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" A 3 bedroom detached bungalow in grounds of around half an acre. Kitchen, sitting and dining rooms with conservatory overlooking the gardens. Double garage and parking with timber outbuildings. EPC Band D.

SITUATION Highways is set in a small private close off Harcombe Road above the Harcombe Valley on Raymonds Hill. Designated as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty the property is situated a short distance from Lyme Regis on the Devon/Dorset border. Lyme Regis is perhaps most famous for the Cobb and harbour and provides a wide range of educational, recreational and shopping facilities including banks, post office, library, health centre, museum, book shops, hotels, inns and restaurants.  
To the north west is the market town of Axminster, where there is a weekly street market as well as River Cottage produce shop and canteen and a main line station on the London (Waterloo) line.
 
There are a good range of local schools including Colyton Grammar approximately 7 miles from the property, one of England's top state schools. There is also Woodruff Scbool at Lyme Regis and The Axe Valley Community College in Axminster.
 
The Jurassic Coast is readily accessible with nearby Lyme Regis, Axmouth, Beer and Branscombe. Designated as England's first World Heritage Site there are a range of footpaths from which to enjoy the coastal and countryside scenery.
 
Taunton, the county town of Somerset, is approximately 25 miles to the north with access to the M5 at Junction 25, whilst the University and Cathedral City of Exeter is accessed via the A35 and A30 with a larger range of facilities one would expect of a city of its size including Exeter International Airport. DESCRIPTION Highways is a superbly presented 3 bedroom bungalow which has been modernised and extended by the current owners to form a wonderful adaptable home.
 
In all the property extends to about 0.5 Acres (2000 sq m). THE BUNGALOW This extremely well presented 3 bedroom bungalow has a number of character features including parquet floors to the hall, dining and sitting rooms as well as a more modern Minster stone surround fireplace. A large entrance hall leads into the sitting room with its patio doors to the garden or back to the dining room and on to the kitchen/breakfast room with a range of fitted units and its inset deposit stone sink and drainer this room opens partly into the conservatory which overlooks the garden.
 
The three bedrooms are accessed off the hallway with the smallest used as the study and the master bedroom having a generous size dressing room as well as an en suite shower room. The master bedroom has a separate entrance to the outside. There is also a family bathroom. AVAILABLE BY SEPARATE NEGOTIATION Outline planning permission has been granted to erect a single storey dwelling in are area of the garden adjoining this property. Planning consent dated the 28th March 2013 Reference 13/0021/OUT (All matters reserved) . OUTSIDE Approached over the private drive and leading to a large block built double garage with electric doors, there is a big workshop and garden store whilst to the north from this area and nestled under the mature trees is a large timber garden shed providing additional storage.
 
The near level grounds are predominantly laid to lawn and surrounded by mainly beech hedging with some larger more mature specimen trees. The enclosed gardens are well landscaped with a number of herbaceous flower beds and directly surrounding the bungalow is a paved patio area. Tucked behind the garage is the productive vegetable patch. SERVICES Mains electricity, water and drainage. Oil fired central heating. VIEWING Strictly by appointment through the sole agents, Stags on 01404 45885. DIRECTIONS Head east from Honiton on the A35 continuing past the turnings to Axminster along the by-pass and up the hill. Take the right hand turn shortly after the Hunters Lodge into Harcombe Road continuing up the hill staying left at the fork and after a short distance turn left, taking the next left turn again into the driveway for Highways. You may download, store and use the material for your own personal use and research. You may not republish, retransmit, redistribute or otherwise make the material available to any party or make the same available on any website, online service or bulletin board of your own or of any other party or make the same available in hard copy or in any other media without the website owner's express prior written consent. The website owner's copyright must remain on all reproductions of material taken from this website. "