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" A charming Dartmoor farmhouse in a complex of traditional stone barns, grounds and paddocks - 17 acres in all.

SITUATION Lower Bonehill Farm sits nestled on the west-facing slope of Widecombe valley below Bonehill Rocks and Chinkwell Tor, having fine views over the land, the village, and Hamel Down beyond. The village of Widecombe-in-the-Moor, famous for its yearly Fair, is a popular tourist destination and respite for many a moorland walker and rider. Amenities include several caf?s, pottery gallery, National Trust and other shops including a grocery with P.O. Services, well regarded primary school and pre-school, two popular public houses (The Old Inn and Rugglestone Inn), and a thriving wider community. Widecombe sits almost equidistant from the towns of Bovey Tracey and Ashburton, which offer more comprehensive facilities and amenities. There is easy access to the A38/Devon Expressway for Plymouth, Exeter, and the M5 and Newton Abbot railway station, approximately 12 miles, has main-line services to London Paddington. DESCRIPTION & ACCOMMODATION Lower Bonehill Farm is a traditional Dartmoor granite farmstead with cross-passage longhouse at the heart of a complex of beautiful granite outbuildings. Although built in a traditional style and brimming with character features, the house and parts of the Stables and the Long Barn have been sympathetically modernised to create a comfortable and elegant family home with plenty of space for expansion and a variety of uses, subject to the necessary permissions. This stunning Grade II Listed property offers over 5,000 square feet of floor space, providing a myriad of different arrangements. The current vendors have created a large master wing, comfortable guest accommodation, charming reception rooms, a sauna and wet room in the Long Barn and a professional studio in part of the Stables. Much more space is available in the Hay Barn, the Byre, the Draught-horse Barn, the Linhay and the Slated Long Barn, which have been used as storage, workshops and to shelter some livestock. Lower Bonehill Farm is aching to be used to the fullest by man and beast alike. OUTSIDE The immediate grounds at Lower Bonehill Farm are characteristic of an ancient Dartmoor farm, replete with deep flower beds, ubiquitous granite boulders, paved and grassed pathways leading from building to building and wide gateways opening onto the quiet lane, the dry-stone walled paddocks and out onto open moor land. In colder months, the grounds are neatly kept with large areas of closely trimmed lawn bordered by beds full of specimen trees, shrubbery, and hibernating flower bulbs. In the Spring and Summer, the garden is a sea of coloured blooms of wisteria, daffodils, rhododendrons, azalea, and many more traditional cottage garden flowers. The land encircling the house and outbuildings totals approximately 3 acres, with two separate enclosures. Paddocks, measuring approximately 4.5 acres and 8 acres are perfect for dog walking, horses and livestock, or to keep under current letting arrangements with ever-ready local farmers. The ownership of Lower Bonehill Farm also affords Common Rights to graze livestock on Widecombe Common. SPS, ESA AND GRAZING All fields are registered for Single Payment Scheme Entitlements (SDA) returning ?1217.48 in 2011. The current year's payment will be reserved from the sale and the purchaser will undertake to carry out the cross-compliance requirements until the year end. The SPS Entitlements are available for purchase and transfer by separate negotiation upon completion, approximately ?1,500. The fields are also under the Environmentally Sensitive Areas Scheme yielding ?299.03 annually until 31st August, 2014, when rollover to an Entry Level Scheme grant may be possible; the buyer will contract to take over the remaining term of the ESA Scheme. The vendors are members of the Widecombe Commons Association, as non-graziers, and have Rights of Commons for 8 cattle, 3 ponies and 28 sheep. SERVICES Mains electricity, mains water, private drainage, oil fired central heating. LOCAL AUTHORITY Teignbridge District Council, Forde House, Brunel Road, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ12 4XX. Tel: 01626 361101. E-mail: info@teignbridge.gov.uk PLANNING AUTHORITY Dartmoor National Park Authority, Parke, Bovey Tracey, Newton Abbot, Devon TQ13 9JQ Tel: 01626 832093 E-mail: hq@dartmoor-npa.gov.uk COUNCIL TAX BAND: G VIEWING Strictly by prior appointment only with Stags Totnes office on 01803 865454. DIRECTIONAL NOTE From Totnes or Plymouth, on A38/Devon Expressway, exit at Goodstone/A383 signed for Newton Abbot. On the slip road, turn left signed for Widecombe up the ancient road on to the Moor. About a mile beyond a cattle grid, turn right at Cold East Cross. In just over a mile, fork left, heading down Widecombe Hill. Immediately after the river at bottom of hill, turn right and proceed for 0.3 of a mile. Lower Bonehill Farm is the granite farmstead on the right.

From Exeter, exit the A38/Devon Expressway at Drumbridges roundabout signposted for Bovey Tracey. At the second roundabout, follow signs for Haytor and Widecombe, continuing past Haytor Rocks on the right and on down Widecombe Hill. Immediately after the river at bottom of hill, turn right and proceed for 0.3 of a mile. Lower Bonehill Farm is the granite farmstead on the right. Web Find: 52137 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. "