A QUIRKY seaside bungalow with a viewing tower that has 360-degree panoramic views has gone on the market for £900,000.
The four-bedroom home has the best of both coast and country, with stunning elevated views out to sea on one side and bucolic countryside surrounding the other.
The first floor tower, known as The Turret, is currently used as an additional sitting room and opens onto a large balcony.
The bungalow is 'uniquely positioned' in the village of Puncknowle, near Bridport.
The village is on the southern slopes of the Bride Valley and the house looks out over Lyme Bay, part of the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site.
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It has 2,827 sq ft of living space with a kitchen/breakfast room, family/dining room, sitting room, conservatory, four bedrooms, three bathrooms and the turret room.
The two bedrooms on the west side of the house have en suite shower rooms and have been used to run a successful bed and breakfast in recent years.
There is also a 33ft long garage, workshop and store room within the property's generous half-acre plot, which includes a spot with fruit trees and raised beds ideal for a vegetable garden.
It has a large arched driveway with parking space for up to four cars.
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The property lies equidistant between the villages of Abbotsbury and Burton Bradstock and the nearest access to the beach is at West Bexington, a five-minute drive away.
Steve Allen, from estate agents Symonds and Sampson, said: "This house started life as a bungalow and they expanded and added the turret on top.
"One side looks out over Lyme Bay and the other looks back into the Bride Valley, which runs nearly all the way from Dorchester to Bridport.
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"So you have countryside on one side and sea on the other, it is absolutely lovely and you can see for miles.
"You've got views in each direction of Lyme Bay and in front it looks out over miles of sea. I think the nearest land is France.
"The land in front is owned by the National Trust and there's open farmland next to it, so there's nothing around you.
"It's the ideal spot for walking, you can take the coastal paths and there's several lovely beaches around there - West Bexington, Cogden."
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