Shepherds Shepherds Blackawton, TQ9 7BP Dartmouth 5 miles Kingsbridge 8 miles Totnes 11 miles • Detached family home • Farmhouse style kitchen • 3 reception rooms • 5 bedrooms • 2 generously sized bathrooms • Parking and double garage • Spectacular rural views • Desirable village location Guide price £695,000 SITUATION Shepherd is a charming detached Farm House with gardens and wild flower woodland, the grounds extending to around 2.5 acres. The property offers a good degree of privacy and seclusion and yet is within a short walk from the village centre of Blackawton. Blackawton nestles amongst the stunning rolling hills and countryside of the South Hams. The village has a strong community with a primary school, community shop, village hall, the church of St Michael and two public houses. Dartmouth is nearby and provides a more extensive range of facilities, lying as it does at the A splendid detached farmhouse with spectacular views in the mouth of the River Dart, a spectacular estuary famous as a sailing centre and home to Britannia Royal Naval College. highly desirable village of Blackawton. To the north is the medieval market town of Totnes with its main-line railway station and further amenities. DESCRIPTION Former farmhouse with generously proportioned accommodation offering five bedrooms, two generously sized bathrooms and some splendid rural views, located in the highly desirable village of Blackawton. Shepherds offers a good opportunity to create a family home in a popular South Hams village. The well presented accommodation offers a farmhouse style kitchen with space for entertaining, excellent conservatory and a wonderful feature of this home are the large grounds, lake and woodland offering as much scope as required for the green fingered amongst you. There are a number of character features including exposed wooden beams, window seats and ornate stone surround open fireplace in the sitting room. ACCOMMODATION (Please see floorplan). Entrance hallway with WC and coats cupboard. Steps down to the dining area with exposed wooden beams and views across to the garden. Steps lead up to farmhouse kitchen with tiled floor, oil fired Aga, range of wall and base units, space for dishwasher and washing machine. Feature window seat, good ceiling heights and door to conservatory. This is a large conservatory offering flexible space, ideal for dining in the summer and whiling away those sunny afternoons. Door to sitting room which spans the full width of the property with two sets of patio doors leading out to a partially covered terrace area with views across the garden. Built in storage cupboards to either side of the chimney breast and ornate stone surround open fireplace. Spiral stairs from the kitchen leads to the first floor. Landing with much natural light with two Velux windows and side window. Step up to large bedroom with double prospect windows and ample built in storage. Door to family bathroom with WC, wash hand basin and shower enclosure. Built in vanity storage cupboard and airing cupboard. Single bedroom with built in wardrobe cupboards. Double bedroom with built in wooden wardrobe cupboards and dual prospect windows with spectacular views across the garden and surrounding countryside. Door to double bedroom with views across the gardens and built in wardrobe cupboards. Another single bedroom with built in wardrobe cupboards, currently used as a dressing room. OUTSIDE Driveway leading to the detached double garage. To the front of the farmhouse is an area of hedging and space for potted plant/shrubs. Double doors from the conservatory lead out onto the southerly facing terrace area with some landscaped planting. A veranda area covered with pergola running the full length of the sitting room enjoying views across the lawn gardens. Cut out paths lead around the edge of the woodland which is now covered in blue bells, giving some good views down the valley and beyond. There is a pond and brook at the bottom of the woodland making it a tranquil place to while away summer days. There is also a wooden stable building with 2 stables with water and electricity. SERVICES Mains electricity, water, drainage, oil boiler for hot water and heating. Oil fired Aga. LOCAL AUTHORITY South Hams District Council, Follaton House, Plymouth Road, Totnes, Devon, TQ9 5NE. Tel: 01803 861234. E-mail: [email protected]. VIEWING Strictly by prior appointment with Stags Totnes property office on 01803 865454 DIRECTIONS From Totnes take the A381 towards Kingsbridge and Dartmouth. At Halwell turn left and follow the A3122 signposted to Dartmouth. At the Forces Tavern public house turn right, signposted for Blackawton. At the T junction turn right down into the village and then turn left at the Normandy Arms. Take the first right and the property can be found a short distance along the lane on the right. Shepherds, Blackawton, TQ9 7BP These particulars are a guide only and should not be relied upon for any purpose. Stags The Granary, Coronation Road, Totnes, Devon, TQ9 5GN Tel: 01803 865454 [email protected] Cornwall | Devon | Somerset | Dorset | London stags.co.uk.