The Old Vicarage Hennock • Bovey Tracey • Newton Abbot • Devon • TQ13 9QD The Old Vicarage Hennock • Bovey Tracey • Newton Abbot Devon • TQ13 9QD
A characterful family home with two acres of walled gardens, enjoying splendid views across the Teign Valley and beyond
Central Exeter 15 miles • Plymouth 35 miles (Distances approximate)
Accommodation summary Entrance hall • Cloakroom • Sitting room • Dining room • Cooper room • Studio Kitchen/breakfast room • Dairy • Utility • Linhay • Store room 5 Bedrooms • Study/bedroom 6 • Jack and Jill bathroom • Shower room • Family bathroom Study Mature and well established gardens • walled garden • Parking • Hay Barn • Store room
Savills Exeter Sterling Court, 17 Dix’s Field, Exeter, EX1 1QA 01392 455 755 [email protected] Your attention is drawn to the Important Notice on the last page of the text Situation gardens and to the hills. Two of the bedrooms share access The Old Vicarage occupies a truly unique position, located at to a Jack and Jill bathroom. The remaining bedrooms share the edge of the ancient village of Hennock with lovely views a newly fitted shower room and a fully refurbished Edwardian across the Teign Valley to the Haldon Hills. A roomy but easily family bathroom with the original fittings. A long gallery runs run family house, it enjoys complete seclusion, tranquillity and the length of the house to the panelled vicar’s study, built privacy within extensive and beautiful walled gardens, bordered in the Edwardian era by the vicar-architect Robert Medley on three sides by the glebe meadows and mature beech Fulford. From the oriel window here you can enjoy some of woods. The Old Vicarage is one of the oldest continuously the property’s most wonderful views over the gardens to the inhabited houses in England, with enormous character and Haldon Hills. architectural elements raging from medieval to Edwardian The front garden is a large, spacious level lawn ideal for times, and with a continuous record of each inhabitant since traditional summer recreations such as tennis and croquet. the thirteenth century. The house is only a short walk from Several intimate garden rooms can be utilised for al-fresco the fine village church, the 16th Century Free House pub, the dining, where spectacular views across the Teign Valley to the village hall and a well- established primary school. Haldon Tower can be enjoyed. The large walled garden, with There is very easy access from Hennock onto the A38 dual several mature trees, a pleasant summerhouse, heated Hartley carriageway, leading south west to Plymouth, from where there greenhouse and raised viewing area help to create a wonderful are ferries to France and Spain, and north east to the university outside area. The garden is also home to a wide array of and cathedral city of Exeter, where there is access onto the beautiful flowers and fruitful trees. M5 motorway, railway stations with mainline connections to London and an international airport with regular flights to Outgoings London City airport. There is also a railway station at Newton Council Tax Band G Abbot, with mainline connections to Exeter and London. Services Description Mains electricity, water and drainage, oil-fired central heating. The Old Vicarage is a characterful family home set peacefully in about two acres of pretty gardens. The front door leads Fixtures and Fittings directly into a hallway with a door on the left leading to the main Only those mentioned in these sales particulars are included sitting room. The sitting room, which looks south-east over the in the sale. All others such as curtains, carpets, light fittings, front gardens, has parquet flooring and a welcoming fireplace garden ornaments etc are specifically excluded but may be beautifully finished with a marble surround and cast iron fire available by separate negotiation. basket. There are window seats and original shutters in each window, welcoming the morning sun. The hallway then bears Directions past the main stairs to the elegant dining room, which also has From Plymouth, take the A38 past the Bovey Tracey exit to original shutters and a working fireplace. From this room too the Kingsteignton and Chudleigh Knighton exit, turning left at there are views of the flower borders and level lawn. the top of the slip road. Go straight ahead for half a mile; at the Dairy The kitchen truly is the heart of this wonderful family home. crossroads, go straight over onto the Hennock road, and then up There is a splendid array of integrated appliances, plentiful the hill for two miles, into the village. storage, newly-fitted Chalon units and an Aga. Adjacent to the From Exeter, take the A38 exit to Chudleigh Knighton, go through kitchen is the dairy, with cool storage, fitted Chalon units and a that village and just after the village shop take the right turn past summer kitchen. the Claycutters Arms. After half a mile, turn right for Hennock. The kitchen also flows naturally to the snug or copper room Go through the village and the gatehouse of the Old Vicarage – the original copper is still in place - where an additional will be found opposite the Inn. Parking either in the Old Vicarage fireplace fitted with a handsome oil-fired stove provides warmth courtyard or 50 yards up the hill in St Mary’s Church car park. and focus. Off the snug is the studio/exercise room, full of cool north light, and the ground floor cloakroom and WC and the laundry room. Viewings Strictly by appointment with Savills. Prior to making an There are 6 generous bedrooms on the first floor, including appointment to view we strongly recommend that you discuss three dating from the Tudor period and two from the Regency. any particular points which are likely to affect your interest in There are window seats and captivating views over the the property with a member of staff who has seen the property. The Old Vicarage, Hennock, Bovey Tracey, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ13 9QD Approximate Gross Internal Area: 356.1 sq.m. / 3833.1 sq.ft.
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Ordnance Survey © Crown Copyright 2018. All rights reserved. Licence number 100022432. Plotted Scale - 1:750