High Bickington, Umberleigh, EX37

Gratleigh is set in its own garden and grounds with a paddock, otherwise surrounded by fields and woodland and enjoys, from every aspect, uninterrupted far reaching rural views, particularly to the east over the wooded slopes of the River Taw Valley, providing an ever changing vista.

Locally, the village of High Bickington, about 2 miles, provides good local village facilities, post office/stores, primary school, ancient parish church and village inns, together with a golf course, whilst a similar distance to the east is the village of Chittlehamholt where there is the High Bullen Country House Hotel
ow The Mole Resort with its popular 9 hole golf course, restaurant and other facilities. There is course fishing at Stafford Moor fishery just 5 miles to the south west.

Being within a mile of the A377 Crediton to Barnstaple road, the property has convenient access to the north to Barnstaple, the ancient borough and administrative centre for North Devon, providing a comprehensive range of facilities, senior and junior schooling, live theatre,, recently opened leisure centre and tennis courts, Green Lanes shopping centre and out of town stores, access from the town onto the A361/North Devon Link road which provides much improved communications to and from the North Devon area, connecting directly as it does to Junction 27 on the M5 motorway to the east side of Tiverton, where there is also the Parkway railway station from where journey times to London/Paddington are approximately 2 hours distant. Locally at Umberleigh access to the Tarka line a train service connecting to Exeter and Barnstaple.

Gratleigh comprises a particularly spacious modern country property, of an unusual split level design, detached, built subject to an agricultural occupancy condition and enjoying truly stunning views across and along the River Taw Valley as it meanders its way down to the estuary at Barnstaple and Bideford Bay. The dwelling is most spacious and well designed, light and airy, with the benefit of double glazed replacement doors and window throughout, together with facias and soffits for ease of maintenance, varying countryside views from all rooms and fitted modern kitchen units. The accommodation comprises as belowCouncil Tax - Band EEPC - Band DMain water and mains electricity, septic tank , oil fired central heating to radiators throughout. Telephone at present connected.

Reception Hall

Radiator, radiator, glazed screen with door to Kitchen/dining room

Cloakroom

Low level wc, hand basin.

L Shaped Lounge/Diner

A splendid double aspect L' shaped room narrowing to Dining Area. Bay window taking full advantage of the views over the Taw Valley, stone floor to ceiling chimney breast with inset wood burning stove on stone hearth. 3 panel radiators, wall light points, ceiling cornice.

Kitchen/Breakfast Room

A large L' shaped room. reducing to 10'4 in the kitchen area. The kitchen was refitted a few years back with an extensive range of French oak units with roll top work surface with inset single drainer stainless steel sink unit with 1 bowls and mixer tap, 4 ring Miele ceramic hob with Miele extractor fan over inset in matching wall units. Alpha oil fired cooker also providing central heating. Recessed ceiling lighting, ceramic tiled floor. Breakfast room with deep shelved airing cupboard. Double French doors to garden, double aspect with rural views and ceiling cornice, access trap to loft space.

Short Fight of steps up to

Landing

Serving all rooms

Bedroom 1

Panel radiator. Rural views, double louvre doors serving deep cupboard with shelf.

Bedroom 2

Panel radiator. Rural views, double louvre doors to deep wardrobe cupboard with shelf.

Bedroom 3

Panel radiator, rural views. Triple louvre doors to wardrobe cupboard with some shelving.

Bathroom

With recently refitted shaped walk in shower with tiled surround, bidet, low level wc, hand basin, radiator.

Storage Locker

From the Kitchen a door to

Stairwell

Leading down to

Double Garage

With 2 roller doors to front and side personnel door, Plumbed for washing machine and drier.

Gardeners Toilet

Low level wc, hand basin.

The Garden

The house is approached over a short tarmac drive to plenty of off road parking and turning to the front of the garages and steps up to the front door. Level lawns to the front and back with terrace outside the kitchen taking in the evening sun with views over fields and woodland.

The Field

Immediately across the quiet single track lane that goes on to serve 3 or 4 properties beyond is the field. This is mainly level and part gently sloping and in grassy pasture and about 8 acres. A further small paddock is set next to the house parking.

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