Primrose Cottage, Rockford, Brendon, Lynton, Devon, EX35 6PT A charming, tastefully modernised riverside cottage within Exmoor National Park Local pub close by. Lynton/Lynmouth 4 miles. Barnstaple 45 minutes. • Porch, Sitting Room • Kitchen/Dining Room • Rear Lobby, Bathroom • 2 Bedrooms. No Chain. • Modern Electric Heating • Secluded Courtyard • Rented Parking Nearby • Suit 2nd Guide price £169,000 01271 322833 | [email protected] Cornwall | Devon | Somerset | Dorset | London stags.co.uk Primrose Cottage, Rockford, Brendon, Lynton, Devon, EX35 6PT SITUATION AND AMENITIES ASDA all deliver. Barbrook services are about 5 miles In an outstanding peaceful location, on the banks of the away offering petrol at a 5p a litre subsidy under the rural fast flowing East Lyn River, surrounded by National Trust fuel cut program. It is a 50 minute drive to Taunton where woodland, within Exmoor National Park. The property is trains to London take 1 hour 50 minutes. The Regional ideally situated for walkers, wildlife lovers and all those centre of Barnstaple is about 45 minutes by car, Combe seeking to get away from it all. Rockford and its near Martin and surfing beaches at Woolacombe, Croyde and neighbour Brendon are tiny villages set in a beautiful Saunton are all about 40 minutes or so. hidden valley near the Northern coast of Exmoor National Park. The village of Brendon and the valley which shares DESCRIPTION its name are well known to readers of Lorna Doone as Primrose Cottage is the central section of 3 cottages, the picturesque setting for R.D. Blackmore's Classic formally understood to have been a fishing lodge on the Adventure. Also nearby are Oare Church, Malmsmead Glenthorne Estate. The cottage is reputed to date and Robbers Bridge which feature primarily throughout originally from around 1900 and presents painted stone the book. Entertainment and sustenance are close at elevations, beneath a recently tiled roof. The cottage hand at the Rockford Inn which is literally across the river offers well-presented accommodation, arranged over 2 from the property, and the Stag Hunters Inn Brendon floors, and benefits from an updated electric heating about a mile away. The twin villages of Lynton and system, externally there is a pretty courtyard garden Lynmouth are about 4 miles and as well as their scenic which is secluded, parking is rented in a secure cliffs and historic harbour offers a good range of shops, compound further up the lane. The cottage is currently pubs, restaurants, churches, a primary school, library and utilised as a second home and holiday let investment, the even a cinema. Exmoor National Park offers over 260sq vendors use it about 12 weeks of the year, otherwise the miles of dramatic scenery including some of Britain's cottage produces income of about £12,000 per annum, highest cliffs, steep wooded valleys, rolling pasture and but with potential to improve upon this. mile after mile of open moorland, and is a haven for a CURRENT LEASE AND OPTION TO EXTEND wide range of wildlife. Exmoor's reputation as one of the We understand that the property is leasehold with about finest areas of England for walking and riding, is richly 26 years remaining on the existing lease in favour of the deserved. We understand that Tesco, Sainsbury's and Primrose Cottage, Rockford, Brendon, Lynton, Devon, EX35 6PT National Trust, but there is a right to extend and renew. The white goods are available by separate negotiation if The National Trust have confirmed that they would required. Walk in shelved storage cupboard with larder extend the Lease to 99 years for the current owners in cupboard off, also housing the electric central heating exchange for a payment of £75,000. system, half glazed door to outside. INNER LOBBY with meter cupboard, slate flooring running through to BATHROOM, with panelled bath, Mira electric shower, The layout of accommodation with approximate shower curtain, low level w/c, pedestal wash basin, dimensions is more clearly identified on the mirror fronted medicine cabinet, airing cupboard housing accompanying floorplans but comprises: From the lane water cylinder, extractor fan. on the opposite side of the river the cottage is approached by a wooden foot bridge and a public FIRST FLOOR footpath which leads to the cottage and its adjoining LANDING. BEDROOM 1 window to front, period neighbours. From the path a wooden gate opens into a fireplace, display niche, built in wardrobe. BEDROOM 2 front courtyard garden. window to side. GROUND FLOOR OUTSIDE Half glazed front door to ENTRANCE PORCH with coats The front COURTYARD measures about 22' x 15', is pegs and wood laminated flooring. Inner door to SITTING surrounded by fencing and shrubs on 3 sides, with log ROOM with window to front overlooking the courtyard, storage area. fireplace with fitted wood burner, display niche, exposed stone wall beneath staircase rising to first floor described DIRECTIONS later. KITCHEN/DINING ROOM with slate flooring From the A39 (East of Lynmouth or West of Porlock) throughout, the dining end has painted wood panel walls, follow the signs for Brendon. Go down the hill into the the kitchen is fitted with a comprehensive range of village crossing the stone bridge. Turn right, go through modern units, in a white theme, with wood effect rolled the village passing the Stag Hunters Inn on the left and edged work surfaces, with drawers, cupboards and continue for about a mile to the Rockford Inn. Just before appliance space under, plumbing for dishwasher, the pub is a wooden footbridge, cross the bridge washing machine, space for fridge, Flavel electric cooker. following the footpath, turn left onto the footpath and the property will eventually be found on the right hand side. Primrose Cottage, Rockford, Brendon, Lynton, Devon, EX35 6PT 30 Boutport Street, Barnstaple, Devon, EX31 1RP 01271 322833 [email protected] @StagsProperty These particulars are a guide only and should not be relied upon for any purpose. stags.co.uk.