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A stylish detached 2008 built contemporary style residence with outstanding views towards the Teign estuary and Dartmoor. Beautiful receptions opening to a large balcony, stylish kitchen opening to a garden room and three principal bedrooms, two with en suite shower rooms. Family bathroom, self contained annex, cloakroom and laundry room. Large double garage, sweeping driveway approach, extensive parking and lovely landscaped gardens, grounds and terraces. Substantial well equipped summer house.

LOCATION

The Mount is set in an elevated position above the beautiful Ringmore valley with the house and grounds having an appealing westerly aspect and being set around half a mile away from the village centre amenities and beach. Shaldon has a strong sense of community and nestles beautifully between the sandy estuary beach and the pretty hills above. There are independent shops and cafes, a good selection of public houses and restaurants and a charming foot passenger ferry across to the seaside town of Teignmouth. Additional amenities include an Ofsted Outstanding rated primary school, The Ness House Hotel and a bowling green surrounded by pretty cottages. There is a well supported annual regatta and water carnival as well as a rowing and sailing club. There is good walking on the south west coast path and the wonderful Ness Beach is accessed via a tunnel. The village even has a small zoo! Teignmouth is just over a mile away and has a lovely promenade with classic Georgian crescent and a range of education options including Trinity School, offering both private primary and secondary education. In addition there is a mainline rail link to London Paddington.

DESCRIPTION

The Mount is a fantastic 2008 completed detached contemporary style residence built to high specification and with many of the rooms, terraces, balcony and outside spaces having wonderful views across the Ringmore valley towards the Teign estuary and Dartmoor in the distance. Externally attractive, the property has rendered elevations, weather boarding and glass work on the balcony and Juliet balconies set beneath tiled roofs. The windows and doors are hardwood and uPVC double glazing, there is zonally controlled under floor heating on both levels, engineered oak flooring in the principal spaces, along with oak internal doors. At entrance level there is a useful and comfortable self contained annex which opens directly to the outside, a cloakroom WC and a useful laundry room. Also from the reception hall there is internal access to the excellent double garage which has twin electric doors and workshop storage space. The principal accommodation is set out on the upper level, with the beautiful reception rooms opening to a sweeping balcony at the front of the property, providing a wonderful spot to contemplate the outstanding views and surroundings. The stylish kitchen opens to a garden room and there are three bedrooms on the upper floor, two with en suite shower rooms and the family bathroom. Outside, the large landscaped gardens and grounds are equally attractive with a sweeping driveway, an extensive brick paved parking area, terraces and lawns. There is a Mediterranean style entertaining courtyard and a particularly large summer house with kitchenette and shower room WC.

To the front of the property the brick paved parking area leads to an entrance canopy. A hardwood and glazed entrance door opens to the.

ENTRANCE VESTIBULE

From where an inner door opens to the.

GROUND FLOOR ANNEX

A useful and attractive ground floor space that has a SITTING ROOM AREA with engineered oak flooring and uPVC double glazed French doors open onto a terrace at the front of the property. Through these doors good views are enjoyed across the valley towards the Teign estuary and Dartmoor in the distance. The sitting dining area free flows to a KITCHEN AREA, which has ceramic floor tiles and a good range of units with cupboards and drawers and an area of laminate work surface with tiled surrounds, a built in four ring ceramic hob with filter over and oven beneath and there is a single drainer stainless steel sink unit. From the kitchen area a door opens to a useful under stairs store cupboard. The annex also has a DOUBLE BEDROOM overlooking the side aspect with some views towards countryside in the distance, and a built in double wardrobe. There is also a MODERN SHOWER ROOM with a three piece suite having a shower cubicle with dual controls, and there are ceramic floor tiles along with ceramic tiling around the suite.

RECEPTION HALL

With engineered oak flooring and under floor heating which extends throughout the property. A part glazed door opens to the

DOUBLE GARAGE

An excellent space with twin electronically operated entrance doors, power and light as well as workshop space.

Also leading off the reception hall there is a CLOAKROOM, a useful storage cupboard and stairs with a timber balustrade rise to the upper floor. There is also a GROUND FLOOR UTILITY LAUNDRY ROOM with open shelves, a unit with a single drainer stainless steel sink unit, an area of work surface and under surface space and plumbing for a washing machine. There are also open shelves and a wall mounted Worcester boiler which supplies the under floor heating. A door also opens to an airing cupboard housing the Mega Flow hot water cylinder and has slatted shelving.

UPPER FLOOR HALLWAY

An appealing space with engineered oak flooring which free flows to the.

KITCHEN DINING AND RECEPTION AREAS

These free flowing spaces have front facing full height hardwood double glazed windows and doors which open to a highly attractive west facing balcony, which is decked and has feature glazed balustrades. Both these inside and outside spaces benefit from truly breath taking views across the idyllic Ringmore valley, taking in a broad sweep of the river Teign estuary and looking towards Humber down and also taking in two Dartmoor tors, Rippon Tor and Saddle Tor. The dining area has engineered oak flooring and a low level cupboard door opens to the manifold for the under floor heating. The kitchen area also benefits from the views as described and is comprehensively fitted with a modern range of floor and wall mounted units with white high gloss cupboard door and drawer fronts. There are extensive areas of laminate work surface extending to a breakfast bar. There is a one and a quarter bowl single drainer stainless steel sink unit, a built in four ring ceramic induction hob with filter over and oven beneath, a built in dishwasher, a built in fridge and a built in Neff combination microwave. The kitchen open to a.

GARDEN ROOM PORCH

Which has ceramic floor tiles and is a triple aspect space with hardwood windows overlooking the terraces, gardens and having country views. A hardwood framed part glazed door opens to the outside at the rear.

The SITTING ROOM is another fabulous space with a high vaulted ceiling and being dual aspect with engineered oak flooring and benefiting from wonderful views as described across the valley towards the estuary and Dartmoor. A rear facing hardwood framed window overlooks the back garden and there are feature wall lights.

BEDROOM ONE

The principal bedroom suite has French doors opening to a Juliet balcony, taking in wonderful views towards the estuary, the Little Haldon Hills and Dartmoor. There are two built in wardrobes and, in addition there is a modern EN SUITE SHOWER ROOM with a three piece suite having ceramic floor tiles and a feature timber unit with a wash hand basin set into an area of timber surface with a shaver light above. There is an opaque glazed window and a shower cubicle with dual controls.

BEDROOM TWO

A particularly lovely dual aspect room with a side facing hardwood framed double glazed window taking in views towards countryside on the fringes of the village and uPVC double glazed doors open to a Juliet balcony which has wonderful views across the estuary towards the Little Haldon hills and Dartmoor in the distance. Two built in wardrobes. There is also an EN SUITE SHOWER ROOM, having a modern three piece suite with ceramic floor tiles, a wash hand basin set into an area of surface with cupboard beneath and shaver light above and a shower cubicle with dual controls.

BEDROOM THREE

With a hardwood framed double glazed windows overlooking the back garden. Two built in wardrobes and a large recessed shelved store cupboard.

FAMILY BATHROOM

A well proportioned room with ceramic floor tiles and a three piece suite having a panel bath and a unit with an area of surface with inset wash hand basin and a large mirror over. Opaque glazed window.

OUTSIDE

Approached from Brook Lane a sweeping driveway rises through landscaped and terraced large front gardens to the brick paved PARKING AREA immediately in front of the house. The front garden is well stocked with various shrubs and trees to include evergreen oaks, an apple tree, a palm and an olive tree and there is an area raised above the driveway retained by rendered and stone walling, planted to heather and spring bulbs. The brick paved driveway extends to the side of the property providing parking for several vehicles and leads to the twin doors into the aforementioned LARGE GARAGE. There is an attractive west facing landscaped terrace laid to a broad sweep of deck, stone chippings an area of lawn and an area of bedding. Steps and ramps rise from the side of the property to the rear. Immediately behind the property there is a beautifully set out Mediterranean style courtyard area laid to paving slabs and being surrounded by feature brick walling. From here steps rise through terraces to the upper gardens, which are primarily laid to lawn and a feature decked terrace with timber balustrade. These spaces provide an elevated spot from which to contemplate the wonderful views and surroundings, taking in views towards three Dartmoor Tors and the estuary. The deck sits in front of an unexpectedly large SUMMER HOUSE well equipped with power and light, timber flooring, a kitchenette area and a shower room WC. Set behind the summer house there is a further raised area of lawn, retained by block walling and there are fig trees in this area. In addition there is a second garage set at road level at the bottom of the entrance driveway.