6 bedroom house

*SOLD* Cumerew House is situated off a quiet country lane in an easily accessible location 2 miles from Yelverton, which offers day to day facilities with individual shops, a supermarket, a post office, doctors and dentist. Tavistock is 7 miles to the north with a wide range of individual shops, supermarkets, health, education and recreation facilities. Plymouth is 9 miles to the south where there is a comprehensive range of shopping & leisure facilities , grammar schools and a main line rail station. Hospitals including Derriford Regional Teaching Hospital and Private hospital are 7 miles away.



Available for the first time in 35 years Cumerew House is a stunning, spacious and flexible family home in 12.5 of mature gardens, two paddocks and large lake providing rural tranquillity but in an easily accessible location. Situated off a quiet country lane a gravel drive leads past useful buildings, potting shed and greenhouse to a large parking area and double garage with a colourful Wisteria wrapping around it. There are stunning views across the tennis lawned gardens and the diverse colourful planting



The spacious ground floor reception rooms all benefit from solid oak parquet flooring with exposed wooden beams in the dining room. In the sitting room there is a feature fireplace with a granite lintel and stone built surround with a multi fuel wood burner. A further multi fuel wood burner is in the spacious drawing room with views and a door to the garden. To the rear of the house is an enclosed sheltered lawned garden with flower bed borders. The spacious modern kitchen has views over the rear enclosed walled garden and the fitted kitchen features solid oak worksurfaces, built in appliances including a double Neff Oven, Neff LPG gas hob, Fridgemaster fridge / freezer and Bosch dishwasher set around a central island with a granite worktop and a tiled floor. Also included is a serving hatch to the dining room. The house was extended in 2004 to create a large integral double garage and a glazed fronted studio room above, which leads out onto a marble tiled balcony with wonderful commanding views over the gardens, grounds and paddock and catching the last of the setting sun. The accommodation briefly comprises of: entrance porch, dining room, sitting room, kitchen, cloak room, utility, pantry, craft room / bedroom 6 with adjoining cloak room, drawing room and integral double garage. On the first floor, studio, 4 double bedrooms 1 single / study, (2 en suite) family bathroom and large balcony with Portuguese marble tiling.



Gardens & Grounds

The front of the property features expansive and beautifully established gardens, with immaculate lawns, mature trees, well stocked borders, orchard, vegetable garden and a large lake. The stunning gardens and grounds have been carefully established by the current owners over a number of years and are a real feature of the property. The gardens are divided into different areas with many established plants and trees providing plenty of colour and scents including Magnolia, flowering Cherry Blossom, Oak, Ash, Bamboo,Sumac, Holly, Willow, Monkey puzzle trees and interspersed with Spiraea, Berberis, Honeysuckle Rhododendrons, Hydrangea plants, to name but a few, and bordered on one side by a gently flowing stream. Beyond the gravel driveway is a raised seating area surrounded by a box hedge and flowering plants, with views over the tennis lawn perfect for alfresco dining and entertaining. To the side of the tennis lawn is a feature fresh water pond with bridge over leading to a further patio seating area. A circular meandering gravel path to the side of the lawn takes you beyond the well-established conifers at the end of the tennis lawn, which act as a natural divider, before entering into the established mature orchard with apple, pear and greengage fruit trees. Continuing through the orchard you will then reach the sizable vegetable garden with vegetable patches and a fruit and vegetable cage. From here a gate leads gently down to the large freshwater lake with island, pontoon, boat and a circular grassland walk. This tranquil area is a wildlife haven with visiting migrating ducks and deer are often spotted



The Land

The two paddocks on either side of the garden extend to approximately 10.62 acres and are enclosed with treelined Devon bank hedging with one paddock benefitting from natural water from a stream. Access to both fields is through livestock gates from the quiet parish road with pull in areas. Adjacent to the paddock across the country lane is a small copse with an Aspen tree among others, bordered by Devon stone walling.



Buildings

Integral Double Garage 9.62m x 7.20m (31'7 x 23'7)

With two electric up and over doors Power and light connected

Stone Built Storage Building

Divided into:

Store 2.90m x 2.10m (9'6 x 6'11) With slate flagstone floor and metallic metal roof

Adjoining Potting Shed 3.93m x 2m (12'11 x 6'7)

With metallic metal roof

Adjoining Greenhouse 4.50m x 2.50m (14'9 x 8'2)

With automatic irrigation system Two grape vines (red and white)



Former Stable / Work from home office potential

Wooden with slate tile roof and solid concrete floor and drainage Power connected

Divided into:

Former Tack Room 1.90m x 4.90m (6'3 x 16'1)

Loose Box / Workshop 4.90m x 4.90m (16'1 x 16'1)

Feedstore Room / Storage 2.10m x 4.90m (6'11 x 16'1)

Double external doors to outside

Adjoining Lean to Log Store 2.20m x 4.90m (7'3 x 16'1)

With slate roof

Storage Building in Top Paddock 3.37m x 5.19m (11' x 17'0)

Concrete block Gravel yard with gate into paddock

Stable in Lower Paddock 9.7m x 3.04m (31'10 x 10'0)

Store and Loose Box Corrugated metal At the front of the stables is a concrete apron feed area.



Services

Water Mains

Drainage Private

Electricity Mains

Telephone and Broadband BT Connection Fibre to the Cabinet (FTTC)

Heating Oil Fired Central Heating

Council Tax Currently G

Local Authority West Devon Borough Council, Kilworthy Park, Tavistock, Devon PL19 0BZ



Viewing Arrangements Strictly by appointment with D. R. Kivell Country Property



Agent's Notes None of the services or appliances, plumbing, heating or electrical installations have been tested by the selling agent. Any maps used on the details are to assist identification of the property only and are not an indication of the actual surroundings, which may have changed since the map was printed. None of the statements contained in these particulars as to this property are to be relied on as statements or representations of fact. There are numerous power points throughout the property although not individually listed. All figures, measurements, floor plans and maps are for guidance purposes only. They are prepared and issued in good faith and are intended to give a fair description of the property but do not constitute any part of any offer or contract. The property is sold subject to and with the benefit of all outgoings, rights of way, easements and wayleaves there may be, whether mentioned in these general remarks and stipulations or particulars of sale or not.

Marketed by: D. R. Kivell Country Property, Tavistock