Hill Barton House Bondleigh, Devon

Hill Barton HouseBondleigh, Devon EX20 2AL

A well-presented detached farmhouse and cottage with equestrian facilities, enjoying glorious views over the countryside

North Tawton 2 miles, Okehampton 8.5 miles, Exeter 21 miles

Reception hall | Sitting room | Dining room Garden/family room | Study | Kitchen/breakfast room | Utility room | Boot room | Cloakroom Master bedroom (formerly 2 bedrooms) with en suite shower room | 3 Further bedrooms Family bathroom

Detached cottage with open plan sitting/dining room and kitchen | 2 Bedrooms (each with en suite bathroom)

8 Stables and extensive range of outbuildings Outdoor arena (40m x 20m)

Landscaped gardens | Pasture land

In all about 21 acres (8.5 hectares)

SituationHill Barton House is set in a peaceful rural setting, surrounded by glorious rolling Devon countryside and with commanding views towards the Dartmoor National Park.

The pretty hamlet of Bondleigh, on the River Taw, is nearby and there are everyday amenities in the town of Winkleigh, which is approximately 4 miles away, and offers a range of shops, primary school and a health centre.

Okehampton, 8.5 miles to the south, has a number of churches, schools, community college, health centre, a sports and leisure

centre, library, banks, Post Office, a wide range of local shops together with a Waitrose supermarket, hotels, inns, and garages.

A more comprehensive range of educational, cultural, and recreational facilities is available in the cathedral city and county town of Exeter, about 21 miles from the property. Exeter also has excellent shopping facilities with the recently developed Princesshay shopping centre and a new John Lewis store.

CommunicationsRoad – The A30, about 9 miles from Hill Barton House, provides easy access along the dual carriageway to the M5 motorway at Exeter. The M5 connected with the M4 north of Bristol to provide motorway access to London.

Rail – Intercity rail services are available from Plymouth and Exeter.

Air – Exeter International Airport provides an ever increasing number of domestic and international charter and scheduled flights.

Hill Barton HouseHill Barton farmhouse is a detached property, which is not Listed, and has been the subject of considerable refurbishment over recent years, including double glazing and the installation of oil-fired central heating by the previous owners. The accommodation is particularly well-proportioned with high ceilings to the principal reception rooms and an attractive southerly aspect across surrounding countryside towards the Dartmoor National Park.

The property has the benefit of a detached two bedroom cottage and there is an excellent range of outbuildings, including 8 stables and an outdoor arena.

The property has attractive landscaped gardens, six well-fenced paddocks and a large south facing field of approximately 15 acres, suitable for a variety of uses, making Hill Barton House ideal for equestrian use.

The accommodationThe property is approached over a long tree-lined driveway to the rear of the house, where there is ample parking and turning space. The front door opens into the reception hall with a door opening into the dining room, with a marble fireplace and display cabinets to either side. Also accessed from the hall is the sitting room, with a large inglenook fireplace with a slate hearth, housing an Efel multi-fuel stove and clome oven. Beyond is the large kitchen/breakfast room with an extensive range of attractive Shaker-style units under granite work surfaces with an inset double Belfast sink and built-in appliances, including a fridge and dishwasher. The kitchen has a central island unit and a fitted four-oven oil-fired Aga with electric Aga Companion with 2 ovens and a grill, set into a tiled fireplace recess.

Accessed from the kitchen, and with French windows to the garden, is the garden/family room, which is a triple aspect room with sweeping views over the gardens, paddocks and surrounding countryside. The garden room has a high vaulted timber panelled ceiling and oak flooring with underfloor heating.

Also on the ground floor is a study with a built-in cupboard and a secondary staircase to first floor. To the rear of the house is a large utility room, a spacious boot room and a cloakroom.

From the reception hall a staircase rises to the first floor, where there is a master bedroom with a Victorian fireplace and fitted wardrobes and an en suite shower room. The master bedroom was formerly two bedrooms and could easily be converted back, if required. This room has a part elevated floor to make the most of the glorious views from the windows. Also on the first floor are 3 further bedrooms and a family bathroom.

The cottageThe cottage is accessed over the entrance drive to the house and has ample parking. The cottage is detached and has an open-plan sitting/dining/kitchen area on the first floor with attractive vaulted ceiling with exposed A-frame

timbers and two ground floor bedrooms, each with en suite bathrooms.

Adjoining the holiday cottage is a covered store area with oil storage tank and a door to the rear access lane, a useful storage building measuring 9’0” x 7’6” (2.74m x 2.29m) of stone and slate construction with power and light connected and a further detached stone and slate building, measuring 14’0” x 9’6” (4.27m x 2.90m), being an ideal laundry/wash room for the cottage with a range of cupboards, a sink and a tiled shower area (useful for dogs), or alternatively ideal for use as an office/study, subject to any necessary consent.

OutbuildingsHill Barton House has 8 stables and an extensive range of outbuildings.

There is an excellent stable block, arranged in a ‘U’ configuration around a central courtyard with wash area, and power, light and water connected. There are six stables in this block comprising four loose boxes, measuring 12’0” x 12’0” (3.66m x 3.66m), a further loosebox measuring 16’0” x 12’0” (4.88m x 3.66m) and a loosebox measuring 14’0” x 12’0” (4.27m x 3.66m). There is also a tack room and a useful workshop/store.

Accessed from the driveway is a large concrete yard with two 5-bar gates giving access to the rear lane and a large open-fronted tractor shed/barn, measuring 44’0” x 23’0” (13.41m x 7.01m) incorporating a loose box, measuring 14’0” x 12’0” (4.27m x 3.66m), a hay store, measuring 16’0” x 20’0” (4.88m x 6.10m), and an adjoining workshop/store, measuring 16’0” x 8’0” (4.88m x 2.44m).

Behind the main stable block there is a further stable, measuring 16’0” x 12’0” (4.88m x 3.66m), with a feed store/tack area. There is an outdoor arena measuring 40m x 20m with hurdle store, two hard-surface holding paddocks and gate access to the pasture paddocks.

Garden and groundsThe gardens lie to three sides of the property and incorporate areas of lawn with flower and shrub beds, borders and a large paved terrace/patio area running along the front of the house with delightful rural views and a large side patio adjacent to the sun room.

There are further imaginatively landscaped gravelled garden areas with raised herb beds, a stone seat and pergola, providing a delightful seating area, again enjoying a sunny aspect. There is an area of vegetable garden with raised beds, a timber garden shed and a greenhouse.

The LandThe pastures are arranged in six enclosures, being well secured by post and rail fencing and enjoying excellent access from the driveway for tractors, horse boxes and other large vehicles. The fields enjoy a southerly aspect with open views across the surrounding countryside towards Dartmoor.

There are automatic water troughs in all the fields with a mains and well water supply.

In all about 21 acres (8.5 hectares).

GeneralTenure: The property is offered for sale freehold, by private treaty. Services: Oil-fired central heating. Mains electricity. Mains water supply and an optional private water supply by well. Private drainage. Local Authority: West Devon Borough Council, Kilworthy Park, Tavistock, Devon PL19 0BZ. Tel. 01822 813600. Council tax: Hill Barton Farmhouse - band F. EPC rating: Hill Barton Farmhouse - F. The Cottage - D. Notes: All items known as tenants’ fixtures and fittings are excluded from the sale. However, certain items may be available in addition, by separate negotiation. Electrical and other appliances mentioned in the sale particulars have not been tested by Strutt & Parker, therefore prospective purchasers must satisfy themselves as to their working order.

IMPORTANT NOTICEStrutt & Parker LLP gives notice that: 1. These particulars do not constitute an offer or contract or part thereof. 2. All descriptions, photographs and plans are for guidance only and should not be relied upon as statements or representations of fact. All measurements are approximate and not necessarily to scale. Any prospective purchaser must satisfy themselves of the correctness of the information within the particulars by inspection or otherwise. 3. Strutt & Parker LLP does not have any authority to give any representations or warranties whatsoever in relation to this property (including but not limited to planning/building regulations), nor can it enter into any contract on behalf of the Vendor. 4. Strutt & Parker LLP does not accept responsibility for any expenses incurred by prospective purchasers in inspecting properties which have been sold, let or withdrawn. 5. If there is anything of particular importance to you, please contact this office and Strutt & Parker will try to have the information checked for you. Photographs taken September 2014. Particulars prepared September 2014.

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DirectionsFrom Okehampton proceed in a north easterly direction onto the B3215, signed to North Tawton, turning left at De Bathe Moor Cross following signs to North Tawton. Once in North Tawton turn right just before the clock tower and then immediately right again down Market Street. Continue on this road for 2 miles and at Westworthy Cross turn left, signed to Westworthy and Hill Barton. Continue down the valley until reaching Hill Barton House on the right hand side.

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Floorplans Gross internal area. House: 4,122 sq ft (382.9 sq m) (Includes Cottages). For identification purposes only.