SITUATION Ivy Cottage is on the edge of Dulverton, conveniently located for the shops and amenities in this delightful small town well known as The Gateway to Exmoor. Nestled in the Barle Valley, Dulverton has a strong community and provides good day to day shopping together with a first and junior school, two churches, a post office, chemist, medical, dental and veterinary surgeries and a well-supported town hall. There are also good restaurants, inns and recreational facilities including squash courts, all-weather tennis courts, football and cricket pitches. Tiverton, 14 miles to the south, offers further shopping and entertainment facilities and the well-known Blundells School together with easy access to the M5 and mainline railway station at Tiverton Parkway.
Situated within the Exmoor National Park, the property is ideally located to take advantage of the walking and riding. Also the North Devon coastline has an excellent range of beaches from which to enjoy numerous water sports, whilst Wimbleball Lake is within a short distance.
DESCRIPTION Ivy Cottage is a beautiful stone built, attached cottage built in 1740. The Georgian home is conveniently located on the outskirts of Dulverton with a short walk into the town centre. The property offers well appointed accommodation, all filled with character. Ivy Cottage benefits from off-road parking, pretty gardens and outbuildings.
ACCOMMODATION Entering through the front door, you are met with a bright conservatory with room for seating and a pretty view of the front garden. The entry hall offers access into the living room and dining room. The living room has a feature inglenook fireplace with a wood burner with alcoves either side with shelving and cupboards. The dining room has a stone inglenook fireplace completed with a wood burner and a sash window facing the river. From the dining room there is a good sized study with a character fireplace fitted with an electric fire. Off the study is the kitchen/breakfast room, which is a beautifully finished space, flooded with light. It has been fitted with with wall and base units, an Aga and integrated appliances. There is a seating area in the kitchen with a glazed roof and space for a large table. The kitchen has slate flooring throughout. There is a hallway off the kitchen with a downstairs WC and utility room and access to the side patio and outbuildings.
Upstairs is the principle bedroom is a unique double room with a conservatory on the east of the room providing external access and potential for separate accommodation. Bedroom 2 is a generous double room with built in wardrobes and views over the river. Bedroom 3, another double room, also has built in cabinetry. Bedroom 4 is a single room but would also work well as an office/study. The family bathroom has a stand alone bath, wash basin and toilet, there is also a shower room with a walk in shower, basin and toilet.
OUTSIDE You are welcomed into Ivy Cottage by iron gates which lead you onto the graveled driveway which has space for two cars. There is small, private garden at the front of the property and terraced garden to the rear. There is a paved patio to the side of the property which provides a generous area for seating and entertaining. On the opposite side of the road there is a further graveled area which offers space for two cars and a riverside garden with a seating area. Ivy Cottage owns the single bank fishing rights in the River Barle. The current owner has converted historic stables into a practical utility room with ample space for additional appliances and storage and a spacious workshop, all with electricity. There is also a functioning outdoor WC.
SERVICES Mains electricity and water. Oil-fired central heating. Private drainage via septic tank. Type and compliance with General Binding Rules is unknown. Purchasers to satisfy themselves with their own inspection. Mobile data services available. Standard and Superfast broadband available. (Ofcom 2026).
Local authority: Somerset Council.
VIEWINGS Strictly by appointment with the agent please.
DIRECTIONS On entering Dulverton on the B3222 from the south, continue over the river bridge and take the left hand fork by the chemist. Turn left into Lady Street and continue along into Northmoor Road and Ivy Cottage will be found on the right hand side on the outskirts of the town.
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