A stunning detached Victorian Villa situated in the sought after Dartmoor town of Moretonhampstead. This beautiful home has a private walled garden, parking, and garage as well as three bedrooms and much potential with a detached granite barn and large attic. There are period feature throughout such as the panelled doors, picture rails and high ceilings which blend with the modern touches to complement this property perfectly. DESCRIPTION A beautiful stained glass front door greets you after you have crossed the cobbled driveway and tiled path opening into the ENTRANCE HALL. A period style front door leads you into the welcoming HALLWAY with access to the LOUNGE off to one side. The Lounge is a lovely light room with a bay window designed to take full advantage of the town and countryside views beyond. A Victorian fireplace with tiled ornate surround and timber mantel provides a focal point to this welcoming room.

The DINING ROOM sits adjacent and is decorated with an ornate wallpaper and again enjoys the bay sash windows to the front with similar view to that of the lounge. This room this has some stand out period features that one would expect in a house of this style and age.

The hallway leads to the rear of the property, and in to the KITCHEN/BREAKFAST ROOM which is truly the heart of this home. Beautifully finished with bespoke wooden cabinets under a granite work surface with built-in oak chopping board. This space is complemented by the hand made ceramic tiled splash back, built-in Bosch double oven and grill, AEG halogen hob complement this space further. With high ceilings there are recessed spotlights and feature down lighters and a period style cast iron fireplace together with solid oak floorboards finish this area beautifully.

The space opens into the BREAKFAST AREA where there is plenty of space and seating for a dining table as well as in-built storage to either side with ornate animal handles. A multi paned door to one side leads to a rear LOBBY with window that overlooks the cobbled side yard with a glimpse of the barn. Beautifully finished with hand-made ceramic tiles, Belfast sink with chrome swan neck mixer tap and cupboards under together with solid oak flooring. The door opens into a WC/CLOAKROOM with built-in cupboard to one side housing the gas fired central heating boiler.

At the other end of the kitchen is the UTILITY ROOM, well finished with pine base and wall mounted units with slate work surface, space and plumbing for a washing machine and dryer. This is a great area for dirty dogs and muddy wellies as well as a hanging rail to one side for coats. There is a window to the front elevation with door to outside with cat flap.

At the far end of the entrance hall there is a part glazed door into the GARAGE with traditional opening timber doors to the front with solid floor as well as open to the eaves to provide additional in-eave storage, pedestrian door to the side elevation leading to the side cobbled yard.

The period style staircase rises to the first floor and on the half turn is part panelled walling and a period style glazed display cupboard beneath the double glazed picture window. The wide first floor landing also has large loft hatch access giving access to an excellent sized attic with much potential having been fitted with Velux double glazed skylights. Of note this space has been future proofed with hot water and soil connection already in place. Also off the landing is a door to a large airing cupboard with hot water tank and slatted shelving.

The MAIN BEDROOM is an excellent size and with the property being in a slightly elevated position the sash window to the front looks out across the town to the countryside beyond, with high coved ceiling as well as ornate light fittings and cast iron fireplace this is a stunning room with plenty of space for wardrobes. A part glazed door leads into the EN SUITE BATHROOM with large tiled walk-in shower with thermostatic shower and waterfall shower head and separate hand held attachment. A period style porcelain basin sitting on a chrome frame together with dual chrome mixer taps, low level WC and heated towel rail all add to the overall feel of this fantastic space.

BEDROOM TWO sits to the front of the house with two traditional style double glazed sash windows again enjoying that glorious outlook across the rooftops of the town and to the countryside beyond, coved ceiling, pendant light fitting with ornate ceiling rose this is another lovely spacious room.

BEDROOM THREE enjoys an outlook to the rear, again with coved ceiling, pendant light fitting and original cast iron feature fireplace.

The FAMILY BATHROOM offers a panelled bath with chrome effect shower mixer tap with waterfall shower over and separate hand held attachment, with modern style white tiling, porcelain basin set into vanity unit with cupboard under with tiled ornate splash back and low level WC with concealed cistern. Two obscured double glazed windows provide light flooding into the room and there is a chrome towel rail/radiator, downlights as well as the ceramic tiled flooring.  

GARDEN Weaving your way out of the house, to the side and accessed from the kitchen/breakfast room there is a private timber decked patio which catches the sun all day long and is very private. The cobbled driveway/path leads past the end of the garage and the house and up to the two storey granite and brick barn which is well concealed from the front by timber double gates. A raised lawned terrace sits beyond the cobbled path and the vantage point across the rooftops and beyond can be enjoyed in discreet privacy from here.

The cobbled path winds its way beyond the barn to an absolutely stunning part walled garden which wraps around behind the detached barn and has a low level glazed door leading to the first floor.

This can only be described as a garden of delight with level lawn, bushes to one side, mature shrubs, raised planted vegetable beds and small pond to the side for wildlife and insects. From here you can sit in private and enjoy your garden and it is hard to believe that you are actually sat in the heart of Moretonhampstead.
 

THE BARN A two storey barn sits to one side and has potential, subject to planning, with the ground floor having an internal staircase which leads to the first floor. The first floor enjoys double glazed skylights as well as wall mounted windows which means that plenty of natural light floods into this space. There is a sink to one side, light and power and this has been used most recently as a pottery studio. This barn could be put to a number of uses, including studio, annex, the world is your oyster.

There are two brick built sheds, greenhouse and a bin storage area to the rear of the property as well as side pedestrian access.

To the front there is a granite wall with posts and metal railings which delineate the front boundary and parking for several cars on the beautiful cobbled driveway and to the front of the garage.
 

SERVICES All mains services are connected.  

VIEWINGS Strictly by appointment with the award winning estate agents, Sawdye & Harris, at their High Moor Office - 01647 441104 or Dartmoor Office - 01364 652652 Email - ashburton@sawdyeandharris.co.uk

If there is any point, which is of particular importance to you with regard to this property then we advise you to contact us to check this and the availability and make an appointment to view before travelling any distance 

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