Ferndale Ferndale Rockford, , , EX35 6PT Local Inn/Restaurant nearby. Lynton/ 4 miles. 22

• Porch, Kitchen/Breakfast Room • Utility Area, Lobby, Cloakroom • Sitting Room, Dining Area • 3 Bedrooms, Bathroom • Garage + Parking Bay for 2 • 0.95 Acre Wooded Gardens • River/ Walks Close by • No Upward Chain

Guide price £375,000

SITUATION AND AMENITIES Rockford and its near neighbour Brendon, are tiny villages set in a beautiful 'hidden' valley, near the northern coast of Exmoor National Park. The village of Brendon, and the valley which shares its name, are well known to readers of Lorna Doone, as the picturesque setting for R.D. Blackmore's Classic Adventure. Also nearby are Oare Church, and Robbers Bridge which feature primarily throughout the book. Ferndale enjoys a timeless and tranquil setting, but has neighbouring properties nearby including the Rockford Inn which also serves home cooked food. The centre of Brendon village itself with the Stag Hunters Inn in about 1 mile. The twin villages of are about A charming detached Victorian stone cottage in timeless Hamlet/ 4 miles and as well as their scenic cliffs and historic harbour, offer a good range of shops, pubs, restaurants, churches, a primary school, library and even a Valley within Exmoor National Park. cinema. Exmoor National Park offers over 260 sq miles of dramatic scenery including some of Britain's highest cliffs, steep wooded valleys, rolling pasture and mile after mile of open moorland and is a haven for a wide range of wildlife including deer, Exmoor ponies, buzzards and other birds of prey. Exmoor's reputation as one of the finest areas of for those walking and riding is richly deserved. We understand that Tesco, Sainsburys and Asda all deliver, services is about 5 miles away offering petrol at a 5p a litre subsidy under the rural fuel cut program. It is a 50 minute drive to Tiverton where trains to London take 1 hour 50 minutes. The regional centre of Barnstaple is about 30 minutes by car and and the surfing beaches at , and are all within about 40 minute's drive. Directly opposite the property is a track leading down to the East Lynn River, allowing access to many miles of lovely walks through Exmoor countryside. DESCRIPTION A particularly charming detached character residence which presents stone elevations, with double glazed windows, beneath a slate roof over the dwelling and tiled roof over the garage. We understand that the property originally dates back to around 1840 and has in the past been utilised as the village school, doctors surgery/dispensary. Most recently Ferndale has been a second holiday home for the existing owner for over 30 years. Internally the property could benefit from certain updating. Externally there is an attached garage, additional parking and wooded hillside gardens approaching an acre. The layout of accommodation with approximate dimensions comprises: GROUND FLOOR PORCH with fitted seat and entrance door to KITCHEN/BREAKFAST ROOM in country pine theme with rolled edged work surfaces, incorporating a single drainer stainless steel sink, cupboards beneath, free standing Beko electric cooker, built in shelved cupboard overhead, beamed ceiling, concealed doorway leading to secondary staircase to first floor, tiled flooring running through to SECONDARY KITCHEN AREA with further work surfaces, cupboards and drawers beneath, cupboard housing Grant oil fired boiler for central heating and domestic hot water, walk in LARDER with space for fridge and shelved. REAR LOBBY with wash hand basin, door to rear garden. CLOAKROOM with low level w/c. SITTING/DINING ROOM separated into 2 distinct areas by the main staircase which rises to the first floor. Dining area open period fireplace, glazed door to rear garden, cupboard under stairs, secondary front door (not currently in use). The sitting area features another period fireplace with Stovax fitted wood burner, shelved alcoves flanking either side, over mantel, beamed ceiling, recess under stairs, window seat. FIRST FLOOR LANDING. BEDROOM 1 built in wardrobe. BEDROOM 2 built in wardrobe. BEDROOM 3 built in wardrobe, pedestal wash basin. BATHROOM with tiled panel bath, Mira shower over, shower screen, pedestal wash basin, low level w/ c, trap to loft space, 2 separate sliding doors to large airing cupboard. OUTSIDE To the front the garden is raised above the lane accessed by 2 separate pedestrian gates, and where there is a paved pathway bounded by a mature shrubbery scree. Immediately adjacent to one of the pedestrian gates is a GPO letterbox. Attached the right hand side of the cottage is a SINGLE GARAGE with a pair of side hinged doors and to the right of this a parking bay for 2 additional vehicles. To the left of the cottage there is a pedestrian gate giving access to side passageway where there is the oil tank. The majority of the garden is arranged to the right and rear of the property where grass pathways meander through clearings and wooded areas to woodland at the top end of the garden which is generally arranged over the hillside, and amounts to just less than an acre. From the garden there are pleasant views of the East Lynn River below. SPECIAL NOTE The majority of the contents may be available by separate negotiation if required. SERVICES Oil fired central heating, mains electricity and water, drainage is to a private shared system with 3 other neighbours of which the vendors pay 25% share of any maintenance costs. DIRECTIONS Leave Lynmouth on the A389 up Countisbury Hill, pass the Blue Ball Inn on your right hand side and take the next turning right signed Brendon 1 mile. Continue into the village, cross over the stone bridge and at the T junction bear right. Continue for another mile, pass the Rockford Inn on your left and the property is immediately afterwards also on the left with garage and parking just beyond. Ferndale, Rockford, Brendon, Lynton, EX35 6PT

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