Exeter Devon EX6 7AY Dunsford

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£1,950,000
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Features at a glance

  • 6 bedroom house
  • 2 bedroom apartment
  • 1 bedroom attached cottage
  • 17.74 acres
  • Superb equestrian facilities
  • Far-reaching rural views

An impressive family home with superb ancillary accommodation, extensive outbuildings and 39 acres

Moorview House has been completely renovated, with six bedrooms and wonderfully spacious, naturally lit accommodation. The current owners have created a beautiful and flexible family home. The attention to detail is found throughout the house with polished tile flooring and luxurious carpeting, a well-designed kitchen and complete extension to the rear, including a first floor balcony and large picture windows, making the most of the views across the Teign Valley.

The accommodation on the ground floor comprises an entrance hall with polished tiles, glazed inner doors and the main reception rooms off, a beautifully appointed and spacious dual aspect sitting room with a wood burning stove and enjoying south facing far reaching views over the land and Teign Valley, dining room with black polished tiles, open plan kitchen/breakfast room with fitted wooden units, integrated appliances, French doors to the garden, a breakfast island, Aga with an electric hob with fan oven below and double butler sink, study, utility/laundry room and cloakroom and a rear hall with access to the yard, garden and attached apartment, a store room and sauna room with a stand-alone infrared sauna.

Upstairs are six well-appointed bedrooms and a family bathroom. The master bedroom suite has a balcony overlooking the land and views, a dressing room, ‘his and hers’ sinks and a separate bathroom. Bedroom two has an en suite shower. Bedrooms three and five share a ‘Jack and Jill’ en suite providing a perfect guest suite, and the two further bedrooms are serviced by a shower room off the landing.

The apartment and annexe Moorview House has the added benefit of two self-contained annexes attached to the main house, ideal for letting, to provide extra income, or additional accommodation for family or staff. The apartment has an open plan living space with kitchen and dining area, two bedrooms, and bathroom laundry/boot room on ground floor.

The sitting room has a Juliet balcony with fantastic views over the surrounding countryside. There is an interconnecting door to the main house from the entrance hall. The annexe has a lovely sitting room with floor to ceiling windows enjoying the views, kitchen and bedroom with an ensuite shower room.

This property has 39 acres of land.

Outside

Moorview House is approached from the lane onto a large parking area for the house to the left and a stable yard with parking for several cars and horseboxes to the right, providing access to the house, stables and barns. The garden to the rear of the house is level and south facing. Mainly laid to lawn the garden has two sun terraces, ideal for ‘alfresco’ dining, accessed from the main reception rooms.

Outbuildings Moorview House has superb equestrian facilities surrounding the yard with access to the land and excellent riding in the surrounding area. The buildings and facilities comprise:

A stable block with 13 Monarch loose boxes, locking tack room and rug room and feed and hay store.

A stable block with 7 loose boxes and tack room. Rear stable yard with 8 timber stables, store and tack room.

A lean to machinery store and fodder store.

Indoor school with a sand surface, kitchenette, shower and WC and Monarch solarium and hot horse shower

Outdoor school with a rubber surface and floodlights.

Horse walker with a 4 horse capacity.

The land The land is mainly pasture divided into stock proof paddocks with water troughs. The land is used for grazing and hay production. There is also an area of woodland to the south west of the property.

Situation

Moorview House is located in an elevated position just outside the picturesque village of Dunsford, enjoying breath-taking and far reaching views over the Teign Valley and Dartmoor. Dunsford has an active community with a church, primary school, village shop and Post Office as well as The Royal Oak Pub. Located within the boundary of the Dartmoor National Park, which is renowned for its fine countryside, the area offers a range of outdoor pursuits including walking, riding, fishing and cycling. Dunsford has excellent road links to the city of Exeter just 7 miles away.

The most thriving city in the South West, Exeter offers a wealth of cultural activities with a theatre, museum, arts centre and a variety of good shopping, including John Lewis and Waitrose, and a wealth of first class restaurants, also Ikea will be opening in 2018. Many primary and secondary schools can be found in Exeter including Exeter School and The Maynard School, whilst Exeter University is recognised as one of the best in the country.

Communications are excellent with the M5 motorway at Exeter providing links to the A38 to Plymouth, the A30 to Cornwall and Bristol and London to the North and East. There are regular rail services to London from Exeter St David’s, taking as little as 2 hours. Exeter International Airport provides an ever increasing number of domestic and international flights, including two flights a day to London City Airport.

Directions

From Exeter take the B3212 towards Dunsford and Moretonhampstead. Turn right onto Tedburn Road sign posted for Tedburn St Mary. Continue for approximately 2 ½ miles and turn left signposted for Holcombe Burnell. Continue on this road and at the T Junction turn right. Continue along this road for a further 2 miles and Moorview House is found on the right hand side.

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