Property description
Exceptionally spacious Georgian house, formally an Inn, occupying a prime position between Dartington and Totnes. Ideally situated as a guest house, small hotel, subject to planning consent, with ample parking and attractive rear gardens.
Porthaven, Dartington, TQ9 6NR
Reception Hall - 7'3\" x 6'6\" (2.21m x 1.98m)
Double glazed entrance door and sash window. Cupboard housing the gas fired central heating boiler and pressurized hot water tank. Step up and half glazed panel door, with stained glass to the ground floor reception rooms.
Sitting Room - 16'1\" x 17'2\" plus 8'5\" x 8'4\" (4.9m x 5.23m plus 2.57m x 2.54m )
High ceiling with beams. Wainscot wall panelling, sash windows to front and rear elevations, both with the original pine shutters. Georgian marble fireplace surround with a cast iron grate and slate hearth with period tiles. Wall lights. Radiators.
Living Room - 25'5\" x 16' (7.75m x 4.88m)
Sash windows to the front and rear elevations, both with shutters and a window seats. Marble fireplace surround with a slate hearth and a wood burning stove. Lobby to the former front entrance and a inset stained glass and pine door and steps down to the basement. Wainscot wall panels and radiator.
Side Entrance Hall
Door from the sitting room, external door to the front. Doors to the former WC facilities from when the property was a public house. This part of the building could easily be adapted to provide a utility room or similar.
First Floor Landing;
Staircase from the sitting room turning on a half landing, which leads to the bathroom. The main landing has a half gallery banister rail, stairs to the second floor bedrooms and doors to the kitchen, dining room and bedrooms one and two.
Kitchen - 12' x 8'7\" (3.66m x 2.62m)
Sash window to the rear overlooking the garden and fields beyond. Beech block worktops. 11/2 bowl sink and drainer with a brass mixer tap. Light timber finish range of wall and floor units, providing plenty of storage space. Tiled walls. Space for a gas cooker with a stainless steel cooker hood above. Laminate flooring. Space for a fridge and freezer.
Dining Room - 12' x 8'9\" (3.66m x 2.67m)
Glazed door to the garden, sash window, pine floor. Radiator, original fitted cupboard.
Bedroom 1 - 15'9\" x 13' (4.8m x 3.96m)
Sash windows to the front elevation with fine views over the surrounding countryside. Radiator. Fitted shelving in the recess to the left of the chimney breast.
Bedroom 2 - 12'2\" x 13'8\" (3.71m x 4.17m)
Sash window to the front elevation and a further window to the side, both overlooking fields. Radiator. Shelving to the right of the chimney breast
Bathroom - 8'7\" x 7'7\" (2.62m x 2.31m)
An attractive suite in a period style complimenting the age of the building. Fully tiled walls, pedestal wash basin, WC, panel bath, three windows. Door with obscure glass and coloured inserts.
Second Floor Landing
Large roof light over the stairs. Radiator. Door to bedrooms three and four.
Bedroom 3 - 16' x 10'4\" (4.88m x 3.15m)
Roof light window with views over fields. Radiator. Door to en-suite shower room.
Bedroom 4 - 12'4\" x 10'2\" (3.78m x 3.1m)
Roof light window, store cupboards, Radiator. Door to en-suite shower room.
Lower Ground Floor:
The lower ground floor of Porthaven contains a series of rooms providing work and storage space, which could potentially provide ancillary accommodation to the main house. With external doors to the side and front of the property and a turning stair to the ground floor reception rooms, the basement comprises;
Room 1 - 12' x 10'4\" (3.66m x 3.15m )
Room 2 - 16'3\" x 11'4\" (4.95m x 3.45m)
Room 3 - 16\" x 12'7\" (4.88m x 3.83m
Room 4 - 12'3\" x 11'4\" (3.73m x 3.45m)
OUTSIDE
At the side of the house is a level hard standing (formerly a car park relating to the property's previous commercial use) With retaining walls. This area provides additional parking and potential for the addition of a garage or similar. The main parking area is on the opposite side of the house. This leads to car port and a useful open fronted storage area. Immediately to the front of the house is a garden enclosed by a low stone wall. The main area of garden is to the rear of the house. There are steps up from ground floor level a deck footbridge from the dining room at first floor level. The garden is charming, backing onto fields and landscaped into level areas of lawn, edged by colourful plants and with sitting areas to enjoy the sun.
SERVICES
Gas and electricity. Drainage to modern Clearwater System.
LOCAL AUTHORITY
South Hams District Council, Follaton House,Plymouth Road, Totnes, TQ9 5NE Tel: 01803 861234 E-mail: www.southhams.gov.uk
COUNCIL TAX
Band D
EPC RATING
'F'