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8 bedroom detached house

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Detached house
8 bed
6 bath

Key information

Tenure: Freehold
Council tax: Band H
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Property description & features

  • Tenure: Freehold
  • 8 bedrooms
  • 4 reception rooms
  • 6 bathrooms
  • 5.75 acres
  • Boathouse
  • Period
  • Detached
  • Garden
  • Riverside
  • Swimming Pool
The Old Rectory is a beautifully proportioned and elegant house dating from 1760 that has been imaginatively refurbished to create a comfortable family home. It benefits from high ceilings, generous rooms, and flow throughout the house, along with many large sash windows providing huge amounts of light and outstanding views of the River Dart and surrounding countryside. From the large and beautifully appointed kitchen/breakfast/sitting room, French doors open onto a south facing, balustraded sun terrace, ideal for dining that overlooks the swimming pool.

The gardens and grounds are beautifully planted and maintained to create a magnificent private setting for the property, consisting of well-landscaped formal gardens, shrubberies, and woodland flowing down to its own foreshore. Within the grounds, there are additional outbuildings, including a charming Stable Cottage, former Sunday School, garage block, and a Boathouse on the waterfront that was recently refurbished and extended with great entertaining space.

This is an increasingly rare opportunity to acquire an elegant and spacious period residence, set in delightful grounds and commanding outstanding river views and access to the water.


The Old Rectory is located in an elevated position set on the edge of the charming village of Dittisham - one of the most sought after villages in the South Hams, with delightful cottages lining the narrow streets. Dittisham boasts a strong community, with a beautiful church, two Inns, a sailing club, and a Post Office/shop.

The village lies on the western banks of the River Dart, approximately 6 miles from the historic town of Dartmouth, home to the Britannia Royal Naval College and a bustling market town that is renowned for its sailing. The medieval market town of Totnes has a mainline railway station that gives access to London (Paddington), Bristol, and Birmingham, which is approximately 8 miles away. The National motorway network is easily accessed via the A38 dual carriageway, as are the local airports at Plymouth and Exeter.

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