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Millaton NEAR BRIDESTOWE •

Millaton House NEAR BRIDESTOWE • DEVON Bridestowe 0.8 mile • National Park 1 mile • 6 miles 9 miles • Bude 26 miles • 27 miles (All distances are approximate) Millaton House is a immaculately restored and beautifully configured country house with leisure amenities and integrated secondary accommodation. The house stands in magnificent landscaped gardens with fine views towards Dartmoor National Park. Entrance • Drawing • Morning room • • Library • 2 studies • • Rear hall • Service kitchen / • • Boot room • Strong room • • Cold room • 3 WCs

Master suite with dressing room and 2 Four further bedroom suites • Bedroom 6 / sewing room • Galleried sitting area • Billiard room • Cinema room

Indoor swimming • with changing facilities

Workshop • Double • Gym

Carrington Lodge: • Kitchen • 2 •

Landscaped gardens and grounds • Tennis Court • Summerhouse • Lake

In all about 6.4 acres (2.59 hectares)

Exeter Country Department 19 Southernhay East 55 Baker Street Exeter, Devon EX1 1QD London W1U 8AN Tel: +44 1392 423 111 Tel: +44 20 7861 1528 [email protected] [email protected] www.knightfrank.co.uk

These particulars are intended only as a guide and must not be relied upon as statements of fact. Your attention is drawn to the Important Notice on the last page of the brochure. Situation and Amenities Millaton House is located in a remarkably unspoilt part of Devon, yet communication links and local amenities are excellent. The location of the house means that the best of Devon and Cornwall can be enjoyed without the crowds and congestion. The closest village, Bridestowe, is only a 2 minute S drive away. It is a thriving village with two churches, a primary school, post office/ village hall and a 17th Century Inn, The White Hart. The cricket club is nearby Millaton House. There is a large Waitrose supermarket at Okehampton (6 miles) and the popular town of Tavistock is about 9 miles away with an excellent selection of local shops. The area offers some exceptional facilities including restaurants at Olga Polizzi’s Endsleigh Hotel and Park. A full range of retail, commercial and leisure amenities can be found in the Cathedral City of Exeter, around 27 miles away. is some 26 miles away, with a good selection of sporting amenities including yachting marinas. Dartmoor National Park itself is renowned for the diversity of its countryside as well as the many various sporting and recreational activities available within its vicinity. Exeter Airport is about 35 minutes’ drive from Millaton A House and offers an excellent number of domestic and international flights, including two flights per day to London City Airport (1 hour). Exeter St. David’s station provides regular mainline T services to London Paddington (from 2 hours 10 minutes).

The A30 dual carriageway is 2 miles from Millaton M House and connects with the M5 motorway at Exeter, linking to the wider national motorway network.

The Cathedral City of Exeter has a very good selection E of private schools, including Exeter College and The Maynard. Also nearby are Mount Kelly at Tavistock, Blundells at Tiverton and Stover at . Summary & Historical Background and glamorous house which includes a self-contained apartment accessible from the main house or by its own A classic six bedroom Georgian English country house set in seven acres of beautifully landscaped gardens, the property exterior entrance. The stylish interior design has added an has excellent leisure facilities, an attached two bedroom extra layer of luxury and comfort to this outstanding residence. apartment and superb uninterrupted views over its gardens, The complete refurbishment gave the owners the adjoining farmland and Dartmoor National Park. opportunity to improve the configuration of the house Millaton House is Grade II Listed as being of special which is now an ideal property for entertaining friends architectural or historic interest. Millaton House was rebuilt and family. The principal reception and bedrooms on the site of an old Mansion House in about 1700 and all enjoy beautiful gardens views. Notably, the “working” enlarged in the early-19th Century. English Heritage dates elements of the house are thoughtfully arranged to the rear the current house back to the mid-19th Century. and in addition to the main kitchen, the house has a service Described in White’s directory in 1850 as a ‘Handsome kitchen and laundry for the use of staff and chefs. There is mansion in tasteful grounds’, it was bought by Lord also a wine cellar and walk-in refrigeration room. Carrington in 1924 and was the childhood of Lord Peter Carrington, who was Foreign Secretary in Mrs. Carrington Lodge Thatcher’s government. With separate access and parking, this beautifully appointed apartment has two bedrooms, living room, kitchen and Millaton House bathroom. It also links with the main house at ground and Millaton House has been completely refurbished throughout first , so can either form part of the main house or be in a fresh, classic country style. It is a comfortable, elegant used as separate accommodation.

Reception Bedroom Bathroom Kitchen/Utility Storage Recreation

Ground Floor

This plan is for layout guidance only. Not drawn to scale unless stated. & openings are approximate. Whilst every care is taken in the preparation of this plan, please check all dimensions, shapes & compass bearings before making any decisions reliant upon them. Approximate Gross Internal Floor Area 1,130 sq m (12,160 sq ft)

Carrington Lodge

First Floor Leisure Facilities Millaton House has enviable leisure facilities, including an reflective and wireless audio system, in a humidity indoor , sauna, tennis court, gym, cinema, controlled environment. Adjoining the pool is changing billiards room, library, summerhouse, landscaped gardens room with heated floor, sauna and shower room. and a small lake. The billiards room on the first floor The tennis court is situated to the side of the house in a features a full size table and system sheltered position, surrounded by trees. with recessed 3 meter screen. The swimming pool is a perimeter overflow pool with Gardens and Grounds Millaton House owns about 7 acres of beautiful landscaped gardens, which lie to the south, west and east of the house and offer over 150 varieties of azaleas and rhododendrons, as well as ancient Yew and Cedar trees. The garden also features a summerhouse and , with views towards Dartmoor National Park. On the eastern edge of the property is a band of woodland, with ash, beech, birch, oak, Norway spruce and willow trees.

Council Tax Band H. Local Authority Borough Council: 01822 813600 : 01392 382000 Fixtures and Fittings All those items regarded as tenant’s fixtures and fittings, together with the fitted carpets, curtains and light fittings, MILLATON HOUSE are specifically excluded from the sale. However, certain items may be available by separate negotiation. Rights of Way Four residential neighbours to the north of Millaton House have a vehicular right of way to use the lower stretch of driveway to Millaton House. Directions (EX20 4NP) From the M5 motorway at Exeter, follow signs for the A30 to Bodmin / Okehampton. Follow the A30 for approximately 26 miles and at the Cross junction, take the A386 slip road to Tavistock/Plymouth/

Note: “This plan is based upon the Ordnance //Bude. At the T-junction, turn right Survey map with the sanction of the control of H.M. Stationary office. This plan is for convenience of and then immediately left signposted Launceston (A30). purchasers only. Its accuracy is not guaranteed and it is expressly excluded from any contract. Licence Follow this road for about 2.5 miles and the entrance Number. No. ES100017767.” drive to Millaton House will be found on your right hand side. Follow the driveway all the way to the front of the GENERAL REMARKS AND STIPULATIONS house. Method of Sale Services Viewings The freehold of Millaton House is available for sale by private Mains electricity, drainage and water. Bore hole water Viewing is strictly by prior appointment with the sole treaty with vacant possession on completion. supply for garden. Internet controlled zoned heating system agents Knight Frank LLP. throughout the property. Calor gas supply for apartment.

Important Notice: Particulars: These particulars are not an offer or contract, nor part of one. You should not rely on statements by Knight Frank LLP in the particulars or by word of mouth or in writing (“information”) as being factually accurate about the property, its condition or its value. Neither Knight Frank LLP nor any joint agent has any authority to make any representations about the property, and accordingly any information given is entirely without responsibility on the part of the agents, seller(s) or lessor(s). Photos etc: The photographs show only certain parts of the property as they appeared at the time they were taken. Areas, measurements and distances given are approximate only. Regulations etc: Any reference to alterations to, or use of, any part of the property does not mean that any necessary planning, regulations or other consent has been obtained. A buyer or lessee must find out by inspection or in other ways that these matters have been properly dealt with and that all information is correct. VAT: The VAT position relating to the property may change without notice. Knight Frank LLP is a limited liability partnership registered in England with registered number OC305934. Our registered office is 55 Baker Street, London, W1U 8AN, where you may look at a list of members’ names.

Photographs: 2013. Particulars: May 2017. Kingfisher Print and Design. 01803 867087.