- 4 bedrooms +
- 2 reception rooms +
- 4 bathrooms +
- Detached +
- Garden +
- Patio +
- Terrace +
Sugar House is a stylishly designed and spacious contemporary home situated off an entrance lane on the edge of the village and bordering open fields.The entrance gate opens through a high wall into a large parking and turning area beside the house, and from where is accessed the integral double garage and the front door.The house has been designed to make maximum use of space and light and with high quality modern fittings throughout. At the end of the entrance hall is the curving open tread staircase beside a full height window and glazed panelling to the living room, and a door opens into the impressive, light, 32 foot open plan sitting/dining room/kitchen with fully fitted kitchen and breakfast bar, dining area with French doors opening to the terrace and gardens, and steps down to the sitting area with Scandinavian flue style stove, and also with French doors out to the terrace and gardens. Also on the ground floor is the snug/study and on the first floor is the large principal bedroom with French doors for ‘Juliette balcony’ with glazed balustrade and overlooking open farmland, bathroom/shower room area separated by three quarter height dividing wall, and glazed panelling separating the dressing room with extensive wardrobe cupboards.There are two further bedroom/shower room suites on this floor and from the landing with full height window the staircase rises to a galleried landing with glazed balustrade with access to the attic bedroom/studio, with glazed gable end overlooking open fields, and roof lights, as well as a bathroom.From the living room the French doors open to a broad paved terrace providing a delightful outdoor dining and sitting area and beyond are the level lawned gardens with ornamental plants, shrubs and trees, as well as a vegetable garden with raised beds, greenhouse and potting shed. The whole area is enclosed by high walling and fencing ensuring privacy and along one side borders open farmland.
Exton is a popular East Devon village situated on the banks of the Exe Estuary, between Exeter and Exmouth. In the village is a church, village hall, petrol station and the popular Puffing Billy gastro pub. There is an active community with clubs and societies and also a railway station on the branch line providing regular services to both Exmouth and Exeter Central.
The Exe Estuary is one of the most important estuaries in Europe for wildlife, particularly birds, and including such sites as Exminster Marshes and the Old Sludge Beds. Nearby Topsham is famed for it’s shipbuilding and maritime history and provides a selection of shops, pubs and restaurants as well as a primary school. The Exe Estuary Trail is a 16 mile, mainly flat, cycle and walkway all around the estuary taking in many pretty villages such as Topsham, Lympstone and Starcross and the RSPB reserves near Topsham and Dawlish Warren. There are various ferries across the estuary such as from Topsham to Turf Locks.