A truly captivating Dartmoor residence in a hugely picturesque, unspoilt location, complete with gardens, meadows, woodland, streams and a wildlife pond, offering exceptional potential for development (STP). Captivating 10-acre Moorland Residence, south-facing 5-bedroom farmhouse, range of traditional and modern buildings, formal lawn and walled kitchen gardens paddocks, woodland, streams and pond spectacular, far-reaching views, wonderfully peaceful, unspoilt location, freehold, council tax band: G

Situation - This hugely appealing country residence is located in the quiet, picturesque and exclusive hamlet of Cudlipptown, one mile to the north of the popular village of Peter Tavy. Positioned on the western edge of Dartmoor National Park, open moorland is accessible within 0.75 miles to the east, making the property perfectly positioned for those who enjoy walking, riding or exploring. The property is surrounded by verdant countryside and occupies an elevated, south-facing site, thereby enjoying some spectacular, far-reaching views across West Devon and East Cornwall.

Peter Tavy itself is an unspoilt village situated close to the River Tavy in the quiet countryside of West Devon. The village features a medieval granite church and a very well-known and popular public house. The thriving market town of Tavistock, including the highly sought-after independent school, Mount Kelly, is only 2.5 miles away to the southwest. The city of Plymouth is 18 miles to the south and the cathedral city of Exeter lies some 40 miles to the northeast, providing transport connections to London and the rest of the UK via its railway links and the M5 motorway, in addition to an international airport.

Description - This very special moorland home is an exceptionally rare find, offering a wonderful lifestyle opportunity and myriad of possibilities including smallholding, equestrian, ancillary or holiday lets (STP). A former farmstead, believed to date to the 1880s, today the 10-acre holding is centred around the original 5-bedroom farmhouse which sits alongside a number of substantial, traditional farm buildings, all of which may offer potential for repurposing or conversion (subject to any necessary consents). The south-facing site comprises meadow and pasture paddocks plus formal and woodland gardens, all beautifully framed around a large feature wildlife pond and two converging streams, giving the property an incredibly serene and natural feel whilst also serving as an undoubted haven for wildlife of all kinds.

The House - The farmhouse is superb in stature, with much of its original character having been preserved, and there remains undoubted scope to modernise, extend or remodel the accommodation subject to any necessary consents. The accommodation is accessed on the ground floor into a central reception hallway with mosaic-tiled flooring and stairs rising to the first floor. From here there are doors into the kitchen and both of the principal reception rooms, both of which are positioned with south-facing French doors overlooking the property's front gardens and meadow field. The two rooms are linked by a wonderful, large conservatory which affords panoramic views across the gardens towards distant countryside.

Across the hall is a breakfast kitchen equipped with a selection of cupboards and cabinets incorporating a 4-ring LPG hob and AEG electric oven, as well as an LPG-fired Rayburn. Also on the ground floor, beyond the kitchen, are a scullery and utility area, WC, rear porch and ancillary storage/workshop areas. Off the first-floor landing, the house has five bedrooms including one ensuite, plus a shower room and separate WC. Three of the bedrooms occupy front-facing positions, thereby taking full advantage of the spectacular far-reaching views. The contemporary shower room is part-panelled and fitted with a corner shower enclosure and rain-style shower.

The Land And Buildings - The house is arranged around a traditional yard within which there are various outbuildings of both stone and masonry and more modern construction. Behind the house are two 2-storey stone barns with brick quoin work and reveals. One of these is believed to have been the site's original dwelling and together they offer excellent scope for conversion. Opposite there is a single-storey stone shippen that is open-fronted and adjoins a 2-storey traditional shippen incorporating a log store. This in turn leads to the principal livestock building, of modern concrete block and timber portal construction. Finally, there is another 2-storey traditional stone barn with a single-storey addition.

The house is served by some very attractive domestic garden spaces to the front and side, which extend directly out into the adjoining principal meadow field. The gardens are planted with an array of colourful mature shrubs, flowering plants and specimen trees. To the side of the house is a large walled kitchen garden arranged with a number of vegetables beds.

Extending away from the house on its southern and south-western sides, the land extends to some 9 acres and includes two gently sloping meadow fields which surround the house and outbuildings. These have been left to begin rewilding by our clients, and there are mowed footpaths leading across them and down to the lower section of the grounds which include a productive walnut tree and legacy cast iron water wheel. Below the meadow fields is a beautiful, large stream-fed former millpond, now wildlife pond, that provides an incredible, natural and private haven, adding to the diverse ecology of the site overall. The pond has been landscaped with a circular pathway incorporating a timber summerhouse/shed and seating areas, all framed by mature planted borders and established trees including various native species and several Douglas firs. Beyond the pond is a very attractive woodland garden area containing meandering pathways, through which two streams converge and flow giving the grounds a very serene and captivating feel. Beyond the woodland garden is a further area of grass meadow which in turn leads on to the final pasture field of some 5.4 acres.

Services - Mains electricity, supplemented by a PV panel array and battery store operating on a feed-in tariff. Private drainage via a new sewage treatment plant. Private water via a new borehole. The farmhouse has electric heating.

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