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4 bedroom detached house
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Property description & features
- Tenure: Freehold
- 4 bedrooms
- 2 reception rooms
- 2 bathrooms
- 1.44 acres
- Large garden studio (former tea rooms), outside kitchen, store/larder
- Period
- Detached
- Garden
- Parking
- Triple Garage
A thatched rustic entrance porch leads to the panelled front door which opens to the hallway with quarry tiled flooring. The sitting room is a full of character with beamed ceilings, an inglenook fireplace housing a woodburning stove, a window seat overlooking the front garden and a door leading to the rear garden.
The dining room with an exposed brick wall to one side, window seat overlooking the rear garden and an electric stove on a brick hearth is open plan to the kitchen, which is on a slightly lower level and separated by a gallery and steps. The newly fitted kitchen offers a range of units under a granite work surface with integral appliances including a built-in microwave, fridge and freezer, Miele washing machine and an electric Rangemaster cooker.
Stairs rise to the half landing with library area with fitted bookshelves and cabinet and continue to the first floor, which offers three bedrooms and a bathroom.
The second floor is dedicated to the main suite, with a double bedroom with vaulted ceiling, dressing room and en suite shower room.
Outside
The gardens are simply idyllic, being beautifully and thoughtfully designed with a wealth of well-established and colourful beds and borders, well-tended lawns and tranquil water features with streams and miniature waterfalls feeding a large garden pond with duck house and resident duck family!
There is a large, gated area offering parking for several vehicles, and three garages and a shed.
Rose Cottage is situated in the picture postcard village of Cockington, a hidden gem of a setting and often described as one of the most beautiful and quintessentially English villages in the country. Cockington offers a beautiful array of thatched cottages, a village pub, shops and local businesses and is just over a mile from the bustle of Torquay.
The wider area of Torbay, known as the English Riviera, is a UNESCO Global Geopark, famed for its spectacular topography and natural attractions. Complete with sandy beaches, turquoise water and dramatic coves, this one-of-a-kind area boasts an enviable lifestyle for those who live here. The town offers a harbour and large marina, shops, galleries, pubs, restaurants and is known for its elegant Georgian terraces, palm trees and subtropical gardens.
There is a range of well-respected state and independent schools including the Grammar School system for both boys and girls..
Cockington is about 6 miles from Totnes train station, which offers a regular service to London Paddington in about 2hrs 40mins and just under two miles away is the A380 which connects to the M5.
Torquay 1 mile, Totnes train station (London) 6 miles, City of Exeter 24 miles (All distances are approximate)
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