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7 bedroom detached house
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Property description & features
- Tenure: Freehold
- Architecturally intriguing former mill presented in immaculate condition
- High specification throughout
- Desirable edge of village location in Kenitsbeare, just 0.2 miles to the popular village pub, Wyndham Arms
- c.9 miles to Tiverton Parkway (London Link)
- Less than 10 miles to Blundell’s and within Uffculme School catchment
- Over 5000 sqft of versatile accommodation plus a further c.1200 sqft of newly refurbished annexe
- Options for multigenerational living, income generation and working or running a business from home
- Feature dining hall with 16ft ceiling height
- A variety of entertaining spaces including a bar and pool room
- Gated driveway with generous parking plus garage and garden store
Millhayes combines the amenities of modern living with appealing retained period features including exposed beams and fireplaces. The reception rooms comprise a large family room with a fireplace and French doors leading to front and rear aspect exterior seating areas; a wonderful double height dining room with patio doors to the garden; as well as a sitting room with a large exposed brick fireplace, featuring a bread oven and wood burner. There is also a fabulous 32ft. games room with a corner fireplace, bar, full-height glazing and bifold doors which lead to a terrace, creating the perfect seamless inside/outside entertaining space. The kitchen/breakfast room lies at the heart of the home and provides a range of stylish units with a large central island,
breakfast bar, solid wood worktops, an AGA, walk-in larder and a neighbouring utility room with modern integrated appliances. Accessible from a staircase from the inner hall, the living accommodation is completed by a large gym, study and family bathroom on the third floor, which would also be suitable for use as a self-contained suite if required.
The main staircase in the reception hall rises to the second floor where there is a large principal bedroom with built-in storage and a contemporary en suite shower room with twin sinks. There are two additional well-proportioned bedrooms and a modern family bathroom with a freestanding bath on this floor.
The property’s four remaining spacious bedrooms are on the first floor, two with en suite bathrooms, as well as a further family shower room.
Local Authority: Mid Devon District Council
Services: Mains electricity, water and drainage. Oil--fired central heating
Council Tax: Band G
Tenure: Freehold
Millhayes is approached over a gated private driveway that leads to a garage with an adjoining garden store, and to a fabulous detached two double bedroom annexe which has recently been refurbished. There is a high specification open plan kitchen/dining/living room, two double bedrooms, a shower room, utility and guest cloakroom. This provides excellent potential for an income via letting or as guest accommodation.
The outstanding landscaped gardens extend to approximately 2.2 acres in total and are a particular feature of this property. There are extensive areas of level lawn, numerous seating areas and paved terraces, ideal for entertaining and al fresco dining, and a wide selection of established trees, shrubs and borders flanking the old mill race which feeds the beautiful lake to the rear of the property, overlooked by an all-weather tennis court. The lake is well stocked with carp and tench.
Lying near to the Blackdown Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, the picturesque village of Kentisbeare offers a good range of day-to-day amenities including local independent shopping, a Post Office, a church, village hall, public house with restaurant and popular primary school. Nearby Uffculme also offers a good range of facilities including shops, public houses, a garage and church.
A wider range of shopping and service amenities is available in the nearby market town of Cullompton, while more extensive independent and High Street shopping and facilities can be found in Honiton and Tiverton. Slightly further afield, the cathedral city of Exeter is the most thriving city in the South West and offers a wide choice of cultural activities including theatres, the RAMM museum, an arts centre and a wealth of good restaurants and shopping such as John Lewis.
Communications links are excellent: the nearby M5 provides a fast link to Exeter and the national motorway network, Tiverton Parkway station is just over 9 miles away offers regular trains to central London in less than two hours and Exeter International Airport offers flights to a number of domestic and international destinations.
The area offers an excellent range of schooling including Kentisbeare C of E Primary School in the village, Uffculme School (rated Outstanding by Ofsted), Blundell’s, Wellington, Queen’s College, St. John’s and Exeter School amongst others. The property is within the catchment area for Uffculme School, as well as the reduced fee catchment for Blundell's.
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