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"A charming modernised 3 bedroom village cottage with a large garage/store

HOW TO GET THERE TQ9 6QL. From Totnes take the A385 towards Paignton, after about a mile turn right signposted Stoke Gabriel. Go through Aish, at the top of the next hill take the right fork at Lembury Cross. At the T-junction, turn right and take the second right into Flood Street. Summer Stitches is immediately on the left.
STOKE GABRIEL Stoke Gabriel is a popular and sought after village which lies in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty at the head of a creek on the River Dart about three miles south-east of Totnes. The older part of the village is in a conservation area near the River and Mill Pool and much of the area is a Coastal Preservation Area. The village has good facilities including a church, primary school, village hall, post office, general stores and two public houses. Buyers see Stoke Gabriel as a lifestyle choice both because of the amenties that it offers and its thriving strong family social life and community spirit, with boating, canoeing and river trips on the River Dart on your doorstep. The village boating association also provides RYA sailing training for children and a year round calendar of boating events.
THE PROPERTY Transformed over the last few years into the bright and comfortable property that it is today, Summer Stitches is a former farm cottage with stone walls and brick quoins, and its garage is part of an old cider house or apple store. Well appointed with a handmade kitchen and a smart bathroom, and attractively decorated, the house has two ground floor rooms a utility roomand a cloakroom and three bedrooms and a bathroom. Sash windows, woodblock floors and floorboards help to preserve its characterful atmosphere which is complemented by good quality fittings and a gas central heating system. Outside, there is a large and useful garage and a courtyard and garden. Summer Stitches is ideal for a young family, as an investment property or as a second home.
ENTRANCE HALL Glazed and panelled front door, radiator, sash window, carpeted staircase.
SITTING ROOM 4.56m(15'0'') x 3.64m(11'11'') [NE] Fireplace fitted with woodburning stove, cupboard with shelves above to one side of chimney breast, oak flooring, radiator, two sash windows, downlighters, picture rail, cupboard under stairs. KITCHEN 4.08m(13'5'') x 3.64m(11'11'') [SW] Bespoke hand made kitchen units with beech work surfaces and panelled surrounds, fitted high level matching high cupboards either side of chimney breast, Belfast sink with mixer tap, space and plumbing for dishwasher, Elba gas cooker with oven and six gas rings, stainless steel cookerhood, space for fridge/freezer, former fireplace sealed off, woodblock flooring, radiator, stable door to outside, sash window, downlighters.
UTILITY ROOM 2.62m(8'7'') x 1.40m(4'7'') [SW] Plumbing for washing machine, radiator, terracotta tiled floor, sash window with slate cill, wall mounted Baxi gas combi-boiler for central heating and hot water, downlighters.
CLOAKROOM [NW] Corner wash basin with tiled surround, WC, radiator, terracotta tiled floor, downlighter, casement window.
UPSTAIRS
LANDING Access to roof space, downlighters, radiator.
BEDROOM 3.63m(11'11'') x 3.50m(11'6'') [|NE] Sash window, radiator, cast iron fireplace with slate hearth, downlighters.
BEDROOM 3.68m(12'1'') x 2.75m(9'0'') [SW] Radiator, sash window, downlighters.
BEDROOM 2.71m(8'11'') x 2.27m(7'5'') [SW] Radiator, sash window, downlighters.
BATHROOM L-shaped bathroom with cast iron bath with fully tiled surround, large shower head fitting and shower screen, wash basin with tiled splashback, WC, chrome vertical towel rail, exposed timber, downlighter, extractor fan, roof window.
OUTSIDE Approached over a timber gate from the road the grassed garden is on the south and west sides of the house with an old stone wall boundary. There is an outside brick built WC, and a gravelled parking area approached across a right of way over the back of next door.
GARAGE 5.57m(18'3'') x 5.44m(17'10'') Stone built former old apple barn, sliding timber door, concrete floor, sash window, electricity laid on (underground) from the house but not connected up.
DEPARTMENT For sale through our Towns and Villages Department (Totnes office). USEFUL INFORMATION Go to http://www.southhams.gov.uk for information about council tax, location, development boundaries, recycling etc. Type TQ9 6QL in the box under 'Where You Live' [bottom right corner] and select Summer Stitches from the list.
FLOORPLAN FLOORPLAN These particulars, whilst believed to be accurate are set out as a general outline only for guidance and do not constitute any part of an offer or contract. Intending purchasers should not rely on them as statements of representation of fact, but must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise as to their accuracy. No person in this firms employment has the authority to make or give any representation or warranty in respect of the property.
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