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The Cottage
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The Cottage

3 bedroom house

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3 bed
2 bath

Key information

Tenure: Share of freehold
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Property description & features

  • Tenure: Share of freehold (956 years remaining)
  • Enviable position within the Dartmoor National Park
  • Three bedroom cottage
  • Beautiful courtyard garden and access to communal gardens
  • Wealth of characterful features
  • Private parking area for 2 cars
Forming part of Meldon Hall, The Cottage offers light-filled accommodation arranged over two floors that has been sensitively modernised to combine the amenities of modern living whilst retaining characterful features including sash windows and original fireplaces. The property is configured to provide ideal family and entertaining space whilst maximising the stunning views over the surrounding National Park.

The ground floor accommodation flows from a private front door and entrance lobby through to the dining room which has exposed wooden flooring and a tiled fireplace. Adjoining this room is the welcoming sitting room that features an exposed stone fireplace with a woodburning stove, front aspect window seating and bespoke built-in storage. The well-proportioned kitchen to the rear, has a range of wall and base units, wooden worktops, an ingle with Aga, modern integrated appliances and a door that opens onto the terrace garden. The ground floor accommodation is completed by a useful shower room and WC and a separate room for washer and drier utilities.

The first floor provides a generous rear aspect bedroom with a cast iron open fireplace and fitted dressing area, while there are also a further two front aspect double bedrooms, one with an open fireplace and built-in storage. The first floor also has a family bathroom with a separate WC.

Local Authority: West Devon Borough Council
Services: Mains electricity and private water. Private drainage which we understand is compliant with current regulations.
Council Tax: TBC
Rights of Way: The property enjoys use of the communal gardens and main house driveway. The next door Mews has a right of way over the Cottage driveway to their parking area.
Tenure: Freehold
Charges: £595 per quarter ground rent and contribution to the Management Company
Restrictions: A covenant restricts the use of the cottage for letting/sub letting.
Guide Price: £425,000

The property is approached through a five-bar gate over a gravelled driveway that leads to the private parking area with space for two cars. There is a beautiful private terrace garden to the front of the cottage that features well-stocked and colourful border flowerbeds, a variety of mature shrubs and specimen trees and seating areas providing an ideal space for al fresco dining. The property also benefits from use of the communal gardens that enjoy far-reaching views over Chagford and surrounding Dartmoor countryside.

The property sits in an elevated rural position on the fringes of the desirable village of Chagford. This part of the moor is renowned for its magnificent scenery, and together with the Teign Valley, offers a great number of superb walking, riding and cycling routes. Chagford is renowned for its friendly community and offers a wide range of local amenities, including plenty of independent and boutique shops, a post office, banks, a health centre, a dentist, superb sports facilities and a good selection of pubs, cafés and restaurants. The town also has an open air swimming pool and various music, film and literary festivals every year. There is a primary school and a Montessori school. The market town of Okehampton is approximately 12 miles away, with its excellent selection of shops, supermarkets, schools, and leisure facilities. There are golf courses nearby at Bovey Castle near Moretonhampstead and at Stover near Bovey Tracey. The thriving city of Exeter is just 20 miles to the east, offering a comprehensive range of cultural, leisure, recreational and educational facilities, first-class shopping and excellent schooling.

The nearby A30 dual carriageway provides access to Exeter and the M5 motorway and national motorway network beyond, Okehampton station links to Exeter St. David’s with its regular rail services to the Midlands and London Paddington and Waterloo. The area offers a good selection of state primary and secondary schooling together with independent schools including Sands, Stover, Exeter Cathedral School, The Maynard and Mount Kelly.

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