Land For Sale £145,000
A unique opportunity to acquire a beautiful hidden woodland valley overlooking the sea, featuring a formerly lost Victorian water garden. Set in about 9.41 acres of broadleaved woodland. For sale by Private Treaty.
This private tranquil woodland faces south with views towards the sea and is part of the private 350 acre Rousdon Estate. In the 1870’s Sir Henry Peek commissioned a model estate around a mansion, now listed Grade II*, with gardens and grounds designed by the renowned landscape designer Robert Marnock. During this era there was a fashion for woodland gardens, this one gradually fell into obscurity until re-discovered recently.
Originally associated with the nearby summerhouse, this unique Victorian pleasure garden features a series of four descending pools interconnected by spillways which have been restored by the present owners. Their plantings of water loving plants such as gunnera, pontederia and water lilies are now becoming established, enhancing these naturalistic pools. The surrounding woodland has a variety of deciduous trees both mature and recently planted, with drifts of snowdrops and bluebells in season. Paths wind down the valley on each side of the water garden, leading to a small timber woodsman’s hut and a log store. The property has a parking area and there is a steep access track that has been used for managing the woodland. The purchasers will have access to the surrounding parkland and private beach at Charton Bay on the unesco Jurassic coastline. The coastal path is easily accessible for keen walkers. This sylvan retreat offers a haven for a nature lovers, gardeners or someone seeking to enjoy the changing seasons in this secret valley with the wonderful backdrop of Lyme Bay.<br/><br/>
This private tranquil woodland faces south with views towards the sea and is part of the private 350 acre Rousdon Estate. In the 1870’s Sir Henry Peek commissioned a model estate around a mansion, now listed Grade II*, with gardens and grounds designed by the renowned landscape designer Robert Marnock. During this era there was a fashion for woodland gardens, this one gradually fell into obscurity until re-discovered recently.
Originally associated with the nearby summerhouse, this unique Victorian pleasure garden features a series of four descending pools interconnected by spillways which have been restored by the present owners. Their plantings of water loving plants such as gunnera, pontederia and water lilies are now becoming established, enhancing these naturalistic pools. The surrounding woodland has a variety of deciduous trees both mature and recently planted, with drifts of snowdrops and bluebells in season. Paths wind down the valley on each side of the water garden, leading to a small timber woodsman’s hut and a log store. The property has a parking area and there is a steep access track that has been used for managing the woodland. The purchasers will have access to the surrounding parkland and private beach at Charton Bay on the unesco Jurassic coastline. The coastal path is easily accessible for keen walkers. This sylvan retreat offers a haven for a nature lovers, gardeners or someone seeking to enjoy the changing seasons in this secret valley with the wonderful backdrop of Lyme Bay.<br/><br/>
