West Bay Road, Bridport

A substantial Regency detached townhouse of elegant proportions close to the wonderful Jurassic coastline.

THE PROPERTY
With its paved pathway leading up to the front door, first glimpses of this charming property are most pleasing, with its elegant Regency façade set beneath a pitched slate roof. Dating back to circa 1815 and Grade II Listed, the property displays many beautiful period features typical of its age, including sash windows with original shutters, panelled doors, picture rails and ornate fireplaces.
Currently operated as a highly successful holiday let, the property offers five bedrooms, all with en suite facilities, although there is excellent scope for continuing the business or alternatively returning the property to a beautiful and substantial family home, with the beach and coastline almost on the doorstep.
The property has a real sense of charm and space throughout, with beautifully presented accommodation arranged over several floors. On entering the property there is a spacious and welcoming hallway with attractive tiled flooring, together with stairs rising to the first floor and descending to the lower ground floor.
The living accommodation is all situated on the lower ground floor and is wonderfully light and spacious, creating a warm and sociable atmosphere throughout. The sitting room has attractive wooden flooring and a beamed ceiling and opens into the bright and sunny kitchen, which is fitted with a range of wall and floor units together with a range cooker. A particularly lovely feature is the recess for a wood-burning stove set within a brick fireplace surround, creating a cosy focal point to the room. (currently removed for holiday letting safety precautions) The kitchen has double doors opening into the wonderful breakfast room, undoubtedly one of the standout spaces within the house, with beautiful original flagstone flooring, exposed brick walls and direct access onto the rear garden, allowing natural light to flood the room. Also on this level is a useful utility room together with a cloakroom/WC.
On the ground floor are three generous en suite bedrooms, all beautifully proportioned and full of character. The double room to the front of the property enjoys twin front-aspect sash windows complete with original shutters together with a charming, tiled fireplace, while the other two bedrooms on this floor both enjoy a peaceful rear aspect overlooking the garden.
The principal bedroom accommodation is situated on the first floor, where the rear bedroom is particularly elegant and beautifully proportioned, enjoying lovely views over the garden and surrounding countryside beyond. A striking original fireplace provides a wonderful focal point, while the spacious en suite bathroom features a Jacuzzi bath with shower over. A further generous double bedroom on this floor is equally full of character, benefitting from original shutters, another ornate fireplace and its own en suite shower room.

OUTSIDE
Outside, the property continues to impress. To the front are lawned gardens with flagstone pathways leading to the entrance, while the rear garden enjoys a desirable west-facing aspect and lovely views over the surrounding countryside. Enclosed by attractive brick walls, the garden offers a large lawn together with paved seating areas and terraces, ideal for outdoor dining and entertaining. At the far end of the garden is a substantial detached double garage with power, lighting and attic storage, alongside a generous parking area providing excellent off-road parking.

LOCATION
The White House is ideally located between West Bay and Bridport town centre. The famous Dorset Jurassic Coast is a World Heritage Site, and West Bay is a popular and sought-after fishing village with a pretty harbour, popular beaches, and a variety of interesting shops, pubs and restaurants, as well as being the coastal location for the popular television series 'Broadchurch'.
Burton Bradstock, home of the popular Hive Beach Café and Seaside Boarding House, the cliff top creation of the former Groucho Club owner, is just a short drive from the property.
The property is a mile south of the handsome Georgian market town of Bridport, which retains an excellent number of independent shops and restaurants and a thriving street market on Wednesdays and Saturdays. A choice of supermarkets is available in or around the town including a Waitrose and a Morrisons. There is a cottage hospital, a large medical centre, a popular leisure centre, a successful Arts Centre, two theatres and a number of independent arts festivals are held throughout the year.
A further wider range of amenities, including a mainline railway station to London Waterloo can be found at the County Town of Dorchester or Crewkerne.

Key facts

• Parking: off street, double garage.
• Outside: garden.