Stowford House Stowford, Lewdown, Okehampton, Devon Stowford House Stowford, Lewdown, Okehampton, Devon Lifton 4 miles, Launceston 9 miles, Tavistock 11 miles, Okehampton 12 miles, Plymouth 20 miles (London Paddington 3 hours), Exeter St David’s Station 32 miles (London Paddington 2 hours), Exeter/M5 46 miles, Exeter International Airport 49 miles (All mileages and times are approximate) A very impressive and truly immaculate family home that has been sympathetically and extensively renovated and restored to an exceptionally high standard in recent years, both inside and out. It is situated in a lovely village setting in a highly desirable location being close to Tavistock, Exeter and the A30. Ground floor Porch | Entrance hallway | Inner stair-case hall| Drawing room | Dining room Sitting room | Kitchen/breakfast room| Utility room | Boot Room | Cloakroom First floor Principal bedroom with dressing room, sitting room and en suite shower room| Bedroom with en suite bathroom and separate WC | Three further bedrooms | Family bathroom | Linen Room/Bedroom 9 Second floor Two further bedrooms | Library/study/Bedroom 8| Family bathroom Gardens and grounds Detached double garage | Summer house | Vegetable garden | Private parking Gross Internal floor Area (approx.): 5,596 sq ft (519.8 sq m) In all about 0.8 acres Exeter 19 Southernhay East, Exeter EX1 1QD Tel: 01392 423111 [email protected] knightfrank.co.uk Stowford House – for sale freehold Stowford House is a very impressive Grade II Listed, Georgian Old Rectory that was built about 1807 in the style of “a villa in a garden”. Owned by the same family for 150 years it was the centre of an estate of over 1,000 acres from where the family provided three generations of Rectors to the parish until just after the First World War. Lived in by the family as a private house from 1920s the property was used as a boutique country hotel towards the end of the last century. The house consists of four reception rooms, at least seven bedrooms, four bathrooms, a detached garage and a lovely formal garden. Over the past 11 years the property has been painstakingly and very sympathetically restored to an exceptionally high standard, both internally and throughout the garden, to create the most immaculate and charming family home. The house makes an immediate impression on arrival. The imposing Georgian façade built onto the sides of the original cob curate’s house and barn, which are thought to date back to the 17th century, presents a main house with two wings that create a small sheltered courtyard at the rear. The gravel driveway is flanked at its entrance by granite pillars and wooden electric gates. The entrance to the hallway is one of the reasons for its historic importance being placed on the side of the house and has a fabulous period fan light above the front door. The entrance hallway leads through to the staircase hallway. Off the entrance hallway is a cloakroom and a sitting room which has a lovely, cosy feel with a wood burner. This room is the original barn that predates the Georgian Old Rectory. Also off the hallway is the drawing room which has a working fireplace with a lovely wooden moulded surround and full-length sash windows. The drawing room is particularly impressive and both this room and the dining room next door enjoy magnificent Georgian proportions and high ceilings. The dining room has an open fireplace with a marble surround. At the end of the staircase hallway is the kitchen/breakfast room which has a large central island with a slate work surface and a four-door, oil-fired Aga. A rear door off the kitchen leads out to the Loggia and garden beyond. A rear passage leads off the inner hallway to a larder and required. The principal bedroom has both a dressing room consists of a variety of Devon apple trees, that have been utility room. The latter houses the original kitchen range and private sitting room and an en suite shower room with a trained across an espalier. There is a wonderful Horse and the oil-fired boiler. A back door leads out to the rear walk-in shower. Chestnut Tree taking centre position in the garden which courtyard. There is also a boot room and WC. was planted as the house was finished. There is also a wood Stairs lead on up to the second floor landing off which are shed with an oil tank adjoining the house and a detached Stairs lead up from the inner hallway to a half landing two further bedrooms and a family bathroom with both a double garage. off which is a guest bedroom which has a lovely Gothic bath and shower. There is also a lovely library or study that fireplace (similar to many of the other bedrooms) and an could be used as the eighth bedroom if required. The property is ideally positioned being close to Tavistock en suite bathroom and separate WC. The staircase itself (about 15-20 minutes away by car) with some of the best Outside, there is a courtyard to the rear of the house and is particularly impressive creating a two storey gallery with schooling in the region including Mount Kelly. Exeter a south and west facing landscape garden to the front large windows on the risers that spill light into every floor. is about a 35 to 40 minute drive away via the A30 dual- and west side that includes a rondavel summer house, The stairs lead on up to the first floor landing off which are carriageway with very fast and frequent services to London wisteria on the side of the house, a vegetable garden with four further bedrooms, a family bathroom and a storage Paddington and probably the best shopping centre in the raised beds, a garden shed and a greenhouse. The orchard room that could be used as the ninth (single) bedroom if region including John Lewis and IKEA. The River Tamar and the Cornish border lies about 8 miles to the west. Both Okehampton and Launceston are a short drive away. The former has a Waitrose and cinema and the latter has an outstanding butcher. There is a bus stop within walking distance from the property providing access to Okehampton, Launceston and Tavistock. West Devon Stowford is a small village with church, situated in the heart of the rolling West Devon countryside, between Okehampton and Launceston and close to the beautiful River Lyd valley and the Devon/Cornwall border. The village of Lewdown about 1/3 mile away has a shop, a pub and a highly rated primary school. The ancient stannary town of Tavistock possesses a full range of facilities, including private education with Mount Kelly preparatory school and College. There are also good local amenities in either Launceston or Okehampton, where there is a Waitrose store. Okehampton College is regarded as one of the best secondary schools in the county. The North Cornish beaches are only about a 40 minute drive away by car and the property lies just outside the Dartmoor National Park boundary, renowned for its spectacular scenery and providing excellent opportunities for walking, riding and fishing. Nearby is the beautiful Lydford Gorge and there are well known hotels close by at Lewtrenchard Manor and the Arundell Arms at Lifton, the latter notable for its fishing on the local Rivers Tamar and Lyd. A few miles to the north is Roadford Lake, providing further opportunities for fishing, sailing and other water sports. There is quick access onto the A30 dual carriageway leading west into Cornwall and east to the university and cathedral city of Exeter, in around 35-40 minutes, where there is access onto the M5 motorway, an international airport and stations with mainline connections to London. To the south is the city of Plymouth on the South Devon coast, from where there are ferries to the continent. There is a church in the village, a post office and shop 1/3rd mile away in Lewdown and the doctor and the farm shop are close by in Lifton, less than a 10 minute drive away. There are excellent daily facilities are available in nearby in Tavistock for children aged between 3 and 18 offering day, West Devon Borough Council, Kilworthy Park, Drake Road, Approximate Gross Internal Floor Area Reception 5,596 sq ft (519.8 sq m) Launceston 9 miles away with more extensive cultural, weekly and full boarding. Tavistock, Devon. PL19 0BZ. Tel. 01822 813600. Bedroom educational, recreational and shopping facilities being found This plan is for guidance only and must not be relied upon as a statement of fact. in Exeter and Plymouth. Bathroom Right of way Viewing Attention is drawn to the Important Notice on Kitchen/Utility The communications by road and rail are excellent with The neighbouring house enjoys a right of access along the Viewing is strictly by prior appointment with the sole agents the last page of the text of the Particulars the A30 dual carriageway about 4 miles away providing entrance drive. Knight Frank LLP. Storage rapid access to the M5 motorway at Exeter. There are Outside mainline train stations both at Exeter and Plymouth with Services Directions (EX20 4BZ) Recreation regular services to London Paddington (With the new Mains water and electricity, private drainage and oil-fired From the A30 east, take the Sourton Cross junction trains Paddington is now just over 2 hours from Exeter) and heating. (signposted Tavistock) and from this junction follow the London Waterloo. signs to Bridestowe and Lewdown. Once through Lewdown, The district and area is well known for its sporting facilities, Fixtures and fittings about ¼ mile on the right hand side is a turning to Stowford.