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stags.co.uk 01803 200160 | [email protected] 2 Meadow Cottages, Cockington Village Cockington, Torquay, TQ2 6XD A characterful period cottage in an idyllic setting with a sizeable garden Dartmouth 11 miles Totnes 10 miles Exeter 21 miles • Characterful Cottage • Idyllic Village Location • 2 Bedrooms & Loft Room • Close to the South Devon Coast • Large Level Garden with a Rural Outlook • Near the Amenities of Torquay • Offers in excess of £300,000 Cornwall | Devon | Somerset | Dorset | London 2 Meadow Cottages, Cockington Village, Cockington, Torquay, TQ2 6XD SITUATION Torbay benefits from a full range of well-respected state Situated in the idyllic village of Cockington, and within and independent schools including the traditional the Cockington conservation area, this wonderful grammar school model. Torquay Station links to the cottage is hidden in a valley just one mile from the bustle mainline and trains to Paddington at Newton Abbot. of Torquay where there are golden beaches, cliff walks, DESCRIPTION golf courses and plenty of recreational facilities. Cockington is often referred to as the most beautiful Being set back from the road in a peaceful, rural setting, village in England, and is the epitome of the chocolate but only minutes from the beaches, restaurants and box postcard English village. With more than its fair shops of Torquay and the surrounding area, makes this share of thatched houses, a lovely old pub, village shops cottage a very attractive proposition as either a second and local businesses, Cockington is really somewhere or main home. The current owners have improved the very different. Surrounded by Torquay, it retains its property during their term of ownership and today it individuality and rural charm. This is a unique forms a comfortable and well-presented home. The opportunity to live in a country paradise, yet only a short garden really is a highlight being broadly level and of a distance from the centre of one of England's favourite good size with a lovely outlook over the fields beyond. resorts, and within walking distance from the beach. There are two bedrooms and a bathroom to the first floor plus a loft room. The ground floor has a kitchen/ Nearby Torquay is situated on the South Devon coast dining room and sitting room. A useful outbuilding and was a grand anchorage favoured by the Royal Navy makes a great store and utility room and WC. during the Napoleonic Wars. Torquay soon benefited ACCOMMODATION from their presence as smart lodging houses were built The Cottage is approached from the road over a shared to accommodate the officers. With a south-facing pathway, a wall with a gate separate the two properties. aspect, miles of sandy beaches and the arrival of the The front door leads into the kitchen/dining room, to railway in 1848, its growth as a holiday destination for one end is a range of modern units above and below the the rich and famous was spectacular. The harbour with work surface with inset sink and gas hob with extractor its large marina, elegant Georgian terraces, palm trees over and oven below. There is an integrated dishwasher and subtropical gardens, remains the most attractive and space for a fridge/freezer. At the other end of the area. room is space for a dining table, glazed doors allow you 2 Meadow Cottages, Cockington Village, Cockington, Torquay, TQ2 6XD to open the room to the garden and views beyond. The TENURE sitting room features oak flooring and a large fireplace Leasehold 999 years from 1992 with brick surround with a wood burning stove, SERVICES windows overlook the rear garden. A door opens to the staircase rising to the first floor. Mains water, drainage, gas and electricity Gas central heating, underfloor heating to bathroom. Off the landing on the first floor are two double LOCAL AUTHORITY bedrooms and the bathroom. The master bedroom is Torbay Council, Town Hall, Castle Circus, Torquay, the larger room with views over the rear garden and a Devon, TQ1 3DR. feature cast iron fire place. A door leads to stairs rising Tel : 01803 201201 to the loft room which makes a great study, dressing E-mail: [email protected] room, or occasional third bedroom. Bedroom two also has a feature cast iron fireplace. The modern bathroom VIEWING ARANGEMENT has a shower cubicle and a lovely freestanding roll top Strictly by prior appointment only with Stags on 01803 bath with chrome fittings plus wash basin and WC. 200160. GARDEN & GROUNDS DIRECTIONS The gardens are a real feature of this property. A From the Stags Torquay office proceed along the wooden gate with a stone wall leads into the front seafront towards Paignton on the A379 with the sea on courtyard area from where a patio seating area extends, your left and the Torre Abbey Meadows on your right. with a pond to the side. A lawn extends to the side and Continue along this road, after cresting the hill you will rear of the house where there is surprising amount of find a staggered junction on your right signed space, surrounded by wooden fencing and hedging. In Cockington. Turn right here and pass under the bridge the centre of the lawn is a pergola seating area with a continue along this road to the village of Cockington. fire pit. Adjacent to the front door is an outbuilding Continue through the village centre, past the The Drum divided into a utility room/store, with space for washing Inn, and you will find the property shortly on the right. and drying machines, and a gardeners WC. Parking is available further up the road on the right. 2 Meadow Cottages, Cockington Village, Cockington, Torquay, TQ2 6XD 6 Vaughan Parade, Torquay, Devon, TQ2 5EG Tel: 01803 200160 Email: [email protected] These particulars are a guide only and should not be relied on for any purpose stags.co.uk.