The Croft LOWER ASHTON, EXETER, DEVON

The Croft LOWER ASHTON, EXETER, DEVON

The Croft LOWER ASHTON, EXETER, DEVON Chudleigh 5 miles Exeter 8 miles (London Paddington 2 hours) Moretonhampstead 8 miles Bovey Tracey 7 miles (All distances and times are approximate) A modern country house with over 6 acres and various outbuildings on the edge of a very popular Teign Valley village. Accommodation and amenities Entrance Hall Kitchen/Breakfast Room Sitting Room Dining Room Utility Master Bedroom with En-Suite Dressing Room and Bathroom Five Further Bedrooms (One En-Suite) Two Family Bathrooms Lovely Gardens Terrace Paddocks and Meadows River Frontage along the Teign Triple Garage with potential for Two Bedroom Annexe Above Triple Car Port Stables In all about 6.72 acres Knight Frank LLP 19 Southernhay East, Exeter, Devon EX1 1QD Tel: +44 1392 423 111 exeter@knightfrank.com www.knightfrank.co.uk 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 brochure.

Situation The Croft is situated in a delightful rural location on the very edge of Lower Ashton, a popular village in the Teign Valley, just outside the Dartmoor National Park. M Communication links to the area are excellent, with the A38 Devon Expressway providing dual carriageway links to the M5 Motorway at Exeter to the north, and Plymouth and Cornwall to the south. There are regular rail services from Exeter St Davids station to London Paddington and the fastest trains arrive in circa 2 hours. Exeter Airport offers a variety of flights to national and international destinations including a daily flight to London City Airport. S Lower Ashton has a parish church, The Manor Inn (restaurant & pub) and a post office/village store. The bustling town of Bovey Tracey is nearby (known locally as the gateway to the moor) where there is an excellent range of local amenities and facilities. These include a health centre, several restaurants and public houses, post office and a bank. The market town of Newton Abbot (10 miles) offers more comprehensive shopping and a mainline railway station (London Paddington approximately 2.5 hours). E There are primary schools in nearby Christow, Doddiscombsleigh and Chudleigh, while Exeter has a fine selection of state and private schools including Exeter School and the Maynard School. W The Croft sits just outside the boundary of the Dartmoor National Park which is renowned for its spectacular scenery and its many thousands of acres of unspoilt moorland countryside in which to enjoy a range of outdoor pursuits including walking, riding, cycling and fishing. There is golf at the Teign Valley Golf Club nearby. There are also excellent walks in the nearby woods on Haldon Hill, where there is also Exeter Racecourse. The property is within easy reach of the beautiful South Devon coast with its beaches and estuaries.

Description The Croft was built in 2007 and is a wonderful family home of just under 5,000sq.ft. The house sits in a very peaceful location on the banks of the River Teign and yet walking distance to the centre of the village. The principal elevation has stone mullioned windows and stone sills whilst to the rear there is an impressive green oak framed bay. The entrance hall is designed as a cross passage hall and leads through to all the main reception rooms on the ground floor. The sitting room has a wood burner and is dual-aspect overlooking the front and rear of the house. There are French doors on to the rear gardens, enjoying wonderful views over the grounds and beyond. The kitchen/ breakfast room is over 35 in length with a woodburner and is the focal point of day-to-day life. The downstairs accommodation is completed by the dining room/study and the utility room. The first floor is accessed by an impressive oak staircase leading to a spacious landing with windows to the rear looking across the patio, the pond and surrounding paddocks. The large master bedroom has an en-suite dressing area and bathroom as well as a full height bay window to the rear. The first floor accommodation is completed by three further bedrooms (one en-suite) and a family bathroom. There are two additional bedrooms and a family shower room on the second floor. Gardens and Grounds The property is accessed through timber gates between granite pillars and the drive arrives in a large gravelled parking and turning area. A side drive leads to a large private rear garden providing access to the land beyond. Beyond the lawns is a pond adjacent to the mill leat and beyond this are two meadows which run alongside the River Teign, providing useful summer grazing and mowing grass. Overall the property amounts to about 6.72 acres.

Outbuildings There is an impressive triple garage which has three electrically operated up-and-over doors as well as light and power. External stone steps lead up to the potential annexe flat which has been adapted to create self-contained accommodation comprising a living room, kitchen, shower room and 2 bedrooms. On the other side of the drive is a green oak-framed triple car port which also has light and power. The original Teign Valley Railway (disused) provides hard track to a timber stable block of 3 boxes (each 11 9 x 11 6 ) with water and electricity connected. Services Mains electricity and water. Private drainage. LPG central heating with under floor heating to the first two floors and radiators on the second floor. Fixtures and fittings All items usually known as tenant s fixtures and fittings whether mentioned or not in these particulars together with all items of equipment and garden statuary are excluded from the sale but some may be available by separate negotiation. Ordnance Survey Crown Copyright 2017. All rights reserved. Licence number 100021721. NOT TO SCALE. Local Authority Teignbridge District Council. www.teignbridge.gov.uk Tel: 01626 361101 Viewing Strictly by appointment only with agents Knight Frank Tel: 01392 423111 Directions (Postcode EX6 7QN) From Exeter take the A38 towards Plymouth, take the Chudleigh Knighton, Kingsteignton and Teign Valley exit off the A38 and turn right at the end of the slip road, crossing back over the A38 and then take the right hand turn for Christow/Teign Valley on the B3193. Continue up this road for 4 miles and turn right signposted Lower Ashton and Higher Ashton, go over the historic stone bridge and having passed The Manor Inn, turn left just before the post office and proceed up this lane for 200 metres. Take the left at the fork and The Croft will be found in a further 200 metres.

Approximate Gross Internal Floor Area 417.2 sq.m / 4491 sq.ft (Excludes restricted head height and Garage/includes Annexe) This plan is for layout guidance only. Not drawn to scale unless stated. Windows & door openings are approximate. Whilst every care is taken in the preparation of this plan,please check all dimensions, shapes & compass bearings before making any decisions reliant upon them. Reception Bedroom Bathroom Kitchen/Utility Storage Potential annexe above garage Second Floor Ground Floor First Floor Important Notice: 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). 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. 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. VAT: The VAT position relating to the property may change without notice. 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. Photographs: 2017 Particulars: 2017 Kingfisher Print and Design. 01803 867087.