27514 Lower Hearson Farm 8PP Landscape.Qxp Stags 21/02/2020 10:41 Page 1

27514 Lower Hearson Farm 8PP Landscape.qxp_Stags 21/02/2020 10:41 Page 1

LOWER HEARSON FARM 27514 Lower Hearson Farm 8PP Landscape.qxp_Stags 21/02/2020 10:41 Page 2

Lower Hearson Farm Swimbridge, Barnstaple, Devon EX32 0QH

Swimbridge 2 miles • Barnstaple 4.5 miles Saunton, Croyde & Woolacombe – 10 to 15 miles

A 5 bedroom period farmhouse with an established holiday letting business set in the glorious North Devon countryside with beautiful rural views

• Period 5 bedroom, 4 reception farmhouse (not Listed) • Adjoining 2 bedroom annexe/holiday cottage • 5 holiday cottages sleeping from 2 to 7 guests • Outdoor swimming pool • Games room • In all about 14.6 acres of pasture and woodland 27514 Lower Hearson Farm 8PP Landscape.qxp_Stags 21/02/2020 10:41 Page 3

Stags Stags Holiday Complexes The London Office 30 Boutport Street, Barnstaple 21/22 Southernhay West 40 St James’s Place Devon EX31 1RP Exeter EX1 1PR London @StagsProperty Tel: 01271 322833 Tel: 01392 680058 SW1A 1NS Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Tel: 020 7839 0888 stags.co.uk 27514 Lower Hearson Farm 8PP Landscape.qxp_Stags 21/02/2020 10:41 Page 4

Situation Situated off a country lane Lower Hearson Farm is a south facing property in the heart of the North Devon Countryside. Visitors are attracted by the surrounding countryside and good access to the safe, sandy, surfing beaches at Saunton, Croyde and Woolacombe. The stunning beauty of Exmoor is about half an hour’s drive away. For day to day amenities, the villages of Swimbridge and Landkey are both about 2 miles. Barnstaple, with the area’s main business, commercial, leisure and shopping venues, is less than 5 miles away. At Barnstaple there is easy access to the North Devon Link Road which in turn leads to J27 of the M5 and Tiverton Parkway station where there are fast trains to London Paddington.

Introduction Lower Hearson Farm is a handsome five-bedroom period farmhouse with adjoining two-bedroom annexe set in 14.6 acres of land, including pasture and woodland, in the heart of the North Farmhouse Devon countryside. There are five attractive holiday cottages which bring in a useful income and there are outbuildings with potential for further development. Being sold for the first time in nearly 15 years this is an excellent opportunity for a new owner to take over an existing business. The Farmhouse Believed to date back to the 1600s this substantial and attractive farmhouse is not Listed. With the benefit of an adjoining 2-bedroom annexe this offers opportunities to re-configure the layout to suit. Farmhouse Farmhouse 27514 Lower Hearson Farm 8PP Landscape.qxp_Stags 21/02/2020 10:41 Page 5

Please see the floor plan for more detail but in brief the there’s plenty of space for family games such as football and accommodation comprises: cricket and of course BBQs. Fitted kitchen with tiled floor, large fireplace incorporating the original bread oven and oil fired Rayburn and the rear stairs Outbuildings to the first floor. Door into the good-sized utility room with To the south of The Shippon holiday cottage is an old stone further door to the dining room with slate floor. The sitting barn and in front of the farmhouse is an attractive single room and living room also have slate floors, exposed beams storey stone building. Both offer potential for conversion to and wood burning stoves. To the rear is a further reception alternative uses subject to obtaining the relevant consents. room with potential for a variety of uses. A second set of There is a useful greenhouse in the vegetable garden. stairs leads to the first floor where there are five double bedrooms (one en-suite) and a shower room. There is The Land potential to create an en-suite bathroom to bedroom 1. The farmhouse has its own private garden to the rear. The holiday cottages either have their own garden space or Farmhouse The Annexe outdoor seating areas. Within the grounds is a vegetable Adjoining the farmhouse this 2-bedroom annexe is currently garden and the south facing land slopes down to a stream used for holiday letting but offers a new owner potential for (with ford) and then opens up into fields and woodland. In all multi-generational living or to re-incorporate it back into the the property amounts to approximately 14.6 acres. farmhouse. Fixtures and Fittings The Holiday Cottages Only those mentioned in the sales particulars are included in Stone barns were converted into five holiday cottages the sale. All others are excluded but may be available by ranging in size from 1 bedroom to 3 bedrooms. The separate negotiation. However, the majority of furniture, welcoming accommodation differs in style and where contents, fixtures, fittings and equipment in the letting possible period features including exposed beams have been cottages will be included. retained. The cottages have oil-fired central heating. Outgoings To the east of the farmhouse and annexe are The The farmhouse is in Council Tax Band F. The holiday cottages Roundhouse (sleeps 2), The Threshing Barn (sleeps 4) and (including The Annexe) have a Rateable Value of £11,250. The Grain Store (sleeps 4). To the side of the entrance drive Annexe are The Linhay (sleeps 5) and The Shippon (sleeps 7). Local Authority The Business North Devon Council www.northdevon.gov.uk On the market for the first time in nearly 15 years this established self-catering business attracts families and Services couples looking to explore the North Devon countryside, it’s LPG central heating to farmhouse. Oil fired central heating to lovely beaches and range of tourist attractions. The business cottages. Private drainage. Private borehole water supply. is promoted via www.hearsoncottagesdevon.co.uk and a Mains electricity. variety of other websites. Accounts can be made available to interested parties following a viewing. Viewing Strictly by appointment through Stags Holiday Complexes Guest Facilities department on 01392 680058. In the grounds is a heated, covered open air swimming pool (approx. 38’ x 16’) and a games room with pool table, small Disclaimer snooker table, table tennis table and table top football. In the These particulars are a guide only and should not be relied Annexe gardens are children’s play areas with play equipment and upon for any purpose. 27514 Lower Hearson Farm 8PP Landscape.qxp_Stags 21/02/2020 10:41 Page 6

Approx. Gross Internal Floor Area 422.5 Sq Metres 4548 Sq Ft (Includes Annexe)

Bedroom 2 Bedroom 4 4.83 x 3.35m 3.71 x 3.05m 15'10 x 11' 12'2 x 10' Down

Down Down

Bedroom 1 4.60 x 3.76m Bedroom 2 15'1 x 12'4 Bathroom Bedroom 3 3.89 x 2.90m 3.96 x 3.66m Bedroom 1 3.71 x 2.74m Bedroom 5 12'9 x 9'6 12'2 x 9' 13' x 12' 4.19 x 3.07m 3.96 x 3.05m 13'9 x 10'1 13' x 10'

Farmhouse First Floor Annexe First Floor

Utility Snug Dining Room 5.66 x 2.57m 4.80 x 3.35m 3.66 x 3.00m 18'7 x 8'5 15'9 x 11' Up 12' x 9'10

Kitchen / Dining Room Living Room Sitting Room Kitchen Living Room 4.88 x 4.42m 5.18 x 2.97m 5.18 x 3.99m 6.05 x 4.60m 5.05 x 4.60m 17' x 9'9 17' x 13'1 19'10 x 15'1 16' x 14'6 16'7 x 15'1

Energy Efficiency Rating

Current Potential Farmhouse Ground Floor Annexe Ground Floor Very energy efficient - lower running costs (92 plus) A (81-91) B 8080 (69-80) C (55-68) D (39-54) E (21-38) F (1-20) G 1515 Not energy efficient - higher running costs

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The Linhay

The Shippon

Threshing Barn and Grain Store 27514 Lower Hearson Farm 8PP Landscape.qxp_Stags 21/02/2020 10:41 Page 8