This £795,000 eco home in Somerset features a Victorian train carriage dining room, sits on a historic railway, and blends quirky charm with countryside tranquility. This £795,000 eco home in Somerset features a Victorian train carriage dining room, sits on a historic railway, and blends quirky charm with countryside tranquility.

Quirky home built on old railway line with train carriage-style dining room goes on sale for £795,000

This £795,000 eco home in Somerset features a Victorian train carriage dining room, sits on a historic railway, and blends quirky charm with countryside tranquility.

A quirky home built on an old railway with a dining room in the style of a Victorian train carriage has gone on sale for £795,000.

The two acre plot stands on a train line which was used to transport iron ore during the mid to late 19th century.

The “eco friendly”, four-bedroom property was built in 2004.

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This £795,000 eco home in Somerset features a Victorian train carriage dining room, sits on a historic railway, and blends quirky charm with countryside tranquility.
The unique eco-friendly home in Watchet, Somerset, built on a historic 19th-century railway line. (Jam Press/Greenslade Taylor Hunt)

It is located in Watchet, near Minehead, Somerset

It is being advertised on Rightmove and being sold by Greenslade Taylor Hunt estate agents, as reported by Luxury Property News.

The listing reads: “A highly individual and unique detached four-bedroom Eco-friendly residence occupying a delightful riverside setting in the heart of this peaceful rural village.

This £795,000 eco home in Somerset features a Victorian train carriage dining room, sits on a historic railway, and blends quirky charm with countryside tranquility.
The unique eco-friendly home in Watchet, Somerset, built on a historic 19th-century railway line. (Jam Press/Greenslade Taylor Hunt)

“It was built between 2002 and 2004 with an individual and contemporary design to a high specification providing light and airy accommodation.

“The property cleverly incorporates a model of a Late Victorian Railway Carriage with components of the original carriage which stood at the site within the Old Mineral Line.

“The railway line used to transport iron ore from the Brendon Hills to Watchet Harbour during the mid/late 19th century.”

This £795,000 eco home in Somerset features a Victorian train carriage dining room, sits on a historic railway, and blends quirky charm with countryside tranquility.
Inside the unique eco-friendly home in Watchet, Somerset, built on a historic 19th-century railway line. (Jam Press/Greenslade Taylor Hunt)

It adds: “The property boasts numerous bespoke features including heavy oak internal joinery and beams, elm flooring to the principal ensuite bedroom.

“Oil-fired central heating (under floor), triple/double glazing and down lighting to several rooms.

This £795,000 eco home in Somerset features a Victorian train carriage dining room, sits on a historic railway, and blends quirky charm with countryside tranquility.
Inside the unique eco-friendly home in Watchet, Somerset, built on a historic 19th-century railway line. (Jam Press/Greenslade Taylor Hunt)

“The property is arranged over three easily accessible levels and is approached externally via steps over a paved patio area to the reception/entrance vestibule.

“Undoubtably the main feature of the property is the model Late Victorian Railway Carriage housing the kitchen/dining room.”

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