Radway Street, Bishopsteignton, TQ14 9SS

*Extensively refurbed with very large garden & countryside views* A beautiful Grade II Listed period Devon Longhouse set close to the heart of this popular village. Lots of character features. Plenty of family reception rooms, boot room/utility and classic pantry. Superb large garden with orchard and summer house. A MUST SEE!

DESCRIPTION

Originally believed to date back to the 1500’s Lower Radway House is a beautiful Grade II Listed period Devon Longhouse with rendered white-washed elevations set beneath steep tiled roofs, with a beautiful open period entrance porch with wisteria set on the front elevation. Extensively refurbished in recent years, there are many character features which meld with modern fitments to create a perfect blend of comfort and period styling. There are small paned windows, exposed trusses and beams, and beautiful fireplaces, along with parquet flooring in the principal receptions as well as flag stones in the reception hall. More modern fitments including an elegant kitchen/dining room with high quality units and integrated appliances and spotlights in many of the spaces. The principal bedroom suite is a particularly notable space being served by its own staircase and having a stylish en-suite shower room and a modern dressing room. The second bedroom also has a walk-in dressing room and the third bedroom is set out on two levels with the fourth bedroom being an appealing dual aspect space. Additionally, there is a stylish modern family bathroom. The outside spaces are particularly notable too, with a pretty front garden being set out as two lawns either side of the entrance pathway and the rear garden is particularly large being laid primarily to lawn and orchard with a summer house and an outdoor entertaining area.

SITUATION

Lower Radway House is situated close to the heart of the charming village of Bishopsteignton which is set above and beside the beautiful Teign Estuary. The village has a strong sense of community and many local amenities to include a post office and chemist, doctors' surgery, village store, community centre, village hall, three pubs, hotel, a local real ale brewery, a vineyard, a garden centre and two churches. Additionally, there is a well-regarded primary school and busy services to nearby secondary schools. There is a huge social buzz with groups and classes for every age group. The seaside town of Teignmouth is around two miles away with its promenade, sandy beaches and wide range of shops and amenities to include a mainline railway station offering a link to London Paddington. Good accessibility to the A380, making for a fast commute to the Cathedral City of Exeter.

ACCOMMODATION

PERIOD ENTRANCE PORCH - From the entrance path a beautiful period open entrance porch is approached with a mature wisteria growing over the entrance. There are benches, feature panelling and paving. The panel and part glazed entrance door opens to the....

RECEPTION HALL - A lovely space with a flagstone floor that in turn opens to an inner hallway with coat hooks. There is also an under stairs cupboard.

SITTING ROOM - A particularly lovely space with much period charm. There is parquet flooring and two front facing small paned windows overlooking the front aspect and having some good views, one with a deep sill and with the other window having an oak window seat with cupboards beneath. Within this room there is also a beautiful Inglenook style fireplace with stone surround, a heavy beam over, a stone hearth and a log burning stove.

DRAWING ROOM - Set on the other side of the reception hall this equally appealing room has parquet flooring and a feature fireplace with a raised stone hearth, a canopy and a heavy timber beam over. There is a small paned window overlook the front aspect, along with exposed beams.

KITCHEN/ BREAKFAST ROOM - A particularly lovely space with Karndean flooring and a stylish and comprehensive range of units with numerous cupboards and drawers and extensive area of laminate quartz style work surface. Integrated appliances include a four ring gas hob, a double oven and a dishwasher. The kitchen area has views across the back garden and, within the breakfast area the work surface extends to a breakfast bar. There are further matching units and cabinets along with a built in fridge/freezer.

DINING CONSERVATORY - Leading off the kitchen and also opening to the outside there is a dining conservatory with a polycarbonate ceiling, high whitewashed stone walls and ample space for a dining table and chairs.

UTILITY/ BOOT ROOM - Set centrally within the ground floor accommodation there is a useful utility/boot room with an area of granite work surface having plumbing and space for utility items beneath an under mounted butler sink. There are a good range of cupboards within this space and the wall mounted Worcester boiler which supplies central heating. In addition there is a walk-in shelved pantry.

LANDING - There are two staircases within the house, the first of which rises to a galleried landing with a feature cast iron balustrade, and access to the loft space. A separate staircase rises to the....

PRINCIPAL BEDROOM SUITE - Which also opens to the landing and with this being a particularly beautiful dual aspect room with exposed timber trusses and small paned windows taking in good views across the back garden and towards the vineyard and countryside on the fringes of the village. Ample space for a dressing table, along with a built in shelved cupboard.

EN-SUITE SHOWER ROOM - A beautifully presented en-suite shower room with a modern three piece suite with the shower cubicle being curved and having dual heads and dual controls and there is ceramic tiling to the walls, along with a feature vanity unit with a large wash hand basin, cupboards and drawers below. Medicine cabinet.

DRESSING ROOM - In addition the principal bedroom suite has a large walk-in dressing room/wardrobe with timber-work, open shelves and hanging rails.

SECOND BEDROOM - An equally appealing space with exposed trusses and beams and a small paned front facing window overlooking the higher parts of the village, The Lea and rolling countryside above the Teign estuary. This room also has a walk-in dressing room leading off, with a hanging rail and open shelves.

BEDROOM THREE - Another characterful room, which sits in part above the open entrance porch and has small paned windows overlooking the front aspect with good views as described. There is also a lower set portion of this room providing a snug area, ideal for the placement of bedroom furniture etc.

BEDROOM FOUR - A dual aspect room with a front facing small paned window with some outlook as described. A rear facing skylight looks towards Humber Down and countryside on the fringes of the village.

PRINCIPAL BATHROOM - Another stylish space with good views across the back garden and a modern three piece suite having a panel bath with an attached shower screen and shower set above with dual controls. There is a medicine cabinet set above the wash hand basin and a feature column style radiator/heated towel rail.

GARDENS AND GROUNDS

Outside to the front of the property there is a well kept and highly appealing front garden with two lawns set to either side of the entrance pathway complimenting the period features of the front elevation. There are mature cherry trees and the front garden is enclosed by feature stone walling and fencing with double gates opening onto the approach lane. To the rear of the property, immediately behind, there is an enclosed courtyard area with gated access leading to a path which in turn leads onto the approach lane. A stable door opens to a useful garden room/store set out in two parts with the second part having an outside WC and wash hand basin and there is a further external store. To the rear of the property there is a fantastic large enclosed garden laid primarily to lawn with various inset mature trees and fruit trees with the upper portion being set out as an orchard. There is a decked and partially enclosed outside entertaining area, ideal for barbecues etc. There is a mature weeping willow tree and, set at the end of the garden there is character stone walling, a greenhouse and a fantastic summer house with decked entrance balcony, bi-fold doors, a window and a store shed beside. The garden occupies a particularly lovely south facing gentle slope and, from the higher area good views are enjoyed towards countryside on the fringes of the village and towards rolling countryside above the Teign estuary.