Hudscott Manor CHITTLEHAMPTON, DEVON

South Molton 3 miles • Barnstaple 10 miles • Tiverton 24 miles (London Paddington about 2 hours) • M5 (J27) and Tiverton Parkway Station 29 miles (All distances and time approximate)

A fine Grade II* listed country house with cottages and a range of traditional outbuildings, extensive paddocks, arable and grassland.

Accommodation and amenities Reception and dining hall • Drawing room • Morning room • Conservatory • Sitting room • Kitchen/ breakfast room Utility room • Cloakroom • Cellars • Domestic offices

Master bedroom suite • 4 further bedrooms, 4 bathrooms (2 with en suite)

Self-contained annexe • 3 bedroom cottage

Orangery • 18th Century Clock House cottage • Range of traditional outbuildings Planning permission for conversion of stone barn to residential Manege and further stables • Mature formal gardens • Extensive paddocks 100 acres of arable and 25 acres of woodland

In all about 166.27 acres (67.29 hectares)

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These particulars are intended only as a guide and must not be relied upon as statements of fact. Your attention is drawn to the Important Notice on the last page of the brochure. Situation Hudscott Manor is situated in fine open countryside on the south side of Exmoor National Park. It is ideally placed about 3 miles from the popular market town of South Molton.

Chittlehampton provides a range of simple S day to day requirements. More extensive facilities are available in South Molton and Barnstaple, about 9 miles to the north.

Private schooling in the area is available at E West Buckland School near South Molton, Kingsley School in Bideford and Blundell’s School at Tiverton.

Communications within the area are good M and access is provided by the A361 North Devon Link Road to the M5 motorway (J27) and Tiverton Parkway train station providing fast and regular connections to London Paddington (about 2 hours).

Exmoor National Park with it spectacular W scenery provides excellent facilities for walking, riding, fishing, hunting and shooting. There is also excellent salmon and sea trout fishing on the nearby River Taw.

Hudscott Manor The name Hudescote is first found in 1281 when it was a The property is constructed of part rendered and stone hunting lodge in the Manor of Chittlehampton, occupied walls under an attractive slate roof with the accommodation by the Herbert family. There are, however, earlier records arranged over two floors. There is elegant and spacious detailing the Manor of Chittlehampton as far back as the accommodation with light and well-proportioned reception 7th Century. The history of Hudscott is well documented rooms allowing for superb formal entertaining together with through seven centuries with many well-known West mangable family living. The main reception rooms have a Country families having occupied the house, including wealth of period features including decorative cornicing, the Courtenays, the Carews, the Venners, the Loverings, picture rails and decorative fireplaces. In addition there the Dodderidges and the Rolles. The last of these have is a self-contained first floor flat. There is also a three their family coat of arms above the fireplace in the 13th bedroom cottage which is ideal for further family, guest Century hall and Hudscott was part of the Rolle Estate or staff accommodation. A feature of the property is the until 1965. The medieval galleried hall was built in the 13th attractive range of outbuildings including the 18th Century Century and altered in 1677 when a first floor for bedrooms Clock House with working clock and orangery. A long was inserted and a bay added to make a drawing room. sweeping tarmacadam driveway leads to a circular gravel In 1935 the south wing was demolished and the main and parking area to the west of the property and is flanked staircase moved to its present position. by well managed lawns.

Reception Bedroom Bathroom Kitchen/Utility Cellar Storage Terrace Recreation

Ground Floor

The Chapel First Floor

The Chapel Ground Floor Approximate Gross Internal Floor Area Hudscott Manor: 10075 sq ft / 935.97 sq m The Chapel: 1604 sq ft / 149.01 sq m

The Clock House First Floor

First Floor

The Clock House Ground Floor

This plan is for layout guidance only. Not drawn to scale unless stated. Windows & door openings are approximate. Whilst every care is taken in the preparation of this plan,please check all dimensions, shapes & compass bearings before making any decisions reliant upon them.

Outbuildings To the rear of the house is a walled garden bounded along selling agents). There is electricity, lighting and heating and • Georgian Orangery with glazed doors and windows facing one side by a range of store buildings. The rear drive leads a first floor loft runs along the length of the building. On the the gardens. into a gravel parking and turning area behind the house and other side of the yard is a delightful two storey Clock House • Stables built of stone and timber under a slate roof on from here through a high brick wall with brick pillars to a housing what is thought to be one of the oldest working incorporating two stables, one with storage facilities. further yard area to the north east of the house. Along one clocks in the South West. side is the stone barn which is presently used as workshops. • Further barn built of stone with stone pillars, used as a hay Further buildings include: and wood store. There is planning permission for this to be converted into two • Timber barn under a slate roof. 2 bedroom dwellings (for further details please contact the • Indoor manege and further stabling.

Gardens and grounds The gardens are certainly a feature of Hudscott Manor and were designed by Dana Assinder. To the south of the house are well-maintained lawns interspersed with mature rhododendrons and various mature trees and shrubs together with formal landscaped gardens and sitting areas. There are gravel pathways and privet hedging bounded by the former kitchen garden wall and overlooked by the orangery. To the south of the house are the paddocks, which can be seen on the coloured plan. Between the main and rear entrance drives and around the house and buildings are a further range of grass paddocks, including former parkland, and adjoining the main drive is a small copse with a pond.

Services Private water from bole hole and mains water. Mains electricity. Private drainage, LPG gas-fired central heating and oil-fired Aga. 14kw solar photovoltaic installation generating annual Feed-in Tariff (FIT).

Fixtures and fittings All those items regarded as tenant’s fixtures and fittings, together with the fitted carpets, curtains and light fittings, are specifically excluded from the sale. However, certain HUDSCOTT MANOR items may be available by separate negotiation.

Tenure Freehold with sporting and shooting rights in hand.

Single Farm Payments and Farming Please contact the agent for a summary and explanation of the current farming arrangements.

Local Authority North Devon District Council. Tel: 01271 327711

Directions (EX37 9QP) From the M5 exit at Tiverton (junction 27) following the A361 towards Barnstaple. After about 25 miles turn off into South Molton and follow the signs out of the town towards Great Torrington along the B3227. The Note: “This plan is based upon the Ordnance Survey map with the sanction of the control of H.M. Stationary office. This plan is for convenience of entrance drive into Hudscott Manor will be found after purchasers only. Its accuracy is not guaranteed and it is expressly excluded from any contract. Licence 4½ miles from South Molton on the left hand side. Number. No. ES100017767.” Please ignore the first entrance and take the second Important Notice: Particulars: These particulars are not an offer or contract, nor part of one. You should not rely on statements by signed drive. 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). Photos etc: The Viewing photographs show only certain parts of the property as they appeared at the time they were taken. Areas, measurements and distances given are approximate only. Regulations etc: Any reference to alterations to, or use of, any part of the property does not mean that any Viewing is strictly by prior appointment with the Sole necessary planning, building regulations or other consent has been obtained. A buyer or lessee must find out by inspection or in other Agents Knight Frank LLP. ways that these matters have been properly dealt with and that all information is correct. VAT: The VAT position relating to the property may change without notice. Knight Frank LLP is a limited liability partnership registered in England with registered number OC305934. Our registered office is 55 Baker Street, London, W1U 8AN, where you may look at a list of members’ names. Photographs: November 2015. Particulars: June 2020. Kingfisher Print and Design. 01803 867087.