• BEAUTIFUL INDIVIDUAL DETACHED PROPERTY • SUPERB EDGE OF MOORLAND SETTING • SWEEPING DRIVEWAY APPROACH Lowerdown, , , TQ13 9LF £1,800,000 APPEALING ACCOMMODATION WITH MANY FEATURES • A modern, architect-designed individual country house set adjacent to open National • GARDENS AND GROUNDS OF AROUND 6.8 ACRES park moorland with wonderful gardens and grounds extending to around 6.8 acres SWEEPING LAWNS, WOODLAND AND WATER FEATURES • 18 miles - Newton Abbot 7 miles - South coastline at 12 miles • DIRECT ACCESS TO DARTMOOR NATIONAL PARK COUNTRYSIDE

• WONDERFUL VIEWS ACROSS THE GROUNDS TOWARDS OPEN MOORLAND

Property Description

LOCATION Ashmead House is beautifully positioned in a tree-lined Avenue, amongst similarly prestigious properties just over a mile from the popular moorland town of Bovey Tracey. Idyllically set within the Dartmoor National park the grounds of Ashmead House adjoin rugged open moorland and even contain a section of the historic Templer Way granite tramway that was used to export granite via the from the quarries. Bovey Tracey is a picturesque edge of moorland town with a historic Mill housing the Guild of Devon Craftsmen and lovely country walks can be enjoyed through the Parke Country Park along the . There are good cycle links to and via the Wray Valley Cycle Way. Additional amenities include independent shops and cafes, a library, a doctor's surgery and a primary school. Nearby Stover School offers private education and South Dartmoor College, easily accessible via the A38 offers secondary education. Whilst Ashmead House offers a wonderful sense of peaceful moorland living the property also offers great convenience, with major roads being accessible via the Drum Bridges roundabout around 3.5 miles away. A mainline rail link to London Paddington is available at Newton Abbot and the South Devon coastline lies around 12 miles away at Teignmouth, with good boating opportunities on the and estuaries. The Cathedral City of Exeter lies around 18 miles to the east with its private and public schools, fine dining and the Princesshay Shopping centre. A real feature of Ashmead is its immediate adjacency to open moorland with wonderful landmarks such as Yarner Woods, Haytor Rocks, Lustleigh Cleave and Trendlebere Down being close by. Dartmoor is of course renowned for its spectacular scenery, with its famed granite tors, open moorland and wooded valleys with streams being bisected by numerous footpaths and bridleways, ideal for hacking, hiking and a whole range of outward bound activities.

DESCRIPTION Completed around 12-years ago Ashmead is an outstanding individual detached property set within wonderful grounds of around 6.8 acres, with a sweeping driveway approach, expansive lawns and woodland, outstanding water features and direct pedestrian access onto rugged open moorland. Externally attractive Ashmead has rendered and granite elevations with wisteria and climbing plants beneath slate roofs with the house being surrounded by terraces, perfect for outdoor entertaining. The internal accommodation is equally appealing with a superb galleried reception opening to a beautiful dining room, the sitting room and snug both open to the outside, thus enhancing the sense of inside/outside living and both have feature fireplaces with log burning stoves. The high quality kitchen has some Neff integrated appliances and there is a useful large utility/boot room. Additionally to the ground floor there is a study, a useful shower room and cloakroom. To the first floor the galleried landing has a high vaulted ceiling above and the wonderful master bedroom suite has a dressing area, full-height windows taking full advantage of the excellent views across the grounds and a luxury 6-piece En suite bathroom. There are three further first floor bedrooms, two of which have En suite shower rooms and a family bathroom. Ashmead has many appealing features to include high quality fitments and moulded plaster work. Wonderful views are enjoyed through the double-glazed windows and doors and there is underfloor heating throughout.

The sweeping driveway opens to a feature block-paved entrance area. Paved steps rise to the fantastic open entrance portico with granite pillars and a-high vaulted timber clad ceiling with exposed trusses and external lighting. A timber and glazed entrance door opens to the:

RECEPTION PORCH A welcoming reception with good views across the grounds. A plaster moulded arch opens to a cloaks recess and there is a feature curved wall. Vaulted ceiling with feature light fitment and a timber and glazed inner door to the.....

RECEPTION HALL A highly appealing space with a galleried landing, having a carved oak balustrade and a feature matching staircase. Underfloor heating which extends throughout the property.

High- vaulted ceiling with triple skylights. Spotlights and opening to the terraces. There is a modern range of floor and ENSUITE BATHROOM feature plaster mouldings. Wall lights and feature cornice. wall mounted units with timber cupboard drawer and door An attractive six-piece En suite comprising a large shower There are glazed doors and feature openings to the principal fronts and ample areas of a roll-edge work surface with an cubicle with thermostatically controlled shower, a bidet, a WC, rooms and good views across the gardens and grounds. inset double bowl stainless steel sink unit. Integrated a panel bath with tiled surround and twin wash hand basins appliances include a five-ring burner Calor gas Neff hob with with shelves in between, mirror over and shaver lights above. CLOAKROOM/WC Neff filter over, a Neff dishwasher, a Neff oven and Cornice and spotlights to ceiling, side facing double glazed Cornice to ceiling, side-facing double glazed window, WC and combination microwave. Matching dresser-style units with window taking in views across the side grounds towards pedestal wash hand basin. cupboards drawers, area of surface and glazed cabinets. Trendlebere Down beyond. Multiple spotlights and cornice to ceiling. DINING ROOM BEDROOM 2 The reception hall free-flows to the dining room, this being a UTILITY/BOOT ROOM Coving and spotlights to ceiling, double glazed window superb entertaining space with cornice and spotlights to the A good practical space with a door opening to the outside and overlooking the lawns, leat and woodland. cornice and ceiling. There is ample space for a large dining table and a double glazed window overlooking the gardens and spotlights to ceiling. Recessed cupboard/wardrobe. chairs with this room being dual aspect, having side front and grounds. Floor mounted units matching those described in the side-facing double glazed windows overlooking the gardens kitchen area having extensive areas of roll-edge work surface ENSUITE SHOWER ROOM and grounds. with a one and a quarter bowl single drainer stainless steel Side facing double glazed window with views of the grounds. sink unit. Under surface housing for the boiler supplying oil Three piece suite comprising a recessed shower cubicle with STUDY/BEDROOM 5 fired central heating. Built-in Neff washing machine. A full- Myra shower, a WC and a pedestal wash hand basin with lit A lovely dual aspect space, ideal for home-working with front height cupboard houses the large pressurised hot water mirror above. Electric radiator/towel rail. and side facing double glazed windows overlooking the cylinder, along with the manifold for the zonal underfloor gardens and grounds. Cornice to ceiling. heating. BEDROOM 3 Front facing double glazed window overlooking the grounds, SITTING ROOM GROUND FLOOR SHOWER ROOM coving and spotlights to ceiling and recessed A beautiful triple aspect room with double glazed windows With a three piece suite comprising a shower cubicle with cupboard/wardrobe. overlooking the gardens, grounds and moorland beyond. Myra shower, a wall mounted wash hand basin and WC. There are two sets of double glazed French doors opening to Spotlight and access to small loft space. ENSUITE SHOWER ROOM the terraces surrounding the property, being perfect for With a suite as described in bedroom two. outdoor entertaining etc. There is a feature fireplace with GALLERIED FLOOR LANDING exposed granite stonework to the chimney breast, a polished With the aforementioned carved oak balustrade, spotlights to FAMILY BATHROOM granite hearth and lintel over with a recessed log-burning ceiling and cornice. Linen cupboard and doors to the principal Spotlights and coving to ceiling and Velux-style window. White stove. Wall lights and cornice to ceiling. first floor rooms. three-piece suite, comprising a panelled bath with mixer set, pedestal wash hand basin with lit mirror above and WC. LOUNGE/SNUG MASTER BEDROOM SUITE Ladder-style radiator/towel rail. An appealing and comfortable space with French doors A fantastic master bedroom suite arranged in two sections opening to the terraces and outside spaces. Feature fireplace with a dressing area having a side facing double glazed THE GARDENS AND GROUNDS with granite surround, polished granite hearth and recessed window with good views across the side grounds towards From Lowerdown grand pillared entrance gates with a log burning stove. Cornice to ceiling. A feature plasterwork moorland beyond. Built-in wardrobe and shelved cupboard, pedestrian side gate and feature lighting open to the sweeping moulded arch opens to the...... cornice and spotlights to ceiling. A plaster arch opens to the driveway, which in turn rises to a circular driveway in front of principal bedroom space with full-height double glazed triple the house. There are several antique-style lamp posts KITCHEN/BREAKFAST ROOM windows having good views across the sweeping lawns and providing extensive external lighting and a central lawn sits Another attractive room with double glazed windows woodland within the grounds. Spotlights to ceiling, wall lights within the turning circle. This has a fabulous granite feature overlooking the sweeping lawns and there are French doors and a built-in triple wardrobe. with an adjoining pond, a cascading ornamental Fountain and external lighting. The driveway opens to a triple bay garage with an "up and over" door opening to the double bay, which also has a workbench with inset sink unit and an internal door opens to a useful garden WC. The adjoining open bay currently serves as a machine shed. The front gardens and grounds are particularly scenic with various mature oaks, conifers, bamboos and specimen trees set in to and beside the lawns. There are large feature ponds with interconnecting streams with the ponds being cleverly designed to take the excess rainwater from the house and the leat through underground pipework and a French drain. The larger of the two ponds has a feature island and a fabulous array of water plants and lilies. The main expense of the grounds sit to the rear of Ashmead and have a fantastic south westerly orientation. The house itself is surrounded by feature block paved and decked terraces, beyond which the lawn rises to the Bovey Tracey Pottery leat which runs through and bisects the grounds. Beyond the leat sits a large open meadow and, on the north-west boundary there is a substantial log/timber store, a greenhouse, a vegetable garden and a cane fruit cage. A Devon bank denotes the boundary beyond with inset oak trees and beautiful open meadows beside and beyond. At the demise of the plot on the south-west boundary one can find the remnants of the aforementioned Templer Way granite tramway. A gate within this boundary gives access onto the rugged open moor, providing good access for for hacking, hiking and all manner of outbound activities. One can also take a pleasant wooded is walk through this part of the grounds where there are fantastic array of deciduous and evergreen trees, with the continuum of the granite Tramway running through. There is a particularly fine specimen Magnolia and, on the eastern boundary meandering wooded paths descend through a glade with ferns and a rustic bridge over a stream with the pathway eventually arriving at a further area of nature garden with mature rhododendrons, silver birches, bamboos and too many magnificent specimen plants and trees to individually describe. Overall the plot extends to around 6.8 acres and provides something really quite special within this peaceful moorland setting.

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