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" Rural retreat on the southern slopes of Dartmoor set in 3.75 acres. Sitting room, kitchen, scullery, 3 bedrooms, master bedroom en suite in loft. Two stables and conservatory. EPC:G.

SITUATION Bowerdon Cottages has considerable potential for improvement and is set in a lovely rural, but not isolated position. Set in 3.75 acres, with 1.27 acres set within the curtilage, consisting of a parking area, part wooden constructed stable block and a vast array of mature trees, shrubs and grazing pasture. A further 2.48 acres of grazing are set adjacent to this land across a small unadopted private lane and includes a field shelter. Buckfastleigh is the nearest conurbation and has a range of useful shops and pubs, along with the historic and beautiful Buckfast Abbey. Ashburton nestles in the valley of the River Ashburn and is a true Dartmoor town with individual shops and 15th Century church. The A38 is approximately 3 miles away, providing easy access to the cities of Plymouth and Exeter, with their comprehensive shopping facilities. Totnes is approximately 9 miles with its historic Elizabethan connections, River Dart and mainline railway station to London Paddington. DESCRIPTION This is an excellent opportunity to acquire a small equestrian property that is located in a rural position and we understand from the present owner there are rights to ride in the adjacent Kings Wood. With some of the finest trekking on Dartmoor available on the doorstep, it really is a dream home for horse lovers. The property has further potential for development, subject to the necessary planning consents, and at present the attached stables are currently being used as a cattery. The scenery in the area is glorious and remains one of the few untamed wildernesses in the country and provides perfect opportunities for walking, pony trekking, canoeing, fishing, climbing and mountain biking. ACCOMMODATION A gabled porch leads to the farmhouse-style kitchen with a solid-fuel Rayburn and space for a large dining table. Doors lead to the scullery, the stables/stores and the sitting room. The sitting room is sizeable and cosy room with a wood burning stove in a stone and brick hearth. A south-facing conservatory is approached from the hallway and runs along the back of the stables. On the first floor there are three bedrooms and a shower room, and on the second floor, there is a master bedroom with an en suite bathroom and a velux window affording fantastic southerly views over the countryside. OUTSIDE Bowerdon Cottages is found down an unmade, 'no through' track that leads only to three residences, creating a tranquil and secluded environment surrounded by countryside. As previously mentioned, the grounds are split into the immediate gardens, the attached paddock with a sizeable timber barn/store and a detached grazing paddock with a field shelter and access across a quiet lane. The gardens are somewhat overgrown, but stocked with a wide variety of flowering shrubs and plants and many mature specimen trees. SERVICES Mains electricity, filtered private water, shared private drainage, solid fuel Rayburn for heating, woodburning stove. LOCAL AUTHORITY South Hams District Council, Follaton House, Plymouth Road, Totnes, Devon, TQ9 5NE. Tel: 01803 861234. E-mail: customer.services@southhams.gov.uk. VIEWING Strictly by prior appointment with Stags on 01803 865454. DIRECTIONAL NOTE From Totnes, take the A384 towards Dartington, at the Shinners Bridge roundabout, follow the signs to Buckfastleigh, Exeter and the A38. Cross over the A38/Devon Expressway and on reaching the mini roundabout take the second exit. Pass Buckfast Abbey on your right hand side, proceeding up the steep hill. Take the right turn at the crossroads on the crest of the hill and follow this road for approximately 1 mile. Take the left fork signed to Cross Furzes, and after exactly 1.5 miles, turn left along an unmade track. 2 Bowerdon Cottages is the second property on the right. Web Find: 6681 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. "