Ringmore, Kingsbridge

A fabulous detached property set within a generous plot, approaching half an acre, that has highly spacious and flexible accommodation including with four bedrooms and four reception rooms. The property enjoy glorious views over the village and towards the sea from the first floor. Benefitting from ample driveway parking and two detached garages as well as well-established gardens. This property offers vast scope to unlock its unrealised potential to modernise, extend or re-develop. Freehold. Council Tax Band: E. EPC: Band E.

Situation - Ringmore is a small, attractive, peaceful village that is situated at the head of a picturesque valley with fine views to Bigbury Bay and Ayrmer Cove, with its secluded beach and dramatic coastline. The village has a very popular 13th century pub, The Journey’s End Inn, a local church and a thriving WI and Village Hall which host a range of community clubs and events.
Other villages close-by: St Ann’s Chapel where there is a most useful well stocked general store and Post Office. Bigbury-on-Sea, a delightful coastal village famous for its excellent beaches and popular with surfers, the Discovery Surf School provide classes and a children’s surf club. Joined by causeway to the iconic Burgh Island with its famous Art Deco hotel and The Pilchard Inn.
The Georgian town of Modbury is around 5 miles away and has a range of independent shops, cafes, galleries along with two pubs, a church and a gym. There are a number of glorious walks in the area along the South West Coastal Path and along the banks of the River Avon. Bantham also offers a magnificent sandy beach, reputed to be one of the best surfing beaches on the south Devon coast. There are numerous golf courses in the area including Bigbury Golf Club and the spectacular 18-hole links golf course at Thurlestone. Dartmoor National Park to the north provides magnificent countryside for walking, cycling, horse riding and wild camping.
There are many schools that are easily reached including the highly regarded primary schools at Thurelstone, Modbury, Kingsbridge and Aveton Gifford along with secondary schools at Kingsbridge, Ivybridge as well as the Stover School and Plymouth's private schools.
Kingsbridge is some 8 miles to the South and offers an excellent and varied range of independent shops, pubs, restaurants, services and facilities including a leisure centre, gym and swimming pool along with two supermarkets.
Totnes has a mainline train station, along with Plymouth, Ivybridge and Exeter providing easy access into London. The A38 at Wrangaton, provides access to both Plymouth and Exeter and links to the M5 motorway.

Description - Cross Park presents a fabulous opportunity, set within a highly desirable South Hams location enjoying beautiful village, countryside and sea views towards towards Burgh Island. Positioned well in its generous plot of around half an acre the property benefits from having ample parking as well as two detached garages/workshop. This property really does have so much to offer, with great versatility, a flexible layout, lots of natural light and whilst requiring modernisation it has vast unrealized potential to be a stunning family home or could be suitable for multi-generational living or as a second home. The property has vast potential that could either be transformed into an ambitious 'Grand Design' or simply tailored to meet personal needs and tastes an ideal blank canvas in an idyllic location.

Accommodation - The accommodation is incredibly flexible, with excellent privacy, natural light and delightful views. The interior is incredibly spacious, however as the property sits within a generous plot it would naturally allow ample scope to extend should one require, subject to the usual planning consents.

The property has many features and has the advantage of beautifully high ceilings. Currently the accommodation comprises; a sitting room enjoying south facing views over the garden, wood floors, feature fireplace housing a wood burning stove. Living room overlooking the garden, a further reception room with feature brick fireplace. Door to the inner hallway, with useful airing cupboard, door to the garden, access to the loft and access to two double bedrooms and a family bathroom complete with panel bath with electric shower over, wash hand basin and WC, part tiled. Kitchen/utility room with a range of wall and base units and spaces for appliances (this side of the property could form an annexe, if desired and could be ideal for multi-generational living or a dependant relative). Main kitchen with oil-fired Aga, range of wall and base units, integrated fridge and open to the large dining room with wood floor, feature fireplace, inset shelves and cupboard. Cloakroom/WC, with space and plumbing for a washing machine, Grant oil-fired boiler.

Stairs lead up to the first floor and open onto a spacious landing with ample space for a study area. There are two bedrooms, the master bedroom has a super box bay window that really makes the most of the far-reaching views, in one direction there are vistas over the village, across the countryside towards Bigbury whilst in the other direction towards the sea and Burgh Island. This bedroom has the advantage of an en-suite bathroom complete with bath with shower over, WC and wash hand basin.

Outside - The grounds at Cross Park are a really good size, with established gardens, large lawn, mature beds and borders planted with a range of trees and shrubs. The large patio is ideal for alfresco dining, partly covered by a Wisteria covered pergola. Summerhouse. Shed.

In addition the property has a gravel driveway circled around a mature olive tree, that provides ample driveway parking. To one side of the property there is a detached garage. On the lane side is an additional garage, currently used as a workshop, log store.

Services - Mains water, drainage and electric. Oil-fired central heating.
Superfast broadband is available in this location along with all major network providers (Ofcom).

Tenure - Freehold.

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

Directions - From Kingsbridge, take the A379 towards Plymouth. At Harraton Cross turn left. Follow this road into St Anns Chapel and take the right hand turning to Ringmore. Follow this road into the village and continue on the road towards Challaborough and Cross Park is on the bend.

Viewing Arrangements - Strictly by appointment please through our Kingsbridge branch.