4 bedroom house

A unique character home with exceptionally broad appeal, to include versatile accommodation, large gardens with river frontage, several outbuildings and ample parking.

Situation - This property is located in an attractive setting on the outskirts of Tavistock, yet within close enough proximity to benefit from the town's many facilities and amenities, including Mount Kelly senior school within walking distance. The property occupies a large plot, which offers a good degree of privacy and shelter. Direct access to the A386 aids commuting both to the north and south. Dartmoor is accessible within 1.7 miles at Whitchurch Down. Tavistock is a thriving market town in West Devon forming part of a designated World Heritage Site, rich in history and tradition dating to the 10th century, and famed for being the birthplace of Sir Francis Drake. Today, the town offers a superb range of shopping, recreational and educational facilities, including the sought-after private and independent school, Mount Kelly. Plymouth, 18 miles to the south, offers extensive amenities with the added attraction of its coastal access. The cathedral city of Exeter lies 37 miles to the northeast, providing connections to London and the rest of the UK via its railway links, the M5 motorway and its international airport.

Description - This detached former tollhouse is believed to date to the early 19th Century, and is now an interesting and characterful four double bedroom home. The accommodation is well-proportioned and versatile, and has been maintained extremely well by the current owners who, additionally, significantly extended the property around four years ago. Accompanying the house are beautiful large gardens with extensive river frontage. There are also several extremely useful outbuildings, including a home office/studio, garage, workshop, stable-style garden store and a timber summerhouse, with the plot in all extending to 0.69 acres. Overall, this is a very individual and well-rounded home with exceptionally broad appeal.

Accommodation - The characterful accommodation features many traditional elements such as solid timber doors, flagstone floors, and exposed beams and stonework. Initially, off the entrance hallway are doors to the snug sitting room, two bedrooms and the bathroom/utility. Both bedrooms at this end of the house benefit from a dual aspect and are good size double rooms. The adjacent bathroom cleverly serves a secondary purpose as a utility room, with spaces for the laundry appliances. The snug is warmed by a log burning stove set into a fireplace, and beyond is the triple-aspect kitchen/dining room. The kitchen is equipped with an extensive range of cupboards and units with black granite work surfaces over, incorporated within which is a 5-ring Belling gas range-style cooker. Through the kitchen/dining room is the main reception room which has patio doors out to the extensive gardens and a corner log burning stove on a slate hearth. A staircase from the kitchen leads to two further double bedrooms, one of which benefits from an en-suite shower room.

Outside - The gardens are an undoubted highlight of this property and extend away from the house to the south and west. Ideal for the active family, there is a large patio area and a sizeable open lawn interspersed with a range of mature trees and shrubs, including a small orchard. The garden enjoys substantial, sheltered frontage to the River Wallabrook along its southern boundary, providing a sense of idyllic, semi-rural tranquillity. Located around the gardens are a large timber summer house, detached garage, stable-style garden store building and a stone-built home office/studio with adjoining workshop. Finally, there are two areas for parking, providing ample space for several vehicles.

Agent's Notes - 1. Our clients have obtained favourable pre-planning advice in connection with a proposed new dwelling on the north-western corner of their garden. Please contact Stags for further details.
2. There are two banks of photovoltaic panels on the roof which operate at the higher rate feed-in tariff, providing an income of approx. £800 to £1,000 per annum.

Services - All mains services. Gas central heating. PV panels. Please note that the agents have neither inspected nor tested these services.



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