For Sale6 Bedroom Detached House in Ashwell Lane, Bovey Tracey, Devon, TQ13£1,000,000

A picturesque Grade II listed house and detached barn, set within 3 acres on the edge of the National Park.<br/><br/>• Entrance hall<br/>• Kitchen/family room<br/>• Drawing room<br/>• Dining room<br/>• Library<br/>• Boot room/cloakroom<br/>• Utility room<br/>• Boiler room<br/>• Six bedrooms (1 en suite)<br/>• Shower room<br/>• Two workshops<br/>• Studio with WC<br/>• Games room and store room<br/>• Bespoke 26’ greenhouse<br/>• Detached listed cob and stone <br/>built barn with adjoining store <br/>and hay loft<br/>• Grounds totaling 3 acres which <br/>include formal gardens and <br/>lawn<br/>• Orchard<br/>• Ample parking with gated <br/>double access drive<br/><br/>SITUATION<br/>Ashwell Lane, which is located about a mile from the town of Bovey Tracey runs along the edge of the Dartmoor National Park and leads down to the River Bovey and Parke, a National <br/>Trust estate with idyllic woodland walks along the river to the medieval weir. Bovey Tracey, known as the gateway to Dartmoor, is a pretty granite and cob market town with a strong rural <br/>heritage. The town offers a number of unique visitor attractions and a range of quality independent retailers including delicatessens, high-class butchers,farm produce and fair-trade shops, as well as all other amenities needed to <br/>meet every day needs. <br/><br/>The A38 Devon Expressway is some 3 miles distant and provides a link to Plymouth and the cathedral city of Exeter with its international airport and access to the M5 motorway network. The nearby town of Newton Abbot (7 miles) offers mainline rail link to London.<br/><br/>DESCRIPTION<br/>Little Wolleigh is a picturesque Grade II listed house dating from the SixteenthCentury with later additions, including the south west wing which was added in 1935. The main part of the house is cob and stone under a thatched roof <br/>and sits in wonderful grounds of about 3 acres. <br/>The house, offers three principal reception rooms and the friendly combined kitchen/ family room on the ground floor. The house has retained many period features, including a wide stone fireplace in the drawing room with a large brick oven to the left, late sixteenth century oak panelling in the study and a beautiful arched <br/>granite surround projecting from the front door, which is again believed to date from the sixteenth century. In contrast to this, modern day living at Little Wolleigh has a low carbon footprint and is highly energy efficient. <br/>The house is heated by a Windhager biomass boiler which is linked to a solarthermal system. <br/>In addition, solar photovoltaics provide electricity.<br/><br/>GARDENS AND GROUNDS<br/>The grounds at Little Wolleigh are beautifully designed to create many different aeas of enjoyment. The formal gardens incorporate the wide lawn and terraced seating areas and are overlooked by the south elevation of the house,<br/>which hosts a magical wisteria believed to date from circa 1935. The lower garden is ideal for entertaining and centers around a thatched summer house (with power) a terrace bordered with box hedging and a well-established <br/>lily pond. Beyond the gardens is an ancient orchard, home to a number of beautiful fruit trees, including quince, apple, pear and plum.<br/><br/>A delightful gazebo which stands on a small island within the discovered remains of a former bathing pool is reached via an arched bridge. The kitchen gardens offer a vast array of vegetable and fruit beds, all interspersed with <br/>a network of brick herringbone paths and an irrigation system supplied with water from a<br/>number of rain water butts. There are a number of unusualspecimen trees within the grounds.<br/><br/>OUTBUILDINGS<br/>The outbuildings include a bespoke 26’ timber and glass greenhouse, two workshops and a boiler room which houses the biomass system. There is also a pellet store, a studio with WC, ideal for home working and a mower shed which houses the borehole and filtration equipment. There is also a games room and further store.<br/><br/>Within the grounds there is a Grade II Listed detached barn built of cob and stone, with adjoining store and hay loft, which in all extends to nearly 50’.<br/><br/>DIRECTIONS (POSTCODE: TQ13 9NG)<br/>Leave the A38 Devon Expressway at the exit for Bovey Tracey and Newton Abbot. At the roundabout off the slip road, take the turning signposted for Bovey Tracey (A382). At the next roundabout continue straight over towards <br/>Moretonhampstead and continue for <br/>approximately half a mile, passing the Bovey Tracey Golf Centre. Take the next turning on the left into Ashwell Lane and the gate leading to Little Wolleigh is immediately on the left.<br/><br/>PROPERTY INFORMATION<br/><br/>Services: Water via a bore hole, private drainage, mains electricity with PV solar panels, wood pellet fired biomass boiler.<br/><br/>Council Tax Band: G<br/><br/>EPC Rating: Exempt<br/><br/>Local Authority: Teignbridge District Council, Forde House, Brunel Road, Newton Abbot, TQ12 4XX. Tel. 01626 361101.<br/><br/>Contents, Fixtures and Fittings: Only those mentioned in this brochure are included in the sale. All others such as carpets, curtains, light fittings, mirrors, garden ornaments, etc. are specifically excluded, but may be made available by separate negotiation.<br/><br/>Viewing: Only by appointment through the agent, Jackson-Stops Exeter office: 01392 214222.<br/><br/>For sale by private treaty with vacant possession on completion.