Location

The Villages of East and West Worlington are set above the valley of the Little Dart in North Devon. With an active and thriving rural community, East Worlington has a parish hall and primary school. The Primary School is a feeder school for Chulmleigh Academy which has an excellent local reputation.

With easy access to Exmoor, Dartmoor and the North Devon Coastline it offers everything from field sports to surfing all within a short drive. The nearby market town of South Molton is home to the famous Pannier Market which is held twice a week showcasing a range of wonderful fresh local produce.

At the centre of East Worlington is the Church of St Mary and just down the hill is the Church of St Mary, West Worlington. Both churches are a big part of community life in the village. The pretty, thatched village hall, next to the church hosts many regular events each month including; village brunch, pub and quiz nights, film nights and regular talks on a variety of interesting and diverse subjects.

Each August there is a village fete which is a fun and traditional afternoon. There is also an annual Riverside Rocks concert which is hosted on a field by the Little River Dart at the bottom of the village and features music from a local band and outdoor bring-your-own picnics.

In addition to the above is the fun annual Dog and Duck Race on the Little Dart. The newcomers to the village are welcomed and meld well with the more established local farming community.

The village is also on the route of the Two Moors Way, which spans 102 miles from Ivybridge on the southern boundary of the Dartmoor National Park to Lynmouth on the North Devon coast in Exmoor National Park, making it a perfect base for outdoor enthusiasts to explore that the area has to offer.

Witheridge, about 2.3 miles to the east has a range of everyday amenities, including a post office, village stores, doctors surgery, primary school, pub and restaurant.

To the north is the market town of South Molton, with quick links to Barnstaple via the A361, North Devon Link Road, whilst Tiveton, further to the east has Blundell's School and links to the M5 Motorway and Tiverton Parkway station at Junction 27, providing regular services to London Paddington in about 2 hours.

Description

Constructed in 2014, this attractive detached house provides over 3,600 sq ft of reverse-level living accommodation, designed to maximise its privacy and views over the surrounding countryside to the south. The building is set within an orchard and walled gardens, which extend to about 0.92 acres.

Accessed via a gravelled driveway and parking area with carport and storage building to the side, a gate leads to a sheltered terrace at the back of the house, with a glazed door to the reception hall, which also has an oak staircase leading to the bedrooms on the lower ground floor.

The kitchen/breakfast room, which can also be accessed from the rear terrace, has a central island unit, a range of fitted appliances and a range cooker. From here, an archway leads to an open-plan dining/sitting room, a statement feature of the building, with inset wood burning stove and floor to ceiling windows. On the south western elevation, bi-folding doors lead onto a decked balcony, offering fabulous views over the walled garden to the valley beyond.

There is a study or fifth bedroom on this floor, a utility room, WC and family/games room, which also has French doors to the gardens and terrace. A useful airing cupboard can be accessed from the reception hall.

On the lower ground floor, there is a principal bedroom suite, with a range of fitted cupboards, a dressing area and en suite shower room. There is a guest bedroom with en suite shower room, and two further bedrooms which share a family bathroom. Each of the bedrooms has a glazed door opening to the gardens.

Outside, the building is approached off a quiet lane into a shared driveway, which leads further to the gated entrance to Lower Orchard House, flanked on either side by large areas of lawn bordered by trees and beech hedging.

There is a carport and storage shed, which has planning permission for replacement, to create a garage and utility building, with glazed link to the main house. For further details and plans, please contact the agents or search NDDC Planning website Ref: 60509. Within the gardens, there is garden store and tractor shed, which could be adapted to create a home office or studio, subject to the necessary consents.

The remainder of the gardens run away to the south of the house and buildings, with terraces, lawns, trees and a Devon bank which runs along the property's southern boundary.

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