Dyers Cottage Dyers Cottage Broad Parkham, Bideford, EX39 5PJ Parkham 1.1 Miles Bucks Mills/Coast 3.1 Miles Bideford 6.8 Miles
• Detached character property • Private rural location • 2.5 Acres with orchard • Outbuildings • Garaging • Level pasture paddock • Detached stone barn with development potential stpp
Guide price £575,000
SITUATION The property sits on the edge of the small hamlet of Broad Parkham, which is located 1.1 miles away from the traditional Devonshire village of Parkham. Parkham provides a primary school, community hall with bar, a butchers and places of worship. The property is also located just over a mile away from the highly favoured and award winning thatched public house & luxury hotel 'The Hoops Inn'. There is also easy access to the rugged North Devon coastline at the historic village of Bucks Mills approximately 3.1 miles away with a pebbled beach and coastal footpath that offers superb coastal Character property situated in a rural private position enjoying far walks with stunning vistas. There are local shops close-by at Woolsery 4.4 miles, Bucks Cross 2.1 miles and a village farm shop in the hamlet. reaching countryside views set in 2.5 acres Additional nearby places of interest include the Heritage village of Clovelly 4.0 Miles and the surrounding Estate with its woods and the Hobby Drive.
Westward Ho! is within an easy driving distance, with its famous Pebble Ridge and sandy beach, the waves can occasionally be heard rumbling from Dyers. Nearby there is also Peppercombe with its lovely walks through National Trust land down to unspoilt beaches, Hartland and Welcombe. Further afield is Saunton Sands with long sandy beach connecting to Braunton Burrows, a UNESCO nature reserve and one of the biggest sand dune systems in the UK.
The port and market town of Bideford is approximately 6.8 miles away offering a wider range of facilities including various shops, butchers, banks, bakeries, pubs and restaurants. Cafes, schooling for all ages (public and private) and 5 supermarkets. Atlantic Village shopping outlet and retail complex is also nearby and offers a range of popular brands such as Marks & Spencers, GAP and Starbucks to name a few. The regional centre of Barnstaple is approximately 15 miles away and offers all the areas main business, shopping and commercial venues. There are also good transport connections via the A361 link road which connects the motorway network at Junction 27 at the M5 or via rail and the Tarka Line. DESCRIPTION Dyers Cottage enjoys a peaceful tucked away location situated on a gentle, southerly slope of the river Yeo's valley with an uninterrupted rural outlook over surrounding countryside and beyond. Set in 2.5 acres including paddock, orchard, gardens, with extensive outbuildings totalling around 175 sq m (1,183 sq' ft) including a detached large barn, which formerly had planning consent for conversion into a residential annexe.
This characterful property includes a superb sitting room with a vaulted ceiling which is overlooked by a minstrels gallery/study area with a secondary staircase to the first floor. The living room which opens into a south-facing sun room. There is a kitchen/breakfast room with walk-in larder and dual-fuel Lacanche Cluny range cooker. Also on the ground floor is a WC/shower room. On the first floor there are three bedrooms and a modern family bathroom, plus useful attic space which can be accessed from a staircase from the first floor landing. OUTSIDE There is a level pasture paddock, with separate direct access from the road, ideal for those looking for an equestrian property or could be used for camping/yurt site, subject to the necessary planning and permissions.
The property is approached from a quiet council road connecting to the private entrance driveway and front garden. The rear, south facing, sloping lawn garden has a variety of flowering trees, pond, bushes and shrubs. There is also a vegetable garden with a recently re-covered polytunnel, fruit cage and a well stocked orchard including apple, plum and pear trees. OUTBUILDINGS Externally, there is a large stone built barn in good condition, ideal for conversion, subject to the relevant planning permissions. Permission had been previously granted for conversion into auxiliary accommodation but could be adapted stpp to convert into holiday letting barns for a useful income. Plans can be obtained from the Torridge District Council planning website (Ref: 1/1129/2004/FUL). In addition there is a range of other storage outbuildings, workshop and garaging including a barn, totalling 175 sq m (1,183 sq' ft). SERVICES Private water supply from a spring fed well and bore-hole. Mains electricity. LPG connection to supply the range cooker. DIRECTIONS From Bideford proceed to the Heywood Road roundabout at the end of the Torridge New Bridge, turn left onto the A39 Atlantic highway. Continue for approx. 6 miles passing Fairy Cross, Horns Cross and The Hoops Inn on the right hand side. Continue up the hill taking the second left hand turning sign posted Broad Parkham. Continue on this road taking the next left hand turning and continue along the road where the entrance to Dyers can be found on the right hand side. Dyers Cottage, Broad Parkham, Bideford, EX39 5PJ
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