SITUATION These two appealing properties occupy an extremely quiet, private and picturesque countryside setting just a few miles from Tavistock, within the Tamar Valley National Landscape (formerly AONB), and just outside the Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape - a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The dwellings are largely surrounded by open countryside and there are numerous walks and trails on the doorstep, presenting many opportunities to explore the region's rich heritage, including access to the Devon Great Consols woods just 4 miles away. There is a welcoming pub, the Copper Penny, and a superb small farm shop just 2 miles away, and a convenient local general store and fuel station within 0.8 miles, whilst the nearby village of Lamerton boasts the popular Blacksmith's Arms public house.
Tavistock, 4.5 miles away, is a thriving market town in West Devon, rich in history and tradition dating back to the 10th century. Today, the town offers a superb range of shopping, recreational and educational facilities, including the sought-after private and independent school, Mount Kelly. Plymouth is 14 miles to the south, and Exeter lies 41 miles to the northeast, providing rail and motorway connections to London and the rest of the UK, and an international airport.
DESCRIPTION This countryside home of individual character and distinction is offered for sale, with no onward chain, for the first time in over 30 years. Offering four double bedrooms and two bathrooms, we understand the house dates from the 1960s, although it may have replaced an earlier dwelling on the site. Having not changed hands for several decades, the house now requires refurbishment and improvement throughout, both internally and externally, including scope to extend or remodel, subject to any necessary consents or approvals, but offers significant potential to create a one-of-a-kind family home with generous gardens to the side and rear.
Additionally, the adjacent cottage is available by separate negotiation and could serve as an annexe, or a holiday or residential letting opportunity, or potentially for refurbishment and resale.
ACCOMMODATION Access to the house is via a front porch, and there is also internal access from the garage, which, given its scale, may offer potential for incorporation into additional living accommodation, subject to any necessary consents and approvals. The existing accommodation can be summarised as follows: a characterful sitting/dining room centred around a substantial stone and slate fireplace housing a large wood-burning stove; a kitchen/breakfast room with a range of traditional cupboards and cabinets beneath roll-top work surfaces, incorporating a 4-ring Hotpoint electric hob and Indesit electric oven and grill, plus spaces for a dishwasher, fridge and freezer; a separate utility room; a laundry/store room; four good-sized first-floor double bedrooms, including a particularly generous, dual-aspect principal bedroom with extensive built-in cupboards, and; two very well-appointed and fully tiled bathrooms, both fitted with both a freestanding bath and double shower with rainfall shower head.
OUTSIDE A stone-pillared entrance and concrete driveway lead to the garage/workshop, which has a roller shutter door, power and lighting, an inspection pit, extensive fitted shelving and workbench space, together with a useful WC to one side. There are good-sized gardens to the side and rear which are framed by mature trees and established shrubs providing privacy, colour and shelter, representing a blank canvas for an incoming owner. Within the grounds is a useful blockwork store building.
SERVICES Mains water and electricity. LPG-fired central heating. Private drainage via a septic tank. Ultrafast broadband is available. Variable mobile voice/data service is available through EE and Three (source: Ofcom online service checker). Please note that the agents have neither tested nor inspected these services.
AGENT'S NOTE The adjacent cottage (pictured) is for sale by separate negotiation. Separate marketing particulars for the cottage are available online; Guide Price £295,000. If the properties are sold separately, new boundary fences will need to be erected. Please contact Stags for further information.
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