Boswell Farm Holiday Cottages, Harcombe, Sidmouth | Property for sale | Savills
Guide price £3,250,000

Boswell Farm Holiday CottagesHarcombe, Sidmouth


    Key features

    • Impressive Grade II Listed, 5 bedroom period home with a large walled garden
    • 8 spacious holiday letting cottages with gardens
    • Picturesque views across the Sweetcombe Valley
    • 44 .1 acres of pasture, arable land, fishing lake and brook
    • Selection of traditional and modern barns
    • Tennis court
    • Electric car charging station
    • Freehold

    An impressive Grade II Listed, 5 bedroom home with a collection of excellent holiday cottages, set in circa 44.1 acres in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

    About this property

    • BOSWELL HOUSE

      Nestled in a quiet valley, Boswell sits in an idyllic position. Boswell House is impressive and Grade II Listed with 5 double bedrooms, and enjoys views of the surrounding countryside. The Property was originally built in 1860 and still retains many original features such as exposed beams and mullioned stone windows. In addition, the house has benefitted from recent renovation.

      Boswell House comprises a fully equipped kitchen featuring an AGA, which leads to the double height ceiling Breakfast Room. Accessed via the Breakfast Room or externally is the utility room and office. The porch leads through to the reception hall. Sitting next to the hall is the south facing drawing room which leads through to the dining room. Both of these rooms have fantastic views over the garden to the front of the house.

      The first floor comprises the bedrooms and bathrooms. Four of the five bedrooms are south facing, ensuring bright natural light and views of the brook and surrounding countryside. The master bedroom is dual aspect and has a dressing room and en suite bathroom. The eastmost bedroom has a private staircase leading to the dining room below. This end of the house could be separated to create an annexe.

      The Property has private parking with an electric car charging dock and a large private garden with a hot tub and vegetable patch within the walled garden.

      BOSWELL FARM HOLIDAY COTTAGES

      Set in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, Boswell Farm comprises a collection of 8 spacious self-catering holiday cottages, all of which have individual outdoor areas and two of which have hot tubs. Six of the cottages are situated around the courtyard.

      Following investment into the cottages and the creation of an additional letting cottage (Old Kennels), the business has seen turnover increase to in excess of £250,000. Forward bookings remain buoyant.

      The business offers and excellent lifestyle opportunity for a purchaser to take on a well established operation, with good levels of existing business.

    Local information

    • Boswell Farm affords excellent connectivity, accessed via a quiet country lane yet only 0.4 miles from the A3052, which leads to the M5 motorway 11.8 miles away. The nearest mainline train station is in Honiton, located 8.2 miles away and provides a direct line to London Waterloo in under 3 hours. Exeter Airport provides domestic and continental flight routes and is 11.1 miles away. The popular East Devon coastal towns of Branscombe and Lyme Regis are also within easy reach.

    Additional information

    • Sidmouth is a popular seaside town located on the East Devon Jurassic Coast which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Set between the sea and the countryside, the Town provides a wide range of attractions and activities such as the South West Coast Path, offering access to great walking with superb views, Sidmouth Beach which provides rockpools and fossils to explore as well as sparkling water for swimming. Fishing, sailing, and rowing are also available nearby. Sidmouth Folk Festival is during the first week of August every year and has been running since 1955. It attracts tens of thousands of visitors to over 700 diverse events. Sidmouth is in close proximity to Exeter with a full range of amenities, University and Cathedral. Exeter is also home to the premiership rugby side, the Exeter Chiefs.