Brook Lane, Shaldon, TQ14

*Superb sized plot* A unique detached bungalow set in a "tucked away" predominantly west facing wrap around plot extending to over a third of an acre. Huge potential to improve further.

LOCATION

Fiddlers Green is beautifully positioned within the peaceful surroundings of the Ringmore valley, having a country land approach and with the plot bordering a babbling brook. The property sits within around half a mile of the village centre and the estuary foreshore. Shaldon has a strong sense of community and nestles beautifully between the sandy estuary beach and the pretty hills above. There are independent shops and cafes, a good selection of public houses and restaurants and a charming foot passenger ferry across to the seaside town of Teignmouth. Additional amenities include an Ofsted 'Outstanding' rated primary school, The Ness House Hotel and a bowling green surrounded by pretty cottages. There is a well-supported annual regatta and water carnival as well as a rowing and sailing club. There is good walking on the south west coast path and the wonderful Ness Beach is accessed via a tunnel. The village even has a small zoo! Teignmouth is just over a mile away and has a lovely promenade with classic Georgian crescent and a range of education options including Trinity School, offering both private primary and secondary education. In addition there is a mainline rail link to London Paddington.

DESCRIPTION

Originally built in the 1960's and available to the open market for the first time, Fiddlers Green is really quite special, being a substantial single storey property set within beautiful surroundings. The property has a large footprint, affording family-sized accommodation and sits on a plot which is predominantly west facing and extends to well over a third of an acre adjoining the brook. The principal rooms within Fiddlers Green have good views in the westerly aspect across the grounds and local valley towards the Little Haldon hills in the distance. The gardens and grounds offer something really quite special with sweeping lawns, entertaining terraces, ornamental ponds and numerous specimen shrubs and trees. There is ample driveway parking, a large garage and a rustic style garden room/workshop, as well as a summerhouse, a shed and a greenhouse. The property is presented to the market in good order and has uPVC double glazed windows and gas fired central heating. Due to the amount of land surrounding the property, there would be the possibility that Fiddlers Green could be extended, subject to relevant planning permissions.

ACCOMMODATION

From the west facing entrance terrace, an open entrance porch is approached with a feature external bell. The uPVC double glazed entrance door opens to the RECEPTION HALL, which flows through to an INNER HALLWAY. Doors open to the principal rooms and there is a built in cloaks cupboard. The SITTING ROOM is a particularly lovely dual aspect room with a bay window looking in the westerly aspect across the grounds towards parts of the nearby valley and the Little Haldon hills beyond. A side facing window overlooks the side lawn. Within this room there is a feature fireplace with a surround, a raised tiled hearth and an inset fireplace with a grate for an open fire. The PRINCIPAL BEDROOM is a particularly spacious and lovely room with a side facing window overlooking the sweeping side lawn and some built-in bedroom furniture comprising a dressing table, a chest of drawer units and a built-in recessed wardrobe. There are two further BEDROOMS, one of which is in use as a STUDY, both of which overlook the rear aspect. The DINING room is a good entertaining space, again overlooking the westerly aspect and having French doors leading out onto the aforementioned terrace, and there is a serving hatch to the kitchen. The KITCHEN is also an attractive dual aspect space with windows overlooking the approach and the westerly aspect across the gardens, the sweeping lawns and the Little Haldon hills. The kitchen is fitted with a good range of units with numerous cupboards and drawers, a composite sink unit and extensive areas of work surface. There is a built in four ring ceramic hob, a built in double oven and a microwave. A recess provides ample space for an upright fridge and separate freezer and the kitchen opens to a SIDE PORCH with a cupboard. There is a modern good sized bathroom with a three piece suite having a panel bath with attached shower screen and shower above, full height tiling around the suite and double doors open to an airing cupboard with slatted shelving, which also houses the Worcester boiler supplying central heating and the hot water cylinder. In addition to the bathroom there is a separate CLOAKROOM/WC.

THE GARDENS AND GROUNDS

Fiddlers Green has a generous and predominantly west facing plot extending to over a third of an acre. From the approach lane, a six bar metal gate opens to the PARKING AREA/DRIVEWAY, which sits at the side of the property. An "up and over" door leads into a large stone built GARAGE and there is a rustic-style external garden room/workshop with stone and brickwork elevations and a pitched tiled roof. The garden room/workshop has a large work bench, windows, power points and strip lights. There is a separate timber shed beside.

The main expanse of garden sits below the brick paved terrace, a perfect spot for outdoor entertaining and to sit and contemplate the surroundings. There are broad sweeps of lawn, ornamental ponds, numerous specimen shrubs and trees, and the garden backs onto a babbling brook giving a wonderful sense of peace and tranquility. In addition to the main expanse of lawn there is a generously proportioned side garden with a summerhouse, greenhouse and further shrubs and specimen trees. To the rear of the property a pathway leads around to the rear of the property where there is a raised garden area with cane fruits. The gardens and terraces at Fiddlers Green are really something quite special and need to be seen to be fully appreciated.