Property description
An elegant Georgian family home, recently run as a B&B, with 5 ensuite guest rooms, a self-catering flat and 3 bedroom owners accommodation. This substantial property stands in its own grounds of around two acres*, with a large car park, several outbuildings and a location in one of the prettiest rural villages in the Exmoor National Park. A delightful home-with-income, ideal for live-and-work, or as a lifestyle business - with the potential to develop a business with considerably more scope.
Grounds
The house is surrounded by its own level grounds, which are mainly laid to lawn. A large gravelled parking area and several outbuildings. At the front of the house is a substantial paved patio, part of which is reserved for the use of the self-catering apartment, but there is also a large area with a wall surrounding which is for the use of the hotel guests. Space for outside dining, or for guests to bring drinks out from the hotel bar.
Entrance Porch
The house is surrounded by its own level grounds, which are mainly laid to lawn. A large gravelled parking area and several outbuildings. At the front of the house is a substantial paved patio, part of which is reserved for the use of the self-catering apartment, but there is also a large area with a wall surrounding which is for the use of the hotel guests. Space for outside dining, or for guests to bring drinks out from the hotel bar.
Entrance hall
Fitted carpet. Stairs to the first floor. Large radiator. Rear hall with a large radiator leading to a rear door and porch to the back of the premises. Doors to the guest lounge, guest dining room, the self-catering apartment and the owners' living room/day room and kitchen.
Guest Lounge
Fitted carpet. Large feature fireplace with a cast iron burner, wooden mantle and surround. Double glazed window to the side of the property overlooking part of the gardens. Large radiator. The room operates as a through lounge, with a double sliding door leading to the bar area.
Bar
Fitted carpet. Door to the hall. Radiator. Double glazed French doors to the side secured with an ornate cast iron gate. Tongue and groove wooden cladding to dado height. A substantial bar with a range of shelves for glasses, and optics above. A stainless steel sink and taps for glass washing etc. Ornamental hand pump. (There is a premises license with the premises.)
Guests Dining Room
Laminate floor. Large feature fireplace with an electric heater in the style of a cast iron wood burner, tiled hearth, wooden mantle and surround. Two radiators. Three double glazed windows to the rear, with the middle windows in a bay to the rear. Six tables and chairs. A buffet table for cereals, juices etc.
Owners' Private Day Room/Living Room
A part-glazed door opens into the owners' living room. Laminate floor, double glazed windows to the rear. Large feature fireplace with a tiled heart, wooden mantle and surround and an oil-fired burner in the style of a cast iron wood burner. Door to a large walk-in pantry with a range of shelves, one of which has a marble surface for cold storage. Ample space for all the crockery and cutlery required for guest and owners' use. Back stairs up to the owner's accommodation and door to the kitchen.
Owners Private Kitchen
Quarry-tiled floor. Range of wall and base kitchen units with worktops over. Twin stainless steel single drainer sink units with taps and a separate tap for hand washing. Double glazed windows to the side. Large gas range with six burners on the top, two electric ovens and grill below. Doorway to a pantry area to the rear with further shelves, which houses the Grant oil fired boiler for central heating and hot water. Further double glazed windows to the rear. Cupboard housing a factory-lagged hot water tank.
From the kitchen is a door onto another pantry for food and fridges with space for two large upright freezers. Shelves for storage of dry goods etc.. A small ceramic wash hand basin with chrome taps. Double glazed door to small rear porch made of stone with hooks for coats and a part glazed door to the exterior leading to the back garden.
First floor
Half-landing
From the entrance hall, stairs with fitted carpet rise to a half landing. Large double glazed window to the front of the property overlooking the grounds. The stairs turn and rise again to the first floor landing.
Landing
A wide, spacious landing with a fitted carpet. Large radiator. Doors to five guest rooms and to the private owners' accommodation.
Bedroom 1
Fitted carpet. Radiator. Double glazed window to the front overlooking the grounds. Door to an ensuite bathroom with radiator, panel enclosed bath with Victorian style mixer taps and shower attachment, low level flush WC, pedestal wash basin with tiled splash-back, mirror and light above. Double glazed window to the front of the property overlooking the grounds.
Bedroom 2
Fitted carpet. Radiator. Double glazed windows to the rear. Four poster bed. Room for a two-seater sofa. Door to an ensuite shower room with a corner shower cubicle with built in shower, low level flush WC (saniflow), pedestal wash basin with tiled splash back, mirror and light above, chrome towel rail and extractor fan.
Bedroom 3
Fitted carpet. Four poster bed. Radiator. Double glazed window to the rear. Door to an ensuite bathroom with fitted carpet, double glazed window to the rear. Panel enclosed bath with Victorian style mixed taps and a shower attachment. Low level flush WC. Pedestal washbasin with mirror and light above.
Bedroom 4
Twin room. Fitted carpet. Radiator. Twin single beds. Double glazed window to the side. Door to an ensuite bathroom with fitted carpet. Panel enclosed bath with Victorian style mixer taps and shower attachment. Low level flush WC and pedestal washbasin with mirror and light above. Small radiator and an extractor unit.
Bedroom 5
Fitted carpet. Radiator. Double glazed window to the front, overlooking the patio and grounds. Door to the ensuite shower room. Good sized built-in shower cubicle with electric shower. Low level flush WC and pedestal washbasin. Double glazed window to the side. Chrome heated towel rail.
Rear Landing
Stairs down to the owners' day-time accommodation. Door to an airing cupboard with shelves. Radiator. Double glazed windows to the front and the side. Door to an office/bedroom. Two steps down to a separate WC, a second small office. Part glazed wooden door opens to further stairs which rise to the second floor to the owners' bedrooms.
Office/Bedroom
Window to the rear. Door to former en-suite shower room. (Not in use but with plumbing still available.)
WC
Opaque window to the front. Low level flush WC. Corner washbasin with chrome taps.
Office 2
Laminate floor. Double glazed windows to the side. Radiator. Built-in shelves in a recess. Built-in cupboard with room cleaning equipment.
Second Floor
Door to an eves storage area. Cottage-style wooden door to the owners' bathroom. Sky-light window. Radiator. Doors to bedroom two and the owners' upstairs lounge.
Bathroom
Tiled floor. Attractive panel-enclosed bath with chrome taps. Low level flush WC. Pedestal washbasin with mirror and lights above. Built-in shower cubicle in one corner with a built-in shower. Large, velux window to the rear, overlooking the garden.
Owners Bedroom 2
Cottage-style door with thumb-latch. Fitted carpet. Radiator. Double glazed windows to the rear.
Owners' Upstairs Lounge
Cottage-style door at the end of the corridor opens into the owners' lounge. Fitted carpet. Two radiators. Double glazed windows to the rear. Skylight window to the front. Exposed A-frame roof trusses and beams. Cottage-style door to owners' bedroom one.
Owners' Bedroom One
Fitted carpet. Two radiators. Double glazed windows to the side and rear. Exposed A-frame roof trusses. Door to a large eves storage area.
Self-catering One Bedroom Apartment (Ground floor)
Patio
Paved patio area overlooking the grounds of the hotel, surrounded by hills and woods. A part glazed wooden front door opens into the apartment.
Kitchen
Quarry-tile floor. Double glazed windows to the front, overlooking the grounds. Electric panel heater. Opaque glazed window to the interior. A range of base kitchen units with worktops over. A cooker with a four-ring electric hob and an electric oven and grill below. A single drainer stainless steel sink unit with matching taps. Space for a fridge and a peninsular unit, which also serves as a bar. A wooden door opens into the lounge area.
Living Room
Fitted carpet. Electric power heater. Two double glazed windows overlooking the grounds. Space for a table, chairs, armchairs and sofa. Two steps up to a part-glazed door which opens into the bedroom.
Bedroom
Fitted carpet. Electric panel heater. Double bedroom with a door to an ensuite shower room. Locked door to the interior of the hotel.
Shower Room
Tiled floor. Built in shower cubicle with an electric shower. Low level flush WC. Pedestal washbasin with tiled splash-back. Extractor unit.
Outbuildings
Several outbuildings including: a garage and workshop with power and light; a detached wooden log cabin with power and light; block-built wash-house with plumbing for washing machine and space for fridges. (Water supply to the wash-house is spring-fed.); dog kennel enclosure; a derelict stone outbuilding, formerly with planning permission (now lapsed) for conversion to a self-catering unit.
Grounds
*The stated size of the grounds is the owners' estimate. Buyers are advised to take their own measurements if precise accuracy is required.
Guest Rooms
All rooms have tea and coffee making facilities and a TV.
The Business
Millslade Country House Hotel is offered for sale as a going concern with all fixtures & fittings, furniture and equipment required to run a business offering five en-suite letting rooms and a self-catering flat. Recently, the owners have run the business on a low-key level, being now semi-retired. Turnover has been progressively managed-down to a level allowing a more relaxed lifestyle with time for relaxation and hobbies, while maintaining enough income to cover the property's costs and maintenance. There is a website (www.millslade.co.uk) and a licensed bar. New owners will purchase the property with the facilities needed to expand the business to a level that balances their lifestyle choice with their income requirement.
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