Waytown

THE PROPERTY
Waytown is an attractive detached family home offering excellent well proportioned accommodation throughout. The property is beautifully presented and is finished to a high standard. Its most desirable location enjoys stunning gardens and grounds that are surrounded by exceptional countryside and is less than 100 metres from the Grand Western Canal and within approximately 1 mile of the nearby village of Holcombe Rogus. This historic village offers good local amenities including primary school and church, whilst the bustling small town of Wellington is approximately 5 miles and offers a more extensive range of shops and facilities.

The property has been improved by the current owners to include substantial garaging and outbuildings that benefits from independent access off the main entrance to the property. It offers a superb facility for private car storage or could be used as a business facility.

ACCOMMODATION
The main house is entered through a solid oak front door into a reception hall featuring an open tread oak staircase leading to the first floor. A ceramic tiled floor continues into a spacious kitchen and breakfast area. A comprehensive range of bespoke hand crafted oak wall and base units surround the room with a feature central workstation island providing additional storage. All with granite work surfaces. Integrated appliances include a dishwasher, an electric fan oven with 4 halogen hobs over and a two oven oil fired Aga, a 1 ½ ceramic sink completes the arrangement. Large picture windows enjoy wonderful views across the garden. Beyond is a breakfast area. This leads to a pantry fitted with a range of shelving with space for additional fridge / freezer and a slate cold shelf. An office / family room is located at the end. This benefits from superfast fibre broadband. The other side leads to a large utility room with a separate cloakroom. A further range of fitted storage cupboard housing the washer / dryer. A glazed door follows into a boot room with ample space for boot and cloaks, with access to both the front garden and vegetable garden on the other side. A slate tile flooring completes the room. The hall leads into the dining room that enjoys views out onto the sun terrace. Engineered oak flooring extends across into the sitting room. Exposed ceiling and wall timbers offers immense charm and character to what was the original period cottage. A brick surround fireplace with stone hearth houses a large wood burning stove. An oak door to the side opens into a useful store. Pretty windows including seating look out to the front. Double glazed doors open into the conservatory enjoying a sunny position surrounded by stunning landscaped gardens.

On the first floor the principal bedroom is spacious and exceptionally bright looking out to pretty views across the gardens and open countryside beyond. Exposed timbers add charm to the room which leads into a well appointed en-suite with walk in shower and fitted vanity unit with granite sill detail. Bedroom two being part of the original period cottage is another spacious double and displays beautiful oak ceiling timbers and trusses adding character. Bedroom 3 offers further character with exposed timbers. Bedroom 4 is a single room and is currently set up as a dressing room. The family bathroom is well appointed to include a bath with overhead shower and a large vanity unit providing good storage and an inset basin with a mosaic tiled surface. A large airing cupboard is off to the side.

GARDENS AND GROUNDS
Waytown enjoys an enviable position set amongst glorious undulating hills and countryside. It is set in a particularly tranquil and peaceful position and is approached off the lane through electrically operated wooden gates that open onto a circular drive and parking area, in front of a substantial detached linhay style garaging with twin electric roller doors. To the side a superb games room / ancillary room is entered under a veranda and includes a bar offering an excellent entertaining space. A stone pathway leads along the main garden to the front entrance of the property. The immediate gardens surrounding the property offer a wealth of colour and interest which has been re-landscaped by the current owners to include an ornamental fishpond with water feature. Extensive terracing extends across the main house providing excellent outside space for entertaining and BBQ area. The immediate garden surrounding the front and side of the house is filled with established borders with an impressive collection of interesting spring flowers and herbaceous plants offering spectacular colour and interest throughout the growing season. This is in addition to impressive ornamental trees and shrubs that add to the colourful display. Beautiful stone walling recently completed provides a secure and attractive backdrop to the garden with an arched entrance leading to a pretty thatched bonnet entrance to the front side of the house. Extensive lawns open out to the rest of the grounds with a woodland area to the rear. A pretty stream runs along the far end of the garden which is bordered by an abundance of wildflowers and daffodils. At the end of the house is an impressive vegetable garden that is completely fenced with raised borders that provide superb productive growing beds. There is water and a greenhouse to one side.

OUTBUILDINGS AND STORES
The property benefits from a collection of substantial outbuildings that offer spacious storage for multiple vehicles, to include campervans, tractors, trailers and cars. In addition to an impressive engineers work area.

The main garaging is well appointed to include full lighting and power. It is approached off the main entrance through high security gates into a concrete yard and parking area that leads to additional hard standing for parking and outside storage. Further outbuildings provide additional covered storage all of which could provide an excellent agricultural / business facility. A further log store can be accessed beyond.

SURROUNDING AREA
Waytown is conveniently located and is less than 100 metres from the Grand Western Canal and within approximately 1 mile of the nearby village of Holcombe Rogus. This historic village offers a primary school and church, whilst the bustling small town of Wellington is within approximately 5 miles and offers a more extensive range of shops, supermarkets, schools, cinema and sports facilities. The M5 motorway may be joined at J26 Wellington or J27 Tiverton with the Tiverton Parkway Railway Station just over 4 miles away with its mainline link to London Paddington. In addition there are a good selection of state and private schools including Blundell’s at Tiverton, Wellington School, Taunton School, Kings Hall, Queens & Kings Colleges in Taunton.

SERVICES
Mains electricity and water. Oil fired central heating and Aga. Private drainage. Council Tax Band F - Mid Devon

ENERGY PERFORMANCE CERTIFICATE
Rating D

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