5 bedroom detached house for sale
Key information
Property description & features
- Tenure: Freehold
- 5 - 6 bedrooms
- 3 reception rooms
- 4 bathrooms
- 3.72 acres
- Outbuildings
- Detached
- Garden
- Gym
- Parking
- Rural
The beautifully presented property has been extensively renovated by the current owners, exudes charm and
character, whilst benefiting from the latest technology
The property also includes a one-bedroom annexe and an outdoor heated swimming pool, with wonderful countryside views.
The ground floor of the house has a welcoming reception hall with flagstone tiled flooring and a library nook. The main reception room is the comfortable sitting room with its exposed timber beams and original inglenook fireplace, while at the side there is a stunning modern extension with an open-plan kitchen, dining room and sitting area.
This well-proportioned living and entertaining space has a large ceiling lantern skylight bi-fold doors opening
onto the terrace, while the kitchen has shaker-style units in grey, a central island with a breakfast bar, a split butler sink and a range cooker.
Also on the ground floor are two well-presented bedrooms and a shower room, with the first floor offering a further three double bedrooms. These include one bedroom en suite, and a large bedroom accessed via its own staircase, which is ideal for use as a study or further reception room.
The first floor also has a family bathroom.The timber frame is beautifully preserved and visible throughout. The entire property benefits from high speed fibre broadband.
The Annexe
The detached annexe provides useful additional accommodation, finished and presented to the same high standards as the main house. It includes a 24ft open-plan sitting room and dining room with bi-folds, a vaulted ceiling and skylights overhead, plus a well-equipped kitchen.
There is also one double bedroom and a shower room. The space is ideal for guests, as a pool house or for use as a rental property.
Garden and Grounds
The house and annexe sit in beautifully landscaped gardens, surrounded by open fields and countryside. At the entrance, security gates provide access onto the driveway, which leads to a large gravel parking area in front of the house, with space for several vehicles. The gardens include paved and gravel terracing and immaculate raised beds with various shrubs and flowering plants.
There is also a large area of lawn and meadow, with post and rail fence borders. The heated swimming pool is found in its own walled garden, surrounded by a paved sun terrace and with direct access to the annexe via its bi-fold doors
The property is set in a rural location in the small village of Farringdon yet within easy reach of the popular city of Exeter. Farringdon has a village hall, a parish church, and The White Horse Inn is just outside the village. There is
also a farm shop within easy reach, providing fresh produce and fish.
The villages of Woodbury Salterton and Clyst St. Mary nearby provide a choice of everyday amenities, including a pub and a primary school in Woodbury Salterton, while Clyst St. Mary has a post office, a village store, a primary school and a local pub.
Six miles to the west, Exeter provides a wide range of amenities and a wide choice of cultural activities, with the theatre, museum, arts centre and a wealth of good shopping and restaurants. Exeter also offers a fine
selection of schools and is home to one of the country's most well-regarded universities.
Farringdon lies close to the East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, and several stunning sandy beaches. The South West Coast Path is less than 10 miles away, while there are several excellent golf courses available nearby and sailing is accessible at Topsham six miles away.
The area offers excellent transport links and Exeter's four mainline train stations are all within eight miles of the property. Trains run regularly to the smaller nearby cities as well as Bristol, Plymouth and London Paddington.
The A30 and M5 lead to the national motorway network providing convenient road links with Exeter International Airport, just over three miles away, offering both local and international flights.
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