4 bed detached house for sale

Kernborough, Kingsbridge TQ7

Situation & description
Little Kernborough is approached from a short lane opening out into a driveway with room for parking four or five cars. The house is a spacious four bedroom detached farmhouse sitting in a large mature garden with sunny aspects. The front door leads into a spacious entrance hall laid with oak floors which continue through much of the downstairs accommodation. The ground floor offers a generously sized living room lit on three sides and with exposed beams and a large log burner. The living room is also fitted with three sets of French doors opening into the magnificent sun room which doubles as a sitting and dining room and has triple opening doors into the courtyard. The sun room gives outstanding views across the meadows to the countryside. Also on the ground floor are the study, the downstairs WC, the kitchen / breakfast room and the utility room. The kitchen / breakfast room is fitted out in traditional farmhouse style with ample storage in a range of floor and wall mounted units, has an aga and also has room for a large table and chairs. Next to the kitchen is the utility room with access into the side courtyard.

The stairs out of the entrance hall lead to the first floor landing where there are four generously sized bedrooms and three bathrooms, two ensuite. The spectacular master bedroom extends into the eaves is generously lit on two sides and has a mezzanine area accessible through the loft. The master bedroom is accessed through a dressing area, with fitted cupboards, and has a spacious ensuite bathroom with free-standing bath, walk-in shower, pedestal hand basin, WC and bidet, as well as fitted cupboards. Bedroom 2 has an ensuite bathroom whilst bedrooms 3 and 4, are both located conveniently close to the family bathroom. Bedrooms 3 and 4, and the family bathroom are all very cottagey with exposed timber trusses throughout.

The house has an array of traditional features including exposed wooden ceiling beams and trusses. The house is fully double glazed.

The gardens surrounding Little Kernborough include lawns, flower beds and an orchard with some 25 apple, pear and damson trees, and a greenhouse. Beyond the orchard, and served by a separate entrance from the public highway, is a large yard fronting two very spacious modern barns. The yard provides additional parking for several vehicles. The larger barn has, inside, a workshop with electric supply for power and light: The barn also has mains water and a Tesla Wall Connector charger installed. Adjacent to the garden are grazing meadows leading to a woodland area and a stream, both easily accessible along a woodland path. The total plot is approximately 8 acres.

The popular market town of Kingsbridge is approximately five miles away and provides an extensive selection of facilities, including independent and High Street shopping, doctors and dentists’ surgeries, two major supermarkets, a cinema, leisure centre, library and numerous public houses and restaurants. The Kingsbridge / Salcombe estuary offers a host of boating activities including sailing, boat moorings, quays and slipways and sandy beaches. Dartmouth and Salcombe are also within easy reach, as are 18-hole golf courses at Bigbury and at Thurlestone. Totnes, Dartmoor National Park, Exeter and Plymouth are also easily accessible. Totnes's train station provides regular trains to London Paddington in under three hours, with the A38 Devon Expressway giving access to major towns and the national motorway network. There are excellent Primary schools at nearby Stokenham and Charleton whilst the Kingsbridge Community College is ranked as one of the foremost Secondary Schools in the South West.

Services
Mains electricty and water. Oil fired central heating. Private drainage.

Tenure
Freehold

council tax
This property is in Council Tax Band F

local authority
South Hams District Council, Follaton House, Plymouth Road, Totnes TQ9 5NE. Tel:

viewings
Viewing strictly by appointment with Luscombe Maye .