Blue Drift, Budleigh Salterton

Devon. Sleeps up to 9

Blue Drift is a contemporary, three-storey coastal holiday home in Devon, with five bedrooms, accommodating up to nine guests. Built in 2019, the property is situated outside the village of Knowle, just 1.2 miles from the desirable seaside town of Budleigh Salterton, 4 miles from Exmouth and 6 miles from Sidmouth. Roomy, bright and stylish with open-plan living and a garden with a hot tub, the house provides excellent accommodation for families or a group of friends looking to explore the Jurassic coastline. There are two parking spaces on the driveway outside the property and there is additional free on-street parking nearby on Bedlands Lane. Park right up outside the house and enter via the front door which leads you into the downstairs hallway area. The open-plan kitchen, living and dining area is a beautiful sunny space with doors opening out into the garden. There’s a large corner sofa, a three-seater sofa, a Smart TV with Freeview, an extendable ceramic dining table with seating for up to ten, and a breakfast bar with two bar stools. The kitchen with quartz worktops is fully-equipped with a fridge/ freezer, dishwasher, two electric ovens, five-ring induction hob, slimline wine fridge, a nutribullet blender, kettle, toaster and plenty of cupboard space for storing your food. There’s also a handy utility area next to the kitchen with a washing machine, tumble dryer, microwave and an additional sink. The ground floor is completed with a downstairs toilet and a fully enclosed level garden with a patio area, four-seater hot tub, an outdoor sofa and a double hanging egg chair. The stairs then lead to the first floor where you will find four of the bedrooms (one of which is en-suite) and the family bathroom which has a shower over the bath, LED Bluetooth anti-mist mirror, a double vanity unit and two heated towel rails. The first bedroom on this floor has a single bed, the second has a standard double bed, the third has a king-size bed with an ensuite shower room and the fourth room has a zip/link super king-size bed which can either be setup as a double or twin (please state your setup preference at the time of booking). Head upstairs to the second floor to discover the master bedroom with a king-size bed, Smart TV, Velux windows and an en-suite shower room. Please note this room has a sloped ceiling either side, although it is very spacious. Blue Drift has plenty of luxurious touches including white shutters in some of the rooms, quality flooring throughout, a private hot tub and free WiFi. The private, fenced garden is a sheltered space with a small lawn and a patio area. The patio doors open out into the garden from the kitchen/ dining area, perfect for socialising. Take a leisurely walk or a short trip to wander into Budleigh Salterton for some retail therapy, fish and chips, or of course, to spend the day having seaside fun on the lovely pebbled beach. You can walk the South West Coastal Path to Exmouth in one direction to the West and Sidmouth to the East. Play golf, spot birds on the River Otter, explore Woodbury Common, or why not simply sit on the seafront with an ice cream and watch the world go by? The National Cycle Rte 2 path is just a few minutes away from the doorstep of the property and offers 2.3 miles of off-road level cycling and walking to Exmouth. From there, join the 22 ½ mile Exe Estuary Trail which takes you to Exeter and Topsham by bike or on foot, or you can catch the ferry across to Starcross. Woodbury Common, known as the East Devon Pebblebed Heaths, is a great walking and mountain biking spot and stretches inland from the coast at Budleigh Salterton, 7 miles long and up to 2 miles wide. Another scenic drive away are the amazing sights of Dartmoor with over 300 square miles of terrain to explore. In addition to lazing on the beach, trying watersports at Exmouth Beach, taking the ferry up the Exe estuary or to Dawlish Warren nature reserve, there’s always Crealy Park theme park, Bicton Park stately home and gardens, the Donkey Sanctuary at nearby Sidmouth, the Cathedral City of Exeter, the Sandy Bay World of Country Life and the all-absorbing Jurassic Coastline with its famous fossil deposits stretching eastwards into Dorset. In terms of visitor attractions and coastal lifestyle you won’t find much better than Budleigh Salterton. Enjoy a memorable break at Blue Drift.

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