The Great House The Great House 6 George Street, Moretonhampstead, Newton Abbot, Exeter 12 miles Bovey Tracey 7 miles Chagford 5 miles
• 2/3 Reception rooms • Kitchen/breakfast room • Conservatory • 4/5 Bedrooms • 4 Bathrooms • Gardens • Off road parking
Offers in excess of £500,000
SITUATION The Great House is situated in the heart of the popular Dartmoor town of Moretonhampstead. The town has a good range of day-to-day facilities including a health centre, dental and veterinary surgeries, schooling, places of worship, post office, a good number of shops, pubs and restaurants. The larger market towns of Bovey Tracey (7 miles) and Newton Abbot (12 miles) both offer a wider range of facilities and A handsome Grade II Listed 19th Century townhouse in the heart amenities. The university and cathedral city of Exeter (12 miles) has a comprehensive range of amenities befitting a centre of of a popular Dartmoor town its importance as well as mainline railway stations to Paddington and Waterloo along with an international airport with daily flights to London.
The A30 dual carriageway lies approximately 6 miles north giving easy access to Cornwall in the West and Exeter and the M5 motorway in the east. The A38 Devon Expressway lies approximately 8 miles to the south offering good access to Plymouth and Torbay as well as the South Devon coastline.
Due to its position in the Dartmoor National Park, there are many thousands of beautiful unspoilt moorland acres in which to enjoy a wide range of outdoor pursuits including walking, riding, cycling and fishing.
DESCRIPTION The Great House is a handsome and substantial Grade II Listed property which the Listed Buildings notes suggest dates from the early 19th Century. It enjoys a wealth of character features typical of a property of its era including well-proportioned accommodation of over 2,700sq ft with high ceilings, sash windows with shutters and original fireplaces. ACCOMMODATION A large Doric porch with octagonal columns leads to the front door which leads to a spacious reception hallway off which are the principal living rooms. There is both a sitting room and a dining room to the front of the property each with sash windows and shutters, ornate cornicing and central ceiling roses, picture rails and original fireplaces. To the rear is a kitchen/breakfast room with sash window and window seat. The kitchen is fitted with a range of matching eye and base level units, 4-oven gas-fired Aga, as well as integral fridge and breakfast bar. Off the rear lobby is the snug/bedroom 5 off which is a shower room. The large conservatory to the rear is timber framed with two pairs of French doors to the garden. Off the hallway is a useful utility room. On the first floor are 4 double bedrooms, the master having an en suite shower room along with 2 family bathrooms. THE GROUNDS A wrought iron railing set in granite kerb stones with gate and central path leads to the front door, either side of which are level lawns with well-established rose bushes, cherry tree and a magnolia. To the rear, off the conservatory, is a sun deck with steps leading down to an enclosed paved courtyard area with pergola and well-established raised flower and shrub beds. There is a useful storage shed to the side. Beyond the courtyard is a parking area for a number of vehicles. To the east of this is a Mediterranean-style garden with swimming pool (requires re-commissioning) enclosed with high walling. There is a stone shed housing the boiler and filtration system. The gardens enjoy a good degree of privacy and being south- facing create a lovely outside environment. SERVICES All mains services are connected. DIRECTIONS From Exeter, proceed on the B3212 to Moretonhampstead. Proceed up into the town and at the crossroads proceed straight over and The Great House can be found on the left after approximately 75 yards. The Great House, 6 George Street, Moretonhampstead, Newton Abbot, TQ13 8PG
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