4 bedroom house

Dating from the 17th Century with later additions and Grade II listed, Greenaway Cottage is a classic example of a cottage of the period, with rendered and painted cob walls and a traditional roof of wheat reed thatch that was completely re-thatched in 2018.

It is sited well back and down-slope from the road, with the land sloping gently downwards behind to a pretty, meandering stream that runs along the property's northwestern boundary and is home to wild brown trout. The property is peacefully located with a lovely outlook over it's own grounds towards the surrounding countryside and has only one near neighbour.

The cottage was in a parlous state of repair by 2005, when it was sympathetically renovated to a high standard with particular care being taken to retain original architectural features such as the oak beams and wide elm floorboards upstairs, which are thought to have been reclaimed from former naval ships of the line, other original joinery and the inglenook fireplace in the sitting room. Where necessary other features have been sympathetically replaced to retain the cottage's original character.

On the ground floor are two reception rooms and a dining room. The sitting room has a door leading out to the garden. Both reception rooms are fitted with wood-burning stoves and are positioned either side of the spilt-level kitchen/ breakfast room, which has exposed ceiling timbers, a slate floor and is fully fitted with an island, Belfast sink, Rayburn and a range of built-in electrical appliances. Unusually for a cottage of this age, the entire ground floor enjoys a water-fed underfloor heating. Also on the ground floor are a double bedroom (currently used as a craft room/occasional bedroom) and separate shower room. The property's laundry room is accessed via a separate external door and houses the boiler and electric back-up water tank.

On the first floor and served by three staircases are the principal bedroom with en-suite shower room, two further double bedrooms and the family bathroom.

The property is approached via a gravel drive leading to a broad parking area beside the cottage with space for several cars. Beside it is a timber-clad double garage with electric roller doors with a part-covered barbeque area at the rear. On one side is an air-conditioned/heated oak framed office/studio with a WC and bi-fold doors with lovely open countryside views. Set further back beyond additional parking is a modern timber barn used as a workshop and incorporating a tandem double carport, log store, red diesel tank and borehole-fed water tank. Behind the barn are a timber-framed greenhouse and several raised vegetable beds.

The cottage sits in about an acre of garden comprised of gently sloping lawns with a level, low-walled formal garden at the front incorporating several brick-built, raised borders stocked with roses, shrubs and flowering perennials, arranged around a central water feature. To one side is a sheltered seating area and at the rear of the cottage is a paved terrace. Extending beyond the garden and outbuildings is a meadow, which slopes down to the stream and a woodland walk alongside it. At the far end of the meadow is a secluded and borehole fed trout lake, which has become a haven for wildlife with a shepherd's hut, jetty and aerator. In all about 5.9 acres (2.39 hectares).

Stockleigh Pomeroy 0.1 mile,Thornes Farm Shop 1 mile, Cheriton Fitzpaine (Ring of Bells pub) 2 miles, Crediton 3.3 miles
(Paddington from 2 hours 25 mins), Exeter city centre 9.5 miles, Tiverton (Blundells School) 9.8 miles, Exeter Airport 14.1 miles, Exeter St Davids Station 8.3 miles, Tiverton Parkway station 16.5 miles (Waterloo 2 hours 20 minutes) (Distances and times approximate)

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