Listed for £1,750,000
July 12, 2024
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Flats
• Ground Floor Flat: A cosy 2 bedroom flat with a comfortable living area, kitchen / diner and modern walk-in shower room.
• First Floor Flat: A charming 1 bedroom flat featuring a living space, galley style kitchen, 3-piece bathroom and a double bedroom.
• Both flats offer space for guests, additional family members or an opportunity to generate further income.
Potential
While the property does require updating in areas, it does present a fantastic opportunity to create your dream home. With its impressive size, historic charm and versatile outbuildings, this manor house is perfect for those looking to invest in a property with both character and potential.
The nearby popular and historic village of Chittlehampton has a thriving and very active local community with a post office / village stores, cricket club and an award winning traditional public house, The Bell Inn.
The market town of South Molton provides an excellent range of everyday services and amenities including shops, primary and secondary schools, restaurants and banks, together with a supermarket, two health centres, recreational facilities, a cottage hospital and a twice weekly community market.
From South Molton the A361 North Devon link road provides quick and easy access to the regional centre of Barnstaple as well as Tiverton and the M5 motorway (Junction 27). There is a rail station on the Barnstaple to Exeter (Tarka line) at Umberleigh. Mainline intercity rail links are available at Tiverton Parkway (London Paddington approx. 2 hours) with international airports at Exeter and Bristol.
The land is surrounded by picturesque Devon countryside providing a wealth of recreational activities including walking, horse riding, hunting, shooting, cycling, fishing on the rivers Torridge, Taw and Mole and golf courses at Northam, Barnstaple, High Bickington and High Bullen. To the north east and south the National Parks of Exmoor and Dartmoor offer beautiful moorland scenery with many foot and bridle paths and the stunning North Devon coastline, with popular sandy beaches of Instow, Saunton Sands, Croyde Bay, Putsborough and Woolacombe.
Directions
Directions to this property can be easily found by using What3words: toddler.restored.annual
From Barnstaple Town follow directions towards Bishops Tawton. Pass through the village of Bishops Tawton and take the left hand turning proceeding up Codden Hill. Follow this lane for approximately 2.5 miles taking the sharp right hand bend. Continue through the hamlet of Cobbaton and down the hill through the 's' bend and take the next left hand turning signposted Stowford.
An alternative route can be found via the A377 to Umberleigh. Follow signs to Umberleigh Train Station. Continue past the train station and up the hill towards the village of Chittlehampton on the B3227. Coming to the crossroads in the village, turn left and proceed out of the village for approximately 1 mile and take the right hand turning signposted Stowford. Continue along this road for approx. 0.5 miles taking the next left hand turning. Continue for a further 0.5 miles to where the property will be located on your left hand side with gravelled driveway parking found outside the property.