Property description

Meddon is a small hamlet with a Village Hall and Green extending to four acres of Culm grassland. Numerous beauty spots can be found close to Meddon, including North Devon’s unspoilt coastline, Welcome Mouth and Hartland Point. The A39 (1 mile) gives good access to Bude and Bideford and Barnstaple.  Hartland (8 miles) is a popular village offering a host of local amenities including post office and village store.  The well respected village of Bradworthy gives a more comprehensive range of local amenities including post office, village stores, public house, butchers, fuel station, garage, doctors surgery, local industrial estate and community hall.  The market town of Holsworthy (12 miles) offers a range of amenities including banks, post office, leisure centre, 18 hole golf course, supermarket, hospital, primary and secondary school.

DESCRIPTION

Occupying an idyllic setting within the heart of the quiet rural hamlet of Meddon. This substantial 4 bedroom dwelling offers all the character and warmth you would associate with such distinctively individual property.  The sumptuous ground floor accommodation is particularly spacious and well suited for family and formal entertaining with two welcoming reception rooms and a bespoke kitchen and a dining room. The property is offered with all the charming features you would expect including exposed beam ceilings and stone walls, slate flag stone flooring and inglenook fireplace. To the rear of the property there is a large utility/laundry room in addition to a useful shower room.

The first floor accommodation is equally spacious with master bedroom with en-suite shower room, three further double bedrooms and a large family bathroom.

Additionally, there is a huge double garage which offers plenty of potential for further development (subject to the necessary consents) together with well-considered landscaped gardens to the front and rear.     

ACCOMMODATION

The property is approached via a gated private driveway which leads to:-

Covered Entrance Porch
Partially glazed uPVC double glazed stable door into:-

Family Room
A large dual aspect room with windows to the font elevation and French doors out to the rear courtyard terrace. A delightful room with large windows offering plenty of light along with character features such as exposed brick walls and stripped timber drop latch doors. Staircase to first floor accommodation. Two wall mounted radiators. Steps down to kitchen/dining room and door to:- 

Sitting Room
A most attractive room with features including inglenook fireplace with wood burning stove set on a slate hearth and timber lintel over along with partially exposed brick wall. upVC double glazed window to front elevation. Wall mounted radiator.

Kitchen Area
A very impressive ‘Farmhouse’ style kitchen with central island unit and ample base and wall mounted storage units. Expansive granite work surfaces with double ‘Belfast’ sink with stainless steel mixer tap over. Recess for Aga Range cooker with extractor hood over. An abundance of character and charm including features like exposed beam ceilings, flag stone slate flooring, exposed stone walling with recessed terracotta wine bottle holders.

Dining Area
A large dining area suitable for a ‘Farmhouse’ style dining room table and chairs.  There is a continuation of the flag stone slate flooring and exposed beam ceiling.  A door gives access to the courtyard sun terrace. Wall mounted radiator and door to:-

Rear Hallway
Further continuation of the slate flag stone flooring and exposed beam ceiling . uPVC double glazed door out to courtyard sun terrace. Wall mounted radiator and doors to:-

Utility Room
A most spacious laundry room with slate flag stone flooring, exposed beam ceiling and uPVC double glazed window to the side elevation. Power and plumbing for washing machine and tumble dryer.  The room also houses the property’s oil fired central heating boiler.

Ground Floor Shower Room
A most useful ground floor shower room with access from the rear sun terrace via the rear hallway. A modern suite comprising large tiled walk-in shower cubicle with stainless steel ‘Rain Forest’ shower head and mixer taps, glazed sliding door shower screen, low level WC and pedestal wash hand basin. Delightful flag stone slate flooring and exposed beam ceiling. Extractor fan.

First Floor Accommodation

Staircase from the family room leads to:-

First Floor Landing
A galleried landing with uPVC double glazed window to the front elevation and access to the loft space. Wall mounted radiator and doors to:-

Bedroom
Large double bedroom with ample space for free standing furniture. uPVC double glazed window to the front elevation. Exposed timbers and two wall mounted panel radiators.

Bedroom
A spacious ‘L shaped’ bedroom with uPVC double glazed window to the front and obscured glazed uPVC window to the side elevation. Ample room for free standing furniture. Wall mounted radiator.

Airing Cupboard
Slated wooden shelving. Houses lagged hot water tank. 

Family Bathroom
A most generous family bathroom with coloured suite comprising corner bath, pedestal wash hand basin, bidet and low level WC. uPVC double glazed obscure window to side elevation. Tiled walls to dado level and wall mounted radiator. 

Master Bedroom
A spacious triple aspect room with uPVC double glazed windows to rear and side elevations along with French doors which open out to a former balcony (requires reinstallation). There are large built-in wardrobes, wall mounted radiator and door into:-

En-suite Shower Room
Attractive suite comprising enclosed tiled shower cubicle with Mira shower, low level WC and pedestal wash hand basin. Tiled walls to dado level. Wall mounted radiator. uPVC double glazed obscure window to rear elevation.

Bedroom
A further double bedroom with uPVC double glazed window to the side elevation. Wall mounted radiator.

Double Garage/Workshop
An extremely spacious double garage/workshop with exposed stone walls, pitched, felt and battened tiled roof over. There are two folding double doors out to the driveway enabling vehicular access. Power and light along with two large windows to the front elevation. There is significant scope for redevelopment of the garage (subject to the necessary consents).

Outside
To the front of the property a five bar gate gives vehicular and pedestrian access to a private stone chip driveway which in turn leads to the double garage and entrance porch. There are areas of raised lawn with mature shrub and hedge borders in addition to attractive flower beds and useful pedestrian access to the side of the property.

At the rear there is a delightful walled sun terrace with paved patio which is ideal for alfresco dining. This leads out to a mature enclosed rear garden with shrub, hedge and flower bed borders that have been landscaped to include railway sleepers and chipped stone pathways.  There is access to the property’s oil tank in addition to gated pedestrian access to the side. Outside tap. 

Property Features :

• Exquisite stone barn conversion offering spacious family and formal living space
• Idyllic location yet close to the rugged North Cornwall/Devon coast
• An abundance of charming character features
• 4 double bedrooms (en-suite to master)
• Well equipped country kitchen with dining area