Foxhole Hill, Christow, Exeter

A detached family property set within the Teign Valley, with stunning countryside views. EPC: E, Council Tax Band: G, Freehold.

Situation - Appledram enjoys a wonderful elevated position just outside the sought-after Teign Valley village of Christow, lying on the eastern boundary of the Dartmoor National Park. Christow is a thriving rural community offering an excellent range of amenities including a doctor’s surgery, community shop and weekly post office at the community hall, pub, primary school, parish church and community centre. Regular bus services run from the village to both Exeter and Newton Abbot, providing convenient access to the wider area.

Description - Appledram is an attractive and well positioned detached family home of rendered elevations beneath a tiled roof. The property offers spacious and versatile accommodation extending to just over 2,000 sq ft, presented in good order throughout and enjoying far-reaching countryside views.

Accommodation - A welcoming entrance porch leads into the hallway, from which the principal reception rooms are accessed. The dual aspect, L-shaped sitting room features a corner fireplace with multi-fuel stove set on a raised slate hearth. There is a formal dining room as well as a bright, dual aspect garden room. The well-fitted kitchen offers a range of wooden wall and base units with marble work surfaces, eye-level double electric oven, five-ring gas hob and breakfast bar, along with space for a fridge and freezer. A study provides an ideal space for home working. To the rear, a utility room and bathroom with shower complete the ground floor accommodation, with a door giving access to the garden. Upstairs, there are four double bedrooms, including a principal bedroom with en-suite shower room, along with a family bathroom. Many of the rooms enjoy outstanding panoramic views across the surrounding countryside.

Gardens And Grounds - Appledram is approached via a wooden five-bar gate leading onto a gravelled driveway providing ample parking and turning space. This in turn gives access to a detached garage (5.10m x 5.10m) with two up-and-over doors, power and light. Above the garage is a very useful additional room, ideal as a home office, studio, playroom or occasional bedroom.

Paths lead around the property through the well-established, beautifully landscaped gardens which feature an array of mature flower and shrub borders, orchard trees, an open summerhouse, two log cabins, shed, and a brick-built pump house with well. The gardens enjoy a high degree of privacy and seclusion, with no immediate neighbours and superb countryside views.

Services - Mains electricity. Private water and private drainage (soakaway pre-1983)
Oil-fired central heating. LPG for cooking.

Directions - From Exeter, take the B3212 towards Moretonhampstead. Continue through the village of Longdown and, after a few miles at Farrants Cross, turn left onto the B3193 signposted Chudleigh, Bridford and Christow. At the T-junction, turn left onto the Teign Valley Road. By the Teign House Inn, turn right signposted Christow. Proceed up the hill and Appledram will be found towards the top on the right-hand side, before reaching the village.