5 bedroom barn conversion for sale

A charming barn conversion, developed in the 1990s, set within a semi-rural location near the village of Aveton Gifford. On the approach to this characterful home are delightful gardens and a generous parking area with a double garage. Springfield Barn offers further land incorporating approx. 4.67 acre paddock with stables and 2.7 acres of wetland meadows which front the River Avon.

The front aspect Sun Room is a charming entrance to this country home, bright and spacious with double doors leading out to the front patio area. The inner hall provides stairs to the first floor with light from a rear aspect window. The inviting sitting room has a dual aspect with double doors leading out to a rear decked patio, an inset wood burner, exposed beams and a feature exposed stone wall. Double doors connect the rear aspect dining room, with the same charming features of exposed timbers. Off the dining room is the study, dual aspect with fitted office furniture. From the inner hall, steps lead down to the kitchen/breakfast room, dual aspect, with an array of matching base and wall units, and space for a dining table and chairs. A further set of steps lead down into the utility room, fitted with base and wall units with space for appliances, side access door and a ground floor shower room.

Bedroom 1 has a triple aspect with casement windows, exposed timbers, fitted wardrobes and an ensuite shower room. Bedrooms 2 & 3 are similar size rooms, one with built-in wardrobes the other with a vanity basin. Bedrooms 4 & 5 are single rooms, both with fitted wardrobes. The family bathroom is arranged with a bath with shower overhead, wc, basin and ladder style radiator.

The gardens are positioned, predominantly, to the front of the property and have been carefully landscaped with a generous area of lawn incorporating a terraced seating area with trees and planted borders creating a wonderful setting to enjoy views of the fields and countryside beyond. The garden wraps around the side of the property and into the rear garden offering a generous decked seating area with a beautiful stone wall surrounding. Opposite the property, across the drive, the title plot opens out to incorporate an approx. 4.67 acre fields, complete with a timber outbuilding with 3 stables, workshop and tack room/store. Alongside the stable block are vegetable plots and a greenhouse. The two paddocks sit on the north and south side of the stables. The land continues north towards the River Avon, separated by a stream, the further 2.7 acres is wetland meadows and includes fishing rights along a 250 ft waterfront.

Aveton Gifford lies on the western bank of the River Avon, deep in the South Hams in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. There is a public house with a restaurant, church, nursery/primary school, village shop and it is on the bus route. The village also has a tennis club, children’s playground and a large green within walking distance. The Georgian town of Modbury with an interesting variety of shops is to the north and Kingsbridge which has a more comprehensive shopping centre is to the south. The River Avon is navigable downstream to Bantham and out to sea, tide permitting. The nearest sandy beaches are Bigbury on Sea, Bantham and Burgh Island.

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