4 bedroom house

A privately located period farmhouse with extensive mature gardens, outbuildings and land. Sitting room, cloakroom, living room, dining room, kitchen/breakfast room, garden room, larder, 4 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. Barns with potential for conversion to alternative uses (stc), About 20 acres. EPC Exempt.

Situation - Blacklands is set in a beautiful and private rural location at the end of its own driveway and is only a short distance from the small village of Meshaw. There are good road communications to the local market town of South Molton, which provides good local amenities including schooling to secondary level. The closest local village amenities are in Witheridge and include village stores/post office, church, primary school, public houses and sports club. The North Devon link road is about five miles at Moortown Cross and links to Tiverton, Junction 27 of the M5 motorway and Tiverton Parkway railway station on the London Paddington line.

Description - The property is centred upon a fine Grade II listed farmhouse that has been sympathetically and imaginatively improved by the current owner to what is a very appealing period house. Although having undergone significant improvement over recent years the property still retains much of its original character including old fireplaces. The house forms part of a farmstead of traditional and modern buildings which are adaptable to a wide variety of uses and there is a large, mature garden with and a good run of pasture land completing the package.

Accommodation - A cobbled path and open PORCH with period front door leads into the SITTING ROOM with a heated Delabole slate flagstone floor, exposed stone walling and fireplace (sealed). Door and staircase to first floor and door into CLOAKROOM with panelled walls, WC and wash basin. The LIVING ROOM with its original limeash floor has a stone inglenook fireplace, shelved alcove and leads into the DINING ROOM with heated tiled floor, window seat and wood burning stove. An oak door leads into the KITCHEN with heated tiled floor, former fireplace with LPG connection for a dual fuel range. There are units with timber worktops and storage shelving over, dual bowl stainless steel sink unit, four oven AGA, ample space for appliances and turning stone staircase to the first floor. An opening leads through to the BREAKFAST/GARDEN ROOM with double doors to the outside and a wide window provides a stunning outlook over the gardens. Off the dining room is a rear LOBBY with door to LARDER and door to outside. From the sitting room a door and steps lead to a STORE / WORK ROOM with extensive shelving, worktops, stainless steel sink unit and further door to BOOT ROOM with a cobbled floor.
On the FIRST FLOOR there are FOUR DOUBLE BEDROOMS and TWO BATHROOMS. The MAIN GUEST BEDROOM is a large room with Victorian fireplace, conserved original floorboards and steps and door to an EN-SUITE BATHROOM. The MASTER BEDROOM is an impressive room with high vaulted ceiling with fibre-optic star lighting and oak floor. Through an oak door is an impressive EN-SUITE BATHROOM with oak floor, central freestanding antique roll top, claw foot bath, wash basin, WC and a large glass screened walk-in rainfall shower. Leading off the bathroom through another oak door is a large DRESSING ROOM/BEDROOM 3 with an outstanding outlook over the gardens and fitted with a range of hand built, bespoke oak fitted wardrobes. A small dressing area with hanging rail leads down, through an oak door via a secondary staircase to the kitchen. The delightful BUNK BEDROOM has two hand-built bunks and is perfect for children.

Gardens - Mainly set to the western side and rear of the house, the gardens form an exceptionally attractive feature of the property. There are extensive areas laid to lawn interspersed with a wide variety of mature trees and shrubs. Interesting features include a collection of stone monoliths and a number of ponds, including a large one that forms the main focal point of the gardens. The garden itself extends to about 2.5 acres. In addition there is a productive kitchen garden with plenty of raised beds, a polytunnel and cider apple orchard.

Outbuildings - Adjoining the western end of the house is a stone and cob former THRESHING BARN (50' x 18') and open ROUNDHOUSE with offer much scope for extending the existing accommodation. In fact these buildings have previously had planning permission, granted in 2001, for conversion and incorporating into the main house. Adjoining is a timber framed STORE and STABLE. Opposite the house is a stone and slate BARN, incorporating on the ground floor a single GARAGE/WORKSHOP, BOILER ROOM, PELLET HOPPER ROOM and LAUNDRY ROOM fitted with a range of units with sin and plumbing for washing machine. Set to the rear is a modern agricultural BUILDING (59' x 22') with a LEAN-TO (59' x 20').

The Hayloft - The first floor of the barn opposite the house has been adapted to form ADDITIONAL ACCOMMODATION. Stairs lead up to a KITCHEN AREA with vaulted ceiling, stainless steel sink unit, cooker point and space for fridge and fitted shelving. There is a LIVING/DINING ROOM with oak floor and vaulted ceiling. There is a separate BEDROOM, also with a vaulted ceiling and a panelled SHOWER ROOM/WC.

The Land - The farmstead lies at the end of a long driveway and within a ring fence of south-facing land which is mainly down to pasture and is suitable for grazing or mowing. There are water troughs in the fields and in total the property extends to about 20 ACRES.

Services - Mains electricity, private (borehole) water and private drainage system. Biomass Ekofen wood pellet boiler providing heat and hot water to both the house and Hayloft. There is a ring main laid around the garden with various electrical connection points available. Piped water goes to various points in the garden and to the fields.

Viewing - Strictly by confirmed prior appointment please through the sole selling agents, Stags on .

Directions - From South Molton take the B3137 south out of the town and continue on this road for about 5.5 miles, passing through the villages of Alswear and Meshaw. Soon after Meshaw at Gidley Cross turn left towards Rose Ash and Knowstone. Continue for about 1.3 miles and at Harps Corner turn left towards Meshaw. Stay on this lane for just under a mile and the entrance to Blacklands will be found on the left.
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