Whites Cross, Buckfastleigh Whites Cross, Buckfastleigh 10 Lower Dean, TQ11 0LS Buckfastleigh 1 Mile Totnes 7 Miles Exeter 23 Miles
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Whites Cross, Buckfastleigh Whites Cross, Buckfastleigh 10 Lower Dean, TQ11 0LS Buckfastleigh 1 mile Totnes 7 miles Exeter 23 miles • Delightful Grade II listed character cottage • Lovely open plan kitchen and dining room • Sitting room with wood burner • Feature studio room with double height gable window • Two/Three Bedrooms • Mezzanine area • Cottage gardens • Large timber shed/store Guide price £350,000 SITUATION Whites Cross is a lovely Grade II listed period cottage, conveniently situated on the edge of Dean Prior and close to both Buckfastleigh and South Brent. Buckfastleigh, on the south eastern edge of Dartmoor National Park, is a small and interesting market town and originally an important wool centre. The town has a full range of facilities and amenities, and the A38 Devon Expressway is near by providing fast and easy access to both Plymouth and Exeter. Delightful Grade II listed cottage with character features and lovely DESCRIPTION studio room with double height gable window Whites Cross is a lovely character cottage, and as well as offering versatile family accommodation also offers a wealth of character features. A large, open plan kitchen/dining room is complemented with stone flagged and timber flooring, a 4-oven Aga, traditional timber units as well as French doors opening into the pretty cottage garden. A real feature of the property is the lovely, light studio with double height window in the gable end, together with a very useful mezzanine floor above - suitable for occasional bedroom use or as a study/office area. Downstairs there is a cosy and characterful lounge with wood burner, timber flooring and a wrought iron spiral staircase to the first floor. Upstairs 2 double bedrooms, a family bathroom and further study/storage area are on offer, although the large master bedroom could easily be divided into two (subject to the necessary planning consents). ACCOMMODATION A stable door leads into a lovely kitchen/dining room with stone flags and a raised dining area with timber flooring. A dual aspect room with French doors to the rear cottage garden with a 4-oven Aga, traditional timber base units, butler sink and larder cupboard. A cosy and comfortable dual aspect lounge again has timber flooring, as well as a wood burner and wrought iron spiral staircase to the upper floor. Glazed doors to rear Utility Room with plumbing for washing machine and further French doors to the cottage gardens. Returning through the Kitchen and Dining area you will find a real feature of the property - a beautifully converted and light studio room with double height gable end window and very useful mezzanine floor above with rustic timber balustrade, velux window to rear and accessed via an open tread "space saver" staircase - providing ideal further bedroom or study/ storage space. Upstairs two double bedrooms (one very large) and a bathroom plus further study/storage area are on offer. NB Potential purchasers may wish to consider the potential for converting the master bedroom into two rooms (subject to the necessary planning and building consents) OUTSIDE To the side of the property double timber gates give access to the lovely cottage gardens, mainly laid to lawn with a range of mature flower and shrub borders, as well as a very useful rustic timber garden workshop with work benches, storage and a WC) Further raised flower beds with stone wall frontage provide a pretty boundary to the rear of the property, whilst a series of steps lead down to the lower garden with pond. SERVICES Mains water, gas, electricity and drainage LOCAL AUTHORITY South Hams District Council, Follaton House, Plymouth Road, Totnes, Devon, TQ9 5NE. Tel: 01803 861234. E-mail: [email protected]. VIEWING Strictly by prior appointment with Stags Totnes property office on 01803 865454 DIRECTIONS From Totnes take the A384 towards Buckfastleigh and cross over the A38 dual carriageway. Follow the road around to the left into Dart Bridge Road and this in turn leads into Plymouth Road. Continue for several miles passing the village sign of Dean Prior, and Whites Cross will be found on the right hand side just after Dean Forge, and marked with a Stags For Sale Board Whites Cross, Buckfastleigh, 10 Lower Dean, TQ11 0LS These particulars are a guide only and should not be relied upon for any purpose. Stags The Granary, Coronation Road, Totnes, Devon, TQ9 5GN Tel: 01803 865454 [email protected] Cornwall | Devon | Somerset | Dorset | London stags.co.uk.