Harberton Manor SOUTH HAMS

Harberton Manor

Totnes 3 miles • Mainline train station to London 3 miles • Exeter airport 35 miles

A stunning renovated and refurbished south facing Georgian country house, cottage, landscaped gardens, paddocks, swimming pool and tennis court on the edge of a sought after village in the South Hams

• South facing Georgian country house of 7,000 sq feet • 2 Bedroom cottage • Extensive garaging and parking • Grounds extending of approximately 6.5 acres • Beautifully landscaped gardens • Heated swimming pool • Tennis court • 6/7 Bedrooms • 5 Bathrooms

Set within grounds of 6.5 acres, Harberton Manor sits in a delightful rural setting on the edge of the thriving and popular village of Harberton in the South Hams. The property is only 3 miles from the bustling medieval market town of Totnes, which has a mainline railway station giving direct access to London Paddington and good road links to the A38, and onto the M5 and A303.

Stags The London Office The Granary, Coronation Road 40 St James’s Place Totnes, Devon TQ9 5GN London @StagsProperty Tel: 01803 865454 SW1A 1NS Email: [email protected] Tel: 020 7839 0888 stags.co.uk Introduction Breakfast Room, with french doors to the west courtyard and steps up into the garden. Harberton Manor dates back to the 17th Next to the Breakfast Room is the Family century and appears in the official copy of Room/Snug with working fireplace and the Terrier of Harberton dated 1680 and in doorway onto the main terrace and door into circa 1780 the house was extensively the old wine cellar. remodelled to include the principal reception rooms with full length Georgian sash The large open plan Kitchen with limestone windows overlooking the gardens. Once a floor, and granite work surfaces, includes former rectory, this historic and important built-in double fridge/freezers, pantry country house retains much of its original cupboards and a large island unit Georgian architecture and style. incorporating two dish washers, a wine fridge, Neff oven, induction hob, microwave The house has been meticulously and and breakfast bar seating, as well as sympathetically renovated and refurbished drawers and storage. The original large 4 by the current owners to a very high oven oil fired AGA has been completely standard and reflects the quality and heritage refurbished. of the property whilst meeting the needs of modern living. Having been completely re- Off the Kitchen there is an additional roofed, extensively re-wired and plumbed, cloakroom with coat storage and a separate the house has been transformed into a boot room which leads back onto the beautiful, comfortable and stylish country driveway. home. From the boot room is the entrance to a Accommodation dedicated plant room which houses the twin Grant oil fired boilers, triple pressurised hot The house is approached from the gated water tanks and central heating system and driveway through a stone portico above the log store. The pipework for the bore hole is front door leading into a impressive part also located here. panelled Entrance Hall. Off the Entrance Hall is a Guest Cloakroom, the Drawing Room, First Floor the Morning Room, The Dining Room, part paneled Inner Hallway and mahogany rail The double aspect master suite located at turned staircase to the first floor. the end of the first floor has three Georgian sash windows with working shutters, built in All of the principal ground floor rooms enjoy wardrobes and a bathroom with limestone generous ceiling heights, working fireplaces flooring, underfloor electric heating and and full length sash windows (with working walk-in shower with Villeroy & Boch and shutters) which look out onto the south Perrin & Rowe fittings throughout. facing gardens. There are a further five large double Passing the staircase in the inner hall is the bedrooms on this floor and two independent

bathrooms, four of which have Georgian sash exposed ceiling timbers which still allow plenty windows and working shutters and overlook of headroom and are now purely decorative as the rear gardens and one has an en suite the vendors replaced the ceiling timbers during shower room and a Conservatory providing the renovation of the roof. Additionally there is access out into the rear garden. The fifth a fully tiled bathroom, a well equipped kitchen bedroom with two Georgian sash windows with built in appliances and two original overlooks the front of the house and has direct fireplaces at either end of the principle room. access to one of the independent bathrooms There is also a further bedroom or office with in a “Jack and Jill” configuration. door to eaves storage. The entire floor could The Laundry room is also located on the first be utilised as an integral flat or as a working floor with two washing machines, space for area and games room. tumble drier and extensive heated linen Clock Tower Cottage cupboards and a further doorway out onto the garden. The Cottage has also been completely Second floor refurbished by the vendors and offers guests or staff a well-equipped fully integrated The second floor is principally made up of one kitchen, a sitting room with a wood burning large room between the main chimneys with stove and on the first floor, two bedrooms with a shower room. The Cottage enjoys a private rear patio glorious views towards Dartmoor from the top corner. with steps down the side of the cottage back to the driveway. A full sized hard surfaced tennis court with a nearby timber stable with 3 loose boxes and tractor shed/wood Garaging store. There are two further paddocks, both with access from the adjoining lane which is useful for bringing any There is extensive garaging providing secure storage of farm machinery onto the land. One of the paddocks has motor vehicles and machinery/tractor. There is power been planted to create an arboretum. and electricity connected and all have timber double doors. Services

Gardens and grounds The house has zone controlled oil fired central heating with electric underfloor heating in the majority of the The gardens at Harberton Manor have been landscaped bathrooms. Mains water and drainage to the house, over many years and the current owners have continued this tradition by adding the bog gardens, new pathways, plus a private bore hole water supply and a ‘soakwell’ a productive vegetable garden and a programme of located in the courtyard for the garden. Broadband with replanting to ensure its continued beauty for future a current download speed of 32megs. CAT 5 cabling in generations. The garden faces south and the spacious the house. There is an air exchange system fitted to the full length terrace can be accessed from doorways at house which allows fresh air to circulate. Backup Lister both ends of the house. This elevation of the house has diesel generator. a climbing rose, wisteria, jasmine, vine, and a mature Viewings Magnolia tree. Strictly by appointment with James Baker of Stags The heated outdoor swimming pool is located just below Totnes - 01803 865454. the front lawn in a private location with glimpses of the rolling countryside beyond. Local Authority

The mature and landscaped gardens include ponds and South Hams District Council, Follaton House, Plymouth a bog garden in the lower area with gunnera, bamboo Road, Totnes, Devon, TQ9 5NE. Tel: 01803 861234. and a weeping willow. Mature rhododendron borders E-mail: [email protected]. lead up to the herbaceous bed, which is located below the mature beech hedge. To the other side is the ‘White Directions Garden’ From Totnes take the A381 Kingsbridge/ Dartmouth Productive vegetable and fruit gardens with a mixture of road. After 1½ miles turn right to Harberton, and raised beds, fruit cages containing raspberry, rhubarb, continue through this pretty village. Shortly after rising strawberry, with black currant and red currants. To the out of the village, the private drive to the Manor is on the lower side is an orchard. left, next to the post box.

Beyond a further mature hedge and through a pair of These particulars are a guide only and should not be wrought iron gates is the top paddock, where there are relied upon for any purposes.

Main House Ground Floor Clock Tower Cottage Approx. 281.1 sq. metres (3025.9 sq. feet)

Family Room/ Ground Floor Snug Approx. 39.0 sq. metres (420.1 sq. feet) Morning Dining 4.84m x 4.65m Drawing Room Room Room 5.00m x 4.70m 5.00m x 6.85m (1 5'11" x 15'3") 7.81m x 4.44m (16'5" x 15'5") (16'5" x 22'6") (25'7" x 14'7") Entrance Hall Sitting Wine Room Store 4.07m x 4.16m 5.46m x 2.51m Kitchen (13'4" x 13'8") (17'11" x 8'3") 2.94m x 3.75m Breakfast (9'8" x 12'4") Room Hallway 5.00m (16'5") max x 4.65m (15'3") Entrance Hall 4.09m x 6.54m (13'5" x 21'5")

WC Boiler Tractor Room Shed 5.81m x 2.18m B Kitchen (19'1" x 7'2") Double 4.45m (14'7") Garage x 7.80m (25'7") max 5.81m x 4.93m (19'1" x 16'2") WC

WC

First Floor Generator Approx. 273.9 sq. metres (2947.7 sq. feet) Room

Conservatory Bedroom 2.81m x 2.60m 4.84m x 4.65m (9'3" x 8'7") Boot (15'11" x 15'3") Room Boiler Bedroom Bedroom 4.39m x 2.56m Room B First Floor Master 4.97m x 4.45m 4.97m x 6.58m (1 4'5" x 8'5") 4.39m x 2.80m Approx. 41.9 sq. metres (451.3 sq. feet) Bedroom (16'4" x 14'7") (16'4" x 21'7") (1 4'5" x 9'2") 7.31m x 4.45m Bedroom B (24' x 14'7") 5.62m x 4.08m (18'5" x 13'5")

En-suite Shower Bedroom 2 Room Bedroom 1 4.30m x 2.28m 4.30m x 4.38m (14'1" x 7'6") (14'1" x 14'4") Landing Double Garage 7.18m (23'7") x 5.61m (1 8'5") max Landing

Bathroom En-suite

Bedroom Total area: approx. 81.0 sq. metres (871.4 sq. feet) 4.20m x 5.19m (13'9" x 17')

Bathroom Laundry Room

Garage 3.31m (10'10") x 4.60m (1 5'1") max

Second Floor Approx. 104.5 sq. metres (1124.5 sq. feet)

Bathroom Kitchen/Living Room 4.80m x 11.70m Bedroom (15'9" x 38'5") 4.79m x 4.10m (15'8" x 13'5")