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Clanage House Bishopsteignton, Devon Clanage House Bishopsteignton, Devon Clanage House Bishopsteignton, Devon, TQ14 9QS A stunning Georgian village house with a separate annexe and a beautiful garden. Teignmouth 2 miles, Exeter 17 miles, Newton Abbot 4.3 miles (London Paddington 2 hours 15 mins) (All distances and times approximate) Accommodation and amenities Entrance hall | Sitting room| Dining room | Kitchen | Utility room | Family room Shower room | WC | Two Stores Principal bedroom | Five further bedrooms | Family bathroom | Study Annexe Kitchen / Living room | Bedroom | Bathroom Garage Gardens and grounds Exeter 19 Southernhay East, Exeter EX1 1QD Tel: 01392 423111 [email protected] knightfrank.co.uk Situation Clanage House is beautifully located being "tucked away" and yet right within the heart of ever-popular Bishopsteignton. This desirable village is set above and beside the beautiful Teign Estuary, around 2-miles from the seaside town on Teignmouth. There are many local amenities to include a Post Office, a village shop, a chemist, a garden centre, two churches, a village hall, a community centre, a doctor's surgery, two public houses, a real ale brewery, a vineyard with a popular cafe and the Cockhaven Hotel. Good nearby educational facilities include a well- regarded primary school in the village, a community college in Teignmouth, along with Trinity School offering private education at primary and secondary level as well as Stover in Newton Abbot and the renowned Grammar Schools in Torquay . Teignmouth and Newton Abbot provide the mainline railway links to London Paddington and the rest of the UK. The International airport of Exeter is also within easy reach and gives access to a great number of European destinations and now daily flights to London City Airport. The area provides a wide choice of sporting facilities including several golf courses and excellent riding and walking country. The nearest beach can be found at Teignmouth with other popular destinations such as Dawlish only moments away as well as the desirable village of Shaldon. The estuary offers good boating opportunities and Teignmouth golf course is only 2-miles away, set on the hills above the town. For walking, the wonderful south west coast path is accessible from Teignmouth and Dartmoor is accessible via Bovey Tracey, around 8-miles away. More extensive business, shopping and recreation facilities can be found in Newton Abbot and the cathedral city of Exeter which is an easy drive. Description room and an additional useful space with a large walk-in pantry. To the rear of the building, at ground floor level is The property is a beautiful and elegant "Grade II" listed "the school room," a large space, ideal for entertaining that Georgian Villa with classic external aesthetics having interacts well with the rear porch and modern shower room stuccoed elevations beneath a slate roof and stylish to provide the possibility of ancillary accommodation on the accommodation with many outstanding period features. ground floor if required. This versatile space could perhaps Lovingly maintained and improved by the current owner also be used as a studio/library or music room. the property combines a real sense of past grandeur with comfortable modern living. The beautiful entrance verandah To the first floor there are four bedrooms, a study and with wisteria opens to the welcoming reception hall with an a recently refurbished family bathroom with the rooms, elegant staircase. The receptions at the front of the house particularly at the front of the house having excellent views have feature fireplaces and overlook the sweeping lawn, and across parts of the village towards the estuary and beyond. the large kitchen has been refitted with a modern attractive To the second floor the large attic bedroom rooms add range of units. The kitchen opens to a useful utility/boot versatility to the accommodation with one of these rooms Annexe Annexe Annexe in particular having truly breath-taking views towards the estuary, rolling countryside and Dartmoor in the west. There is also a lovely, new family bathroom on this floor. The current owner has converted a former outbuilding to the rear of the house to create a lovely and characterful detached cottage which has been refurbished to a high standard and provides a perfect home and income opportunity for Airbnb/ holiday letting etc. The outside spaces are particularly lovely, with the main expanse of garden being south-east facing and laid to sweeping lawn with well-stocked borders. There are additional attractive gardens and courtyards, a garage as well as bothy/workshop and linhay. Annexe Annexe Gardens and Grounds Approached from Clanage Street, a driveway sweeps into contemplate the surroundings as well as the views towards Devon County Council, County Hall, Topsham Road, Exeter, the extensive parking area to the rear of Clanage House, the estuary and beyond, and there is gated access from the Devon, EX2 4QD. Tel: 01392 382 000 with a feature cobbled area and an additional area laid to bottom of the garden onto Fore Street, giving pedestrian gravel with these areas providing extensive parking for a access right into the heart of the village. Viewing number of vehicles. Additionally there is a GARAGE with Strictly by appointment only with agents Knight Frank stone elevations and a sliding door. Also on this side of the Services property there is an attractive garden, laid primarily to lawn Tel: 01392 423111 with various mature shrubs, trees, fruit trees and a paved Mains electricity, gas water and drainage. area ideal for placement of a table and chairs. A cobbled Directions (Postcode TQ14 9QS) courtyard area has raised gardens/vegetable planters Fixtures and fittings From Exeter proceed southbound on the A38 towards and opens to a Bothy/Workshop with a cobbled floor, side All items usually known as tenant’s fixtures and fittings Plymouth and Torquay bearing left onto the A380 dual door and windows, with this space providing very useful whether mentioned or not in these particulars together with carriageway, again signed towards Torquay. Proceed along additional storage for garden tools/machinery etc. A side all items of equipment and garden statuary are excluded this road for about 8 miles exiting at the Ware Barton area has a mature vine and a pathway which in turn leads from the sale but some may be available by separate junction following signs towards Teignmouth on the A381. to the rear with well stocked shrubberies on either side. negotiation. Carry on along the A381 for about a mile turning left signed The main expanse of garden is set on the south-east side to Bishopsteignton village centre along Forder Lane. Turn of Clanage House and is a truly lovely walled garden, with Local Authority left up West street then right onto Clanage Street. Clanage a broad sweep of lawn as well as flower and shrub borders, House is on the left handside. stocked with a range of mature shrubs, specimen plants Teignbridge District Council, Forder House, Brunel Road, and fruit trees etc. The garden provides a lovely space to Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ12 4XX. Tel: 01626 361 101 Approximate Gross Internal Floor Area 3,724 sq ft / 346 sq m This plan is for guidance only and must not be relied upon as a statement of fact. Attention is drawn to the Important Notice on the last page of the text of the Particulars. Connecting people & property, perfectly. Fixtures and fittings: A list of the fitted carpets, curtains, light fittings and other items fixed to the property which are included in the sale (or may be available by separate negotiation) will be provided by the Seller’s Solicitors. Important Notice: 1. Particulars: These particulars are not an offer or contract, nor part of one. You should not rely on statements by Knight Frank LLP in the particulars or by word of mouth or in writing (“information”) as being factually accurate about the property, its condition or its value. Neither Knight Frank LLP nor any joint agent has any authority to make any representations about the property, and accordingly any information given is entirely without responsibility on the part of the agents, seller(s) or lessor(s). 2. Photos, Videos etc: The photographs, property videos and virtual viewings etc. show only certain parts of the property as they appeared at the time they were taken. Areas, measurements and distances given are approximate only. 3. Regulations etc: Any reference to alterations to, or use of, any part of the property does not mean that any necessary planning, building regulations or other consent has been obtained. A buyer or lessee must find out by inspection or in other ways that these matters have been properly dealt with and that all information is correct. 4. VAT: The VAT position relating to the property may change without notice. 5. To find out how we process Personal Data, please refer to our Group Privacy Statement and other notices at https://www.knightfrank.com/legals/privacy-statement. Particulars dated April 2021. Photographs dated April 2021. Knight Frank is the trading name of Knight Frank LLP. Knight Frank LLP is a limited liability partnership registered in England and Wales with registered number OC305934. Our registered office is at 55 Baker Street, London W1U 8AN where you may look at a list of members’ names. If we use the term ‘partner’ when referring to one of our representatives, that person will either be a member, employee, worker or consultant of Knight Frank LLP and not a partner in a partnership. If you do not want us to contact you further about our services then please contact us by either calling 020 3544 0692, email to [email protected] or post to our UK Residential Marketing Manager at our registered office (above) providing your name and address.
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