Summary - HILLVIEW COWBRIDGE TIMBERSCOMBE MINEHEAD TA24 7TD
1 bed 1 bath Commercial Property
Unique restored sawmill complex with house, outbuildings and working water wheel.
Working 14ft water wheel driving vintage sawmill machinery
An unusually complete historic sawmill complex with an attached three-bedroom house sits on the edge of Timberscombe, with sweeping countryside views across Exmoor. The restored 14ft water wheel is operational and drives a large collection of vintage machinery, creating a rare combination of working heritage and domestic accommodation. The main house has been extensively renovated and offers flexible living across three floors, a basement with annexe potential, timber decking and lawns beside the mill leat.
The site includes a two-storey stone barn housing a forge, workshop and a first-floor museum space, plus a former 1920s garage and useful yard and parking. The plot is very large for the location and provides multiple possibilities: continued museum/open-day use, commercial heritage enterprise, holiday/visitor attraction or private multi-use rural home with substantial ancillary space. Many original features survive alongside practical modern upgrades completed over the last 25+ years.
Buyers should note several material considerations. Broadband speeds are slow and the property uses oil-fired central heating with a boiler and radiators; mains heating alternatives would require installation. The cavity walls are assumed to have no insulation, so further thermal upgrade work is likely. The site has a medium flood risk and council tax is above average. The large collection of vintage machinery, tools and memorabilia is available by separate negotiation and it was the late owner’s wish that an enthusiast purchaser continue the site’s public heritage use.
This is a specialist offer that will most appeal to an enthusiast, small heritage operator or buyer seeking a character-rich rural site with significant outbuildings. It combines immediate move-in accommodation with obvious further potential, but also requires hands-on stewardship and investment to address energy efficiency, broadband and ongoing maintenance of historic elements.
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