Superb Grade II Listed farmhouse offering an exciting opportunity to modernise and create a wonderful family home with outbuildings, orchard, gardens and delightful countryside views.

Location

This property is situated on the outskirts of the popular village of Thorverton. Thorverton lies midway between the market town of Tiverton with Blundell's School and the university and cathedral city of Exeter. It is an ancient village with a thriving community and an array of interesting cob, local stone and thatched buildings, the well-known Thorverton stone was quarried from the 12th Century onwards at nearby Raddon.

The village has two pubs, church, chapel, primary school with pre-school, superb village shop and post office plus a farm shop on the outskirts. The surrounding area consists of typical, rolling Devon farmland with many excellent walks to be had around the network of public footpaths. There is good access to the M5 with junction 27 at Tiverton just 8 miles away and excellent rail links to London Paddington and Waterloo.

Description

Rudway Barton is a traditional farmhouse which offers flexible accommodation over two floors and a range of outbuildings with much potential subject to the necessary consents. Requiring some modernisation throughout, but with the potential to create a wonderful family home. The main entrance is accessed via a footpath over a large level front garden and opens into a bright entrance hall/study with timber floor and large timber window overlooking the gardens. There is a well-proportioned reception room with marble fire surround, timber floors and large timber window overlooking the front garden. The wonderful, characterful sitting room enjoys triple aspect windows, half-timber panelled walls and an inglenook fireplace stretching across most of the end wall providing a wonderful focal point to this entertaining space. The double aspect kitchen/breakfast room overlooks both the front garden and rear courtyard. In addition on the ground floor, there is a useful store/pantry, WC, cloakroom and conservatory/garden room with much potential giving access to the part-walled rear garden.

Upstairs there are six characterful bedrooms with the principal bedroom offering a marble fireplace and large timber window overlooking the gardens. There are also five further well-proportioned bedrooms most with views over the gardens and a family bathroom with separate WC.

The property is accessed via a driveway to the side of the house where there are two single garages and parking for several cars. The property is surrounded by gardens on three sides offering much potential. There is an orchard, front garden and part walled rear garden with pond, small stone potting shed and greenhouse. To the side of the house, there is a stone single storey barn and open-fronted 4 bay barn offering great potential subject to any necessary consents. The main barn, brick built with corrugated roof is attached to the rear of the property and opens into the rear garden. With two storeys, this large barn offers much scope for improvement subject to any necessary consents.

Square Footage: 3573 sq ft





Directions

From Exeter proceed north on the A396, the Tiverton road and continue through Rewe until the Ruffwell Inn whereupon turn left signposted Thorverton. Pass Thorverton Farm Shop on the left and Rudway Barton will be found on the right hand side, set back from the road.