupboard below.
Door leading through to sitting room.
Dining Room 3.86m x 3.56m (12’6 x 11’6). Window and
window seat to side with views over the gardens. Oak
flooring. Spotlights. Former Inglenook fireplace with
heavy wooden beam over and quarry tiled hearth. Original Cloakroom Accessed from reception hall. New white
bread oven to side. suite of coupled WC and pedestal wash hand basin.
Window to rear. Oak flooring. Spotlights.
Kitchen 6.21m x 2.61m (20’3 x 8’5). Accessed from pressure water pump. Water treatment equipment. shower attachment. Curved double shower tiled cubicle
reception hall. Shaker style kitchen with a range of wall with Bristan Victorian style drencher shower. Window to
and base cupboards with wooden surfaces with inset 1½ Basement:- front with views over the gardens and surrounding
bowl sink unit. Tiles to surrounds. Window overlooking countryside. Oak flooring. Chrome heated towel rail.
gardens. Built-in Hotpoint electric oven and microwave. Cellars accessed from the reception hall. Stone steps
Two oven Aga. Built- in Neff Halogen hob. Quarry tiled leading down to the cellars with two chambers with Bedroom 2 4.97m x 4.20m (16’3 x 13’7). Window to front
floor. Built-in dishwasher. Spotlights. Door to rear hall. cobbled flooring. with views over gardens and surrounding countryside.
Archway with heavy wooden beam over through to:- Oak flooring. Picture rail. Spotlights. Cast iron open
First Floor:- fireplace with wooden mantle and surround.
Galleried Landing with picture window to ceiling Bedroom 3 4.42m x 3.65m (14’4 x 11’9). Window to side
overlooking gardens. Oak flooring. Spotlights. Wooden overlooking gardens. Oak flooring. Spotlights. Built-in
doors to rooms. Wooden door leading to stairs to second cupboard with shelving. Built in book shelve.
floor accommodation. Picture rail.
Bedroom 4 4.13m x 4.12m max (13’5 x 13’4). Window to
Cloakroom Suite of coupled WC and pedestal wash side with views over gardens. Cast-iron open fireplace
hand basin. Window to rear. with wooden mantle and surround. Built-in wardrobe.
Spotlights. Door to:-
Bedroom 1 4.92m x 4.33m (16’1 x 14’2). Dual aspect
windows overlooking gardens and surrounding country Inner Landing 1.93m x 1.67m (6’3 x 5’4). Oak flooring.
side. Picture rail. Spotlights. Built-in original storage Spotlights. Built-in airing cupboard with new modern hot
cupboard. Walk-in wardrobe. water cylinder and shelving.
Bathroom 2.60m x 2.64m (9’7 x 8’6). En-suite to
bedroom 4. Fitted with a white suite of coupled WC,
Breakfast Area 3.05m x 2.77m (10’ x 9’1). Window to pedestal wash hand basin and slipper bath with ball and
side overlooking gardens. Quarry tiled floor. Spotlights. claw feet. Spotlights. Oak flooring. Window to side
overlooking gardens. chrome heated towel rail. Exposed
Rear Hall 2.39m x 1.96m (7’8 x 6’4). Glazed door to stone walling and wooden lintel around window.
outside. Patio flooring. Access to roof void. Door to
boiler/boot room and door to:- Second Floor:-
Utility Room 4.37m x 2.72m (14’3 x 8’9). Window to rear Landing with skylight and doors to rooms.
overlooking gardens. Spotlights. Large built-in cupboards
with shelving. Base units with tiled work surfaces. Bedroom 5 4.65m x 4.24m (15’2 x 13’11). Accessed from
Plumbing for automatic washing machine and venting for landing. Skylights. Limited eave height in part. Built in
tumble drier. Belfast sink unit. Ceramic tiled floor. Access cupboard.
to roof void.
Bathroom Next to master bedroom. Recently refitted with En-suite Shower Room
Boiler/Boot Room 2.24m x 2.18m (7’3 x 7’1). Window to White suite of close coupled WC, pedestal wash hand
low level Victorian style WC, built in vanity unit with marble
front overlooking gardens. Patio flooring. Spotlights. basins. Shower cubicle. Skylight. Limited eave height in
top with wash hand basin and cupboard below. Picture part. Wash hand basin with cupboard below. Built-in
Grant boiler. Balmoral storage water tank and constant
rail. Spotlights. Slipper bath with ball and claw feet with cupboard. Chrome heated towel radiator.
Outside: -
The Cottages
To the front of the property are particularly attractive
All cottages have been converted to a high standard from
gardens enjoying a high degree of privacy.
traditional stone outbuildings and were totally updated in
2006 including hand made kitchens and bathrooms
(except Hazel cottage) along with new carpeting or
laminate floorings in all cottages. Features include hand-
made timber window frames, exposed beams and
exposed natural stonework.
At the front of the main house is a spring-fed attractive
large Carp pool surrounded by Gunnera.
They include many fine semi-mature and mature
The remainder of the garden is laid mainly to lawn and
specimens, including Acer, Azalea, Rhododendron,
planted with mature trees.
Magnolia, Meta Sequoia, Ginko and other unusual species.
The cottages are each self-contained. Each kitchen is
equipped to a very high standard with a range of new
modern base and wall cupboards, along with quality
integrated German built appliances to include stainless
steel oven and ceramic hob and dishwasher. The
bathrooms (except Hazel cottage) have marble tiles and
Heritage sanitary ware all with heated towel rails. All
cottages are oil-fired centrally heated with Holly and Hazel
cottages having their own boiler. A new central heating
system was installed in 2006 for the remainder of the
cottages.
HOLLY COTTAGE OLD ORCHARD CHESTNUT COTTAGE
Single storey end of terrace cottage providing open plan
sitting room, dining room and fully fitted Oak kitchen with
doors leading out onto the courtyard garden. Two double
bedrooms and shower room (Sleeps 4).
Single storey detached cottage providing open-plan Two storey end of terrace cottage providing on the ground
sitting/dining room and fully fitted hand painted cream floor sitting room with stripped pine fireplace with stone
kitchen area. Large double bedroom with en- suite shower hearth. At first floor level there is a kitchen dining area with
a fully fitted Oak kitchen with French doors leading out onto OAK COTTAGE
room. Secluded lawn area with stone terrace (Sleeps 2).
the courtyard garden. There are two double bedrooms, Ground floor end of terrace apartment providing sitting
one with an en-suite shower room and one with a bath with room and kitchen/diner room with parquet flooring, coved
shower over (Sleeps 4). ceiling and exposed stone walls. 2 bedrooms with exposed
stone walls and en-suite shower rooms. (Sleeps 5)
Outside Range of outbuildings, including a modern storage building
with new profile metal clad roof of breezeblock construction
enclosed by two wooden garage doors. Adjoining log store
In the grounds there is an Indian timber pagoda
To the front of the holiday letting cottages is a courtyard The property has two accesses onto the highway, one of
garden laid mainly to lawn which is surrounded by borders which is not used at present. This could be made into the
planted with a range of shrubs. Beyond this there is a main access for the cottages and a car park built away
walled garden, which was renovated in 2006, an outdoor from the main house for them, resulting in the main house
The gardens are surrounded by a ring of park-like pasture
pool 9.75m x 4.87m (32’ x 16’) with oil boiler and solar having its own driveway.
and orchards, and within the land there are some fine
panels for heating. Stone patios to sides with level lawned mature trees including beech, oak, pine and willow.
seating areas.
Services Town and Country Planning The Business
We understand that mains electricity is connected. There The present owner has been in ownership since 2007
is a private water supply. Drainage is to private sewage and currently use a local letting agent to promote the
systems. An oil fired boiler provides central heating and holiday cottages “Lyme Bay Holidays” coupled with their
hot water to the main house. The oil fired Aga in the main website (www.furleycottages.co.uk) and internet
advertising.
house supplements the domestic hot water.
No checks have been carried out on the service Visit Britain has rated the self catering cottages as 4 star.
installations or equipment and interested parties must
Trading information can be provided to bona fide
satisfy themselves by independent investigation in this purchasers.
respect.
Tenure
Freehold. It should be noted that there is a public
footpath running along the south-west boundary of the
land and across one of the paddocks.
We understand that the five cottages have planning
consent for holiday letting accommodation. Holly Cottage
has planning permission for full residential use and is
classed as an annexe to Goodmans House. There is
further potential to convert an extra holiday letting unit from
the former greenhouse building, subject to gaining the
relevant planning consents.
Local Authority
East Devon District Council
Council Offices, Knowle, Method of Sale
Sidmouth
The property is offered by private treaty including the
EX10 8HL trade inventory to include furnishings, equipment and
fixtures and fittings in the holiday letting cottages
Tel: (01395) 516551
excluding any personal items
www.eastdevon.gov.uk
Directions Viewing
Leave the M5 at Junction 25 and follow the A358 to the Strictly by appointment with agents Chesterton Humberts.
A303. For further information contact:-
At the first roundabout take the third exit signed Stephen Richards on (01823) 331234
‘Honiton/Exeter A303’ (which turns into the A30).
File Ref: C3472
After approximately 3 miles at the Eagle Cross/The
Eagle Tavern Public House, turn left signposted Coombe
St. Nicholas 1 ¾ miles/Wadeford 2 ½ miles/Chard 4 ¾.
After approximately 2.5 miles you will arrive at the
A30 and turn right signposted
‘Honiton/ExeterA30’. Follow the brown tourist signs for
Ferne Animal Sanctuary.
At the end of this road turn right following the signs for
‘Membury/Stockland’. After ½ mile, after passing Ferne
Animal Sanctuary, take the first right hand turn signed
‘Stockland’. Follow this road for just over 1 mile
passing Godworthy Farm down the hill following the
signs for ‘Stockland and Furley’. Take the first left signed
to Furley and Membury.
Follow this lane for just over 1 mile passing Land
Cottage and Land Farm. Continue following the signs for
‘Furley and Membury’. At the next junction turn left
signed ‘Ford ½ mile’ next to the red telephone box
and follow this road up the hill round to the property,
passing Hook Hill Farm and Goodmans House is
clearly signed and is on the left hand side.
Chesterton Humberts, for themselves and for the vendor of this property, or as the case may be, lessor whose agents they are, give notice that:-
i) These particulars are intended for guidance only. They are prepared and issued in good faith and are intended to give a fair description but do not constitute part of an offer or contract. Any information given should not be relied on as statement or representation of fact or that the property or its
services are in good condition. ii) Chesterton Humberts have not made any investigations into the existence or otherwise of any issues concerning pollution and potential land, air and water contamination. The purchaser is responsible for making his or her own enquiries in this regard. iii) Neither
Chesterton Humberts nor any of their employees has any authority to make or give any representation or warranty whatsoever in relation to the property. iv) The images show only certain parts and aspects of the property at the time they were taken/created. Any areas, measurements or distances
given are approximate only. Any plans are for identification purposes only. v) Any reference to alterations to, or use of, any part of the property is not a statement that any necessary planning, building regulations or other consent has been obtained. An intending purchaser must verify these matters. An
occupier should not rely upon the Use stated in these particulars and should check their proposed use with the relevant Planning Authority to ensure it is permitted. Please note ‘Chesterton’ and ‘Humberts’ are both trading names of Chesterton Global Limited. Information is also available on
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