4 bedroom detached house for sale
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Property description & features
- Tenure: Freehold
- 4 - 5 bedrooms
- 3 - 4 reception rooms
- 2 bathrooms
- 7.84 acres
- Outbuildings
- Period
- Detached
- Garden
- Patio
- Rural
On arrival there is a long drive leading to an agricultural barn with stables and garage facilities as well as plenty of parking. Additional stables and barn space house a charming office and workshop, while the south-facing gardens feature a mature orchard and rose garden.
Inside, the kitchen breakfast room has captivating views of Dartmoor and features an AGA. The separate sitting room exudes warmth with a wood burner and original granite fireplace, while the dining room is ideal for entertaining. Each reception room seamlessly connects to the garden making it perfect for alfresco dining whilst the separate library provides a tranquil retreat.
There are four/five bedrooms in total, including a wonderful principal bedroom overlooking the moor, accompanied by a spacious family bathroom.
Overall, Lower Shapley Farm is a wonderful home with direct Moor access which facilitates a fabulous lifestyle opportunity for any incoming buyer.
Lower Shapley Farm stands in a commanding, elevated position over some of the most dramatic and unspoilt countryside in the UK, in an area renowned for its beauty and diversity. This superb location combines idyllic, rural tranquillity with unusually easy accessibility, nearby amenities and excellent communication links.
The A30 at Whiddon Down is 6 miles away giving direct access to central Exeter from which there are regular, direct trains to London Paddington, taking from two hours, as well Exeter International Airport.
Whilst the Dartmoor National Park provides a wonderfully rural setting, secondary school choice, links and convenience are excellent. Thirteen miles away, Okehampton College provides a strong state secondary school, and in Exeter there are a number of well-regarded fee paying schools,
including Exeter School and The Maynard, with school bus links from Whiddon Down. Mount Kelly, hosts both prep and senior schools in Tavistock
and there is also Stover, near Bovey Tracey.
The thriving community of Chagford is 2.5 miles from Lower Shapley Farm and has been voted as one of the best rural places to live in Britain by The Sunday Times. It boasts a wide range of speciality shops including a butcher, wine shop, bakery, artisan bakers, organic food shop, weekly market, green grocer, delicatessen and library as well as various restaurants, cafés, four pubs and a large and unique hardware and household shop and significant local sports facilities. There is a 130 pupil Church of England primary school which was entirely rebuilt in 2018 and a Montessori school.
There are a myriad of local societies catering for all forms of cultural interests, the town even boasts highly professional annual film, literary and
music festivals. Moretonhampstead is also nearby and provides a similarly broad range of facilities.
The internationally renowned Gidleigh Park Hotel with a Michelin Star restaurant sits to one side of the town, whilst the other side hosts the extensive facilities of The Bovey Castle Hotel, including an 18 hole members' golf course.
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