3 Burnthouse Cottages 3 Burnthouse Strete Ralegh, Whimple, Exeter, EX5 2PP Exeter 11 miles Whimple 1.2 miles Otter St Mary 4 miles

• Semi-rural location in East Devon • Grade II Listed thatched cottage • Characterful features • Cottage gardens • 3 Bedrooms • Ample parking

Guide price £325,000

SITUATION Ideally situated for someone who wants to live in a semi-rural location and yet just a few minutes' drive from a dual carriageway which leads to the M5 motorway and also a short drive from Exeter International Airport (6 miles). The property is just over one mile from the village of Whimple with its good range of local facilities including two pubs, doctors surgery, post office, church, bus service, well-respected primary school (Ofsted: Good) and A charming attached thatched Grade II Listed cottage enjoying the heritage centre. There is also a cricket field and train station on the Waterloo line. The historic town of Ottery St Mary (4 miles) rural surroundings of a delightful hamlet has a wider range of facilities including hospital, renowned secondary school (The King's School) and sports centre. The university and cathedral city of Exeter (11 miles) has an extensive range of facilities befitting a centre of its importance. The property is a short drive from the Daisymount junction of the A30 dual carriageway which links to the M5 at junction 29. DESCRIPTION This attractive Grade II Listed thatched cottage is an end property in a terrace of three enjoying a semi-rural location in the hamlet of Strete Ralegh near Whimple. The Listed Buildings notes suggest the property dates from the 17th or 18th Century. A charming home full of character with three bedrooms, sitting room with a glazed seating area, dining room with wood burner, kitchen, utility and a contemporary bathroom. The property enjoys cottage gardens, established grounds of lawns, shrubs, seating area and ample parking. ACCOMMODATION A rustic porch with lead lined windows offers the ideal space to double up as the boot room leading through to a small inner hall which provides a storage area beneath the stairs. To the left is the sitting room which has a front aspect and a delightful glazed area, a sun spot to sit and enjoy the garden with double doors leading out. The sitting room has exposed beams, revealed painted brick wall and a fireplace. The dining room has a front aspect with a lead lined window, exposed beams, parquet flooring and a feature fireplace with an inset wood burner. Off the dining room is the kitchen, with a rear aspect, an array of matching base units and space for a fridge freezer and cooker. The utility, with internal and external access, has exposed beams, a wall mounted boiler and space for a number of appliances. The stylish and contemporary bathroom has a dual aspect providing a bath with shower over, wc, basin and a ladder-style radiator.

The first floor landing has a front aspect window. Bedroom 1 has a front aspect lead lined window and exposed beams, the rear of the room provides a dressing area which has the potential to create an en suite shower room (subject to the necessary consents). Bedroom 2 has a rear aspect with a storage cupboard. Bedroom 3 is a single room with a front aspect window. OUTSIDE A drive to the front of the property provides parking for a number of vehicles, surrounded by an established garden of shrubs, an area of lawn, pond and a timber shed. Running alongside the cottage is a former chicken run but an ideal area to create a vegetable garden. The rear garden is mostly laid to lawn, backing on to open fields, with timber sheds, greenhouse and a delightful gravel seating area. SERVICES Mains electricity. Mains water. Shared private drainage. LPG central heating. DIRECTIONS From Exeter and the M5, proceed east on the A30. Take the slipway off the A30 at Daisymount signposted Ottery St Mary and Whimple. At the next roundabout take the 1st exit signposted Rockbeare and Whimple. After approximately 500 meters turn left onto Church Lane. Follow this lane taking the left hand bend in the road signposted to Strete Ralegh. Just before the right hand bend in the road, next to Strete Ralegh Farm, take the track (naming the properties leading up this no through road) where the property is located at the end. 3 Burnthouse Cottages, Strete Ralegh, Whimple, Exeter, EX5 2PP

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