6-bedroom House for sale in Totnes

Tuckenhay, Totnes, Devon, TQ9 £ 3,500,000

Features list

Property type: 6-bedroom House for sale

Number of bedrooms: 6

Spectacularly situated, elegant Georgian house at the end of a private drive, surrounded by its gardens and grounds.

Stunning views down to Bow Creek and across the valley, leading to the River Dart.

Thoroughly renovated and extended in recent years including linking the original stone stables to the rear and incorporating into the house.

Elegantly proportioned, high ceilinged rooms with many noteable features including decorative moulded cornicing, fine fireplaces and French doors out to gardens and terraces, Colonnade with French doors to gardens, first floor conservatory and bedroom with balcony overlooking the river.

Beautiful gardens and grounds around the house, including walled garden with heated swimming pool and terraces, a courtyard garden area and terraces with views over the river and valley, orchard with hard tennis court and paddock.

Peace and privacy and yet easy access to Totnes, Dartmouth and the A38.

SITUATION

Tuckenhay is a most attractive, small village situated on the banks of Bow Creek, which is a tributary of the River Dart, within the South Hams area of South Devon. In the village is the popular Maltsters Arms Inn and a few hundred yards up river is the Watermans Arms at Bow Bridge.

About 3 1/2 miles to the north west is the market town of Totnes, which provides a full range of local amenities including railway station with mainline connections to London (3 hours). The Dart valley is know for its beauty, as is the South Hams area as a whole, with its rolling farmland and pretty villages, but particularly its spectacular coastline with estuaries and beaches.

There is easy access to the area from the M5 at Exeter via the A38, A384 and Totnes.

The driveway leads up to a wide gravel parking and turning area below the house. A flight of steps rise from here to the garden and terrace in front of the house leading to the front door.

GROUND FLOOR

Entrance hall exposed boarded floor, archway, ornate moulded cornicing, staircase, built-in cloaks cupboard, doors to study, dining room, colonnade and to

Cloakroom exposed boarded floor, wash basin, WC, fitted shelving.

Colonnade (N) 15.39m x 2.48m (50'6 x 8'2) a spectacular room running along the rear of the house with glazed stone arches and circular pillars, slate paved floor, three sets of French doors opening to terrace and gardens, exposed ceiling timbers, doors to walk-in cupboard, kitchen/breakfast room and

Drawing room (S&E) 6.87m x 3.95m (22'6 x 12'11) wide bay window with beautiful view down to the river and across the valley, fireplace with ornate carved wood surround and mantel and incorporating woodburner, recessed shelved display alcove, ornate cornicing and central ceiling mould, glazed double doors to

Study (S) 5.15m x 4.48m (16'11 x 14'8) French doors to garden, fireplace with ornate marble surround and mantel, ornate cornicing and central ceiling mould, picture rail.

Dining room (S) 5.08m x 4.27m (16'8 x 14') French doors to terrace and garden, fireplace with ornate surround and mantel, built-in cupboards to one side and part glazed china cupboard to the other, decorative cornicing and central ceiling mould, glazed double doors to

Kitchen/breakfast room (W) 5m x 4.53m (16'4 x 14'10) fireplace incorporating four oven oil fired Aga with mantel above, window seat, range of fitted cupboards, large butler's sink, walk-in shelved larder. From the kitchen/breakfast room, a door leads to steps down to

Cellars including pantry, wine cellar, boiler room and stores.

From the Colonnade, a glazed door leads to

Rear hall 3.49m x 3.46m (11'5 x 11'4) slate tiled floor, beautiful oak spiral staircase, doors to gardens and to

Steam room slate tiled floor, steam/shower cubicle, wash basin, WC, heated towel rail.

Boot room slate tiled floor, fitted shelving, doors to arched alcove and to

Flower room (E) slate tiled floor, fitted slate work top, twin butlerÔês sinks, heated towel rail.

From the alcove, with stone archway to gardens and fitted cupboards, a door leads to

Studio (E) 4.62m x 3.66m (15'2 x 12') slate tiled floor, glazed arches with central circular pillar facing the garden, door to

Pottery (N) 4.17m x 3.75m (13'8 x 12'1) full height room with butlerÔês sink, 3 phase electrics and door to gardens.

From the entrance hall, the turned staircase with spindles and mahogany handrail rises to

FIRST FLOOR

Landing decorative cornicing, picture rail, central ceiling mould, linen cupboard, built-in cupboard, steps up through archway to

Rear landing (N)14.4m x 2.57m (47'3 x 8'5) lit by an oval lantern and with exposed boarded floor, windows with slate sills overlooking gardens, wall entirely fitted with bookcase, glazed door to terraces and walled garden, spiral wooden rear staircase, doorway to

Inner landing doors to

Sewing room (S&W) 5.22m x 3.56m (17'1 x 11'8) fireplace with wooden mantel and woodburner, glazed door to terrace and walled garden.

Laundry room (E) fitted work tops, sink and drainer with cupboard below, connections for washing machine, tumble drier, fridge and oven.

Principal suite

Bedroom 1 (W&E) 8.57m x 4.16m (28'1 x 13'8) beautiful outlook down to the river and across the valley, woodburner, exposed roof timbers, glazed door to verandah and walled garden.

Dressing room (S&W) 5.06m x 3.51m (16'7 x 11'6)

Bathroom free standing bath, shower cubicle, twin wash basins, WC, bidet.

From the rear landing, a further glazed door leads to

Conservatory (E&N) 5.41m x 4.30m (17'9 x 14'1) a stunning semi circular room with fabulous views down to the river and across the valley, tiled floor, slate window sill, flower sink, door to

Guest suite

Bedroom 2 (S&E) 6.88m x 3.97m (22'7 x 13') glazed door with extensive glass panels opening to covered balcony with wrought iron balustrade having a breathtakingoutlook down to the river below and across the valley, picture rail.

Bathroom bath, wash basin, WC, heated towel rail, cupboard housing hot water cylinder, door to landing.

From the landing, doors lead to

Bedroom 3 (S) 5.30m x 3.93m (13'2 x 12'3) picture rail, fitted shelving, door to bedroom 2.

Bedroom 4 (S) 4.02m x 3.73m (13'2 x 12'3) fitted shelving.

Bedroom 5 (S) 4.36m x 4.31m (14'4 x 14'2) built-in wardrobe cupboard, picture rail.

Bathroom free standing bath, shower cubicle, wash basin, WC, bidet, heated towel rail, door to rear landing.

From the landing, the upper staircase rises to

SECOND FLOOR

Bedroom 6 (W&N) 9.45m x 6.23m (31' x 20'5) a spacious room with two sets of French doors opening to roof balconies with beautiful rural views, wash basin, WC, exposed roof timbers, doors to extensive attic storage space.

THE GARDENS & GROUNDS

From the road, through Tuckenhay, the long tarmac entrance drive, flanked by grass verges and some fine cherry trees, climbs up to a wide gravel parking and turning area below the house. Adjacent is the stone faced underground double garage with lighting and power connected and 3 integral stores.

From the parking and turning area, a flight of steps rises through a stone retaining wall to a level lawned garden and gravel terrace, edged by flower and plant borders to the south facade of the house which supports a wisteria.

The gravel terrace runs around the east side of the house from where there is a stunning view down to the river below and across the valley.

To the rear of the house, French doors from the Colonnade open to a courtyard garden with pond, fountain and pergola.

To the west side of the house is the walled garden. Doors from the principal bedroom, sewing room and rear landing open to stone paved terraces with verandahs, beyond which are lawned garden areas on various levels, edged by plant borders, including a fig tree, apple and pear trees and incorporating the heated swimming pool with paved surround, and vegetable and herb gardens.

Adjoining the north side of the wall is an oak built building with slate roof and beyond this is a steeply sloping, orchard with wild flowers, mature apple trees and a number of recen! tly planted fruit trees. Within this area is the hard tennis court and below the house, gardens and orchard a grass paddock, within which are some fine mature trees including a spectacular Turkey oak, slopes down to the Tuckenhay road.

About 5.8 acres.

SERVICES

Private and mains water. Mains drainage. Oil fired heating.

RIGHT OF WAY

The neighbouring property has a right of access up the first part of the entrance drive between points A and B (see site plan).

LOCAL AUTHORITIES

Devon County Council,

County Hall, Topsham Road, Exeter. EX1 3QQ.

Tel. 01392 382000.

South Hams District Council,

Follaton House, Plymouth Road, Totnes, Devon. TQ9 5NE.

Tel. 01803 861234.