Detached house for sale in Buckfastleigh TQ11

Wotton Farm includes an attractive five-bedroom farmhouse offering just under 3,500 sq. Ft of beautifully presented accommodation arranged over two floors. The property provides light-filled accommodation and is surrounded by grounds of approximately 49 acres with magnificent views over the surrounding Dartmoor National Park. The property also benefits from excellent equestrian facilities along with several outbuildings providing opportunities to create a smallholding.

A welcoming entrance hall with attractive flagstone flooring leads through to a spacious dining room with a cast-iron range cooker by Esse and an adjoining study/snug that features a logburner. The main reception room is the 23ft sitting room which features a dual aspect allowing for a wealth of natural light, an impressive stone-built inglenook fireplace fitted with a woodburning stove and a door that opens onto the outside patio. The kitchen offers plenty of storage in wooden units to base and wall level, a central island with a breakfast bar and a range cooker. The kitchen features slate flagstone flooring and also benefits from a dual aspect providing plenty of light. A utility room provides further space for household storage and appliances and has an adjoining cloakroom. An additional luxury feature of the property is the indoor swimming pool, located in the glass pool house next to the sitting room with superb views across the gardens and grounds.

Upstairs there are five well-presented double bedrooms, three of which are en suite including the generous principal bedroom which also benefits from built-in storage. Both the first-floor landing and the second bedroom have French doors that provide direct access to the elevated rear garden. A family bathroom with an over bath shower completes the accommodation on this floor. All of the accommodation benefits from exceptional views over the surrounding Dartmoor countryside.

Local Authority: South Hams District Council
Services: Mains electricity and water. Private drainage which we understand may not be compliant with current regulations. Further information is being sought.
Council Tax: Band G
Wayleaves and Easements: The property is sold subject to any wayleaves or easements, whether mentioned in these particulars or not.
Tenure: Freehold
Guide Price: £1,850,000<br /><br />The farm is accessed via a single-track lane, which leads to parking at the side of the house and access to various outbuildings. These include a historic thatched barn and a large cattle barn providing opportunities for development potential subject to obtaining the necessary consents. The property also benefits from excellent equestrian facilities with stabling, a tack room, hay stores, an all-weather sand school and an all weather gallop within its grounds of approximately 49 acres which include open fields, paddocks and woodland enclosed by stock fencing suitable for exercising horses or for grazing livestock. The grounds also include water troughs throughout and a recent large steel- framed agricultural building with concrete flooring and dung walling, feed barriers and steel gates and water supply. An additonal older building of breeze block construction is also within the grounds. Beautiful gardens at the front and rear of the farmhouse include lawns with a variety of specimen trees, hedgerows and colourful border flowerbeds as well two patio areas offering ideal space for al fresco dining and entertaining.<br /><br />The property occupies a stunning rural position, surrounded by magnificent rolling countryside on the edge of the Dartmoor National Park and less than a mile from the centre of the market town of Buckfastleigh. The town provides a range of everyday amenities, including independent boutique stores, cafés, public houses and restaurants as well as a medical centre and schooling. The larger towns of Totnes and Newton Abbot, 7 and 11 miles away respectively, provide a wider choice of shops, supermarkets, restaurants, and leisure facilities. Totnes also has a mainline train station with excellent connections to Exeter and London Paddington. Due to its position within the Dartmoor National Park, Wotton Farm is perfectly situated for those who enjoy outdoor pursuits with many walking, riding and cycling routes to explore. The River Dart has several renowned beauty spots within a short distance and the sandy beaches and boating facilities of the South Devon coastline are also within easy reach. The A38 is less than two miles away, providing connections towards Plymouth and Exeter. The area provides a good range of state education including Buckfastleigh Primary School and South Dartmoor Community College, as well as a selection of established independent schools including Sands, St. Christopher’s Staverton, Park, Totnes Progressive and Stover.