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Situation
Drewsteignton is situated in the heart of Dartmoor and has a strong community, a popular pub, post office/store and 15th Century church. The ancient moorland stannary town of Chagford is 4 miles to the west and has a larger range of amenities including village school, health centre, many shops, pubs, restaurants and various sports clubs. Okehampton is within easy reach, again with a good range of shops and services, a modern hospital and leisure centre. There is easy access to the A30 dual carriageway providing a direct link west into Cornwall or east to the Cathedral and University City of Exeter.
Directions
From Exeter take the A30 westbound towards Okehampton. After approximately 8.5 miles turn off and head for Cheriton Bishop. Go through the village and go onto Crockernwell. In the village turn left signposted for Drewsteignton and stay on this road for 1.6 miles. Just before the village you will find the property on the left hand side. Approximate distance from Exeter city centre 14 miles.
Description
Netherton House is a substantial Grade II listed farmhouse of great character, with origins in the 16th Century. The property has been extensively renovated by the present owners and has the benefit of a detached one bed studio annexe. This delightful home is very well proportioned throughout and possesses a lovely feel enhanced by numerous character features. The floors are a combination of slate tiling, stripped foorboards and quality carpeting. There are many fne beams and exposed stonework. The accommodation comprises:- reception hallway with impressive staircase to the first floor, study area, cloakroom, three principal reception rooms - two with cast iron woodburners, superb kitchen/dining room with double Belfast style sink, Corian worktops with oak fronted units, utility room. Upstairs are five bedrooms and two bathrooms. The property is set in approximately two acres of grounds and gardens which are a particular feature consisting of fine formal gardens, a 1.5 acre paddock, private woodland, stone outbuildings and stable block.
Entrance
Substantial front door leading through to:-
Reception Hallway
31'4 (9.54m) x 7'7 (2.31m). Stripped pine floorboards. Impressive staircase rising to the first floor. Window to the front with deep sill. Coved ceiling. Radiator. In part of the hallway is:-
Study Area
Two radiators. Window to the rear. Continued strip pine flooring. Doors lead off to:-
Cloakroom
White suite comprising low level WC. Pedestal wash hand basin with mixer tap. Cut stone tiled splashback. Window to the side. Travertine tiled floor. Radiator. Built in understairs cupboard and storage cupboard.
Reception Room 1
17'4 (5.28m) x 10'11 (3.32m). Window to the rear with views over the garden and working shutters. Coved ceiling. Two radiators.
Reception Room 2
17'2 (5.23m) x 12'10 (3.91m). Three windows to the rear overlooking the garden with working shutters. Stripped pine flooring. Cast iron wood burner with a slate hearth. Exposed granite corner wall. Fitted safe. Two radiators.
Reception Room 3
18'4 (5.58m) x 17'6 (5.33m). Window to the front with shutters. Exposed beamed ceiling. Inglenook style fireplace with brick hearth and cast iron woodburner with original bread oven. Exposed granite corner wall. Door leading out into the courtyard parking area. Slate flooring. Radiator. Fitted storage. Door leading through to the utility room and a door leading through to:-
Kitchen/Dining Room
16'9 (5.1m) x 14'3 (4.34m). Corian worktop surfaces with matching upstands. Double bowl Belfast sink with mixer tap and grooved worktop drainer. Oak fronted cupboards and drawers under with integrated dishwasher, freezer and fridge. Two windows to the rear and one window to the side. Double oven cream Aga with twin hotplates. Exposed beams to the ceiling. Slate flooring throughout. Exposed stone wall. Door leading through to:-
Utility Room
17'4 (5.28m) x 7'4 (2.23m). The utility area comprises:- Belfast sink, worktop surfaces with storage. Floor standing oil fired boiler. Space for further appliances. Window to the front overlooking the courtyard. Tiled flooring. Window to the side. Window to the rear. Door leading to the outside.
First Floor Landing
Stripped pine flooring. Windows to the side. Two radiators. Coved ceiling. Further window to the front. Doors leading off to:-
Bedroom 4
8' (2.44m) x 6'11 (2.11m). Stripped pine door. Window to the side. Radiator. Fitted shelving.
Bedroom 2
17'5 (5.3m) x 11'5 (3.48m). Stripped pine door. Window to the rear. Coved ceiling. Radiator.
Bedroom 3
17'5 (5.3m) x 10'5 (3.17m). Stripped pine door. Window to the rear. Radiator. Walk in wardrobe.
Family Bathroom
White suite comprising tongue and groove panelled bath with mixer shower tap in tiled surround and glass screen. Pedestal wash hand basin. WC. One wall has tongue and groove pine panelling. Window to the rear. Slate flooring. Radiator. Heated towel rail.
Internal Landing
Radiator. Downlighters. Exposed beam. Built in airing cupboard housing mains pressure cylinder, hot water cylinder and shower pump. Three steps up to bedroom 5. Doors to:-
Bedroom 1
17' (5.18m) x 14'3 (4.34m). Window to the rear. Exposed beam. Radiator.
Bedroom 5
14'11 (4.54m) x 9'5 (2.87m). Steps leading up to:-
Attic space with window to the rear. Exposed beams.
Bathroom
Modern white suite comprising tiled panelled bath with central mixer tap. Low level WC. Wash hand basin. Large corner shower cubicle in full tiled surround with glass screen and mixer shower. Two opaque windows. Stripped pine flooring. Radiator. Heated towel rail. Downlighters. Exposed beam.
Outside
The property is approached by a private gravelled driveway providing parking for several vehicles. It also provides access through a covered doorway into Reception Room 3.
Gardens
The gardens are around three sides of the property:-
To the front there is an area of lawn with a wall enclosure and well stocked borders. This continues around the side of the house where there is a pedestrian gate out onto the road and leads onto the formal lawned gardens which are well kept with a variety of specimen trees and well stocked flower beds. There is a large outbuilding that extends onto the paddock. Area of woodland. Adjoining the garden is the paddock approximately 1.5 acres with a spinney to one side and stable block to the other of timber construction and provides two boxes and a feed store. There is also a useful range of outbuildings including store rooms, workshop, potting shed, wood store and greenhouse.
Annexe
16'10 (5.13m) x 12'9 (3.88m). Some eight feet to the rear of the property is a studio annexe.
Open plan room:-
Sitting/Bedroom - Cast iron woodburner on a raised hearth.
Small Kitchen Area - stainless steel sink. Plumbing for washing machine. Space for cooker. Window to the front and rear. Door leading through to:-
Shower Room - Tiled shower area. Pedestal wash hand basin. Window to the front. Door to:-
WC - window to the front.
Garden - Courtyard garden to the front with a central lawn with a mixed bed to side.
Services
Oil fired central heating, mains electric, mains water, mains drainage.
Drewsteignton is situated in the heart of Dartmoor and has a strong community, a popular pub, post office/store and 15th Century church. The ancient moorland stannary town of Chagford is 4 miles to the west and has a larger range of amenities including village school, health centre, many shops, pubs, restaurants and various sports clubs. Okehampton is within easy reach, again with a good range of shops and services, a modern hospital and leisure centre. There is easy access to the A30 dual carriageway providing a direct link west into Cornwall or east to the Cathedral and University City of Exeter.
Directions
From Exeter take the A30 westbound towards Okehampton. After approximately 8.5 miles turn off and head for Cheriton Bishop. Go through the village and go onto Crockernwell. In the village turn left signposted for Drewsteignton and stay on this road for 1.6 miles. Just before the village you will find the property on the left hand side. Approximate distance from Exeter city centre 14 miles.
Description
Netherton House is a substantial Grade II listed farmhouse of great character, with origins in the 16th Century. The property has been extensively renovated by the present owners and has the benefit of a detached one bed studio annexe. This delightful home is very well proportioned throughout and possesses a lovely feel enhanced by numerous character features. The floors are a combination of slate tiling, stripped foorboards and quality carpeting. There are many fne beams and exposed stonework. The accommodation comprises:- reception hallway with impressive staircase to the first floor, study area, cloakroom, three principal reception rooms - two with cast iron woodburners, superb kitchen/dining room with double Belfast style sink, Corian worktops with oak fronted units, utility room. Upstairs are five bedrooms and two bathrooms. The property is set in approximately two acres of grounds and gardens which are a particular feature consisting of fine formal gardens, a 1.5 acre paddock, private woodland, stone outbuildings and stable block.
Entrance
Substantial front door leading through to:-
Reception Hallway
31'4 (9.54m) x 7'7 (2.31m). Stripped pine floorboards. Impressive staircase rising to the first floor. Window to the front with deep sill. Coved ceiling. Radiator. In part of the hallway is:-
Study Area
Two radiators. Window to the rear. Continued strip pine flooring. Doors lead off to:-
Cloakroom
White suite comprising low level WC. Pedestal wash hand basin with mixer tap. Cut stone tiled splashback. Window to the side. Travertine tiled floor. Radiator. Built in understairs cupboard and storage cupboard.
Reception Room 1
17'4 (5.28m) x 10'11 (3.32m). Window to the rear with views over the garden and working shutters. Coved ceiling. Two radiators.
Reception Room 2
17'2 (5.23m) x 12'10 (3.91m). Three windows to the rear overlooking the garden with working shutters. Stripped pine flooring. Cast iron wood burner with a slate hearth. Exposed granite corner wall. Fitted safe. Two radiators.
Reception Room 3
18'4 (5.58m) x 17'6 (5.33m). Window to the front with shutters. Exposed beamed ceiling. Inglenook style fireplace with brick hearth and cast iron woodburner with original bread oven. Exposed granite corner wall. Door leading out into the courtyard parking area. Slate flooring. Radiator. Fitted storage. Door leading through to the utility room and a door leading through to:-
Kitchen/Dining Room
16'9 (5.1m) x 14'3 (4.34m). Corian worktop surfaces with matching upstands. Double bowl Belfast sink with mixer tap and grooved worktop drainer. Oak fronted cupboards and drawers under with integrated dishwasher, freezer and fridge. Two windows to the rear and one window to the side. Double oven cream Aga with twin hotplates. Exposed beams to the ceiling. Slate flooring throughout. Exposed stone wall. Door leading through to:-
Utility Room
17'4 (5.28m) x 7'4 (2.23m). The utility area comprises:- Belfast sink, worktop surfaces with storage. Floor standing oil fired boiler. Space for further appliances. Window to the front overlooking the courtyard. Tiled flooring. Window to the side. Window to the rear. Door leading to the outside.
First Floor Landing
Stripped pine flooring. Windows to the side. Two radiators. Coved ceiling. Further window to the front. Doors leading off to:-
Bedroom 4
8' (2.44m) x 6'11 (2.11m). Stripped pine door. Window to the side. Radiator. Fitted shelving.
Bedroom 2
17'5 (5.3m) x 11'5 (3.48m). Stripped pine door. Window to the rear. Coved ceiling. Radiator.
Bedroom 3
17'5 (5.3m) x 10'5 (3.17m). Stripped pine door. Window to the rear. Radiator. Walk in wardrobe.
Family Bathroom
White suite comprising tongue and groove panelled bath with mixer shower tap in tiled surround and glass screen. Pedestal wash hand basin. WC. One wall has tongue and groove pine panelling. Window to the rear. Slate flooring. Radiator. Heated towel rail.
Internal Landing
Radiator. Downlighters. Exposed beam. Built in airing cupboard housing mains pressure cylinder, hot water cylinder and shower pump. Three steps up to bedroom 5. Doors to:-
Bedroom 1
17' (5.18m) x 14'3 (4.34m). Window to the rear. Exposed beam. Radiator.
Bedroom 5
14'11 (4.54m) x 9'5 (2.87m). Steps leading up to:-
Attic space with window to the rear. Exposed beams.
Bathroom
Modern white suite comprising tiled panelled bath with central mixer tap. Low level WC. Wash hand basin. Large corner shower cubicle in full tiled surround with glass screen and mixer shower. Two opaque windows. Stripped pine flooring. Radiator. Heated towel rail. Downlighters. Exposed beam.
Outside
The property is approached by a private gravelled driveway providing parking for several vehicles. It also provides access through a covered doorway into Reception Room 3.
Gardens
The gardens are around three sides of the property:-
To the front there is an area of lawn with a wall enclosure and well stocked borders. This continues around the side of the house where there is a pedestrian gate out onto the road and leads onto the formal lawned gardens which are well kept with a variety of specimen trees and well stocked flower beds. There is a large outbuilding that extends onto the paddock. Area of woodland. Adjoining the garden is the paddock approximately 1.5 acres with a spinney to one side and stable block to the other of timber construction and provides two boxes and a feed store. There is also a useful range of outbuildings including store rooms, workshop, potting shed, wood store and greenhouse.
Annexe
16'10 (5.13m) x 12'9 (3.88m). Some eight feet to the rear of the property is a studio annexe.
Open plan room:-
Sitting/Bedroom - Cast iron woodburner on a raised hearth.
Small Kitchen Area - stainless steel sink. Plumbing for washing machine. Space for cooker. Window to the front and rear. Door leading through to:-
Shower Room - Tiled shower area. Pedestal wash hand basin. Window to the front. Door to:-
WC - window to the front.
Garden - Courtyard garden to the front with a central lawn with a mixed bed to side.
Services
Oil fired central heating, mains electric, mains water, mains drainage.