An exceptional country estate situated in a magical setting with gorgeous views, self-contained annexe and about 78 acres.

Kings Warren

*Porch *Reception hall *Library *Drawing room *Sitting room *Dining room *Study *Kitchen *Pantry *Utility room *Boiler room *Boot room *Cloakroom *Cellar *Principal bedroom with en-suite dressing room, bath & shower room *5 Further double bedrooms *Family bath & shower room *Family shower room

Coach House

*2 Bedroom self-contained apartment *Games room *Workshop *Potting shed

Garden and Grounds

*Garaging *Heated swimming pool with gym, changing room and spa *Various outbuildings & stores *Former walled garden *Kitchen garden *Tennis lawn *Croquet lawn *Lake and summerhouse *Pond *Stream * Mature orchard *Pastureland *Mature & young woodland
*In all about 78 acres (31.8 hectares)

Mileages

Shirwell -1.2 miles
Barnstaple town centre - 5.3 miles
Exeter - 1 hour 15 minutes
A361- 6.5 miles
Woolacombe Beach -12.4 miles
Tiverton (Blundells) - 36.4 miles
J27 M5 - 40.2 miles
Taunton - 48.6 miles
Exeter Airport - 56.2 miles (London City Airport 1 hour)
(Distances and times approximate)

Situation - Kings Warren is approached through its own grounds via a long driveway and stands in an elevated yet sheltered and private position, just on the western fringes of Exmoor National Park.

It is also situated in one of the most beautiful and unspoilt
parts of North Devon, where there is an abundance of wildlife
and almost no light pollution and therefore the night skies
are magnificent. The spectacular North Devon coast is within
easy reach having recently been selected as a ‘World Surfing
Reserve’ (WSR) – the first in the UK and only cold-water WSR in the world, the sandy beaches of Woolacombe and Saunton are within a half hours drive. The property is about a mile away from Shirwell village, which has a parish church and primary school and is conveniently near to the large former river-port town of Barnstaple, which has excellent everyday amenities including three large supermarkets. The town also has a regular rail service to Exeter (1 hour 15 minutes) and Exeter Airport connects to several UK and international destinations, including a regular, 1-hour service to London City Airport. There is a wide choice of schools within the area from the state and independent sectors.

These include a choice of independent schools within the wider area including Blundell’s School in Tiverton plus King’s and Queen’s Colleges and Taunton School in Taunton.

Kings Warren - Set well within its own grounds with uninterrupted, south facing views across a wide stretch of its own glorious grounds, Kings Warren today is a beautifully presented family home that provides a rural haven set apart from the bustle of the wider world. It was built of stone under a Welsh slate roof in 1901 and is a classic example of a country house of the prosperous Edwardian period, famed for combining elegance, good design and high quality workmanship. It was built for Orlando Chichester, son of Arthur Chichester from Youlsden. Kings Warren has beautifully proportioned and generously sized rooms that afford views across the garden and surrounding countryside.

It is not listed and has retained many original architectural
features including high ceilings with moulded cornices, plaster
ceiling roses, wood block floors and elegant sash windows. It has a centrally positioned hall with the five reception rooms radiating off it, positioned to provide the optimum light for a given time of day. The dining room and sitting room look out to the east capturing the morning light, the library and adjacent drawing room face south to benefit from light throughout the day, with the study facing west to catch the afternoon/evening light. On the northern side of the house is the kitchen, which is very generously sized with plenty of space for both dining and seating areas and has twin roof lights and wide French windows looking out onto the garden. The kitchen has a range of fitted units at one end combined with a central island, has a stone-tiled floor and an adjacent, old-fashioned pantry with slate shelving and space for
extra fridge/freezer capacity.

The upper floor has an enclosed landing leading to all six
bedrooms. The principal bedroom faces south and east and
incorporates a dressing room and bath and shower room. All
but one of the remaining bedrooms face west and between them share the family bath and shower room and a further shower room.

Outbuildings, Garden & Grounds - The gardens, grounds and land surrounding Kings Warren provide complete privacy and match the quality of the house, extending to about 78 acres. The approach to the house is superb and gives a wonderful sense of arrival as the long driveway sweeps through pastureland and the woodland screening the front of the house.

A short distance from the house is a converted coach house that now accommodates a games room on the ground floor and a first-floor flat with two bedrooms. There is ample parking and garaging close to the house along with several outbuildings, including a large barn, woodsheds workshop and various storerooms.

The beautiful, mature gardens encompass rolling lawns,
richly stocked borders, tennis and croquet lawns and a heated
swimming pool with adjacent pool room, gym and spa.
The kitchen garden incorporates a greenhouse, soft fruit cage
and a mature orchard. Beyond and providing total privacy is a
stretch of permanent pasture divided into three enclosures and about 55 acres of ancient and young woodland intersected by rides and walks.

Within the woodland is a stream feeding into a pond and a pretty lake stocked with a mixture of fish and a has a delightful summer house.

Property Information

Services - Mains electricity. Private water & drainage.
Oil-fired central heating. Bottled gas.

Tenure - Freehold.

EPC Rating D

Local Authority - North Devon District Council

Council Tax - Tax Band G.

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Directions (EX31 4JZ) - From Junction 27 of the M5 Motorway, follow the A361 to Barnstaple. On the eastern edge of Barnstaple at the Portmore Roundabout, take the second exit onto Eastern Avenue/A39.

Continue to follow the A39 through the town. As you emerge
from the town North Road becomes Shirwell Road at a large
roundabout. From this point the entrance to the driveway to
Kings Warren will be found on the right after about 3.7 miles and is marked by two white stone gate piers beside a post box inset in a stone pillar.

Viewing - Only by appointment with Jackson-Stops’ North Devon office:[use Contact Agent Button].