Rock Vale

Rock Vale is an attractive family home located in an enviable position in the charming village of Lustleigh in the Dartmoor National Park. Rock Vale offers over 3,500 sq. ft. of light filled accommodation arranged over four floors and enjoys outstanding far reaching views. The property has been sensitively modernised to combine the amenities of modern living with a wealth of retained period features including high ceilings, wood floors and original fireplaces.

The ground floor accommodation flows from a welcoming entrance hall through to three spacious receptions rooms. The well-proportioned sitting room features a large sash bay window welcoming plenty of natural light and an impressive ornate caste-iron open fireplace with an attractive marble decorative surround. The grand dining room also features an original fireplace and creates a semi openplan living space with the kitchen/ breakfast
room. The sitting room and dining room both enjoy wonderful views over the gardens and the
rolling countryside beyond. The spacious and light filled kitchen has farmhouse-style units, a butler sink, a central island, granite worktops and an Aga and provides an impressive family and entertaining space. The property benefits from a separate fitted utility room and a separate boot room area. The lower ground floor provides generous storage space and space for a separate laundry room.

There are three well-appointed and bright double bedrooms on the first floor, including the principal bedroom with an en suite shower room and one further en suite bedroom. Both en suite bedrooms benefit from incredible countryside views. The first floor has a large modern family bathroom with a separate shower unit, and a cloakroom. The second floor has a further two generously sized double bedrooms and space for a further bedroom in the room currently used for additional storage space.

The cottages
Stable Cottage is adjoined to the main house and features a spacious sitting room with exposed beams and a separate fully equipped kitchen and breakfast area with French doors opening out onto the gardens. The second floor comprises of one en suite bedroom and two further bedrooms. This floor is serviced by a family bathroom and separate shower room. Barn Cottage is detached and comprises of a welcoming sitting room with French doors leading to the outside, a fully equipped kitchen, three bedrooms and a family bathroom. Both cottages benefit from their own integral garage space. The cottages offer flexible
accommodation opportunities for use as holiday lets or for multigenerational living.

The property lies in the idyllic village of Lustleigh, surrounded by the rolling countryside of the Dartmoor National Park. Lustleigh has a central village square, ancient church, tea shop, village store with Post Office, cricket ground and popular public house. The market town of Bovey Tracey lies four miles to the south and has a selection of shops, supermarkets, restaurants and cafés, plus a twice-monthly farmers market. There is also an outdoor swimming pool and Bovey Castle Hotel has an excellent golf course. Dartmoor National Park offers unrivalled opportunities for walking, riding, cycling and other outdoor pursuits.

Communication links are excellent: the nearby A38 links to Plymouth, the M5 motorway at Exeter and the national motorway network. Newton Abbot Station offers regular services to London Paddington in just over 2 and half hours. The area offers a good range of state schooling including Bovey Tracey Primary School, Moretonhampstead Primary School and South Dartmoor Community College, together with a wide selection of noted independent schools including Trinity School, Stover, Sands, St. Christopher’s Staverton, Exeter Cathedral School, The Maynard and Exeter School.

Rock Vale is accessed by a paved driveway to the rear of the property that allows parking space for multiple vehicles and provides access to the two single garages attached to the cottages. The front garden has a large paved terrace that provides a great entertaining space and is ideal for al fresco dining. The well-maintained garden is mainly laid to lawn and features a variety of mature trees,
established shrubs, flowerbeds and hedgerows. The property is sat on an elevated plot and offers a peaceful setting in which to take in the wonderful views. Rock Vale also benefits from
additional 3.42 acres of land with river frontage
across a lane at the bottom of the garden.

Marketed by: Strutt & Parker, Exeter