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"Self-contained smallholding in magnificent location set in 33.63 acres. Traditional courtyard house, cottages & barns, glorious edge of moor location, magnificent southerly views from southern edge of Dartmoor. Range of modern buildings with access.

SITUATION Gloriously located on the southern edge of Dartmoor with outstanding views to the south over moorland and open countryside and to the coast in the distance. Very conveniently located a mile from the favoured village of Holne which has the Church House Inn, a 15th century public house and village hall. Situated on the Two Moors Way on the southern slopes of Dartmoor National Park, the village is surrounded in the majestic beauty of open moorland, granite tors and sparkling rivers and linked by a network of footpaths and bridleways. The extensive coastline of the southwest peninsula offers endless opportunities to enjoy water sports. Both the bustling market town of Ashburton and splendour of Buckfast Abbey are within five miles. Yet only ten minutes from the A38 giving access to Exeter and Plymouth. The northern boundary of the farm has open access onto Dartmoor itself in its glorious location for riding, walking and other sporting. DESCRIPTION Seale Stoke is a 33.63 acre holding most of the land being gently sloping pasture. The farmstead itself has a wealth of character and there is believed to have been a building on the site recorded in the Doomsday Register as Estochia and has the advantage of not being a listed building. The dwelling has granite walls under slate with brick arches. Adjoining is a converted cottage, which links with the house, flexible in its use with the house or as a separate letting unit. Adjoining is a range of more modern Victorian barns with potential for conversion, subject to planning, currently used for storage and a glorious art / creative workshop area. There is a separate concreted entrance from the highway leading to a modern stock barn and storage yards. A particular feature is the fine enclosed front garden and a well stocked kitchen garden to the rear. ACCOMMODATION The farm is well known in this area and has been featured in a television program My Dream Farm with Monty Don in 2010. www.sealestoke.com. THE FARMHOUSE Full of many original features. Substantial entrance hallway with wide stairs leading off and access through to rear utility room and 3rd bedroom with own bathroom and stable doors to the rear garden. The two principle reception rooms either side include a superb lounge with massive granite fireplace, hearth and timber lintel. Semi-circular stairs lead up to the bedroom with exposed beams. Kitchen with stone fireplace inset wood burner, adjoining storage cupboards, recent new solid fuel burning Rayburn for the central heating and warm water, range of kitchen units at floor and eye level with granite work surface, splash back, inset Neff combi oven. The utility room has tiled flooring, sink unit. Stairs leading up to a very spacious landing, wood burning stove flue and potential for the creation of a bathroom. Two bedrooms either side. The principle room has wooden floor, glorious southerly views to the coastline, semi-circular stairs leading to the ground floor, built-in storage cupboards. Bedroom 2 stone fireplace with inset wood burner, views, connecting door leading through to cottage. Also the farmhouse has a lean-to with separate entrance which can be used as an office. Seale Stoke Farm is the perfect place to be self sufficient and has an abundance of wood to be a low cost running farm only using electricity. THE COTTAGE Two storey building which currently integrates with the dwelling although can be designed to be separate and has been a holiday let in the past. The first floor is very much an open barn style with exposed ceilings, inset wood burner in the lounge, kitchen/diner, which also enjoys a wide door leading to its own garden. Large bedroom

(4) with beamed features. On the ground floor the cottage enjoys its own separate entrance with tiled floor. Walk-in wet room with tiled floor, shower, wash hand basin and WC. Double bedroom

(5) with Hygo boiler and electric heating. THE BARNS These are principally on the western side of the farmstead and include former stables underneath part of the cottage. Victorian stone and slate with brick quoins, two storey barn with livestock housing on the ground floor whilst on the first floor is some magnificent space with exposed beams, wood burning stove, solid fuel Rayburn, stairs lead up to small mezzanine landing with storage beyond and steps down to storage area with own access. In 2005 permission was granted to convert the large barn space for ancillary living use.

Further storage barn of lean-to construction under corrugated roof also housing water pressure filtration unit for the private water supply. BUILDING 3 Detached stone under corrugated roof 2-room storage barn measuring 4.5m x 11.8m with concrete floor currently used as workshop/store. FARMYARD Concrete access road with 5-bar gate independent from the highway leads to a concrete yard which fronts on to a timber framed livestock building measuring 20m x 8.2m, concrete sub-dividing wall. Two/four horse boxes with hay storage over. Separate stock yard with scalping/stone floor. FIELD BARN Stone and slate construction. THE GARDENS A glorious feature of the dwelling is the delightful front courtyard garden sheltered from prevailing winds and enjoying a sunny location. Gravel entrance path leading to the front door. Stone steps. Glorious sitting out area. Stone beds and borders. Level lawn with mature beds. Stone wall surround.

  The Cottage enjoys its own patio area. Beyond is an excellent kitchen garden, well stocked and with polytunnel which provides daily fresh greens. THE LAND See plan. This extends in all to some 34 acres, the principle block of 27 acres lying to the north of the house and running gently up the hill reaching the moorland gate giving direct access onto the open moor (Holne Moor). There is a further area lying of 7 acres to the south of the house permanent pasture some steeper leading to an area of woodland. GRAZING RIGHTS We understand that common grazing rights are registered with the property. Seale Stoke Farm has grazing rights on Holne common moor for 96 sheep and 24 ponies or bullocks. Holne common joined the Higher Level Stewardship (HLS) by the 1st of June this of which Seale Stoke is able to be part of, if wanted. The HLS pays for every grazing animal an amount per year to maintain the moors in conjunction with Natural England. SINGLE FARM PAYMENTS ?1,712.82 paid in November 2010. SERVICES Private water supply. Private drainage. Mains electricity. Heating principally by solid fuel central heating and wood burning stoves. LOCAL AUTHORITY South Hams District Council, Follaton House, Plymouth Road, Totnes, Devon, TQ9 5NE. Tel: 01803 861234. E-mail: customer.services@southhams.gov.uk.
Dartmoor National Park Authority, Parke, Bovey Tracey, Newton Abbot, Devon TQ13 9JQ Tel: 01626 832093 E-mail: hq@dartmoor-npa.gov.uk COUNCIL TAX BAND Farmhouse E, Holiday Cottage B VIEWING Strictly by appointment with the Stags on 01803 865454. DIRECTIONAL NOTE From the A38 at Buckfastleigh turn north and on reaching the first roundabout turn right signed Buckfast Abbey. On reaching the Buckfast Abbey roundabout turn left, follow up the hill turning right at Round Cross to Holne. Follow this road for approximately 4 miles into the village of Holne. Proceed through the village bearing right meeting and on reaching a T junction turn left towards the open moor. Crossing the cattle grid drive a further 500 yards, turn right and follow this road. Seale Stoke is then seen on the left hand side on a dead end road. 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."