Sextons Cottage

Sextons Cottage Tipton St John, , EX10 0AG

Sidmouth Sea Front 4.5 Miles • Exeter 14 Miles • 3 Miles

Substantial character village home with wonderful grounds and fishing rights

• 5 Bedrooms (3 en suites) and family bathroom • Drawing room, family room/study, dining room, sitting room, and conservatory • Kitchen/breakfast room with hand crafted Maple units • Utility, boiler room, downstairs wet room and cloakroom • Sweeping drive with electric gated entrance • Beautiful lawns, patio and specimen trees • Two Paddocks • 554 yards (516 m) single bank frontage and fishing rights to the River Otter

In all the property extends to 3.29 acres (1.33 ha)

Stags Stags Bank House, 66 High Street 21 Southernhay West The London Office Honiton Exeter 40 St James’s Place Devon EX14 1PS Devon EX1 1PR London Tel: 01404 45885 Tel: 01392 255202 SW1A 1NS Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Tel: 020 7839 0888 stags.co.uk Situation Sextons Cottage sits in an accessible position on the edge of the village of Tipton St John in the Otter Valley. The village benefits from a good range of facilities including community hall, playing fields, church, primary school, shop, garage and renowned Golden Lion pub, providing a home to the active community.

This much sought after area is located between the towns of Ottery St Mary to the north and the Regency Coastal town of Sidmouth to the South. Ottery St Mary has a range of facilities including banks, post office, doctors, hospital and The King School (of which Tipton St John is a linked school).

Famous for its long esplanade, beaches and attractive public gardens, Sidmouth provides for most every day requirements, including a range of quality shops and amenities, as well as recreational facilities which include a theatre and cinema, swimming pool, sailing club, cricket, tennis and croquet clubs, and a popular golf course. The market town of Honiton lies inland to the north and has further facilities including a main line rail link to London (Waterloo).

The University and Cathedral City of Exeter is further towards the west along the A3052 and has an excellent range of shopping facilities within the new Princesshay Development and High Street. There are good communications with a main line rail link to London (Paddington) as well as access to the M5 and Exeter International Airport.

The property is well located for walking and riding enthusiasts with a number of foot and bridle paths in the area to take advantage of the surrounding coast and countryside.

Description The original part of Sextons Cottage is believed to date back to the 17th Century and, although this has not been confirmed, originally the house formed two cottages looking out on to the small Devon lane.

In the early 70s the property was purchased by a local builder for his own home. The property was then substantially extended creating the majority of the current 3,935 sq ft home standing today. The extension seamlessly joins the modern cavity wall construction with the traditional cob and stone of the former cottages, resulting in an impressive character home overlooking the landscaped grounds.

The property benefits from leaded light windows most of which are double glazed and some with double glazed secondary glazing.

Accommodation A porch leads into an entrance hall with stairs leading to the first floor and access to the principal rooms. The drawing room has exposed beams and a fireplace as does the family room/study with stove.

Into the extended part of the house is the dining room and cloakroom. The kitchen/breakfast room is a double aspect room with a range of hand crafted Maple units with brass hinges and worktops, including an island unit. Please note that the main appliances; electric oven, second oven, induction hob and built-in microwave were installed in early August. The large sitting room was converted from the former garage and has an impressive bay window and curved window seat. The floor has been tiled with Bavarian Jurassic Limestone which includes visible fossils. Off this room our clients added a sun room, glazed to the front and part of the roof allowing plenty of light and better heat control. This room with the adjacent wet room has the versatility to be a sixth ground floor bedroom.

On the first floor are five double bedrooms, three with en suites (two of these with baths), as well as a recently re-fitted family bathroom. Each of the bathrooms feature individual hand painted tiles.

Outside and Grounds Generous timber electric gates provide an imposing entrance leading along the sweeping drive to a gravel parking area to the front of the house and the DOUBLE GARAGE. A SINGLE GARAGE, accessed from the road provides further storage.

A paved patio extends around the property, overlooking the private gardens and adjoining the Metcombe Brook, which runs to the rear of the house. The gardens are predominately laid to lawn interspersed by large specimen trees.

A timber five-bar gate and post and rail fence separates the garden from a near level paddock that leads on down towards the river meadow. The river meadow runs alongside the River Otter with approximately 554 yards (516 m) of single bank fishing rights. There is a separate access to the fields from the village.

In all the property extends to 3.29 acres (1.33 ha).

Viewing Strictly by appointment through the agents, Stags on 01404 45885.

Directions From Junction 30 of the M5, proceed east towards Sidmouth and Newton Poppleford on the A3052. Upon reaching Newton Poppleford go straight over at the roundabout. Immediately take the left turn signposted to Venn Ottery and Southerton. Stay on this road and continue through the hamlet of Venn Ottery. On entering Tipton St John (opposite the school) turn left and the property is the 2nd house on the right, through the large timber electric gates.

Services Mains electricity, water (with leak detection), gas and drainage. Gas fired central heating.

Local Authority District Council, Council Offices, Knowle, Sidmouth, Devon, EX10 8HL. Tel: 01395 516551. www.eastdevon.gov.uk.

These particulars are a guide only and should not be relied upon for any purpose.

Approx. Gross Internal Floor Area 365.5 Sq Metres 3935 Sq Ft (Excludes Restricted Head Height And Includes Garage)

Drawing Room Family Room Bedroom 1 Bedroom 2 9.75 x 3.61m 3.86 x 3.76m 6.63 x 3.71m 3.96 x 3.66m 32' x 11'10 12'8 x 12'4 21'9 x 12'2 13' x 12'

Ground Floor First Floor Down Up

Dining Room 4.39 x 4.19m 14'5 x 13'9 Bedroom 3 4.22 x 3.76m 13'10 x 12'4

Kitchen / Breakfast Room 5.33 x 4.83m Bedroom 4 17'6 x 15'10 4.22 x 3.20m Garage 13'10 x 10'6 Utility 5.79 x 5.61m 2.97 x 2.59m 19' x 18'5 9'9 x 8'6

Sitting Room 6.40 x 5.49m Boiler Room 21' x 18' Bedroom 5 3.73 x 3.43m 12'3 x 11'3 Store

Conservatory 4.57 x 4.22m 15' x 13'10