'The Cygnet' boasts exceptional and uninterrupted views over the beach, the whole of Lyme Bay and along the Jurassic coastline. The property enjoys a unique situation on one of the most desirable stretches of coastline throughout the UK. The house was built in 1895 and is not only one of the few remaining detached, period family houses on the seafront, but also the second largest. An opportunity to purchase an unlisted house of such quality and size in Budleigh Salterton is an extremely rare occurrence. It is typical of a prosperous family house of the late Victorian period and is built of rendered and painted brick under a Welsh slate roof with deep eaves.
The front of the house has twin, two storey bay windows with a first floor balcony between them and an enclosed ground floor veranda and side porch. The house has good-sized rooms with high ceilings and its south-facing position and tall windows combine to allow natural light to fill the inte...