Hatherleigh, Okehampton, Devon EX20

Keyethern Farm is situated in an idyllically peaceful and private rural setting, at the end of a half mile private entrance drive amidst rolling, partly wooded farmland, and surrounded by its own undulating pastureland and woodland.
The current owners bought the property in 1988 when it was just the original period farm cottage and associated barns and outbuildings. Over the years, they have created the separate annexe, converted the adjoining barn to comprise the main house and recently entirely renovated and extended the original cottage. Thus, the current house forms three self-contained adjoining dwellings for multi-generational living or income generation, but retaining a high degree of flexibility, with connecting doors meaning it could equally be used as one single house or a combination of uses.
The dwellings are beautifully presented and stylishly designed, including features such as oak doors throughout, slate flagged flooring through much of the ground floor of the main house has underfloor heating, and exposed boarded flooring and timbers elsewhere.
The main house centres around the open plan kitchen/dining room with fitted kitchen, with four oven electric AGA (supplied predominantly by renewable electric), conservatory and sitting room, both with French doors out to the terrace and woodburner with granite surround in the sitting room. There are two bedrooms, a study and bathroom with both a bath and shower on the first floor.
The original cottage has a light and spacious sitting/dining room/kitchen with exposed beech flooring, fireplace with a woodburner, fitted kitchen, connecting door to the main house and bi-fold doors to the terrace and gardens. The principal bedroom has a full height gable end window with stunning views over the surrounding countryside and there are two further bedrooms and a bathroom.
Adjoining the other end of the main house is the annexe with games room/bedroom on the ground floor and stairs up to another delightful open plan sitting/dining room/kitchen with glazed sliding doors to a decked balcony with views to Dartmoor. The landing has a connecting door to the main house and there is another bedroom and bathroom.

Keyethern Farm provides opportunity for additional income streams, the annexe is currently rented out on AirB&B. There are Solar PV (8 years left of FIT) and planning exemption certificate for an off grid cabin in field 6527.
The long half mile entrance track provides a picturesque approach to parking, turning and garden areas in front of the house. French doors from the main house and cottage open to a broad, raised, stone paved terrace and steps descend to the lawned garden and further terrace areas with plant borders, ornamental shrubs and trees around two sides of the house.
To the west side of the house and gardens is a five bay timber framed general purpose farm building, containing both the log and oil boilers, with adjoining store sheds and yard areas. Further to the west, the track leads around to another seven bay steel portal frame agricultural building with spaceboard cladding and supporting a bank of solar panels on the roof.
The house and buildings are surrounded and ring fenced by an extensive range of gently undulating pasture paddocks, divided by Devon banks and hedges and interspersed, as well as fringed, by copses and areas of delightfully unspoiled ancient broadleaf woodland of around 14 acres in all and being a haven for wild flora and fauna. All the fields have water connected and some areas are deer fenced, as the owners, for many years, ran a successful family fallow deer farming business and a small herd still remain on the property.
From all around the land are gorgeous views over the surrounding, rolling Devon countryside and, from some points, to Dartmoor in the distance. The property is also well suited for horses, with the smaller barn having 10 bays ideal for stabling, half of the larger barn was converted into an indoor sand school in the past.

Keyethern Farm is situated in the heart of West Devon just to the north west of Hatherleigh, near to the junction of the beautiful Rivers Torridge and Lew. It is completely ring fenced and all but one field (6527) is deer fenced.
The charming market town of Hatherleigh is between Dartmoor to the south and the North Devon coast and has at its heart its historic market square hosting its traditional Tuesday market. The town has independent shops, galleries, primary school, health centre, vets’ surgery, post office and supermarket/garage, as well as pubs, restaurants and cafés and a vibrant community spirit with seasonal events including the Carnival and Arts Festival. There are cricket, bowling and football clubs and tennis courts, excellent walking, being close to the ‘Tarka Trail’ and the ‘Two Moors Way’, and trout and salmon fishing on the River Torridge.
To the south is the larger town of Okehampton with supermarkets including Waitrose, leisure centre, hospital and Okehampton College. Private schools in the area include Shebbear College and Mount Kelly at Tavistock.
Within easy reach, just beyond Okehampton, is Dartmoor National Park, renowned for its spectacular scenery and providing excellent opportunities for walking, riding, fishing etc. To the north is the stunning North Devon coast with its sandy surf beaches. There are golf courses at Ashbury, Okehampton and Holsworthy.
At Okehampton there is access onto the A30 dual carriageway leading west into Cornwall or east to Exeter, where there is access onto the M5 motorway, stations with mainline connections to London (Paddington and Waterloo) and an airport. In Okehampton is a station with branch line services to Exeter.