Listed for £995,000
August 12, 2025
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Accommodation - FIRST FLOOR The splendid open plan SITTING/DINING ROOM/KITCHEN (in three distinct zones) has windows on all four elevations, allowing light to flood into the room, which has a high vaulted ceiling with exposed ‘A’ frames and timbers. First comes the KITCHEN zone, with Butler sink set in slate worktops and moveable island unit, Lacanche cooker with LPG burners and dual fuel ovens, ash flooring throughout the area, which leads through to the DINING zone and step down to the SITTING zone, which features a stone fireplace with fitted wood burner. To the right of this is a glazed doorway leading to a massive BALCONY with glass balustrading and composite decking, enjoying the same views as the reception area, as well as a delightful outlook over the gardens and pond below. Returning to the RECEPTION AREA, a stone staircase leads to the Ground Floor, where there are two DOUBLE BEDROOMS – both benefitting from fitted wardrobes and cupboards. The larger MASTER BEDROOM cleverly incorporates a bespoke fitted four-poster bed with canopy and curtains, dual aspect windows again afford views and there is a charming ENSUITE BATHROOM with 4-piece suite including a statement period roll-top bath. Unusually, from this bedroom a door leads to a GARDEN ROOM, with feature stone fireplace, fitted wood burner, attractive arched doors/windows throughout, as well as polished slate flooring.
Outside - The gardens and grounds have been created over the last 25 years by the current owners as a labour of love. They are beautifully landscaped with well-tended lawns, a lovely spring-fed pond with specimen plants which surround including gunnera, banana tree and tree ferns. Various pathways meander through the further gardens, which include a rhododendron garden, vegetable garden with raised beds and a further area with soft fruit cages. There is a charming DETACHED OFFICE with power, light, sink and amenities, with wood burner and adjoining STORE which could potentially be adapted into a CLOAK/SHOWER ROOM, subject to planning permission. The vendors have adapted a store to the front, which they use as a LAUNDRY/UTILITY ROOM, where there is a SHOWER ROOM and the floor above again offering scope for additional accommodation subject to planning permission. An adjoining WORK STORE could be incorporated if required. There is a long, narrow ‘STICK’ BARN – ideal for storage, workshops, etc.
Services - Private borehole water. Mains electricity. Private drainage. Oil-fired central heating. Airband broadband. According to Ofcom, there is limited mobile signal. For further information please visit
Special Note - There is no upward chain as the vendors intend to move to The Tallet, the neighbouring property, which has its own separate drive access. They will be retaining a period stone barn, which is attached to the ‘Stick’ Barn but there is a covenant in place preventing this from being converted to a dwelling. If the eventual purchaser only purchase the 11.9 acre option, the vendors will require a pedestrian & vehicular right of way over the initial part of the upper drive [before the cattle grid] into land which they will be retaining.
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Leaving Barnstaple on the A39, pass through Shirwell and after about a mile bear left signed Churchill. Follow this road for about 1 ½ miles and at the bend in the road bear right signed Churchill. Keep to the right and the access to Ashelford Farm will be found after about 1/3 mile on the right-hand side.