Exbourne, Devon, EX20

Believed to date from around 1830, The Manor House is an elegant, double-fronted family home offering approximately 2,900 sq. ft. of stylish accommodation. The house is configured to provide an ideal family and entertaining space, combining the amenities of modern living with retained period features including large sash windows, high ceilings, a preserved glazed well, fine cornicing, deep skirting boards and original fireplaces.

The ground floor accommodation is accessed from a welcoming through reception hall with traditional black-and-white tiled flooring, ample storage and French doors to the rear garden. There is a generous sized drawing room with a bay window, exposed wooden flooring and an open fireplace flanked on each side by bespoke bookshelves. At the rear of the house is a large 28 ft. dual aspect sitting room with an inglenook fireplace with a woodburning stove, a glazed door to the side aspect and French doors to a rear terrace. There is also a spacious dining room with a bay window, exposed wooden flooring and a fireplace. The ground floor accommodation is completed by a large kitchen/breakfast room with a range of fitted units, quartz worktops, an electric oven, electric hob and an AGA. There is also a fitted utility room, separate larder and a cloakroom.

On the first floor, the property offers a spacious front aspect principal bedroom with built-in storage and a contemporary fully-tiled en suite shower room. There are three additional double bedrooms, one with an en suite shower room, plus a fifth single bedroom or study. A spacious family bathroom completes the first floor.

Local Authority: West Devon Borough Council.
Services: Mains electricity, water and drainage. Oil-fired central heating.
Council Tax: Band G.
Tenure: Freehold
Guide Price: Offers in excess of ?950,000

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Set in a Conservation Area amidst rolling Devon countryside, the picturesque village of Exbourne offers a good range of day-to-day amenities including a church, village shop and cafe, Post Office, public house and a good preschool and primary school. The nearby town of Okehampton offers a wide range of independent and High Street shopping, three supermarkets including Waitrose, recreational and entertainment facilities including a state-of-the-art leisure centre. The property enjoys easy access to Dartmoor National Park with its miles of walks and cycle trails and abundant opportunities for a range of outdoor pursuits.
   
Communications are excellent: the village offers regular bus services to Exeter, Eggesford station offers regular links to central London and the A30 is within easy reach and provides good access to the cathedral city of Exeter, the coast and to major traffic routes including the M5 and from there to the national motorway network. Exeter International Airport provides a good range of flights to domestic and international destinations.

The area offers a good selection of state schooling including Exbourne C of E Primary School in the village, Okehampton College (Ofsted 'Outstanding'), Okehampton Forest School and Exeter College (Ofsted 'Outstanding'), together with a number of noted independent schools including Shebbear College, Mount Kelly, West Buckland, Exeter School and Stover.

The Manor House is approached over a cottage-style front garden set behind low-level stone walling with a side driveway providing private parking and giving access through double wooden gates to a range of outbuildings set around a cobbled inner courtyard comprising a coach house, workshop, shed and log store. The enclosed walled rear garden is laid mainly to lawn bordered by mature flower and shrub beds and features an area of light woodland and a paved terrace, ideal for entertaining and al fresco dining; the whole enjoying views to the village church. In total, the property occupies a spacious plot amounting to approximately 0.7 acres.