Tamerton Foliot, Devon

5 Bedroom Country House for sale in Plymouth

Charming period 5 bedroom period country house in a popular rural, yet easily accessible location within striking distance of the moors and coast at Plymouth. Substantial traditional barn with potential, 2 further barns, buildings, gardens, lake and 1.25 acre paddock. No onward chain.

Great Trehills is in a quiet rural location 1 mile southeast of the popular village of Tamerton Foliot, which has a general stores and post office, two public houses, take away, restaurant, Primary and Nursery School. Roborough is 2 miles east and offers village shop, post office, supermarkets, veterinary surgery and pre-school. Plymouth is 6 miles south, with train and coach stations providing regular national services and access to the A38 dual carriageway.

Great Trehills has a most appealing and characterful period 5 bedroom, 3 reception room, Grade II listed country house which is believed to date back to the early 18th Century and is the first time on the market for 100 years. The delightful and welcoming accommodation provides comfortable and flexible family living with an array of period and character features and briefly comprises: Entrance Hall; decorative Victorian tiled floor, staircase to first floor, built in storage cupboard. Sitting room; Inglenook fireplace, clome oven, woodburning stove, window to side with deep sill window seat. Drawing Room; a dual aspect room overlooking the front courtyard garden and grounds to the side. Dining Room; slate tiled floor, beamed ceiling, Inglenook style fireplace, oil fired Rayburn with a back boiler, window overlooking the front garden with deep sill window seat. Dairy; slate flagstone floor, beamed ceiling, window overlooking the rear courtyard. Rear entrance hall; slate flagstone floor and door to rear courtyard. Kitchen; fitted wall and base units, space and plumbing for a washing machine and dishwasher, built in electric oven and hob, extractor above, window overlooking the rear courtyard. Cloakroom; W/C. On the first floor: Landing; window to the rear overlooking the courtyard. Bedroom 3; a double room, window to the side. Bedroom 2; double room window to the side. Bedroom 1; a double dual aspect room with windows overlooking the front courtyard garden and grounds to the side. Bedroom 4; window to the front courtyard garden, built in wardrobe. Bedroom 5; window to the front courtyard garden, built in wardrobes. Family Bathroom; bath with shower, wash hand basin, W/C and built in airing cupboard.

Gardens - From the parish road a gated entrance opens onto a tarmacadam driveway which opens on to a large parking and storage area. Flanked on either side by a large shrub and flowerbed border and a grass terrace interspersed with a variety of Rhododendrons, flowering shrubs and trees. At the front of the house is an enclosed courtyard garden which is mainly lawn with well stocked flowerbed borders. At the rear of the house is granite cobbled courtyard which is ideal for alfresco dining and entertaining.

Buildings -

Garden Room / Store - 7m x 2.96m (22'11" x 9'8" ) - Slate flagstone floor and two windows to the front.

Traditional Barn - 18m x 5m x 17.3m x 6.25m (59'0" x 16'4" x -

Workshop / Store - 5.55m x 5.21m (18'2" x 17'1" ) -

Garage / Workshop - 8.25m x 4.75m (27'0" x 15'7" ) - Manual roller door to the front, vehicle inspection pit.
Adjoining

General Purpose/ Storage Building - 9.25m x 8.90m (30'4" x 29'2" ) -

Traditional Barn - 9.25m x 8.90m (30'4" x 29'2" ) -

Traditional Barn - 10m x 4.85m (32'9" x 15'10" ) -

Storage Building / Looseboxes - 8.70m x 3.11m (28'6" x 10'2" ) -

Former Farm Shop Building - 22.40m x 7.20m (73'5" x 23'7" ) - Incorporating

Kitchen Area - 2.65m x 2.39m (8'8" x 7'10" ) -

Lean To General Purpose Storage - 22.40m x 6.05m (73'5" x 19'10" ) -

Toilet Block - 5.00m x 2.44m (16'5" x 8'0" ) - Divided into two sections with wash hand basin and 2 toilet cubicles each

1 - 2.45m x 2.30m (8'0" x 7'6" ) -

2 - 2.58m x 2.45m (8'5" x 8'0" ) -

Services - Water - Mains
Drainage - Septic tank
Electricity - Mains
Heating - Night Storage Heaters, Hot water - Oil Fired Rayburn & Electric Immersion
Telephone & Broadband - BT Connection (Airband available) checker.ofcom.org.uk
Mobile signal - checker.ofcom.org.uk
Council Tax Band - D
EPC - Listed

The Land - The paddock extends to approximately 1.5 acres with a wildlife lake in the centre, enclosed within traditional Devon bank hedging.

Local Authority - South Hams District Council, Follaton House, Plymouth Road, Totnes, Devon, TQ9 5NE

Tenure - The property is offered for sale freehold with vacant possession on completion.

Viewing Arrangements - Strictly by appointment with D. R. Kivell Country Property 01822 810810.

Important information

Property Ref: 9200_33008495

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