Littleham, Bideford, Devon EX39

Robin Hill Farm occupies an idyllic, peaceful, private, rural setting, situated in unspoiled rolling farmland at the end of a half mile entrance drive. The main farmhouse is believed to date from the 18th century and provides spacious, well presented family accommodation of character and charm. Including the cosy main sitting room with a woodburner and the fitted kitchen with four oven AGA opening out into the open plan living room and garden room with two sets of French doors out to the terrace and gardens, providing a lovely family living area at the heart of the house. On the first floor is the large principal bedroom with exposed roof timbers, fitted wardrobes and en suite shower room and four further double bedrooms. Around the house are landscaped gardens benefitting from delightful countryside views, including terrace, decked area, lawns, plant borders and vegetable garden.

The Business:

There is a well-established and thriving holiday letting business with robust processes and procedures in place ensuring that a new owner can easily continue the business, should they wish to, and with possible opportunities for expansion.
A full business handover and on-going post purchase support will be made available by the current owners and business accounts can be made
available to interested parties after an initial viewing.

Converted from the traditional barns and outbuildings are six holiday cottages with period character and style, three being 3 bedroom and three
2 bedroom, as follows :

Gull Cottage (sleeps 6)
Heron Cottage (sleeps 6)
Kingfisher Cottage (sleeps 4)
Puffin Cottage (sleeps 6)
Swallow Cottage (sleeps 4)
Wren Cottage (sleeps 4)

At the end of the gardens, to the south of the cottages, is the separate leisure building incorporating the indoor heated swimming pool (with solar
panels on roof ), changing cubicles and shower and an adjacent games room with range of indoor games. From the pool room a glazed sliding door opens
to the conservatory with French doors to a decked terrace. There are lawns with sitting areas and an outdoor play area with climbing frame. There is also a fully fenced field of about 4 acres and a delightful area of about 5 acres of woodland with stream and woodland walk. There is a parking area to the north of the house and opposite are the former stables and a garage containing the water holding tank.

Robin Hill Farm is situated amidst unspoiled rolling farmland in the heart of North Devon, about one mile from Littleham and close to the glorious North Devon coast to the south west of Bideford. The village of Littleham has a pub and the historic port and market town of Bideford, on the River Torridge Estuary, has a good range of shops, pubs, restaurants and cafes, as well as a retail park and supermarkets. The town of Barnstaple, on the Taw Estuary, has a further comprehensive selection of amenities, including hospital, cinema and theatre. The property is ideally located for holiday makers, with the three mile long safe and sandy beach at Westward Ho! reached within 15 minutes, and many of North Devon’s top visitor attractions nearby The South West Coast Path offers fabulous coastal walking and the nearby Tarka Trail covers over 30 miles of easy cycling. England’s oldest golf club, the Royal North Devon, is close by and there are two further championship courses at Saunton Sands Golf Club. The Atlantic Racquets Centre is two miles away for tennis. The spectacular coastline of North Devon and Cornwall, with its sandy surf beaches and rocky cliffs, is on the doorstep, including such well
known spots as Woolacombe, Croyde, Saunton Sands, Appledore, Clovelly, Hartland Quay, Bude, Tintagel, Port Isaac and the Camel Estuary and Padstow, providing excellent and many opportunities for surfing and other water sports. The National Parks of Exmoor and Dartmoor are within easy reach, with their stunning scenery and many facilities for walking, fishing, riding etc. There are primary schools at Parkham and Bideford and a secondary school in Bideford. Private schools in the area include Kingsley School in Bideford, Shebbear College and West Buckland. There is quick access onto the A39 ‘Atlantic Highway’, leading west past Hartland and Bude to the North Cornish coast and east, via Bideford, to Barnstaple, where there is access onto the A361 and via Tiverton to Junction 27 of the M5 motorway, beside which is Tiverton Parkway station providing mainline connections to London (Paddington). There is a station at Barnstaple with regular services on the ‘Tarka Line’ to the university and cathedral city of Exeter.