Near Chittlehampton

A superbly located farmstead with a fine period farmhouse, two excellent holiday cottages, adaptable outbuildings and land. Kitchen/breakfast room, utility, sitting room, dining room, study/Bedroom 4, 3 bedrooms (1 en-suite) and bathroom. Swimming pool. Useful outbuildings with potential (stc) and pasture land. Total about 6 acres. Freehold. Council Tax Band E

Situation
North Bradbury Farm is attractively and privately set at the end of an access drive within its own land, and is surrounded by open fields. The property is only two miles from the very popular village of Chittlehampton, which offers village shop and Post Office, The Bell Inn public house and church. The market town of South Molton is about 3.5 miles to the east and offers a good range of shops, facilities and amenities including schooling and banking as well as a twice weekly pannier market. The regional centre of Barnstaple is about 10 miles, and offers the area's main business, commercial, leisure and shopping venues. Other sporting and leisure pursuits are close at hand and North Devon's renowned coastline provides water sport opportunities and walking country in abundance. The Exmoor National Park is also within easy reach.
The A361 (North Devon Link Road) bypasses South Molton and provides an excellent link to Tiverton and the M5 at junction 27 where there is also a station on the London Paddington line.

Description
North Bradbury Farm is centred on an attractive Grade II listed farmhouse believed to date from the 17th Century. The house is well presented throughout and has an abundance of character typical of its era. The traditional farmstead is set to the rear of the house and includes two excellent, self-contained holiday cottages, further traditional buildings and an adaptable modern building. In addition, there are front gardens and swimming pool, stabling and paddocks. The house is set in a fine, south facing position with a wonderful outlook over its own land.

The Farmhouse
An open porch and front door lead into the STAIR HALL with a door to the right into STUDY/BEDROOM FOUR with deep window seat, fireplace, built in cupboards with shelving over and exposed ceiling beam. The SITTING ROOM is a fine room with two window seats and a lovely outlook, exposed ceiling beams, inglenook fireplace with slate hearth and heavy beam over, bread oven and wood burning stove. The vaulted DINING ROOM has a slate floor, exposed roof timbers and slate window sills. The REAR HALL has a tiled floor, door to rear and door into the KITCHEN/BREAKFAST ROOM with tiled floor, painted pine kitchen units including central island unit. Space for electric cooker, fitted pine dresser, space for dishwasher, and double bowl Belfast sink with mixer tap. Esse oil fired range cooker set in fireplace recess, further pine work top with storage below and shelved alcove over. Exposed ceiling beam and secondary staircase to first floor. The UTILITY ROOM has a tiled floor, ample coat hanging space and old Belfast sink with pine worktop to the side and plumbing for washing machine below, plenty of space for appliances, stable door to rear and door to CLOAKROOM with low level WC, wash basin and storage cupboard. The side PORCH/BOOT ROOM has fitted shelves, tiled floor and door to outside.

Two staircases lead to the first floor LANDING running along the rear of the house with exposed cruck timbers, deep walk-in linen cupboard and shelved alcove. BEDROOM ONE is an attractive double room with a fine outlook to the front, fitted wardrobes and exposed ceiling beams. There is an EN-SUITE SHOWER ROOM with low level WC, pedestal wash basin and shower cubicle. BEDROOM 2 is a double room with exposed ceiling beam and a dual aspect. BEDROOM 3 is also a dual aspect, double room featuring a large chimney breast and views to the front. The FAMILY BATHROOM is attractively fitted with a freestanding roll top bath, WC, pedestal wash basin, tiled shower cubicle with power shower and airing cupboard.

Gardens
To the front of the farmhouse is an attractive area of garden with well stocked beds interspersed with gravelled pathways.
There is a further area of level garden laid to lawn, orchard and greenhouse.
Adjacent to the garden is an outdoor SWIMMING POOL (40' x 12') with astroturf surround and a stone building housing the boiler/pump room and changing room with WC and hand basin. Outside shower.

The Holiday Cottages
The cottages are set across a yard to the rear of the farmhouse and were skilfully converted from a traditional barn by the current owners to form two holiday cottages as follows:

THE STABLES - A decked area to the rear and a stable door lead into an open plan SITTING ROOM/KITCHEN with timber floorboards and shelved recess. The kitchen is fitted with a modern range of units with timber worktop over. Fitted electric cooker with hood over and tiled splash back, fitted dishwasher, fridge and stainless-steel sink with mixer tap and matching wall mounted cupboards. CLOAKROOM Stairs lead down to the lower ground floor where there are TWO DOUBLE BEDROOMS and a well fitted BATHROOM with a modern suite.

THE CIDER BARN - A decked area to the rear and a stable door lead into a double aspect LIVING ROOM with timber floor. Steps lead down to a KITCHEN/BREAKFAST ROOM fitted with a range of modern units with timber work top over. Stainless steel sink unit, fitted electric cooker with hood and tiled splash back, fridge and dishwasher. Downstairs to the lower ground floor there is a DOUBLE BEDROOM, CLOAKROOM with close coupled WC and pedestal wash basin and a BATHROOM fitted with a modern suite.

The cottages are internally linked by a door that enables them to be let as a larger, 3-bedroom unit.

To the rear of both cottages is an area of raised decking, a gravelled parking area and an area of lawned garden.

Attached to The Stables is a former barn utilised as a small games room and laundry area with a Belfast sink, plumbing for washing machine and drying area. An oil-fired boiler provides domestic hot water and central heating to both cottages. Attached to the side of the games room is a further barn currently used as a farm produce store.
Opposite the cottages is an enclosed, children's play area.
North Bradbury Farm was until recently run as a very successful holiday business and was recommended as one of the best farm stay holidays in the UK by a national newspaper.

Outbuildings
Outbuildings include a very adaptable CLEAR SPAN BUILDING (60' x 45') with a concrete floor, power and light with an attached lean-to LAMBING SHED (60' x 17'6").
There is stone/cob FEED STORE/TACK ROOM (18'4' x 12') with a further L shaped BARN providing loose boxes, chicken housing as well as 3 STABLES (18'6" x 11'4"), (15'6" x 11'1") and (15'2" x 11'3").
Adjacent to the boot room of the farmhouse is an open fronted LINHAY/CAR PORT (22'7" x 17'7).

The Land
The land at North Bradbury mainly comprises attractive, stream bordered pasture land leading away from the farmstead with smaller, fenced paddocks to the rear of the stables and cottages. There is a former manege and a further area of orchard. In the main field there is a purpose-built children's adventure playground. Set to the other side of the lower part of the access lane is a further area of pasture with pond and stream. In total North Bradbury Farm extends to about 5.99 ACRES.

Additional Land and Building
A further 2.24 acres of pasture land together with a stone/cob BARN (40' x 17') with a block-built extension (19'11" x 17'6") is available by separate negotiation. The barn is set at the very end of the access lane to the property and has the benefit of recent planning approval under Class Q for conversion to a two bedroom dwelling. North Devon Council Planning Ref: 77062. For further details contact the selling agents.

Services
Private water and drainage system. Mains electricity supplemented by solar PV array. Oil fired central heating to both farmhouse and cottages.

Agent's Note
The property is ideally located to take advantage of excellent riding that is available on the Filleigh Estate which surrounds the property. For further details please contact the office.

Viewing
Strictly by confirmed prior appointment please through the sole selling agents, Stags on 01769 572263.

Directions
From South Molton, proceed west out of the town on the B3227 towards Umberleigh. Stay on this road and after about 2.5 miles turn right at Bray Mill Cross towards Bradbury. Stay on this country lane for a further three-quarters of a mile and the entrance to North Bradbury will be seen on the right.
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