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Westcott House is a beautifully designed home located in a superb bucolic rural setting right on the edge of the popular town of Chagford. The property has been built to the highest passive house standards making sustainable and economical living a reality. On entering there is a generous entrance hall from which all of the key reception rooms are accessed. There is also a wood burner which has the potential to heat the whole property due to the excellent insulation and triple glazing throughout. There is a well equipped kitchen and direct access to a terrace with superb views making al fresco dining a real possibility. The property is also perfectly set up for entertaining with an excellent living room boasting further views over the grounds and a real sense of connectivity with the garden. There is also a cinema room which could also be used as a dining room if necessary. There is also a lovely office on this floor with a beautiful outlook over the stream and a southerly aspect maximising the light making working from home a real possibility. It is also worth noting there is good wifi. As you would expect with a country property of this quality there is an excellent utility/boot room with a Tesla battery for storing all the electricity from the solar panels which are located outside. There is also mains water and a water filtering system from the well meaning running costs are kept to a minimum. On the first floor there is an outstanding master suite with amazing views over the grounds with floor to ceiling windows. There are also three further bedrooms creating great flexibility with one en suite boasting an outlook towards Castle Drogo in the distance. In addition there is a further well equipped bathroom.

One of the key features of Westcott House are its grounds. There are two beautiful ponds which are fed by the leat and these link back to the Tin mining heritage of Chagford as it was once a stannary town. The water feature/ stream continues through the garden creating a lovely sense of tranquillity and peace. There is also a copse which provides much of the firewood which is needed for Westcott house and this is stored in the workshop which also has a generous dry cold store room adjacent to it. The garden itself has many mature trees and shrubs and has been sensitively planted to create colour throughout the seasons. There is also a beautifully presented vegetable patch and seating area from which to take in the full panorama of the grounds along with fruit cages and a chicken coup and a very high quality greenhouse which takes full advantage of the southerly aspect. As well as the more formal gardens there are two paddocks one adjacent to the house and the other across the road. Overall the combination of this special environmentally friendly home and unique setting make Westcott House a very special property.

Westcott House is in a wonderful position in the renowned Dartmoor National Park and located on the edge of this popular village. Chagford is a picturesque stannary town on the north-easterly edge of Dartmoor. Chagford has been voted “Best rural place to live in Britain” by the Sunday Times and boasts a wide range of conveniences and speciality shops including a Post Office, surgery, pharmacy, family butcher, wine shop, bakery, green grocer, two delicatessens, various restaurants, cafes, pubs and two large hardware and household stores. There are three hotels including Bovey Castle and the world famous Gidleigh Park with its two starred Michelin restaurant. Further afield is the market town of Okehampton which has a large Waitrose supermarket.

The village has a primary school, pre-school and Montessori. The Cathedral City of Exeter has a good selection of private schools, including The Maynard and Exeter School.

The A30, which is 4.5 miles away, gives good, quick access to Exeter and the M5. There are regular rail services to London Paddington from Newton Abbot and Exeter. Exeter Airport has a growing numb

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