5 bedroom house

An elegant detached Grade II Listed Georgian style country house set in 2.56 acres in a sought after semi rural location. Hall, 3 Reception Room, Kitchen/Breakfast Room with Aga, Utility Room, 5 bedrooms, 4 Bathrooms. Double Garage, Additional Parking, Grounds including gardens, water features, pasture and woodland of 2.56 Acres. Lovely pastoral views. EPC Band E

A RARE OPPORTUNITY!

Situation And Amenities - In terms of location, Yeoland House enjoys the best of all worlds as it nestles into a hillside, over looking its own south facing front garden with pastoral views beyond, in a Hamlet of just four properties within easy access of Swimbridge Village, about a mile away, which offers primary school, playground, public house/restaurant and parish church. The Regional Centre of Barnstaple is about 15 minutes by car and provides an excellent range of commercial, educational and recreational facilities as well as North Devon District Hospital. West Buckland School is only 2 miles from the property and Blundells school, at Tiverton, is about 30 minutes distant, other schools and educational establishments are available in Barnstaple, South Molton and Tiverton. To the north east Exmoor National Park offers beautiful scenery with many foot and bridle paths whilst to north and the west, the stunning North Devon Coast Line boasts beautiful sandy beaches at Instow, Saunton Sands (also with Championship golf course), Croyde Bay, Putsborough and Woolacombe. The property is ideally situated, via the A361 North Devon link road nearby, for easy access to the M5 Motorway (Junction 27) at Tiverton with mainline inter city rail links available at Tiverton Parkway (Paddington at just over 2 hours). The Cathedral city and county town of Exeter is about 40 miles away with international airports at both Exeter and Bristol.

Description - This elegant detached Georgian country house presents painted rendered elevations with portico entrance, supported by Tuscan columns, beneath a slate roof incorporating a bellcote. The original core is of period origin and the Georgian facade added in 1830. The property is Grade II Listed, as being of architectural and historical importance, and many original features are still in evidence including the staircase, marble fireplaces, window shutters, ornate plaster work etc. In recent years the property has been the subject of extensive improvements where 21st century refinements have been sympathetically undertaken so as not to adversely affected the integrity of the original building. The house is complimented by large private gardens to the front and rear which include a double garage/workshop, games lawn, an attractive summer house, a spring fed duck pond and an area of orchard. Beyond the garden to the rear is a pasture paddock leading to an area of amenity woodland with a useful outbuilding currently utilised as stabling. A further paddock area is situated on the opposite site of the entrance drive.

Ground Floor - Portico ENTRANCE PORCH and half glazed front door with four stained glass inset panels to RECEPTION HALL moulded cornice, understairs storage cupboard/cellar and original staircase rising. SITTING ROOM marble fireplace with wood burner inset on tiled hearth, engineered oak flooring, bay window with window shutters and views over the front garden, ornate plaster cornice. DINING ROOM similar fireplace to the sitting room also with wood burning stove, bay window with shutters and views over the front garden, engineered oak flooring. An archway at the end of the reception hall leads in to an INNER HALL half glazed door to CLOAKROOM with shelving. Adjoining WC with wash hand basin, vanity cupboards beneath, heated towel rail/radiator and extractor fan. The inner hall continues, there is a shelved arched recess and walk in shelved storage cupboard. STUDY/TV ROOM fireplace with fitted wood burner, pine surround, recessed bookcase with cupboards under, bay window with shutters. Country KITCHEN/BREAKFAST ROOM enjoying a double aspect in a cream theme with beech worksurfaces incorporating 1 ½ bowl stainless steel sink unit, ample base and wall units, matching dresser, fitted appliances include Bosch electric oven, Bosch calor gas hob, Bosch floating brushed stainless steel extractor fan. There is a powder blue AGA for cooking and domestic hot water within a recessed arched stone fireplace. There are further built in storage cupboards. UTILITY ROOM extensive range of worksurfaces with moulded sink, cupboards and appliance space under, plumbing for dishwasher and washing machine, matching wall mounted cupboards, space for freezers and fridge, tiled flooring, glazed door to BOOT LOBBY and glazed door to garden.

First Floor - Half LANDING ornate plaster coving. LOBBY with fitted cupboards and glazed door to garden. BEDROOM 3 built in shelved cupboard. EN-SUITE BATHROOM with tiled panel bath, mixer tap/shower attachment, shower screen, pedestal wash basin, mirror above, strip light/shaver point, low level WC, tiled floor. BEDROOM 4 double airing cupboard, pre-lagged cylinder. EN-SUITE BATHROOM tiled panel bath, shower and screen, pedestal wash basin, mirrored splash back, strip light/shaver point, heated towel rail/radiator, tiled floor and wall, extractor fan.

MAIN LANDING. BEDROOM 1 fine views. EN-SUITE BATH/SHOWER ROOM with corner cubicle, panel bath, wash hand basin, vanity cupboard beneath, mirror over, low level WC, extractor fan, heated towel rail/radiator. BEDROOM 2 fine views. EN-SUITE SHOWER ROOM with tiled cubicle, pedestal wash basin, strip light/shaver point, low level WC, mirror fronted medicine cabinet, tiled floor, extractor fan, airing cupboard with pre-lagged cylinder. heated towel rail, radiator. BEDROOM 5/DRESSING ROOM located between the front two bedroom suites.

Outside - A gravelled driveway leads from the initially shared access through wrought iron gates to a forecourt in front of the house with stone steps leading up to a pathway flanked by lawns on either side giving access to the front door. Stone steps lead down to a GAMES LAWN and delightful west facing STONE BUILT SUMMER HOUSE with decking and BBQ area. On the western side is a pretty spring fed duck pond. On the western side of the house a separate driveway from the access leads to a stone walled PARKING AREA with a period wrought iron gate to an attractive paved COURTYARD. There is a DOUBLE GARAGE/WORKSHOP with electric up and over door, the garage houses the oil fired boiler, has a personal door to the rear garden and a lean-to WOOD STORE.

Mature gardens rise up behind the house with lawns, ornamental flower beds, shrubs, mature trees, a CHICKEN ENCLOSURE chicken house with light and water and small ORCHARD. There is a raised terrace with the former pump house featuring an natural spring and stream running through the garden. Beyond there is a PADDOCK leading to an area of private WOODLAND with a further pond and OUTBUILDINGS approximately 30ft x13.3ft currently used as two pony stables and feed store with a covered walkway to the front, power light and water are connected. The woodland creates a lovely amenity area with an abundance of spring flowers under planted. On the opposite side of the entrance drive there is a further fully enclosed PADDOCK.

Directions - From the A361 take the Landkey/Swimbridge road. Pass through Landkey and onto Swimbridge continue through the village and at the centre bear left in to Station Hill. Climb the hill crossing over the link road and take the next turning on the right which is Yeoland Lane, proceed for about 2/3 of a mile and the entrance to the Hamlet is on the left. The private entrance gates to Yeoland House are the first on the right after the duck pond.

Services - Mains electricity, shared private spring water, shared private drainage, oil central heating.



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