This characterful coastal home for sale within Lyme Regis' West Hill conservation area delivers period charm, a beautifully layered wall garden, and a calming colour palette.
Described by agents as a 'rare architectural find' on Dorset's coast, the house forms one half of a pair of early 19th-century homes. It is also situated next door to a villa once owned by businesswoman Eleanor Coade and later English novelist John Fowles, best known for The French Lieutenant's Woman (1969) and The Magus (1965).
Inside, period detailing remains beautifully intact: a fanlight crowns the front door, round-headed sash windows sit within arched tracery, and high ceilings lend a real sense of grandeur.
Meanwhile, a glazed doorway opens to a panelled entrance hall with chequerboard-painted floorboards. To the right, the dining room is drenched in ‘Salon Drab’ by Farrow & Ball, its original shutters and open fire enhancing the atmosphere. A French-grey glazed cabinet provides a refined focal point.
The kitchen beyond is bright and well-appointed, with a sash window and glazed stable door leading to the garden terrace. A cleverly tucked-away boot room sits beneath the staircase, complete with a 'Chocolate'-painted pantry cupboard by Little Greene.
Upstairs, the first-floor sitting room is classically Georgian — tall window, carved fireplace, generous proportions — while a secondary study doubles as a bedroom, warmed by a wood-burning stove. Two further bedrooms occupy the second floor.
The top floor is the real showstopper. Inspired by New England beach cabins, the principal suite is washed in ‘Slipper Satin’ and framed by a row of marine-grade Crittall windows. From here, south-easterly views stretch towards Golden Cap and the Jurassic Coast.
Outside, the L-shaped walled garden unfolds as a sequence of planted ‘rooms’. Silvery teucrium and weeping pears sit alongside clipped box balls and hornbeam lollipops, while white hydrangeas and cosmos soften stone walls and woven hazel fencing. At the far end, raised beds, raspberry canes, and even beehives create a working garden feel.
Axminster station — a 16-minute drive away — offers direct trains to London in under three hours, making this coastal retreat as practical as it is picturesque.
This property is on the market with Inigo for £975,000.
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