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" Spacious period home in unique moorland setting with unrivalled views. Kitchen, dining room, sitting room, rear lobby & utility room, 3 bedrooms (1 en suite) family bathroom, 2 loft rooms. Gardens, garage, further garage/workshop.

SITUATION The property occupies a stunning location surrounded by and enjoying uninterrupted views over open moorland, yet being only a short distance from Tavistock. Tavistock is a classic Westcountry market town with an excellent range of shopping facilities, including a lively pannier market, various state schools and renowned public schools including preparatory and a senior college. Recreational facilities include nearby golf courses, cricket, rugby, football and tennis clubs. In addition, there is the Wharf Cultural Centre and a range of indoor sport facilities. The Dartmoor National Park is famed for its hundreds of square miles of superb unspoilt scenery and offers unrivalled opportunities for walking, riding and outdoor pursuits. The property enjoys uninterrupted views over the classic scenery of the high moor, taking in North Hessary and King Tors and the countryside beyond. In addition to Tavistock, the city of Plymouth is within easy travelling distance with its main line rail, international air and European ferry connections. DESCRIPTION The property comprises an attached former quarry captain's cottage, which has undergone considerable improvement within recent years. Benefitting from oil fired central heating, the property offers deceptively spacious and light accommodation, arranged over three floors, the second floor having spacious and versatile loft accommodation. ENTRANCE HALL with front door, timber flooring, understairs cupboard and stairs to first floor. The SITTING ROOM (15'9' x 14'5') is a delightful double aspect room with window seat to front and fine open views. There is a timber fireplace surround and insert with granite hearth and fitted woodburning stove. French doors to garden, radiator and stripped timber flooring. The KITCHEN/DINING ROOM (21'4' x 13'10' max) is another spacious room, the kitchen area having a range of wall and base units, granite inglenook fireplace with 'Tirolia' solid fuel stove, supplying domestic hot water system and some radiators (this system can be used independently of the central heating system if required) space for range cooker, built in storage cupboard, tiled floor, part glazed door to rear. The dining area has window to rear and glazed french doors to the side garden with fine views, Victorian cast iron fireplace in timber surround, stripped timber flooring and radiator. UTILITY ROOM (13' x 6'2') with worksurface with cabinet under, velux double glazed roof light, door to rear and steps up to a LAUNDRY/BOILER ROOM, worktop with space under and plumbing for automatic washing machine, Worcester oil fired central heating boiler. CLOAKROOM with low level wc, hand basin and slate tiled floor. The FIRST FLOOR LANDING, serves all the first floor rooms with further stairs to second floor. BEDROOM 1 (12'8' x 11'7') is a light and airy double aspect room with stunning views across the moor. Front window with window seat, radiator. EN SUITE SHOWER ROOM, having a fully tiled shower cubicle with Mira electric shower unit, hand basin, low level wc and radiator. BEDROOM 2 (12' max x 10'8') has window to side with superb views, Victorian cast iron fireplace and radiator. BEDROOM 3 (10'3' x 9'4') has window to front with outstanding views of the moor, Victorian cast iron fireplace, radiator. The BATHROOM (10'4' x 9'8') has a central cast iron bath with Victorian style mixer shower attachment, pedestal wash basin, low level wc, Victorian cast iron fireplace in timber surround, built in airing cupboard having hot water cylinder and linen shelves. SECOND FLOOR LANDING with built in walk in store room with light and access to further under eaves storage. LOFT ROOM 1 (20'3' max x 10'9') a large double aspect room, two access door to under eaves storage space, velux double glazed roof lights to front and rear with stunning views. This room is currently used as an office. LOFT ROOM 2 (10'9' x 10'1') an L-shaped room with velux roof light to front with outstanding views and access to under eaves storage. OUTSIDE The property is approached from the road via two five bar gates, which give access to a driveway which sweeps to the side of the property. Just inside the gates there is access to a detached GARAGE 20' x 14'6' of timber construction under a galvanised roof with double timber doors. At the side of the house is a good sized parking/turning area and access to the main GARAGE/WORKSHOP 23'6' x 10'6' of granite construction under a tiled roof, with double timber doors to front, side personnel access door, power and light connected and water filtration plant. The main portion of the gardens lie immediately to the side and front of the house incorporating level lawn with flower beds and bordered by timber fence and enjoying fine open uninterrupted views across the nearby hills and tors of Dartmoor. A concrete path leads along to the rear of the house with steps up to a raised concrete patio/yard area with oil storage tank. From here there are steps up to an elevated garden area, again enjoying uninterrupted views and having pedestrian gate access to rear. VIEWING Strictly by appointment through the agents Stags on 01837 659420. DIRECTIONAL NOTE From Tavistock take the A386 towards Mary Tavy and Okehampton. Turn right at Mount Tavy Road onto the B3357 following this road for approximately 4 miles up onto the Moor. As the road drops down into Merrivale you will see the quarry on the left and the two attached properties immediately on the left, Number 2 being the right hand property. SERVICES Mains electricity. Private water supply and septic tank drainage. LOCAL AUTHORITY West Devon Borough Council, Kilworthy Park, Drake Road, Tavistock PL19 0BZ. Tel: 01822 813600 www.westdevon.gov.uk Council Tax Band: C PLANNING AUTHORITY Dartmoor National Park Authority, Parke, Bovey Tracey, Newton Abbot, TQ13 9JQ. Tel:-01626 832093 www.dartmoor-npa.gov.uk REFERENCE 41965 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. "