A SOMERSET house which welcomed a host of VIP guests – including the likes of cricket legend Sir Don Bradman and playwright Noel Coward – is up for sale.

Hillam – a five-bed property, in The Grove, Burnham on Sea – was once owned by writer Ben Travers, who wrote a litany of critically-acclaimed plays, novels and screenplays, enjoying huge success in the 1920s and beyond.

It is now being offered for sale, marketed by House Fox, with an asking price of £895,000.

It was Travers who welcomed such illustrious guests to the house, which he sold in the 1950s. He passed away in 1980.

According to the property listing, the likes of Bradman and Coward even left messages on the walls of the house – but they have sadly since been covered up.

Noel Coward and Sir Donald Bradman left messages at the house – now sadly covered up. Pictures: Allan Warren/State Library of South Australia

As well as five bedrooms, the property also boasts a panelled billiards room, installed by Travers, four reception rooms and a kitchen/breakfast room, as well as a swimming pool.

The actual billiards table from the house was donated to Burnham and Berrow Golf Club when Travers sold Hillam in the early 1950s.

Hillam has since been restored and sits in a “sizeable and mature plot”, the listing said, with a double garage and ample parking.

“Offering spacious and flexible accommodation the internal accommodation is highly versatile and lends itself to a variety of lifestyles,” the listing added.

“The residence is enviably positioned on what is widely regarded as one of Burnham-on-Sea’s most prestigious and desirable roads.”

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