Limeslake Farm

An outstanding Country Residence with holiday income occupying a superb rural position enjoying stunning views over its own land and the picturesque Mole Valley. Attractive traditional farmhouse (4 beds) with potential for enlargement. Charming detached holiday cottage (2 beds) and separate showmans wagon, providing useful holiday letting income. Further adaptable traditional and modern farm buildings, pasture, woodland and river meadows, extending in total to about 26.92 Acres.

Limeslake Farm represents a most attractive and beautifully situated residential holding set at the end of a long private entrance drive surrounded by its own land with no near neighbours or roads. The property occupies a delightful position within a sought after part of North Devon, on the southern fringe of the Exmoor National Park, enjoying stunning views over the picturesque valley of the River Mole. The outstanding position affords superb views, and provides considerable privacy and seclusion.
The property is centred upon an attractive detached traditional farmhouse which, despite its age and character, is not listed. The house provides charming family accommodation whilst retaining many original and period features, including exposed beams and timbers, stonework and inglenook style fireplaces. The house currently provides three reception rooms and four bedrooms, although planning permission has previously been granted to extend into an adjoining traditional stone threshing barn with its original round house.
An attractive detached two bedroomed holiday cottage, The Byre, has been converted from a traditional stone barn, whilst a further unique 19th century showman’s wagon enjoys a stunning setting within the land, both of which in recent years have been used to operate a successful holiday letting business. In addition, the property benefits from a useful range of adaptable traditional and modern farm buildings, including a pretty former shippon, a stone cart barn a round house and a large modern general purpose building, offering the scope, subject to planning consent, for conversion to residential, commercial or further holiday uses, whilst also appealing to those prospective purchasers with livestock or horses.
Land associated with Limeslake comprises a lovely combination of gently sloping traditional pasture, river meadows and mixed ancient woodland. As well as affording considerable amenity appeal, the land also offers the potential for a variety of equestrian or smallholder uses.

Limeslake Farm occupies an outstanding rural position lying within the attractive and undulating band of countryside close to the southern edge of the Exmoor National Park, a predominantly agricultural landscape primarily comprising pasture land interspersed with an abundance of woodland and pretty river valleys. With a peaceful and tucked away position the property also enjoys easy access to surrounding areas and further afield.
The sought after village of North Molton provides a thriving local community offering a primary school, village shop/post office, garage, sports club and popular public house. The bustling North Devon market town of South Molton to the south west provides a good range of local services, including shops, a bank, recreational facilities, primary and secondary schooling. The larger centre of Barnstaple to the west affords a more extensive range of commercial, educational and recreational facilities befitting those of an important regional centre.
The nearby Exmoor National Park offers beautiful moorland scenery with many foot and bridle paths and the stunning North Devon coastline. To the west are the popular sandy beaches of Instow, Saunton Sands, Croyde Bay, Putsborough and Woolacombe. The property is surrounded by picturesque countryside providing a wealth of recreational activities including walking, horse riding, cycling, fishing on the rivers Bray, Mole and Taw, hunting, shooting and golf courses at High Bullen, Barnstaple and Tiverton.
From South Molton the A361 North Devon Link Road provides easy access to Tiverton and the M5 motorway (Junction 27) with mainline Intercity rail links available at Tiverton Parkway (Paddington approx. 2 hours) and international airports at Exeter and Bristol.

The property is approached down a long private entrance drive between fields and an avenue of trees, into the charming traditional farmyard, which provides ample parking and turning space. The house is set in private gardens with a raised walled concrete patio area providing an ideal space for al fresco dining and outdoor entertaining enjoying magnificent views. A cobbled path leads to the front door, whilst the adjoining lawned garden has a gate leading out into a further grassed area with a former outside privy. From here a further gate leads into an established orchard containing a variety of traditional apple, pear and cherry trees. Raised vegetable beds, a small poly tunnel and a fruit cage will appeal to those prospective purchasers with self sufficiency interests. A path to the side of the farm house leads to a terraced rear garden, mainly lawned with tiered flower beds, an attractive dry stone wall and the original well.

Marketed by: Greenslade Taylor Hunt, South Molton