An exquisite detached barn conversion in a highly sought after village with superb landscaped gardens. EPC Band D.

Situation - The property is situated within the parish of Rattery, Rattery being one of Devon's oldest villages and situated within reach of Dartmoor National Park and providing easy access to the A38. Within Rattery is the highly popular Church House Inn gastro pub, together with a vibrant village hall which hosts a wide variety of events. The nearby popular village of Dartington has a primary school, an excellent post office/village store, the famous Dartington retail centre, a 12th Century inn, church and a vibrant community. The Dartington Hall Estate with its many cultural attractions is also close by. South Brent, is about 4 miles has a wide range of shops, a school and a GP practice.

The bustling Medieval market town of Totnes is approximately 5 miles away and has a wider range of facilities which include a secondary school, a leisure centre/swimming pool, a unique High Street with many individual shops and boating opportunities on the River Dart.

Description - This historic barn remains unlisted and was sympathetically converted between 2012 and 2014 to create a contemporary home, yet retaining many of the original barn features, providing much sought after character. The property benefits from modern heating with an air source heat pump providing underfloor heating downstairs together with domestic hot water with a 10kw wood burning stove for heat upstairs. The combination of lots of glazing and effective insulation makes the house thermally efficient, requiring little use of the wood burner in the Winter. The house is equipped with an electric car charging point.

Much of the original barn remains, however, the steel frame on the first floor has enabled a large open plan reception area to be constructed.

Accommodation - From the private tarmacadam drive in front of the house, a few stone steps lead up into the spacious reception hall with a bespoke feature staircase leading up to the first floor. The entirety of the ground floor has a slate tiled floor providing access to the three double bedrooms. The two principle bedrooms overlook the front, both with openings to outside. These bedrooms enjoy large floor to ceiling windows with glazing carved into the side of the vertical stone pillars. From one of the bedrooms there is a walk through to a dressing room with built-in wardrobes and door to an en-suite bathroom, which is fully tiled with a light well from above.

Steps lead down to the utility room where there is space and plumbing for washing machine, tumble drier and a shallow Belfast sink on the wooden worktops. The house is equipped with a rainwater harvesting system suitable for toilet flushing. There is a pressurised heat store for hot water. Door into the longer than average single garage, with oak double doors out onto the driveway.

From the main reception hall, behind the feature staircase, there is a doorway through to a family shower room with a large walk-in shower. Door to bedroom 3 (double) with two built-in wardrobes on the far wall.

The bespoke staircase rises to the open plan first floor reception room with wide oak planks with cut clasp nails. This large room is dividable by well-placed furniture to create a sitting room to one end, with the 10kw wood burning stove on a slate hearth. There are multiple openings out onto the decked area from both the sitting room and dining room ends. A short flight of steps leads down to the kitchen with a bespoke range of base level kitchen units with a central granite island with a Britannia range cooker with and LPG fired 6-ring gas hob over. There is space and plumbing for a dishwasher, pan drawers and breakfast bar to the island unit. There is space for an American-style fridge/freezer. From the kitchen there is a further pair of patio doors leading out to a sunken decked area, which is well screened.

Outbuildiings - Accessed from the back of the entrance drive is a single storey stone outbuilding which has a fantastic home office with built-in oak desk and cabinetry. There is electric underfloor heating under the slate floor, together with a wood burning stove in the far end to provide additional heat. There is ample natural of light with a large glazed portion of the roof and much character with the exposed stone walls. Adjoining the office is a door to the wine cellar.

Gardens And Grounds - A particular feature of Orchard Barn are the landscaped gardens, which have been carved into the bank at the rear of the property. There is a fantastic oval-shaped seating and patio area with dry stone walling with some of the bedrock visible, creating a superb spot to enjoy the last of the evening sun. Immediately beyond the decked area is a level area of lawn where there is a log store and a garden shed. Several pathways lead up to the higher end of the garden, which is bounded by mature hedges leading up to the orchard area at the top where there are some stunning views of the village across to the church. There are some fruit bushes and raised vegetable beds with compost areas.

Services - Mains electricity, water and drainage. Bottled LPG for the gas hob. Air source heat pump for hot water and for underfloor heating on the ground floor. Full fibre broadband connection with speeds of up to 900 mbs available.

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Local Authority - South Hams District Council, Follaton House, Plymouth Road, Totnes, Devon, TQ9 5NE. [use Contact Agent Button]. [use Contact Agent Button]

Directions - Continue into the village of Rattery, passing The Church House Inn public house on your right. Continue down the hill and just after the parking area and to the side of the thatched cottage, proceed through the opening onto the tarmacadam drive of Orchard Barn. Please note: do not rely on the postcode.

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