Description
A magnificent, extremely energy-efficient and high-specification barn conversion of over 3,800sq.ft, with superb 1-acre gardens and pasture fields of almost 7 acres, in a very quiet and exclusive countryside hamlet. 4/5 Double Bedrooms, 5 Bathrooms; Hugely Versatile Reception Rooms; Stable & Tack; Double Garage and Gated Drive;Peaceful and Private Location; Freehold; Council Tax Band: G; EPC Band: B.
Situation - This hugely impressive property is situated in the quiet countryside settlement of Quither in West Devon, just 5 miles outside of Tavistock, enjoying superb peace and shelter within a plot that amounts to over 8 acres in all. Quither is located at the end of a no-through lane, with no passing traffic, and comprises just nine properties surrounded by picturesque pasture and woodland, offering its residents a very rare level of privacy and tranquillity.
Tavistock is a thriving market town on the edge of Dartmoor National Park in West Devon, forming part of a designated World Heritage Site, rich in history and tradition dating to the 10th century, and famed for being the birthplace of Sir Francis Drake. Today, the town offers a superb range of shopping, recreational and educational facilities, including the sought-after private school, Mount Kelly. Plymouth is 15 miles to the south of the town, and Exeter lies some 40 miles to the northeast, providing air, rail and motorway connections to London and the rest of the UK.
Description - This magnificent, detached barn was converted, we understand, around 1990, and offers some extremely striking, well-proportioned and versatile accommodation, with 4/5 double bedrooms and 5 bathrooms in all. Alongside extensive character, including numerous exposed beams, A-frames and structural timbers, exposed stonework, slate flooring, and ledged timber doors, there are excellent modern comforts, including underfloor heating, an electric-gated entrance, and tasteful, contemporary kitchen and bathroom fixtures. Significantly improved by the current owners, recent energy efficiency upgrades include a sizeable PV panel array, an EV charging point, and a new boiler, whilst other notable changes include the creation of a new bathroom, bespoke kitchen units, total external re-fencing, two equestrian outbuildings and four further garden buildings. The barn stands within extensive, varied gardens of around one acre and several paddocks amounting to a further 7 acres (including 5 purchased in 2023), which, in combination with a stable, tack room and feed store, should present strong appeal to those looking to keep horses or other domestic livestock. This is a truly exceptional countryside residence, located in an enviable and exclusive setting, which enjoys peace, privacy, and picturesque surroundings.
Accommodation - The property is expansive and largely laid out reverse-level, with the accommodation initially comprised as follows: an entrance hallway; an incredibly impressive, triple-aspect principal reception room, which is open-plan between a sitting area centered around a substantial stone fireplace housing a log burner, and a kitchen/dining room, with a galleried seating area between; a vaulted, octagonal garden room offering considerable privacy and a connection to the gardens through any of seven sets of patio doors; a home office/family room, which, together with the rooms below, could form a self-contained annexe, and could also equally function as a fifth bedroom; a well-appointed, standalone bathroom; below the home office, a music room with patio doors to the front garden and internal access to the double garage; a library/reading room, with its own patio doors to the front garden, and; a dedicated utility/laundry room.
The kitchen is equipped with a wonderful range of bespoke units, including full-height pantry-style cupboards, plus a large matching island, all with black granite worktops. Appliances include a NEFF dishwasher and a Rangemaster cooker encompassing a 5-ring LPG hob, warming plate, double oven and grill.
Stairs lead down from the main reception room to a lower hallway where there are four principal, en-suite double bedrooms. The very impressive master suite comprises an enormous octagonal bedroom, located beneath the garden room, served by its own walk-through dressing room and a tasteful, Jack and Jill en-suite bathroom. Each of the three further bedrooms has its own shower room, and two also feature French doors to the front garden.
Gardens And Grounds - The property is approached over a private, electric-gated drive which leads to the double garage. From within the barn, there are several accesses out to a pretty, enclosed front garden which is colourfully planted with a number of rose bushes, and also features a recently built timber summerhouse. The immediate rear gardens wrap around the barn on two sides and have been wonderfully structured by our clients to offer excellent variety, including well-kept and naturalised lawns, some established shrubbery and ornamental planting, a wildlife pond, a greenhouse, various raised beds and several private seating areas, including a substantial paved terrace over the double garage.
To the side of the entrance drive is a meadow garden of over half an acre, planted with an orchard to include several mature apple and cherry trees, a walnut, a mulberry and sweet chestnuts, amongst areas of re-wilding, and featuring a second summerhouse. Beyond these gardens are the property's pasture fields, amounting to almost 7 acres, which have separate gated access and are served by a recently constructed timber stable and tack building, plus a separate feed store with a mains-fed supply of water. The southernmost field has been planted with over 1,000 mixed native trees, broadening the property's appeal and ecosystem further still.
Services - Mains water and electricity. 16x PV solar panel array. EV charging point. Oil-fired underfloor heating (new boiler 2024). LPG cooking. Private drainage via a septic tank. Standard broadband is available. Variable mobile voice/data services are available through EE and Vodafone, although external coverage is good. (source: Ofcom's online service checker). Please note that the agents have neither inspected nor tested these services.
Agent's Notes - We understand that there are records of a historic mine shaft, located in the far southern end of the furthest paddock (approx. 300m from the barn). However, there is no obvious sign of its location on the ground, and our clients have kept livestock in this field without incident.
Viewings And Directions - Viewing is strictly by prior appointment with the vendors' sole agent, Stags. The What3words reference is ///saved.cuff.called.
