Brentor, Tavistock, Devon PL19

Holyeat Farm has an almost unique view looking out across a landscape of lush green fields separated by thick hedgerows overlooked by the towering granite mass of Brent Tor. The tor, with its surrounding remnants of an Iron Age hill fort, is surmounted by the stark yet beautiful 13th century granite Church of St Michael de Rupe, which legend has it was paid for by an early medieval merchant after nearly being shipwrecked and which was used as a film location for the ITV version of Jamaica Inn. The property was created from two impressive period barns built of local granite under a slate roofs.

The accommodation is laid out with the reception rooms, kitchen and a large, balustraded sun terrace on the upper floor to get the best possible vantage point for the view. The interior is contemporary in style whilst capturing the building’s origins through a clever combination of oak flooring and joinery throughout much of the property alongside exposed roof timbers and an exposed granite wall in the secondary stairwell.

The property has a southeast/northwest axis and the upper floor has windows on both sides and therefore captures the best of the available natural light. This orientation combines with generous room sizes and tall ceilings to give the house a wonderfully light and airy feeling.

The upper floor has two rooms: a superb, combined kitchen and living room incorporating a vaulted ceiling and glazed central stairwell and a sitting room fitted with windows and glazed doors looking out to the sun terrace and view. Both rooms feature their own log-burning stove, enhancing the warmth and character of the space.

The bedroom with its en suite dressing and shower rooms plus, four further bedrooms and three bath/shower rooms, one of which is en suite, are all on the ground floor.

This thoughtful arrangement of living and sleeping spaces makes the property particularly well suited to multi generational living, offering privacy and flexibility for different household members.

OUTBUILDINGS, GARDEN AND PADDOCK
Holyeat Farm is approached off a little used, narrow lane via a gravelled driveway that leads on to a gravelled parking area, where there is space for several cars. On the far side of the parking area facing the house is a timberclad garage block that incorporates a double garage and home office with attached plant room and log store.

Immediately in front of the barn is a paved terrace that leads to a further extent of gravel fringed with lavender that currently serves as an additional outside dining area.

Beyond this is the garden, which slopes gently away from the barn and is designed to be easily maintained. It is primarily lawned with one large shrub border set against a line of broadleaf trees. Below the garden is a sloping paddock containing a field shelter. The paddock is bound by stockproof fencing and mature field hedging and has it’s own water supply from a bore hole. In all the grounds extend to about 1.87 acres.

Holyeat Farm an attached property situated on the western edge of Dartmoor in sight of Brent Tor, which rises to 1,100 ft (330m) above sea level. The Tor is surmounted by the Church of St Michael de Rupe, the parish church of the small village of Brentor, which lies below the tor. Brentor encompasses two settlements, South and North Brentor, plus the two upland Brentor Commons, home to a variety of rare flora and fauna.

The centre of the ancient market town of Tavistock is just a ten-minute drive providing a wide choice of local shops and businesses including GP, dental and veterinary surgeries along with Tesco, Morrisons and Lidl supermarkets. For anything else, the cathedral city of Exeter is just one hour’s drive away, and includes a mainline railway station with a fast and direct service to London Paddington in just over 2 hours.

The wider area also has a good choice of schools from both the state and independent sectors including an Ofsted-rated Outstanding primary school in the neighbouring village of Mary Tavy three miles away.