Silverlake and its annexe, Bloomfield Cottage, are part of a group of listed cottages and houses in Sticklepath alongside the River Taw. The beautiful south facing garden has a large lawn, patio and pond and a shady riverside deck for summers evenings and the plot extends in total to approximately 0.22 acres. There is plenty of parking and a double open fronted garage plus a workshop, and the property includes the one bedroom annexe called Bloomfield Cottage. The main house has an entrance hall with a Victorian tiled floor, a dining room with fireplace, a sitting room with large granite fireplace and stove, a kitchen with a snug and a walk-in pantry, a large garden room, a w.c., shower room and a laundry at the ground floor level. Upstairs there is a landing, a family bathroom also with shower and three double and two single bedrooms. There are views at the rear of the house from the garden to the banks of the Taw. The property is beautifully presented and Fowlers strongly recommend viewing to properly appreciate this lovely home and annexe.

Situation
Silverlake is situated just across the road from the Sticklepath village green and sits behind a granite wall and a granite lined leat. It is close to the village shop and post office and two excellent pubs. The A30 dual carriageway is just 1.5 miles away and Okehampton, with a wide range of day to day and specialist shops, is less than 3 miles away. Just a 150 metre walk away is the riverside path which leads up the Skaigh Valley to Belstone and the open moor. There is a primary school in neighbouring South Zeal just one mile away and senior schooling is in Okehampton.

Silverlake

Entrance
A painted timber front door leads into the entrance hall which has a Victorian tiled floor, painted timber clad walls to waist height, a staircase to the first floor with an understairs cloaks area, panelled doors to the sitting room and dining room and a doorway to the kitchen. There is a ceiling light point and the circuit breaker box is wall mounted.

Kitchen and snug - 27' x 8' 9'' (8.22m x 2.66m)
A spacious double aspect room with a west facing double glazed window and an internal window and stable door to the garden room. At one end is the cosy snug which has some exposed stone walls and a recessed former window niche, a pendant light point, ceramic tiled floor, an electric convector radiator and a latched door to the shower room. The kitchen is fitted with a range of base and wall cabinets with cream doors and drawer fronts, stone work surfaces and some worktop lighting incorporating a double bowl porcelain sink and mixer taps with overhead lighting and a draining rack. A Neff electric fan oven sits beneath a Neff induction hob and there is an integrated dishwasher. There are plenty of cupboards and drawers throughout, a ceramic tiled floor, eight downlighters and a doorway to the walk-in pantry. Doors also lead into the dining room and the sitting room.

Walk-in pantry - 7' 6'' x 4' 2'' (2.28m x 1.27m)
The pantry is ceramic floored and has a single glazed side window and a painted timber clad ceiling with three downlighters. It is fitted with a range of cabinets that match the kitchen and include a a full height fridge/freezer and some granite worktops.

Shower room - 7' 9'' x 4' 6'' (2.36m x 1.37m)
Fitted with a shower cubicle with a glazed shower screen and door, fully tiled cubicle walls and a fitted Mira Sport electric shower. There is a low level w.c., a wash hand basin on a chromed frame, an extractor fan, a slate floor, an internal glazed window and an electric heated towel rail.

Sitting room - 16' 10'' x 11' 6'' (5.13m x 3.5m)
A charming room full of character with a large granite fireplace with oak lintel, a bread oven and a tiled hearth beneath the wood burning stove. To the front is a single glazed window with a window seat. The floor is laid with oak and there are picture rails, a recessed shelved display niche, a TV point, ample power points and a fitted electric convector radiator.

Dining room - 16' 10'' x 10' 6'' (5.13m x 3.2m)
A bright room with a large single glazed window and a window seat, panelled shutters, picture rails and dado rails.. The floor is laid with oak and there is a wooden fireplace surround and mantel with tiled returns and hearth and a cast iron grate. There are deep storage cupboards to one side of the chimney breast, ample power points and a ceiling light point.

Landing
The landing is split to either side of the staircase with short runs serving bedrooms to either side. The balustrade is white painted, there are panelled doors to all rooms, a ceiling light point and a deep curtained walk-in storage area.

Bathroom - 9' 8'' x 8' 3'' (2.94m x 2.51m)
The bathroom has recently been refitted and has a white tub with side mounted mixer/shower tap with a shower wand, a white shaped porcelain basin with a vanitary unit below, a low level w.c. and a shower with two tiled walls and curved shower screen and sliding doors with a built in thermostatic shower. The walls have painted wainscoting to waist height, there is a multi paned window with a southerly aspect and painted sill, a cast iron towel rail/radiator, wood effect ceramic floor tiling, six LED downlighters and there is a built-in hot water cupboard with a new highly insulated water cylinder and immersion heater.

Bedroom 1 - 13' 4'' x 11' 5'' (4.06m x 3.48m)
This bright room looks out to the front across the road to the village green. It has sliding multi paned windows with secondary double glazing, This largest bedroom has ample space alongside the chimney breast for a large dresser and space for freestanding wardrobes. It has a pendant light point and an electric wall mounted convector heater.

Bedroom 2 - 8' 11'' x 8' 8'' plus door recess (2.72m x 2.64m)
This is a rear facing double bedroom with two painted matchboard clad walls and ceiling, a multi paned window, an electric wall mounted convector heater and a pendant light point.

Bedroom 3 - 13' 4'' x 8' 3'' (4.06m x 2.51m)
Sliding multi paned windows with secondary glazing look out to the front to the village green. There is an original cast iron fireplace and mantel and a fitted closet to one side of the chimney breast. A pendant light point is fitted and an electric wall mounted convector heater.

Bedroom 4 - 9' 6'' x 8' 9'' (2.89m x 2.66m)
Two steps lead down from the landing to this side facing bedroom which is currently used as a dressing room. It has a double glazed side window with a window seat, one painted matchboarded wall, a pendant light point and a wall mounted electric convector heater.

Bedroom 5/study - 8' 11'' x 6' 2'' (2.72m x 1.88m)
A multi paned sliding window with secondary double glazing looks across to the village green, a window seat, pendant light point and an electric wall mounted convector heater.

Exterior

Garden room - 29' 5'' x 15' 3'' (8.96m x 4.64m)
This is a superb multi purpose area with a clear corrugated roof for year round use. This is a large space with power and lighting, a painted concrete floor with a stone floored sitting area and multi paned double doors to the patio and garden. Incorporated within this pace is the refuse bin store, a gardeners w.c. with a low level w.c. and basin and a laundry (4'5"x 4'3"/1.34m x 1.29m) with worktop and space for a washing machine and drier.

The garden
With a broad southern aspect, this beautiful big garden has a large stone paved patio bounded by low granite walls beyond which is the large level lawn and an ornamental pond with a waterfall feature and rockery surround of natural Dartmoor granite. There is a feature curved box hedge and shrubbery, wood bordered beds, mature hedgerow boundaries and the bank of the River Taw where there is a decked sitting area overlooking the river which tumbles down the Skaigh valley. A pedestrian gate leads to the parking and turning area.

Parking and turning area
This is a big gravelled space with ample parking for a number of cars. It enables access to the annexe which is called Bloomfield Cottage and to the open fronted garage and workshop.

Garaging - 19' 6'' x 16' 4'' (5.94m x 4.97m)
This is a timber built two bay open fronted building with a moisture barrier underneath the roof to stop condensation dripping on the cars.

Workshop - 14' 2'' x 9' 6'' (4.31m x 2.89m)
Attached to one end of the garage, this workshop has power and light, a door to the gravelled parking area, six windows, a concrete floor and a dedicated circuit breaker box.

Front garden
A granite wall bounds the front of Silverlake with a cast iron gate and pedestrian path of granite flag stones across the granite lined leat that flows through the garden. To one side is the private driveway and electric gates that lead to the parking area.

Bloomfield Cottage annexe

Entrance
A red painted front door leads into the cottage and a short oak laminate floored hallway has an opening to the kitchen, the staircase and a door to the sitting room.

Annexe sitting room - 12' 9'' x 11' 2'' (3.88m x 3.4m)
This room has two windows, a mock fireplace and hearth with a painted surround, a pendant light point and a TV point.

Annexe kitchen - 6' 11'' x 5' 11'' (2.11m x 1.8m)
A window looks out to the parking area from above the single drainer stainless steel sink which has a mixer tap. There are timber effect roll top work surfaces with tiled splashbacks and a range of base and wall cabinets with sage green doors and drawer fronts. A four ring electric hob is fitted and an electric fan oven beneath. Space is allocated for a slim fridge/freezer, there are two ceiling light points and an oak laminate floor.

Annexe first floor
A staircase rises to the first floor which has an obscure glazed internal side window to the garden room allowing in natural light.

Annexe bedroom - 12' x 10' 10'' (3.65m x 3.3m)
A double room with a raised plinth for the bed and an area to one side with a balustrade and space for a hanging rail. A side exterior window overlooks the parking area.

Annexe bathroom - 7' 3'' x 6' 6'' (2.21m x 1.98m)
An obscure glazed window faces to the side overlooking the parking area and there is a 'P' shaped bath with a curved shower screen, mixer taps, tiled splashbacks and a fitted Mira electric shower. Adjacent is a pedestal wash hand basin and a low level w.c. A ceiling light is fitted, a vinyl floor, a chromed electric towel rail and a wall mounted electric warm air heater.

Services
Mains electricity, water and drainage.

Council tax bands
Silverlake.................................Band EBloomfield Cottage.............Band A

Directions
By car from the A30 junction at Whiddon Down: Leave the A30 and drive through the village of Whiddon Down passing the Post Inn pub and continuing straight on at the mini roundabout. Follow the road for about 3 miles and drop down through Owlsfoot into Sticklepath. Cross the River Taw bridge and about 150 metres afterwards on the left is the driveway entrance to Silverlake.

Council Tax Band: E
Tenure: Freehold