Northleigh, Colyton

If you’ve a cherished classic car or two, a restoration project waiting for your attention or simply need some proper workshop and storage space, Forge Farm could be quite a find. The stables and outbuildings open up all sorts of possibilities and you certainly don’t need to own a horse to appreciate them.But that’s only part of the story. This is a home you can settle into and enjoy, with space around you for the things you love doing. Whether you’re tinkering with a car at the weekend, making room for another hobby or simply glad to have storage that doesn’t involve squeezing past the lawnmower, there’s a lovely sense of freedom here.Forge Farm sits in the heart of Northleigh, a small East Devon village midway between Honiton and Colyton. The farmhouse has five double bedrooms and plenty of room for family life. Step through the front door and you’ll find a welcoming entrance hall leading to the main rooms. The kitchen feels like the place everyone will gather, with a handsome Aga at its centre. There’s also an elegant living room and a separate dining room, ready for family celebrations and those evenings when everyone stays around the table a little longer. A study gives you a quiet place to work from home.One of our favourite rooms is the custom-built conservatory. It looks across the broad lawn towards open fields and opens onto a large patio, so on warmer days you can drift easily between the house and garden.Upstairs, the main bedroom has its own dressing room and a generous en-suite bathroom, with both a walk-in shower and a freestanding bath. The other four bedrooms are served by a large family bathroom.A gravel driveway runs beside the farmhouse and leads through to the gardens and outbuildings. There’s a double garage with an electric roller door, and the solar panels on its roof are owned outright, with no lease to consider. Beyond the lawn sits the stable block and yard, together with a feed barn and tack room. It’s a remarkable amount of useful space, whether you have horses in mind or plans of an entirely different sort.There are lovely countryside views from the house and garden, with a small stream running along the far boundary. Beyond the stream, a meadow of approximately four acres is also included in the sale.Forge Farm has room for family life, room to enjoy the countryside and, perhaps best of all, room for whatever you’ve always wanted to make time for. It’s easy to picture life here taking on a rhythm of its own.