4 bedroom detached house

A rare opportunity to purchase a fabulous, detached family home with four bedrooms, solar panels, a garage, parking, and a large, south-facing garden, in an idyllic setting within Dartmoor National Park, yet conveniently located only a couple of miles from the sought-after Town of Bovey Tracey.

Yarrow Lodge is located within both the Dartmoor National Park and the East Dartmoor National Nature Reserve. The property is surrounded by Temperate Rain Forest and Lowland Heathland of international importance. The garden has exceptional displays of primroses and native bluebells plus many species of butterflies including the nationally rare Pearl Bordered Fritillary. Just a few minutes' walk away it is possible to see Pied Flycatchers and 'churring' Nightjars plus Glow Worms and many other species. It is a paradise for wildlife enthusiasts and walkers located just a couple of miles from Bovey Tracey. This unique property was originally constructed in the mid 1800s and extended in the 1950s, to create what is now a wonderful family home, and it also benefits from an array of solar photovoltaic panels on the roof that generate electricity, helping reduce the running costs.

The accommodation comprises of, on the ground floor, an entrance hallway with a staircase to the first floor, a snug/study with an under-stairs cupboard and exposed stone walls making a nice feature, a rear porch, utility room and WC, a fabulous living room with a solid-fuel stove that also provides hot water and the central heating, in addition to the modern electric heaters with thermostats in most of the rooms, a wonderful, L-shaped kitchen/dining room with a wood-burning stove, with a generous fitted kitchen that has plenty of worktop and cupboard space, a double-oven, ceramic hob and integrated fridge, a rear entrance lobby with space for white goods and a back door, and a shower room containing a shower, a WC and a basin.

Upstairs, there are four bedrooms, three doubles and a single with a built-in airing cupboard, all of the bedrooms with rural views over the garden and countryside beyond, and a family bathroom containing a bath with a shower over, a WC and a basin, and a hatch in the landing ceiling provides access to the large, part-boarded, loft space that has a ladder and a light for convenience and also houses the invertor for the solar panels.

Outside, on the opposite side of the road is the fabulous garden with a timber summer house and raised balcony, a patio, raised beds and a greenhouse for growing your own, wild flowers, and several fruit trees, with a babbling brook at the bottom, creating a beautiful, south-facing outside space in which to enjoy the sunshine, wildlife and tranquil surroundings. Beside the house is a lawn with a rotary washing line and the single garage and shed/workshop with additional parking for one car, with more parking available on-road nearby. A viewing is essential to fully appreciate all that this unique property has to offer.

Tenure: Freehold
Council Tax Band: D