Ref: LCAA8398 Offers around £750,000

Orchard House, Stratton, , , EX23 9TD FREEHOLD

Available for sale for the first time in 30 years. Situated in a delightful rural position is this 3 bedroomed detached character home sympathetically updated and improved. With the benefit of a detached 2 bedroomed annexe (for family accommodation) set in gardens and grounds of approaching 0.4 of an acre, yet only about 3 miles from the coast. 2 Ref: LCAA8398

SUMMARY OF ACCOMMODATION

MAIN HOUSE

Ground Floor: hall, sitting room, kitchen, snug/bedroom 4, bath/shower room.

First Floor: 3 bedrooms and bathroom.

ANNEXE

Living room with kitchen, 2 bedrooms, shower room/wc plus mezzanine area.

Outside: Approaching 0.4 of an acre. Ample parking for a number of vehicles and caravan/boat storage space.

DESCRIPTION

Orchard House is a lovely character home which has been in the same family ownership for the last 30 years. The house is set in an idyllic rural position between the villages of and Stratton. The house is believed to have been converted in the 1970’s from an original Shippon or cattle shed. 3 Ref: LCAA8398

The house is approached off a quiet country lane through a five bar gate onto a broad gravelled driveway with lawned gardens to one side and in front of the house and the annexe plenty of parking and storage.

Orchard House opens into a broad reception hallway with turning staircase to the first floor. There is a very good sized living room which is dual aspect to one side with views over the front and to the rear gardens with a woodburning stove. The recently refitted kitchen is in white with a range of fitted appliances with an outlook over the rear garden. To the other end of the house is a fourth bedroom or study and next to this is a refitted shower room/wc.

To the first floor are three good sized double bedrooms, two of them are dual aspect and the master bedroom has recently had a range of fitted wardrobes and cupboards. There is a well appointed family bathroom serving the bedrooms.

The annexe is approached to one side of the main driveway with a parking area in front of it.

A doorway opens into the very spacious living room which has a vaulted ceiling, windows to the front and rear, a multi fuel stove and a very useful mezzanine level. The refitted kitchen is to one side and there are bedrooms to the front and rear. The main bedroom opens out onto the rear garden. There is a shower room/wc between the bedrooms.

The gardens extend to approaching 0.4 of an acre and to the front provide ample parking and storage space with a lawned area and are surrounded by a retaining wall to one side. Adjoining the annexe is a paved sitting area and adjoining this is the archway between the 4 Ref: LCAA8398 house and the annexe which leads into the main garden. This is primarily lawned but with some feature flower and shrub beds and hedging to one side.

All in all, Orchard House and its annexe are a lovely opportunity for someone wishing to live in an idyllic rural setting.

LOCATION

Orchard House and annexe are located in a delightful rural position in the tiny hamlet of Cann Orchard which is mentioned in the Domesday Book. This will be a coveted location by many, in some ways having the best of all worlds with a delightfully tucked away, peaceful, rural environment enjoying lovely views out over the surrounding countryside towards the sea and enjoying close proximity to the north Cornish coast with easy access to the fantastic surfing beaches at Widemouth and Bude both within a short drive. The nearby village of Stratton provides for day to day requirements whilst within a further two miles, on the coast is the resort town of Bude providing a wide array of leisure, commercial and retail facilities, a delightful canal and river which meets the Atlantic ocean with sandy beaches in the estuary mouth and further beaches available on the coast to both north and south. There are lovely cliff top and coastal walks to be enjoyed along this rugged coastline, popular for bathing and fishing as well. In addition to a decent range of local schools we understand that there are buses from Bude to Shebbear College and St Joseph’s in Launcestion.

The hinterland to the town of Bude is predominantly open farmland and countryside with rural hamlets and villages, dissected by a myriad of footpaths and bridleways providing lovely walks. The nearby A39 (the Atlantic Highway) provides swift road access northwards into tracking the coast providing access to further beauty spots and southwards follows the coast down to the coastal resorts of Rock, and the fishing village of . The A3072 provides a main road route across county from Bude to to where it joins the A30, which provides a dual carriageway link all the way into Devon and the city of Exeter where it joins the national motorway network.

To the north on the Devon coast are further well renown surfing resorts in Bay at Westward Ho, Braunton, Croyde and Woolacombe all within an easy drive.

THE ACCOMMODATION COMPRISES (all floor plans and dimensions are approximate)

OPEN ENTRANCE. Timber oversized entrance door to:-

ENTRANCE HALLWAY. Turning staircase, understairs storage cupboard, tiled floor, window to the front. Doorway through to:-

SITTING ROOM – 18’3” x 16’. A dual aspect room with windows to the front and over the rear garden taking in the outlook, timber floor, woodburning stove on hearth and surround, wall mounted electric heater, inset spotlights, hatch through to:-

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KITCHEN – 12’2” x 10’3”. A range of white units, complementary worksurfaces and tiling, sink unit with mixer tap, plumbing for dishwasher, window overlooking the rear garden taking in the outlook.

6 Ref: LCAA8398 DINING ROOM / SNUG – 16’5” x 10’. Window overlooking the front courtyard, night storage heater.

SHOWER ROOM / WC. Large shower cubicle with Mira Sport shower, wash hand basin in vanity unit and further cupboard, low level wc, plumbing for automatic washing machine and dryer, wall mounted heated towel rail, frosted glazed window to the rear.

From the main hallway a lovely turning staircase rising to:-

FIRST FLOOR

LANDING. Access to loft space, three windows overlooking the front, airing cupboard housing the hot water cylinder with shelving.

7 Ref: LCAA8398 PRINCIPAL BEDROOM – 15’4” x 11’3”. A lovely dual aspect room with windows over the front courtyard and to the countryside beyond and to the rear over the gardens and rolling countryside beyond. A full range of fitted wardrobes and cupboards, wash hand basin in vanity unit, ceiling spotlights, Dimplex Quantum storage heater.

BEDROOM 2 – 16’7 maximum x 12’3”. Two windows overlooking the rear garden taking in the views. Wall mounted wash hand basin vanity unit, Dimplex Quantum heater, wardrobe cupboard.

BEDROOM 3 – 16’9” x 10’. Dual aspect bedroom with window overlooking the front gardens and to the countryside beyond and window to the rear overlooking rear garden. Dimplex Quantum electric heater, wash hand basin in vanity unit. 8 Ref: LCAA8398 BATHROOM. A modern suite in white comprising corner bath with shower attachment, low level wc, wash hand basin in vanity unit, frosted glazed window to the rear, heated towel rail, tiled floor.

ANNEXE

Entrance into:-

OPEN-PLAN LIVING ROOM / KITCHEN – 31’9” maximum x 18’8”. A lovely large and spacious open-plan living room with vaulted ceiling. Full width glazed frontage to the sitting room overlooking the front courtyard, further window to the rear overlooking the rear garden, woodburning stove on raise hearth, some exposed granite to the walls, timber staircase up to mezzanine level with two Velux windows. Step down to:-

KITCHEN AREA. A range of white fronted base and wall mounted units, worksurface, single drainer sink unit, plumbing for automatic washing machine, fitted Hotpoint oven with Candy hob and extractor, steps down into:- 9 Ref: LCAA8398

BEDROOM 2 – 11’ x 10’6”. Window to the front courtyard with some restricted head height, timber walls and ceiling.

SHOWER ROOM / WC. Corner shower cubicle, low level wc, wall mounted wash hand basin, inset ceiling spotlights, Creda wall mounted heater.

BEDROOM 1 – 12’5” x 12’5”. A super room with door and window out onto the rear garden and sitting area.

OUTSIDE

Orchard House is approached off a quiet rural country lane and is set back behind a lovely stone wall and approached through a five bar timber gate. There is a wide gravelled driveway with parking for a number of vehicles and this is sensibly configured to allow guests to park to the front of the annexe. There is an area of lawn with mature shrubs to the front and a high hedge to the other side affording a good degree of privacy. Immediately between the main house and annexe is a walkway through an arched wall into the rear garden and adjoining this to the front is a lovely seating area with paved patio. The rear gardens are a delight to be enjoyed either from the annexe or the main house. These gardens are primarily lawned with hedge and fence borders to each side. There are areas of interest including rockeries with a wealth of mature shrubs and plants of interest as well as sitting areas. 10 Ref: LCAA8398

GENERAL INFORMATION

VIEWING – Strictly by prior appointment through: Lillicrap Chilcott, Landrian House, 59-60 Lemon Street, , Cornwall, TR1 2PE. Telephone: (01872) 273473. E-mail: [email protected].

POST CODE – EX23 9TD.

SERVICES – Mains water and electricity. Private drainage. Electric night store heaters. For Council Tax see www.mycounciltax.org.uk.

DIRECTIONS – From the centre of Bude take the A3073 in a southerly direction towards the A39. Turn left onto Pinch Hill which is signposted Marhamchurch and continue into the centre of the village turning left onto Hobbacott Lane, follow this lane out of the village for a couple of hundred yards taking the first left hand turning. Continue along this road for about ¼ of a mile and Orchard House will be found on the right hand side clearly visible with a Lillicrap Chilcott for sale board.

AGENT’S NOTE – The above particulars have been prepared as a general guide only for prospective buyers. Whilst we have endeavoured to provide a fair and reasonable description of the property, no specific survey or detailed inspection has been carried out in relation to the property, the services, the appliances and any fixtures and fittings or equipment. All buyers should rely on their own surveys and investigations in connection with any purchase of the property. All measurements, floor plans, dimensions, acreages and distances are approximate only and should not be relied upon for accuracy.

OFFICE OPENING HOURS – Monday to Friday 9.00am to 5.30pm. Saturday - 9.00am to 1.00pm. NB: A number of staff are available for viewing appointments all day Saturday and all day Sunday.

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