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"A charming Grade II Listed farmhouse in a delightful rural location with extensive outbuildings and equestrian facilities. 3.4 Acres. Kitchen/dining room, 3 reception rooms, 4 bedrooms, dressing room, bathroom. Extensive outbuildings. Stable block. Orchard. Field. EPC Band E.

SITUATION Great Ley Farm lies in a rural location only 3 miles from the cathedral and university city of Exeter, making the property particularly accessible for the facilities of the city including its private schools, Exeter St. Davids railway station, modern shopping facilities and excellent dining. The small village of Upton Pyne is 1 mile. A little further is Brampford Speke which has a fine pub, primary school and church. The property is close to the Exe Valley with its wonderful countryside for walking whilst across the lane from the property is Upton Pyne Equestrian Centre which offers well managed grazing, modern stabling, 24 hours supervised livery facility plus a horse walker, man?ge and cross country course, making the property perfect for equestrian uses. INTRODUCTION Great Ley Farm is a substantial detached farmhouse Listed Grade II and is believed to date from the 17th Century. Though the house offers modernised, comfortable, up-to-date accommodation, the house retains many period features including dressed stone fireplaces (one with bread oven), exposed ceiling beams and a plank and muntin screen. Whilst already a sizeable family home, planning permission has been granted to extend it into the adjoining barn to create a kitchen, music room and utility room on the ground floor and, on the first floor, a master bedroom with en suite bathroom plus a gallery overlooking the kitchen below. THE HOUSE The kitchen/dining room is at the heart of the house with a bespoke kitchen at one end (Ashgrove Kitchens) with sink, drawer and cupboard units, Neff induction hob and Neff fan-assisted oven. Oil-fired 2-oven Aga. Wall cupboards and china display cupboard. Exposed timbers plus substantial stone inglenook with heavy beam over, bread oven with inset wood burner. Music room and study with outlook to the garden. The sitting room is a fine well-proportioned room with dressed stone fireplace with lintel over and inset wood burning stove. Exposed ceiling beams and exposed stonework. Attractive view over the front garden to the countryside beyond. Off this is a triple aspect conservatory with French windows to garden plus underfloor heating. On the first floor are four bedrooms, three facing south with far reaching rural views. Bedroom one faces east, adjacent to which is a large dressing room with scope for reorganisation to an en suite bathroom. The bathroom enjoys attractive views over the rear garden. The CIDER BARN is attached to the house, and has planning consent referred to above. It is two storeys in height and is divided into two areas (see floor plan) with the lower area providing garaging and the other providing storage including utility area and gardeners loo. THE GARDENS The majority of the extensive gardens lie to the side and rear. They are mainly laid to lawn with shrub borders, and adjoin farmland on two sides. Paved patio area adjacent to the conservatory. THE COURTYARD This is adjacent to the house and is accessed through electrically operated, double height gates with a substantial chipping turning and parking area. Range of two storey outbuildings for storage, livestock etc. Dog kennels with run. Other storage and stock sheds. Behind is a paddock area with stable block with two stables and tack room. Poultry house and run. THE LAND The land complements the property very well, ideal for smallholding or equestrian purposes. Beyond the paddock by the stables is a well-stocked orchard laid out with a large number of apple trees as well as pear, plum and greengage. Beyond this is a level field protected by a mixture of mature broadleaved trees with separate access to the road. Overall the property amounts to about 3.41 acres. DIRECTIONAL NOTE From Exeter proceed north and at Cowley Bridge roundabout take the A377 signposted Crediton. After crossing the River Exe take the next right signposted Upton Pyne and Brampford Speke. Continue through the village of Upton Pyne and 0.2 miles beyond the speed de-restriction sign turn left at Pye Corner signposted Jackmoor. The property is on the right, after just over half a mile. SERVICES Mains electricity. Mains water. Private drainage. Oil-fired central heating. Broadband enabled. LOCAL AUTHORITY East Devon District Council, Council Offices, Knowle, Station Road, Sidmouth, EX10 8HY. Tel:-01395 516551 www.eastdevon.gov.uk You may download, store and use the material for your own personal use and research. You may not republish, retransmit, redistribute or otherwise make the material available to any party or make the same available on any website, online service or bulletin board of your own or of any other party or make the same available in hard copy or in any other media without the website owner's express prior written consent. The website owner's copyright must remain on all reproductions of material taken from this website."