Brick House MAMHEAD EXETER DEVON

Brick House MAMHEAD EXETER DEVON

Brick House MAMHEAD EXETER DEVON A magical Grade II* listed house with planning to dramatically improve if required, with its own vineyard Accommodation and amenities Entrance hall Drawing room Living room Kitchen Study Conservatory Utility room Potting room 4 double bedrooms Family bathroom Shower room Large threshing barn with planning to convert into part of the main house Beautiful gardens Countryside views Land surrounding the house Vineyard In all about 22 acres Exeter 10 miles Exeter Airport (flights to London City Airport) 15 miles (All distances and times approximate) These particulars are intended only as a guide and must not be relied upon as statements of fact. Your attention is drawn to the Important Notice on the last page of the text.

Situation The village of Mamhead is little more than a hamlet with the ancient church of St Thomas the Apostle being situated in the park of Mamhead House within walking distance of Brick House. The immediately surrounding countryside is lightly populated with farms, the nearest villages being Star Cross, where there is a good community including a primary school, pubs, and sailing club and Kenton where there is another primary school and the popular Powderham Castle with its many events and activities. From Brick House there is easy walking and out riding onto the Haldon Hills which offer vast expanses of mainly forestry commission woodland which is accessible by foot or horseback. The house is a 10 minute drive to the A38 which links to the M5 giving easy access to London, The Midlands and The North. There is a fast rail link to London Paddington taking just over 2 hours. Flybe have a daily flight to London City Airport where you can be back in the city for 7:30 in the morning. The Airport is just 15 miles away, off the M5 motorway. A 10 minute drive from the property up onto the A380 to the top of Telegraph Hill gives fast access to Exeter with its wider range of employment and commercial opportunities. Vineyard key features: Due to produce about 5,000 bottles of wine in 2014/15 Provides a useful income Could be easily doubled in size A number of grape varieties Low maintenance

Description of property Brick House stands in wonderful open countryside surrounded by rich farmland between the eastern slopes of Haldon Hill and the River Exe estuary. This unspoilt rural landscape was described in the late 18th by the Rev John Sweete in his Travels in Georgian Devon. Little seems to have changed in the last 2 centuries and Brick House still enjoys a wonderful position in the countryside. An additional 10 acres alongside the driveway could be purchased in the future and the vendors are willing to offer first refusal when they do decide to sell. The land is currently occupied by ponies. The unique brick construction and classical design of Brick House, Listed Grade II*, is unusual for Devon and is thought to have been built in the 18th Century by a local landowner. Although its original form is not clear, it became a farm house and most recently the delightful country house it is today. The accommodation inside the house is conveniently arranged with well proportioned rooms on each floor with a central stair case serving all of the floors. The vendors have planning consent to link the existing house to the handsome brick barn behind to create an substantial and striking larger house including the additional of a new outbuilding/garage block part of which is guest/staff accommodation. The barn currently has a upstairs games room with full size snooker table (included in the sale). The amenity provided by the grounds forms an integral part of the appeal of Brick House. The mature formal gardens are in front of the house with a walled and vegetable garden at the rear. The land forms a protective ring around the house and includes the bottom of a gentle valley with a small stream. There is a area of lovely indigenous woodland which has been managed to provide pathways, clearings and a wild life pond, fed from a stream (this area is a haven for wildlife including cirl buntings, water voles and other animals). Paddocks and a newly established vineyard producing some 5,000 bottles of wine a year surround the house. In all Brick House makes a most appealing package of a high quality small country house with wonderful amenity in a most accessible position

Barn with planning permission

This plan is for guidance only and must not be relied upon as a statement of fact. Attention is drawn to the Important Notice on the last page of the brochure. Reception Bedroom Bathroom Kitchen/Utility Storage Terrace Ground Floor First Floor This Plan is published for guidance only, and although it is believed to be correct its accuracy is not guaranteed, nor is it intended to form part of any contract. Where this plan is based on the Ordnance Survey map it is with the sanction of the controller of H. M. Stationery Office Crown Copyright reserved. Licence No. 100021721 Second Floor

Services Oil fired central heating, mains electricity, private water supply, private drainage. Fixtures and fittings All those items regarded as tenant s fixtures and fittings, together with the fitted carpets, curtains and light fittings, are specifically excluded from the sale. However, certain items may be available by separate negotiation. Tenure Freehold Local Authority Teignbridge Council 01626 361101 Council Tax Band G Post code EX6 8HP Development The house has planning permission to extend into the threshing barn with the link being made of glass. The barn could also be used as a separate annex/holiday let subject to planning. Large and extensive stables is another possibility. Viewing Viewing is strictly by prior appointment with the Sole Agents Knight Frank LLP. Directions From A38 and then A380 to Torquay. Ascend Telegraph Hill. After about 2.5 miles, turn left at sign to Mamhead at Mamhead Cross. Follow road a couple of miles and you will pass an entrance to Mamhead House on the right. Ignore it. Half a mile further on you will pass another crossroads signposted to Mamhead, but keep straight at this junction, ignoring signs to turn right to Mamhead (your sat nav may tell you to turn here but this is wrong). Continue on 400 yards to next cross-roads. Turn right at this cross-roads signposted to Ashcombe. ( Black Forest Lodge on the signpost (the lodge is on the right). Follow the road downhill, passing an entrance to Black Forest wood on the right, uphill, and as you come down next hill at sharp bend, you will see horse stables on right and a gate, turn in to right of stables and along track and up to right to house. Please park by the barn to the rear. Barn with planning permission or possible stable courtyard

Note: This plan is based upon the Ordnance Survey map with the sanction of the control of H.M. Stationary office. This plan is for convenience of purchasers only. Its accuracy is not guaranteed and it is expressly excluded from any contract. Licence Number. No. ES100017767. BRICK HOUSE 01392 423111 19 Southernhay East Exeter, Devon, EX1 1QD exeter@knightfrank.com KnightFrank.co.uk Important Notice 1. Particulars: These particulars are not an offer or contract, nor part of one. You should not rely on statements by Knight Frank LLP in the particulars or by word of mouth or in writing ( information ) as being factually accurate about the property, its condition or its value. Neither Knight Frank LLP nor any joint agent has any authority to make any representations about the property, and accordingly any information given is entirely without responsibility on the part of the agents, seller(s) or lessor(s). 2. Photos etc: The photographs show only certain parts of the property as they appeared at the time they were taken. Areas, measurements and distances given are approximate only. 3. Regulations etc: Any reference to alterations to, or use of, any part of the property does not mean that any necessary planning, building regulations or other consent has been obtained. A buyer or lessee must find out by inspection or in other ways that these matters have been properly dealt with and that all information is correct. 4. VAT: The VAT position relating to the property may change without notice. Particulars dated: XXX. Photographs dated: XXX Knight Frank LLP is a limited liability partnership registered in England with registered number OC305934. Our registered office is 55 Baker Street, London, W1U 8AN, where you may look at a list of members names.