Beach Road, Torquay, Devon TQ1 3LX

Foxes Walk is a beautifully presented and spacious detached house, of distinctive style with its shutters and Mansard style roof, occupying an idyllic setting off Beach Road, within the cluster of houses above Babbacombe Beach and beneath the wooded hillside behind, benefiting from spectacular sea views towards Lyme Bay, the ‘Jurassic Coast’ and Portland Bill in the distance, as well as the picturesque coastline of Babbacombe Bay. The long entrance drive leads into a parking and turning area in front of the house and, on the first floor, a door from the hall opens into the sitting room with double sided fireplace with woodburner, range of fitted bookcases and beautiful sea and coastal views. A wide opening leads into the spacious, open plan, kitchen/dining room with exposed boarded flooring, fitted kitchen and door into the sun room with French doors opening to the terraces. On the first floor, the principal bedroom, with fitted wardrobe cupboards and en suite bathroom and dressing room, as well as the second bedroom, enjoy the glorious sea and coastal views. There is a further bedroom and bathroom on this floor and, on the ground floor, a games room with folding glazed doors to the driveway, two bedroom/shower room suites and a store room. From the sun room French doors open to a paved terrace, steps to an upper terrace and, adjoining, an enclosed decked terrace. Steps and a path lead up to a pedestrian gate to the road at the rear and, beside the entrance driveway, is a well-stocked, rocky, shrub garden, above which is a further terrace benefiting from spectacular sea and coastal views. Foxes Walk is situated close to the edge of the Babbacombe Cliffs Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), on the wooded hillside just above Babbacombe Beach and the 5 star Cary Arms luxury seaside hotel and spa. Babbacombe Beach is a beautiful arc of shingle beach and is a prime spot for diving, sailing and fishing, with small beachside café and slipway. Babbacombe itself emerged as a romantic seaside resort in the Victorian period, praised by Queen Victoria in 1846 as a ‘beautiful spot… red cliffs and rocks with wooded hills like Italy’. It is known as ‘the jewel in the crown’ offering a peaceful, scenic alternative to bustling Torquay, with its lush gardens and seaside charm, and is on the South West Coast Path providing spectacular coastal walking. The facilities of Babbacombe, including its theatre, are within easy reach of the property, as well as St Marychurch Village with its pedestrianised shopping precinct about a mile away and shops, cafes, pubs and restaurants, as well as Cary Park with tennis courts and bowls club. About half a mile on foot is Oddicombe Beach, linked by the renowned funicular Cliff Railway to picturesque Babbacombe Downs and Torquay Golf Club just beyond. Torquay itself is on the ‘English Riviera’ and about two miles away are the harbour, marina, seafront esplanade, beach and facilities of Torquay town, around the bay with its waterside restaurants and bars. The glorious South Devon coast is all easily reached with its beaches, estuaries, coves, rocky cliffs and coastal towns and villages. To the west is Dartmoor National Park, renowned for its stunning scenery. In Torquay there is a station on the ‘Riviera Line’ between Paignton and Exeter and there are mainline connections to London (Paddington). At Exeter, via the A380 and A38, there is access onto the M5 motorway and an airport.