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" Delightful Grade II* Listed semi detached cottage with half acre gardens and tranquil rural setting. Entrance hall, sitting room, kitchen/breakfast room, study, utility room, 3 first floor bedrooms (1 en suite) bathroom. Delightful gardens, extensive parking, fine rural views.

SITUATION The property occupies a delightful rural setting close to the confluence of the Rivers Okement and Torridge. This lovely valley setting is well known for its prime sporting opportunities with fishing on the Torridge and a number of shoots, easily accessible. The BBC recently filmed the series 'Spring Watch' on the nearby Okement with otters, kingfishers and other abundant wildlife. The village of Iddesleigh is a short distance away, being completely unspoilt and well known for its popular Duke of York public house. There are many opportunities for walking along the Tarka Trail, cycling and other outdoor pursuits. The market town of Hatherleigh is situated within 3 miles and offers an excellent range of services including primary school, small supermarket, health centre, veterinary surgery and a range of local shops, which include a small supermarket. There are three public houses and a traditional weekly market with cattle sales taking place on a Tuesday. The town of Okehampton offers a more comprehensive range of services, three supermarkets (including a Waitrose), modern state of the art hospital and a leisure centre in the attractive setting of Simmons Park. Okehampton also has schooling from infant to sixth form level. From Okehampton there is access to the A30 dual carriageway, providing a direct link with the cathedral and university city of Exeter, with its M5 motorway, main line rail and international air connections. There is also comparatively easy access to the north coasts of Devon and Cornwall, with some attractive beaches and delightful coastal scenery. DESCRIPTION The Domesday book mentions a settlement at Week, from at least 1360. Being one of a pair of adjoining cottages, this delightful thatched period house has a wealth of original character features. These include slate flagstone floors and exposed timbers, together with a massive inglenook fireplace in the sitting room with the unique feature of access at rear to the exposed stone and cob, clome oven. Benefitting from oil fired central heating, the accommodation is practically laid out and would be ideal for family occupation. The property has undergone a considerable amount of modernisation, most recently having been completely re-wired and re-plumbed in 2003. Externally, the gardens enjoy a delightful open sunny aspect, with views across the river valley and surrounding countryside taking in the hills of Dartmoor. There is extensive parking for a number of vehicles and an attractive front cobbled courtyard with a Linhay providing useful storage space. ACCOMMODATION Via: ENTRANCE HALL With tiled floor. Radiator. STUDY With window overlooking the rear gardens. Radiator. SITTING ROOM A delightful character room with a massive inglenook fireplace with clome oven and timber bressummer above and brick hearth. A door in a recess at the side of the fireplace gives access to a storage area behind, where can be seen the rear of the clome oven with original curved stonework and cob. Window to front with bench seat, exposed ceiling timbers. Understair recess. Radiator. Slate flagstone floor. Stairs rise to first floor. KITCHEN/BRAKFAST ROOM Range of units in white with roll edge worksurfaces, inset belfast sink with mixer tap. Adjoining worksurface with cupboards and drawers under. Fitted dishwasher. Tiled splash backings, two double wall cabinets. Stanley oil fired cooking range supplying domestic hot water system. Double aspect windows, massive exposed ceiling timber. Slate flagstone floor. UTILITY ROOM An L-shaped room with single drainer stainless steel sink unit with mixer tap, space and plumbing for automatic washing machine, space for tumble drier. Two part glazed doors give access to the gardens and a steep timber staircase gives access to a first floor loft storage room having three windows and offering potential for conversion to a further bedroom or studio subject to any necessary consents. REAR HALL With slate flagstone floor and radiator. CLOAK ROOM Having corner hand basin, low level wc. Radiator. Slate floor. FIRST FLOOR LANDING With galleried balustrade around staircase, exposed ceiling timbers and timber mullion window to front. BEDROOM 1 Window to rear overlooking gardens and surrounding countryside towards Dartmoor beyond. Original oak floor boarding. Built in wardrobe with shelf and rail, radiator, access to roof space. En Suite Bathroom Panelled bath with tiled splash backing to full height. Mixer shower unit and folding screen door. Pedestal wash basin, low level WC and radiator. BEDROOM 2 With window overlooking cobbled courtyard at front. Radiator. BEDROOM 3 Double aspect windows with views over gardens at rear. Exposed ceiling timbers. Original oak floor boards. BATHROOM Panelled bath in timber surround with fitted storage chest, chrome mixer shower fitment, tiled splash backing. Wash basin with cabinet under, tiled splash backing. Low level WC. Radiator. Built in linen cupboard. Window to side. OUTSIDE The property is approached from the road via a private lane, which is owned by Number 1 Week Cottages, with number 2 having vehicular and pedestrian access. This lane leads down to the property's own parking area, from which there is a five bar gate leading into the rear gardens. Adjacent is a further area, which can only be accessed from the garden. There may be scope here for further parking, if a new access were created between it and the gardens. Immediately to the front of the cottage is a delightful cobbled courtyard area with access to a lane and a useful LINHAY which provides useful storage and houses the oil storage tank, together with the hot water cylinder for the property. There is a fully floored loft area. The main areas of garden lie to the rear and side of the property and are on two main levels. Immediately to the side and rear are extensive areas of lawn, bordered by mature hedges and trees. TIMBER LOG STORE and IMPLEMENT SHED. Oil storage tank. The lower level incorporates lawn with orchard, having apple, plum and pear trees. This area again is bordered by hedges and there is a summer house of timber and glazed construction together with vegetable plot with raised borders. The gardens enjoy a particularly fine aspect towards the wooded Okement Valley and beyond across surrounding countryside to the hills of Dartmoor. The gardens and grounds total in the region of half an acre. AGENTS NOTE Access 2 Week Cottages is accessed via a private lane (shaded blue) just off the public lane. This lane is owned by Number 1 Week Cottages (shaded grey on the plan) with Number 2 having a vehicular and pedestrian access down to the parking area (cross hatched grey and blue) there is no access from the driveway (shaded blue) into the area cross hatched red. Access to the cobbled area and linhay is via a further section of lane (cross hatched blue and white) also owned by number 1 Week Cottages. Number 2 has a pedestrian access over this area. VIEWING Strictly by appointment through the agents Stags on 01837 659420 DIRECTIONAL NOTE From Okehampton Town Centre turn right between Lloyd TSB and the Town Hall, at the mini roundabout proceed straight ahead. At the 'T' junction (Elmead Cross) turn right on to the A386. Stay on this road for approximately 5.5 miles before reaching the roundabout on the edge of Hatherleigh. Turn right signposted to Hatherleigh, and after a short distance turn right just after the village school. Proceed up South Street and continue on to the open moor. Turn left at the next turning, signposted to Iddesleigh. Stay on this road for approximately 1 mile proceeding over the bridge, whereupon you will see a sign on the left for 2 Week Cottages. SERVICES Mains electricity, water and drainage. LOCAL AUTHORITY West Devon Borough Council. 01822 613800. WEB FIND 40776 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. "