Thornberry Cottage, Whiddon Down, Devon

Situation

Thornberry Cottage is located in the small village of Whiddon Down in Dartmoor National Park. It is located on a quiet lane sheltered behind mature hedgerows and is only a short walk from the Post Inn pub. Whiddon Down has a petrol station and shop and is located about 4.5 miles from the ancient Stannary town of Chagford, about 6 miles from Okehampton and less than a mile from the A30 dual carriageway. Exeter is approximately 15 miles distant.

Services

Mains gas, water, electricity and drainage.

Council tax band

Band E

Directions

From the A30 dual carriageway at Whiddon Down take the road through the village and just after the Post Inn take the first lane on the left and bear right at the old chapel. Just 50 metres up this lane you will find Thornberry Cottage on the left. A small stone shed sits at the entrance to the driveway.

Entrance

A wall mounted carriage lamp is wall mounted next to the solid oak front door which leads into the entrance lobby.

Entrance lobby

This is a spacious lobby with a broad upvc double glazed woodgrain effect window, a coved ceiling, pendant light point, single panel radiator and a pair of multi paned double doors to the dining room and kitchen.

Dining room

A large room with a coved ceiling and double multi paned doors to the rear hallway. The dining room and kitchen are open plan and there is a long breakfast bar on the dining room side, a double panel radiator and lots of space for an 8 to 10 seater dining table. A second pair of multi paned double doors lead into the sitting room.

Kitchen

A really generous kitchen with extensive roll top stone effect worktops, tiled splashbacks, worktop lighting, a 1½ bowl composite sink and brass finished mixer tap, space for a gas fired cooking range and integral appliances including a dish washer, fridge and freezer. There is a good range of base and wall cabinets with plenty of drawers and cupboards, two upvc double glazed woodgrain effect windows look out to the front and side of the house and there is a coved ceiling, eight LED downlighters, a Tavistock slate tiled floor and a double panel radiator. A panelled door leads to the utility room.

Utility room

A well fitted utility room with a range of base cabinets with white roll top work surfaces incorporating a 1½ bowl stainless steel sink, tiled splashbacks and window sill and a broad upvc double glazed woodgrain effect window overlooking the garden at the rear. It has fluorescent lighting, a single panel radiator, an oak floor, space for a washing machine, dryer and an upright fridge/freezer. A multi paned door leads to the side lobby.

Side lobby

This room has a part glazed stable door to the side, space for coats and wellies, an Ideal Logic wall mounted gas fired central heating boiler, a ceiling light point and a panelled door to the w.c.

W.C.

Fitted with a white suite of low level w.c., a pedestal wash hand basin, an obscure upvc double glazed woodgrain effect side window, a single panel radiator, a Tavistock slate floor and a recently fitted compliant consumer unit.

Sitting room

A particularly big sitting room with a large bay window with upvc woodgrain effect windows and a matching side window and patio doors to the rear terrace. There is a large brick built fireplace with oak lintel and herringbone pattern brick hearth with fitted gas stove. There are four wall light points, two double panel radiators and a multi paned door to the rear hallway.

Rear hall

This is where the staircase to the first floor is located, and there is ample space for a study/work station. A upvc double glazed woodgrain effect door leads out to the rear terrace. The ceiling is coved and there is an Open Reach point, a pendant light and a double panel radiator.

First floor landing

Set in the stairwell is a large upvc double glazed woodgrain effect window letting in plenty of light. The landing has a balustrade and panelled doors to all rooms and to a built in airing cupboard which has an insulated cylinder and immersion and space for shelving. The ceiling is coved and there is a pendant light point.

Main bedroom

The main bedroom is extremely generous and has two upvc double glazed woodgrain effect windows, a coved ceiling, a single panel radiator, views to the neighbouring woodland, a pendant light point and an archway to the ensuite dressing room.

Dressing room

A useful area with ample space for wardrobes and dressing table, a fitted pendant light point, a upvc double glazed woodgrain effect window, a coved ceiling and a panelled door to the bath/shower room.

Bath/shower room

Fitted with a panelled bath with twin chrome taps, a separate fully tiled shower cubicle with glazed shower screen and door, a Mira electric shower unit, ceramic tiled walls to chest height, a low level w.c., a pedestal wash hand basin, an extractor fan, shaver point, single panel radiator and an oak effect laminate floor.

Bedroom 2

A really good double bedroom with a upvc double glazed woodgrain effect window looking out to the neighbouring woodland. It has a coved ceiling, a pendant light point and a single panel radiator.

Bedroom 3

A good double room with a front facing upvc double glazed woodgrain effect window looking across to neighbouring woodland, a coved ceiling, a pendant light point and a single panel radiator.

Bedroom 4

An 'L' shaped double bedroom with a side facing upvc double glazed woodgrain effect window, coved ceiling, pendant light point and a single panel radiator.

Family bathroom

The bathroom has an oak effect laminate floor, a upvc double glazed woodgrain effect obscure window, a ceiling light point and an extractor fan. The bath is 'P' shaped with side mounted taps, curved glazed shower screen and fitted Triton electric shower unit. A pedestal wash hand basin is fitted and a low level w.c., two fully tiled walls, a shaver point, a single panel radiator and a built in double cupboard with louvred doors and shelving.

Exterior

The gardens

The property is entered via a broad gravelled opening that leads to a large parking and turning area and to the double garage. A Devon bank serves as the boundary with the neighbouring woodland to the southwest and there are access points to either side of the house to the main garden. The garden wraps around the house on two sides and is mostly comprised of grassland with a gentle gradient at the rear and a large level area on the south side. The garden has a gravelled terrace at the rear of the house with a complementary side terrace by the bay window from the sitting room. The garden has mature hedgerows for privacy and is stocked with some flowering shrubs and ornamental trees, and it is large enough for a big trampoline and garden toys. A wooden open fronted summerhouse sits in the corner to benefit from the evening sun. A wooden garden shed measures 8'11 x 6'10/2.71m x 2.08m.

Garage

Measuring 19'3" x 19'2"/5.86m x 5.84m. The garage has a pair of up and over doors, power and light, a concrete floor, a side personnel door and two windows.