Property description
UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY to purchase this IMPRESSIVE farmhouse which was built by Captain Budgett who was the inspiration for the War Horse novel. The property sits in its own plot of 8.5 ACRES of PASTURE and WOODLAND, at the end of a country lane with far reaching countryside views towards Dartmoor. The accommodation is exceptionally spacious and currently offers large kitchen, utility 5 reception rooms, further storage rooms, 8 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, four cloakrooms, laundry room, cellar and an impressive 85' roof space which could be converted to provide further accommodation (STPC). Outside the property has a small range of outbuildings, ample off road parking and is being offered with No Onward Chain.
LOCATION & SITUATION:
Situated in the hamlet of Nethercott just a mile from the village of Iddesleigh and its famous pub, The Duke of York and as well as it connections with the Parson Jack Russell. The property is in the heart of 'War Horse' country and yet is easy access into the nearby market towns of Hatherleigh and North Tawton with Okehampton and its range of further amenities including Waitrose about 20 minutes away. At Okehampton you are able to join the A30 for an easy commute into Cornwall or to join the M5 motorway.
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uPVC front door into:
ENTRANCE HALLWAY: - 16' 0'' x 11' 4'' (4.87m x 3.45m) (max)
Window to front with terracotta tiled sill. Wall mounted wash hand basin. Radiator. Inset mat well. Under stairs cupboard with radiator. Door to:
CLOAKROOM:
Obscure window to front. Tiled sill. Low level WC. Radiator.
STUDY: - 11' 9'' x 9' 9'' (3.58m x 2.97m) (max)
Window with terracotta sill to side. Feature fireplace with tiled surround and hearth with wooden mantle over. Picture rail. Built in cupboard with display area to one side of the fireplace. Radiator.
ENTRANCE HALLWAY CONTINUED:
Staircase to the first floor with window and radiator at half landing. Doors to all rooms continuing to a second entrance hallway. Wall mounted thermo static controls.
KITCHEN: - 15' 5'' x 15' 7'' (4.70m x 4.75m)
Window to rear with far reaching views. Coving to ceiling. Cream four oven oil fired AGA with tiled splash back. Range of base level units with a wood effect work surface over. Two and a half bowl stainless steel sink and drainer unit with mixer tap over. Tiled splash backs. Telephone point. Radiator. Serving hatch to dining room. Door into:
BREAKFAST ROOM: - 15' 7'' x 9' 11'' (4.75m x 3.02m)
Two windows to side aspect with tiled sills. Sliding patio doors to rear garden. Television point. Radiator.
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From hallway doors into:
LARDER: - 4' 7'' x 3' 6'' (1.40m x 1.07m)
Shelf space perfect for extra storage.
DINING ROOM: - 19' 9'' x 15' 5'' (6.02m x 4.70m) (max)
Large window to rear with terracotta tiled sill. Picture rail. Open fire place with 1950's brick shaped tiled surround and hearth and wooden mantle sides. Radiator. Further door to galleried hallway.
UTILITY ROOM: - 19' 11'' x 11' 10'' (6.07m x 3.60m)
uPVC door to front. Large window with terracotta tiled sill to front. Electrical consumer units. Space for electric cooker. Base level cupboard matching kitchen. Butler sink. Space and plumbing for washing machine, tumble dryer, dishwasher and a range of fridge/freezers. Door into further storage cupboard. Further door leading to cupboard housing the 'Potterton' floor mounter boiler.
GALLERIED HALLWAY: - 32' 5'' x 11' 7'' (9.87m x 3.53m)
Two windows to the front with terracotta tiled sills.
GALLERIED AREA CONTINUED:
Radiators. Doors to all remaining downstairs rooms. Second stair case leading to galleried landing. Wooden panelled door with lintel over leading into:
SUN ROOM: - 11' 6'' x 6' 2'' (3.50m x 1.88m)
Two windows with sliding patio doors to garden. Tiled flooring.
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Under stairs door to:
CELLAR: - 15' 8'' x 7' 5'' (4.77m x 2.26m)
Sump pump.
LIVING ROOM: - 25' 9'' x 15' 5'' (7.84m x 4.70m) (max)
Dual aspect room with large windows to rear and side with tiled sills. Radiators. Picture rail. Telephone point. Feature open fireplace with brick shaped tiled surround and hearth with wooden mantle and shelving to each side.
SMALL SECOND LIVING ROOM: - 25' 9'' x 9' 11'' (7.84m x 3.02m)
Window to side with terracotta tiled sill. Picture rail. Radiator. Feature open fire place with tiled surround and hearth with wooden mantle over. Door into:
SIDE ROOM: - 15' 1'' x 5' 9'' (4.59m x 1.75m)
Window to front with terracotta tiled sills. Radiator. From galleried hallway, door to:
INNER LOBBY:
Half glazed uPVC door to front with inset mat well. Corner sink unit with a further door leading into:
SECOND CLOAKROOM:
Low level WC. Obscure window to front with terracotta tiled sills. Radiator.
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From galleried hallway staircase leads up to the:
GALLERIED LANDING:
Window to front with terracotta tiled sill. Radiators. Picture rails. Doors to:
BEDROOM 2:
Window to rear with light coloured tiled sill and views over the river valley. Radiator. Picture rail.
MASTER BEDROOM: - 20' 1'' x 15' 0'' (6.12m x 4.57m)
Dual aspect to rear and side with light terracotta sill. Radiator. Picture rail. Built in wardrobe and high level cupboard over. Door into:
DRESSING ROOM: - 11' 10'' x 7' 9'' (3.60m x 2.36m)
Window to side with light coloured sills. Radiator. Picture rail.
BATHROOM 1: - 11' 9'' x 6' 9'' (3.58m x 2.06m)
Window to front with light coloured sill. Low level WC. Bidet. Sink with tap wings into vanity unit with cupboards below. Bath with tiled surround. Fully tiled walls. Radiator. Shaver point. Vinyl flooring.
WC:
Window to front. Low level WC. Radiator. Vinyl flooring.
STORAGE CUPBOARD: - 5' 9'' x 5' 9'' (1.75m x 1.75m)
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Galleried landing continues into:
LANDING:
Window to side with light coloured sill. Radiator. Doors to all remaining rooms. Stairs leading back down to the ground floor. Stairs to the second floor and loft space.
AIRING CUPBOARD: - 11' 8'' x 5' 10'' (3.55m x 1.78m)
Window to front. Immersion tank. Stripped wooden flooring.
BEDROOM 4: - 15' 5'' x 9' 6'' (4.70m x 2.89m)
Window to rear with light coloured sill. Radiator. Picture rail. Built in double wardrobe with hanging and shelving space with two cupboard above.
BEDROOM 5: - 15' 5'' x 9' 7'' (4.70m x 2.92m)
Window to rear with light coloured sill. Picture rail. Built in double wardrobe with hanging and shelving space.
BEDROOM 6: - 15' 5'' x 15' 4'' (4.70m x 4.67m)
Window to rear with light coloured sills. Radiator. Picture rail. Pedestal wash hand basin with 1950's traditional taps.
BEDROOM 8: - 15' 5'' x 9' 9'' (4.70m x 2.97m)
Window to rear and side with light coloured sill. Radiator. Wardrobe with cupboard above with hanging and shelving space. Telephone point. Picture rail.
CLOAKROOM 2:
Close coupled WC. Window to side with light coloured sill. Stripped wooden flooring. Radiator.
BEDROOM 7: - 17' 8'' x 11' 9'' (5.38m x 3.58m) (max)
Double aspect with windows to front and rear with light coloured sill. Radiator. Picture rail. Built in cupboard with hanging space and shelving with a high level cupboard over.
BATHROOM 2:
Window to front. Sink with extended vanity unit to one side and a range of cupboards below. Extractor. Shower cubicle with 'Mira' shower. Fully tiled room. Radiator. Shaver point.
BEDROOM 3: - 11' 8'' x 5' 3'' (3.55m x 1.60m)
Window to front with light coloured sill. Radiator.
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Turned staircase leads up to the second floor into:
LOFT SPACE: - 85' 5'' x 14' 6'' (26.02m x 4.42m)
Part boarded with windows at each gable end.
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Further staircase has a half landing with window to front with light coloured sill. Radiator.
OUTSIDE:
The property is approached through two stone entrance pillars and a five bar gate down the driveway with beech hedging to one side and post and rail fencing to the opposite side which leads into the paddock. The driveway continues down to a court yard to the front of the property and the outbuildings to the other two sides. From the courtyard two pathways, separated by a large mature flower bed, lead down to the two front entrance doors.
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Opposite the front of the property is a pitched roof building which houses;
GARAGE: - 17' 6'' x 13' 10'' (5.33m x 4.21m)
Sliding wooden doors. Window to each side. Power and light connected. Covered inspection pit. Outside light. Outside tap.
STABLE AREA:
TACK ROOM: - 8' 11'' x 6' 0'' (2.72m x 1.83m)
Window to rear. Light connected.
STABLE 1: - 9' 1'' x 8' 11'' (2.77m x 2.72m)
Window to front. Light connected. Ventilation grill.
STABLE 2: - 9' 1'' x 9' 0'' (2.77m x 2.74m)
Window to front. Light connected. Ventilation grill.
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Further door leading from the outside with internal staircase to the first floor:
STORAGE AREA: - 29' 4'' x 9' 4'' (8.93m x 2.84m)
MOWER STORAGE GARAGE: - 14' 3'' x 8' 11'' (4.34m x 2.72m)
Eaves storage. Light connected.
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A further pitched roof outbuilding to the far side of the courtyard housing;
GARDENERS TOILET:
Window to side. Low level WC. Fully tiled walls. Light.
COAL STORAGE: - 9' 9'' x 7' 10'' (2.97m x 2.39m) (max)
Light connected. Window overlooking the hard standing area.
OIL STORAGE ROOM:
Housing two oil tanks.
FURTHER STORAGE ROOM: - 10' 8'' x 9' 10'' (3.25m x 2.99m)
Window overlooking the hard standing area. Power and light connected.
ADJOINING GREENHOUSE: - 9' 9'' x 6' 4'' (2.97m x 1.93m)
South facing with glazed windows to two sides. Poly carbonate roof. Lower half of block construction.
GARDENS:
The majority of the gardens lay to the front of the property which are south facing and have extensive views across the river valley, overlooking where the rivers Okemont and Torridge merge. The rest of the views are of the surrounding countryside and up to Dartmoor as a back drop. The gardens to the front are predominately laid to lawn with an attractive raised fish pond. A path runs completely around the property and to one side is the new bonded oil tank for the Aga and an outside tap. To the other side is a further area of lawn, with mature hedge borders and an established rose bed with access into the greenhouse/potting shed.
PASTURE & WOODLAND:
The plot extends to approximately 8.6 acres with the majority of the land being good good quality pasture land with mature Devon Bank hedging and in some places has stock fencing. The fields have separate gated access, one from the driveway and one through the paddock each with a pedestrian gate access via the gardens. Between the two fields and to the bottom of the paddock is a copse of deciduous and coniferous trees.
PADDOCK:
Accessed via gate at the top of the driveway and via a pedestrian gate from the side garden is a good size paddock which would be suitable for a range of animals with the added benefit of;
NISSAN HUT: - 21' 5'' x 6' 0'' (6.52m x 1.83m) (max)
Property Features :
- Detached Farmhouse
- Eight Bedrooms
- Far Reaching Countryside and River Views
- Five Reception Rooms
- Rural Location at End of Lane
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