The Mill House
Moretonhampstead, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ13 8SS
Guide Price
£1,100,000
Residential Tags: Mill House, Private Water Supply
Property Tags: N/A
Land Tags: Fishing Rights and Lakes, Fruit Farm, Paddock, Woodland
Summary Details
- First Marketed: May 2022
- Removed: Date Not Available
- Residential Tags: Mill House, Private Water Supply
- Property Tags: N/A
- Land Tags: Fishing Rights and Lakes, Fruit Farm, Paddock, Woodland
A beautiful period house with attached 2 bedroom cottage in a secluded setting within wonderful gardens, lake and grounds of 5.58 acres. EPC Band F.
Situation - The property is situated in a secluded rural location just outside the hamlet of Doccombe, in the heart of the Teign Valley, a most favoured area within the Dartmoor National Park. The property is on the local bus route. The town of Moretonhampstead is 2.8 miles away and provides a good range of day-to-day facilities whilst the cathedral and university city of Exeter is 11.4 miles and has a range of facilities befitting a centre of this importance. Being within a National Park there is magnificent countryside to be enjoyed, whether on horseback, bicycle or on foot. Public footpaths lead directly from Doccombe up onto Mardon Moor.
Description - The Mill House is located in a private, rural setting at the end of its own sweeping driveway in the midst of beautiful gardens and grounds of 5.58 acres. The property offers versatile accommodation comprising of a main house and attached cottage, a number of different garden areas including a woodland garden with a leat, cottage garden and a kitchen garden. There are delightful small ponds and streams in the garden and in the paddocks there is a pond, a small lake, and a detached outbuilding with separate road access.
The House - The cottage-style period house is set in the midst of the wonderful grounds and offers charming, versatile accommodation. A door leads into a reception hall with porcelain stone flooring, granite fireplace and an historic staircase to the first floor. Off this room is a study/snug with a separate door to the courtyard, whilst off the other side of the reception hall is the sitting room with period ceiling beams, large granite fireplace with bread oven, wood burner and stairs leading to the first floor. The kitchen features a modern range of floor and wall mounted cupboards with integrated appliances plus a central breakfast island. The dining room is accessed from the sitting room and enjoys magnificent views with doors leading to the garden and a separate rear boot room with a separate WC.
The first floor is served by two staircases, at one end of the house is a shower room with 2 double bedrooms, the master bedroom having built-in wardrobes. Whilst the second staircase further along serves another double bedroom plus separate bathroom and toilet.
The Cottage - This is linked to the house at first floor level and has on the ground floor a kitchen/sitting room with a door to the courtyard, whilst on the first floor there are 2 double bedrooms and a shower room plus WC. The cottage could be used as a separate annexe or as part of the main house.
Gardens And Land - On the south side of the house is a charming secluded courtyard garden, partly cobbled, with wisteria on the house. Granite steps lead up into further gardens on the south side with informal lawn, shrubs and a mass of flowers. On the other side of the small mill leat a path leads up through a elevated garden to a garden seat from which wonderful views are enjoyed for many miles. On the east side are further delightful gardens with a fine magnolia, a pergola walkway with laburnum, plus a garden gazebo.
At the lower end is a kitchen garden, a series of raised beds, greenhouse and soft fruit area. On the north side of the house is a paved terrace, ornamental pond, box hedging alongside an area of lawn and mature flower beds. From here there is a delightful outlook over the paddock and down towards the lake.
Garage And Workshop - A sweeping tarmac drive leads down to a generous parking area with access to a double garage with up and over door plus adjoining single garage/workshop, with up and over door, both with light and power. Adjoining the house is a boiler room with oil-fired central heating boiler, sink and private water supply equipment comprising pump, tank and filter.
Outbuilding - On the far side of the land is a granite, timber and slate barn which has separate vehicular access off the road down a track. This is directly accessed from the land.
Services - Mains electricity. Private water. Private drainage - Septic. Oil-fired central heating.
Directions - From the A38 take the A382 to Moretonhampstead. At Moretonhampstead take the B3212 to Dunsford and Doccombe. The Mill House is the last property on the right on leaving Doccombe.
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Marketed by: Stags, Exeter
Situation - The property is situated in a secluded rural location just outside the hamlet of Doccombe, in the heart of the Teign Valley, a most favoured area within the Dartmoor National Park. The property is on the local bus route. The town of Moretonhampstead is 2.8 miles away and provides a good range of day-to-day facilities whilst the cathedral and university city of Exeter is 11.4 miles and has a range of facilities befitting a centre of this importance. Being within a National Park there is magnificent countryside to be enjoyed, whether on horseback, bicycle or on foot. Public footpaths lead directly from Doccombe up onto Mardon Moor.
Description - The Mill House is located in a private, rural setting at the end of its own sweeping driveway in the midst of beautiful gardens and grounds of 5.58 acres. The property offers versatile accommodation comprising of a main house and attached cottage, a number of different garden areas including a woodland garden with a leat, cottage garden and a kitchen garden. There are delightful small ponds and streams in the garden and in the paddocks there is a pond, a small lake, and a detached outbuilding with separate road access.
The House - The cottage-style period house is set in the midst of the wonderful grounds and offers charming, versatile accommodation. A door leads into a reception hall with porcelain stone flooring, granite fireplace and an historic staircase to the first floor. Off this room is a study/snug with a separate door to the courtyard, whilst off the other side of the reception hall is the sitting room with period ceiling beams, large granite fireplace with bread oven, wood burner and stairs leading to the first floor. The kitchen features a modern range of floor and wall mounted cupboards with integrated appliances plus a central breakfast island. The dining room is accessed from the sitting room and enjoys magnificent views with doors leading to the garden and a separate rear boot room with a separate WC.
The first floor is served by two staircases, at one end of the house is a shower room with 2 double bedrooms, the master bedroom having built-in wardrobes. Whilst the second staircase further along serves another double bedroom plus separate bathroom and toilet.
The Cottage - This is linked to the house at first floor level and has on the ground floor a kitchen/sitting room with a door to the courtyard, whilst on the first floor there are 2 double bedrooms and a shower room plus WC. The cottage could be used as a separate annexe or as part of the main house.
Gardens And Land - On the south side of the house is a charming secluded courtyard garden, partly cobbled, with wisteria on the house. Granite steps lead up into further gardens on the south side with informal lawn, shrubs and a mass of flowers. On the other side of the small mill leat a path leads up through a elevated garden to a garden seat from which wonderful views are enjoyed for many miles. On the east side are further delightful gardens with a fine magnolia, a pergola walkway with laburnum, plus a garden gazebo.
At the lower end is a kitchen garden, a series of raised beds, greenhouse and soft fruit area. On the north side of the house is a paved terrace, ornamental pond, box hedging alongside an area of lawn and mature flower beds. From here there is a delightful outlook over the paddock and down towards the lake.
Garage And Workshop - A sweeping tarmac drive leads down to a generous parking area with access to a double garage with up and over door plus adjoining single garage/workshop, with up and over door, both with light and power. Adjoining the house is a boiler room with oil-fired central heating boiler, sink and private water supply equipment comprising pump, tank and filter.
Outbuilding - On the far side of the land is a granite, timber and slate barn which has separate vehicular access off the road down a track. This is directly accessed from the land.
Services - Mains electricity. Private water. Private drainage - Septic. Oil-fired central heating.
Directions - From the A38 take the A382 to Moretonhampstead. At Moretonhampstead take the B3212 to Dunsford and Doccombe. The Mill House is the last property on the right on leaving Doccombe.
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Marketed by: Stags, Exeter
Land Registry Data
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