4 bedroom detached house for sale

A substantial GRADE II LISTED COB AND THATCH FARMHOUSE situated on the outskirts of Ashreigney
enjoying superb far reaching rural views to Dartmoor offering spacious and attractively presented THREE/FOUR BEDROOM AND THREE RECEPTION ROOM character accommodation with ample OFF-ROAD PARKING, DETACHED DOUBLE GARAGE and LARGE LEVEL GARDENS.

Situation - The peaceful village of Ashreigney is located in the heart of the rural Devonshire countryside, bordering the Taw Valley. The village itself offers a parish Church, while the nearby villages of Chulmleigh and Winkleigh are active and friendly communities offering between them a good range of local shops and facilities including a general stores, butchers, bakers, dairy, newsagent and hardware store, both along with Post Offices, banks, churches, a library in Chulmleigh, four public houses and a short 18 hole golf course, also at Chulmleigh. Both Winkleigh and Chulmleigh have excellent primary schools and there is also an 'Ofstead Rated Good' secondary school/community college, health centre and dental practice at Chulmleigh.

The market towns of South Molton to the north, Okehampton to the south and Crediton to the south-east all offer a more comprehensive range of shopping, supermarkets, restaurants, amenities and leisure facilities including sports halls and swimming pools, clubs and societies, further golf courses etc. There is a local railway station at Eggesford, approximately 2? miles, providing a rail link between Exeter and Barnstaple. Road link is via the A377 or the North Devon Link Road, which can easily be accessed at South Molton. Barnstaple, North Devon's regional centre, and the Cathedral and University city of Exeter both offer the wide range of shopping, amenities and facilities one would expect from the county's principal town and city. Tiverton, the M5 motorway at Junction 27 and Tiverton Parkway station, which provides a fast Intercity rail link to London Paddington, are approximately three-quarter of an hour's drive. There is also an international airport at Exeter.

There are excellent recreational and sporting facilities in the area with a Leisure Centres at Okehampton, Crediton and Barnstaple, nearby tennis courts and clubs, local rugby, football and cricket clubs, fishing in the rivers Taw and Torridge, further nearby golf courses at Libbaton, High Bullen and Down St Mary, excellent walking and riding in all directions, racecourses at Haldon Exeter and Newton Abbot, and sailing and water sports on North Devon's scenic and rugged coastline, being approximately three-quarters of an hour's drive.

Description - Reynards Park, situated in the quiet village of Ashreigney, is a super Grade II Listed detached character cottage which is believed to date back to the 17th Century being of traditional stone and cob construction under a thatched roof with single storey extensions at either end under slate roofs, encompassing the Play/Dining Room and the Utility Room. The property has been sympathetically renovated and benefits from all the character and charm one would expect from a property of this style and period including a traditional lime plaster finish on the external walls, an attractive brick screen in the Entrance Hall, exposed beamed ceilings, and the original exposed stone fireplaces in the Kitchen and Sitting Room. Modern additions include a feature oak stair case, a lovely farmhouse style Kitchen and oil-fired central heating throughout. Internally the accommodation is beautifully presented and well laid out benefiting from and Entrance Hall, a well appointed Kitchen/Family Room with a useful Utility Room and a separate Breakfast Room, a Cloakroom, a Study and Snug/Bedroom 4, a good sized character Sitting Room with an offset Plays/Dining Room, whilst on the first floor there is a Master Bedroom with En-Suite Cloakroom, Two Further Bedrooms, and a well appointed Bathroom. Outside and to the rear of the property there is a narrow area of gravelled garden, creating an ideal site for flower pots and planters, adjoining the quiet country lane into Ashreigney and giving access to the gravelled parking area at the end of the house providing enough space for three/four cars and access into the Double Garage. At the front of Reynards Park there is an enclosed Private Garden, which is mainly laid to lawn and enjoys lovely far reaching south facing rural views to Dartmoor in the distance, creating a really super feature.

Entrance - From the front a gravel path leads up to the Front Door with external outside light over opening into the

Entrance Hall - with doors off to the Kitchen, Dining Room & Study and Stairs leading to the First Floor Landing. At the rear of the Entrance Hall a half glazed Back Door leads out to the Rear Garden. The Entrance Hall is finished with a feature reclaimed brick wall, exposed ceiling beams, pillars and an oak board floor.

Kitchen/Family Room - An L-shaped dual aspect Kitchen/Breakfast Room with windows to the front and side and fitted with a range of light grey shaker style units to three sides under a butchers block work surface with matching upstand including and incorporating a one and a half bowl ceramic sink unit with stainless steel mixer tap set below the window to the side. The Kitchen also benefits from space and plumbing for a dishwasher, space and point for an electric range cooker with an extractor hood over, inset ceiling downlights, a smoke alarm, a radiator and a flag stone floor continuing through to the Dining Area with a traditional multi-pane window to the rear overlooking the rear garden with painted a window seat below. On one side there is an original fireplace housing a "Villager" multi-fuel stove with a traditional bread oven to one side, inset heavy beam over and an attractive reclaimed brick hearth. The breakfast area is finished with inset ceiling down lighters, space and point for a fridge/freezer, further storage cupboards, a TV point, and a radiator. In one corner steps and a door lead into the

Utility Room - Another dual aspect room with windows to the side and rear and fitted with a range of matching cream shaker style units to two sides under a butchers block work surface with matching up stand including and incorporating a single drainer stainless steel sink unit with mixer tap, space and plumbing for washing machine, and space and point for a freezer. The Utility Room is finished with inset ceiling lights, a smoke alarm, a hatch to the roof space, and a ceramic tiled floor. In one corner there is a built in Storage Cupboard housing the "Grant" oil fired boiler providing domestic hot water and servicing radiators with two fitted shelves over. Door to the

Cloakroom - fitted with a low level WC and a pedestal wash hand basin with tiled splash backs set below a multi-pane window to the front with exposed window lintel over, inset ceiling light and extractor fan.

Breakfast Room - Returning to the Entrance Hall, a door leads into the Breakfast Room with traditional multi-pane window to the rear with painted wood sill and radiator below, on one side is a built in Under-Stairs Storage Cupboard and a further Cloaks Cupboard fitted with a range of coat hanging hooks and fitted shelving. The room is finished with three wall up lighters, whilst in one corner a doorway and step leads down into the

Sitting Room - A light and spacious room with two multi-pane windows to the rear overlooking the garden and a half glazed door also overlooking and leading out to the garden all with exposed lintels. At one end of the room there is an original fireplace recess housing a Villager multi-fuel stove with a reclaimed brick hearth, inset heavy wood beam over and the original bread oven to one side. The room also benefits from two radiators, four ceiling up lighters, a smoke alarm, and three exposed ceiling beams. At the rear there is a small dual aspect recess providing a useful reading or storage space with traditional multi-pane windows to the front and side overlooking the country lane, radiator and a single wall up-lighter. At the end of the Sitting Room a double doors lead into the

Breakfast/Dining Room - A triple aspect room with traditional multi-pane windows to the front, side and rear allowing good natural light and overlooking the parking area and garden with exposed lintels over. The room is finished with exposed ceiling beams, two wall up lighters and a radiator.

Bedroom 4/Study - Returning to the Entrance Hall, a door opens into the Study and Snug with two multi-pane windows to the front, radiator, telephone point and two central ceiling lights.

Stairs And Landing - From the Entrance Hall, stairs with attractive oak balustrade and hand rail to one side lead up to the First Floor Landing with oak doors off to all first floor rooms, two radiators, exposed ceiling beam, smoke alarm and four ceiling up lighters,

Bedroom 1 - A good sized double bedroom with multi-pane window to the rear overlooking the garden allowing lovely far reaching views over open countryside to Dartmoor in the distance with painted white sill and radiator below. On one side there is a built-in double Wardrobe fitted with a hanging rail and light, whilst further to on one side an oak door opens into the En-suite Cloakroom fitted with matching white suite comprising a low level WC and a pedestal hand wash basin with mixer tap and extractor fan. The Cloakroom also benefits from a built-in Cupboard housing a pressurised hot water cylinder.

Bedroom 2 - Another double bedroom with multi-pane window to the front overlooking the garden with white painted sill and radiator below. At one end double oak doors open into a built-in wardrobe fitted with hanging rail and storage shelving. The room also benefits from three wall up-lighters.

Bedroom 3 - Another double bedroom with multi-pane window to the front overlooking the garden with painted white sill and radiator below, three wall up lighters and an exposed ceiling beam.

Bathroom - An attractive Bathroom fitted with a matching white suite comprising a freestanding bath with stainless steel mixer tap with hand held shower attachment; a low level WC; a pedestal wash hand basin with stainless steel mixer tap; and a fully tiled shower cubicle housing a wall mounted thermostatically controlled stainless steel shower with central ceiling light over. The Bathroom also benefits from a tiled floor, multi-pane window to the front with a white painted sill and exposed lintel over, and a heated towel rail.

Outside - From the quiet country lane, a wooden vehicular gate opens onto a gravel parking area at the end of the house providing enough space for at least three cars and allowing access into the Detached Double Garage being of rendered block construction under a pitched tiled roof with concrete floor, up and over door and light and power connected. Beyond the garage and at the rear of the house there is a large level Garden which is mainly laid to lawn, bordered by mature hedging and allows lovely far reaching views across open countryside to Dartmoor in the distance. The Rear Garden benefits from two paved areas for summer seating and dining, a timber Summer House and the oil tank which is bordered by a traditional Devon Bank and a rendered capped wall affording a high degree of privacy and seclusion but once again allowing lovely rural views. The brick paved path continues past the Back Door and gives rise to a gravel path at the side of the property creating an ideal site for bins and recycling. The gravel path leads out to the front of the house and the gravelled front garden which has been designed with low maintenance in mind and creates an ideal site for flower pots and planters, adjoining the quite country lane and giving access to the Front Door into the Entrance Hall.

Services - Mains electricity, mains water and mains drainage. Oil Fired Boiler providing domestic hot water and servicing radiators. Telephone connected subject to BT regulations. Satellite available via Sky. Basic broadband speed is 19 Mbps Superfast Broadband (provided by BT) is 67 Mbps. Mobile Phone coverage by EE, Vodaphone and O2. Council Tax Band E - 2024/25 - £2,840.88.

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