4 bedroom detached house for sale

Set behind an electric gate, Stondtorre is a beautifully presented detached family home with excellent entertaining spaces as well as a generous garden. There is plenty of parking on arrival and a separate garage.

The oak floored entrance hall accesses all the reception spaces. On the left is the cinema room (bedroom five) wired for 5.1 surround sound, electric blinds and 4k projector system (available by separate negotiation). On the right is the sitting room, a bright dual aspect room with a wood burning stove and views across the garden. Doors also open from the sitting room to the family room which could equally serve as a home office or a formal dining room.

The magnificent open plan kitchen/dining room is the heart of the house offering contemporary elegance perfect for entertaining. The underfloor heated tiled floor leads directly out through bifold doors to the front decking and the garden. Further entertaining to the rear of the house features a wood burning pizza oven, a separate sitting area and a large expanse of level lawn.

Upstairs there is well arranged bedroom accommodation with a superb principal bedroom suite and direct access to the south-facing balcony. There are two further en suite bedrooms and a further dressing room/bedroom all of which have a pleasant outlook. The garden itself is mostly laid to lawn but also has some mature trees and shrubs.

Stondtorre is on the edge of the village of Lustleigh, surrounded by the rolling countryside of the Dartmoor National Park. This ‘picture postcard’ village of thatched cottages and period houses has a vibrant community of 700 inhabitants and hosts a popular pub, tea room, church, village hall and cricket ground, one of the area’s most beautiful. Increasingly rare these days, it has a village shop open 7 days a week with a Post Office, Amazon and DPD delivery and collection.

Orchard Pre-School (rated Ofstead Outstanding) offers childcare from 6 months to 5 years and wrap around activities for older children during the holidays. There are several schools in the wider local area, including Torquay Grammar and numerous excellent private schools nearby which offer a convenient bus service to Bovey Tracey.

To the north and south are the towns of Moretonhampstead and Bovey Tracey with a full selection of amenities, each with a doctor’s surgery, shops and restaurants. A traffic free cycle path links these two villages offering an outstanding rural walk or cycle trip. Numerous footpaths lead from the village directly onto Lustleigh Cleave and the open moor. Golf is available at Stover and Bovey Tracey or by membership at Bovey Castle. Water sports and sailing are all close by.

The A38 Devon Expressway is six miles from the property, providing easy access towards Plymouth to the south, and Exeter to the north. Rail services can be accessed in Newton Abbot, with services to London Paddington taking approximately three hours.