Little Venhay ,

Meshaw, South Molton

An exceptionally charming Grade II listed country house and holiday cottage set in a delightful rural setting.

Barnstaple: 22 miles South Molton: 8.2 miles Exeter: 29.5 miles Tiverton Parkway (Junction 27): 21.3 miles (all distances are approximate)

Entrance Hall ● Sitting room ● Dining room ● Kitchen/ Breakfast room ● Ulity room ● Study ● Cloakroom● 4 bedrooms ● 2 bathrooms ● Attic space ● Separate 2 bedroom holiday cottage ● Studio ● Range of outbuildings ● Swimming pool ● Vegetable garden ● Polytunnel ●Fishing lake

• Immaculately presented 4 bedroom country house • Grade II listed • Many period features • Peaceful location • Beautiful 2 bedroom holiday cottage with ground floor bedroom • Workshop • Separate studio, potential to create office space • Pretty country garden • Paddocks with fishing lake

In all about 1.74 hectares (4.30 acres)

Geoffrey Clapp Associates 10 Broad Street South Molton Devon EX36 3AB Tel: 01769 572121 Email: [email protected]

Location Little Venhay is situated off a quiet rural lane, Maire Road, in the rural parish of Meshaw. The property is also approximately 3 miles from the larger village of Witheridge. Witheridge is a thriving rural village with church, village hall, newsagent, village shop, primary school and health centre. The Devon link Road (A361) is within a couple of miles, providing good access to Barnstaple, Tiverton and the M5 motorway. Tiverton Parkway station provides regular mainline services to London Paddington in just over two hours.

The regional service centre of Barnstaple offers a good variety of shops and supermarkets, restaurants, popular theatre, hospital and twice-weekly Pannier Market show casing local produce. South Molton falls within ten miles and is a traditional market town, offering a good range of local facilities, as does Tiverton.

The independent schools of West Buckland and Blundells are within easy reach.

The North Devon coast lies within easy reach and the nationally acclaimed surfing beaches of Croyde Bay, Saunton Sands, Putsborough and Woolacombe, as well as sailing and water sports. Also, Exmoor National Park with its spectacular scenery, is near at hand. The surrounding countryside offers a wealth of riding, walking and sporting opportunities.

Description Little Venhay is a detached Grade II listed property, dating from the 16 th Century and has many fine period features. The property is mainly constructed of rendered stone and cob under a slate roof; the property has been tastefully renovated over recent years and is immaculately presented. The property is believed to be a former hunting lodge of the Earl of Portsmouth and hosts many period features which include a hipped roof, Gothic arched window casements, Gothic stair window and a number of panelled doors on the ground floor and feature fireplaces.

The spacious accommodation offers two formal rooms at the front of the property along with a comfortable kitchen/breakfast room, all which have views across the pretty gardens. At the heart of the kitchen is an Aga, with adjoining utility room.

The separate two bedroom holiday cottage, which has been converted in the past couple of years to an exceptionally high standard, offers the opportunity of combining a superb family home with income potential. The studio, with an abundance of natural light, mezzanine floor and underfloor heating, provides an ideal environment to work from home by creating an office or maintaining its current purpose.

The renovations to the studio and cottage conversion have been carefully thought to include heating via a ground source heat pump and WiFi is connected. At the rear of the property there a range of further outbuildings, with one barn having a lapsed planning application for a holiday let.

The level grounds surround the property and are an attractive feature of the property with a number of mature trees; a fishing lake is an attractive feature which assists with attracting a wider audience for the holiday cottage.

Accommodation Ground floor Entrance hall area: Full height French doors either side of the barn providing a double aspect. Little Venhay House Limestone floor. Integral oak fronted corner cupboard. Spiral staircase leading to the first floor. Ground floor Access to the ground floor bedroom. Entrance porch : Cobbled floor with oak benching on either side of the entrance. The front door, with Kitchen/dining room: Range of units, stainless steel sink. Integral Beko dishwasher, Primer ceramic herringbone design on the reverse, leads to hob and stainless steel extractor fan, Siemens fridge/freezer, limestone tiles and limestone floor. Entrance hall: Cobbled floor, fitted book shelves in recess and exposed beam. At end of the hallway Ground floor bedroom: Limestone floor and exposed beams. is an attractive Georgian spiral staircase with Gothic stair window with wooden shutters leads to the Ensuite bathroom: Tiled shower cubicle, panelled bath with shower attachment over, hand basin, first floor. storage cupboard, WC and towel rail. Cloakroom: Quarry tiled floor, Victorian style pedestal hand basin and separate WC. Study: Dual aspect, fitted book shelf and access to part of the loft space. First floor Sitting room: Open stone fireplace and hearth, hardwood floor, bookcases fitted within the alcoves Sitting room: Wooden floor, Hamlet wood burning stove with stone hearth, exposed beams and either side of the fireplace. Door to the garden and views across the garden. Velux windows. Dining room: Large open stone fireplace and hearth with beam over and bread oven. Original oak Shower room: Tiled shower cubicle, WC, hand basin, tiled walls and limestone floor. floor, fitted window seat and built in storage cupboard. Views across the garden. Bedroom: Wooden floor, exposed beams and double aspect. Kitchen/breakfast room: Natural quarry stone flooring. Range of cream coloured units with Belfast sink and tiled splash back; island unit with wooden worktop, book shelves and range of pan drawers. For further details, please see www.devoncottage.eu Full height integral larder cupboards. Four oven Aga recessed in former fireplace with brick arch and hearth. Exposed beams and French doors leading to the patio. The outbuildings Utility room: Natural quarry stone floor. Range of fitted cream coloured units with stainless steel The studio and workshop form part of the same building. sink. Plumbing for washing machine. Fitted storage cupboard and airing cupboard. The workshop : (4.53 x 7.79m) Concrete floor, dual aspect, Greemine IVT heat pump (supplies cottage, workshop and studio). Megaflow Heatray Sadia which supplies hot water to the cottage. First floor Stairs to the first floor Loft (4.72m x 8.09m).The loft has a boarded floor and dual aspect. Landing: Wooden floor and integral wardrobe cupboard at the top of the stairs. At the end of the Studio: (8.11m x 4.77m; 4.3m to the eaves). Lean-to which overhangs the entrance. Double access landing a small door leads to the boarded eave storage area. doors and sealed concrete floor. Range of stainless steel units with integral sink and drawers. Bedroom: A range of double fitted hanging and shelved wardrobes. Wooden floor and views across Underfloor heating and insulated walls. Separate Cloakroom: with WC and hand basin. Staircase the garden. leading to Ensuite: Tiled corner shower unit with shower attachment, bidet, WC, hand basin, part tiled walls, Mezzanine floor with laminate flooring. storage cupboard, mirrored bathroom cabinet and towel rail. Family bathroom: ‘P’ shaped bath with shower screen and shower attachment, hand basin, WC, part Garage: (5.64m x 5.64m). Detached, concrete floor and double doors. Power connected. tiled walls, mirrored bathroom cabinet and towel rail. Stone and slated barn: (3.66m x 15.08m). Power connected and loft area over part. The barn has Bedroom: Integral wardrobe, views across the garden. previously been granted planning permission for a holiday let which has now lapsed. Adjacent Bedroom: Views across the garden. storage shed housing the oil storage tank. Bedroom: Cast iron Victorian fireplace with timber surround and mantel piece. Outhouse: (4.83m x 2.74m). Formerly a single garage of concrete block construction.

Orchard Cottage The Gardens & Grounds The pretty cob and stone cottage under slate has been sympathetically converted to create a Little Venhay’s entrance is approached by an attractive Devon bank from a quiet country lane, which contemporary living space which is flooded with natural light. There are exposed beams, handmade leads to a gravelled driveway which is bordered on one side by a row of poplar trees. oak doors and the walls have been traditionally lime rendered. The charm of the cottage is highlighted by the Wisteria and its views across the orchard. Due to its accommodation layout the At the front of the property there are pretty gardens with a number of mature trees including Ash, property is wheel chair friendly. The cottage benefits from wooden framed double glazed windows Fig and Wisteria with a mature beech hedge; a patio leads from the house to the lawn. The lawn and underfloor heating. leads to one of the paddocks. A small pond creates a feature in the corner of the garden. An ornate metal gate leads to the lined swimming pool (7.62m x 2.74m x 0.91m) which has an access A gentle sloping paved path leads to the entrance of the cottage. ladder and wide paved terrace. The pool benefits from a heat exchanger and filter and is enclosed by a low wall. A large vegetable garden with raised beds and a polytunnel can be found adjoining one of the paddocks.

The land The land is laid to permanent pasture and is divided into 2 paddocks. Within in one of the paddocks there is a small lake which is well stocked with tench and carp; there is also a small wooden jetty.

Services: Little Venhay: Mains water, electricity and private drainage. Oil fired central heating by an external Grant boiler. Orchard Cottage & the Studio: Mains water, electricity and private drainage, underfloor heating via a ground source heat pump located in the workshop.

Fixtures and Fittings: Only those mentioned in these sales particulars are included within the sale.

Local Authority: North Devon District Council. (www.northdevon.gov.uk)

Method of sale: Private treaty. Orchard Cottage Council Tax: Band H . Postcode: EX36 4NQ

Date of information taken: Photographs taken May 2015; particulars taken May 2015.

Viewing: Strictly by appointment through Geoffrey Clapp Associates

Directions: From South Molton take the B3137, signposted to Witheridge. Pass through the villages

of Alswear and Meshaw. After approximately 1.5 miles of proceeding through Meshaw, turn left at

Gidley Cross and proceed along the lane for approximately 1.6 miles. At Venhay Cross turn right.

Proceed down the lane, pass a lane on the left, immediately after, Little Venhay can be found on the

left hand.

Important Notice: Whilst we, Geoffrey Clapp

Associates (GCA), make every attempt to ensure

our sales particulars are fair, accurate and reliable, they are only a general guide to the property. No appliances have been tested and no warranty can be given by GCA in relation to this property. It is the responsibility for any intending purchaser to check the property is available before setting out. Neither the Vendor nor GCA accepts any responsibility for failed viewings. Little Venhay