Dunsford

A charming detached, Grade ll listed, four-bedroom thatched farmhouse offering almost 3,000 sq ft of generously proportioned accommodation. The property enjoys a sizeable plot of approximately 3.1 acres and benefits from several outbuildings. Higher Cotley is set in a stunning rural yet accessible position just outside the boundary of Dartmoor National Park and on the fringes of the idyllic village of Dunsford.

Dating from around the early 17th century, Higher Cotley is a traditional cob built thatched Devon longhouse and retains plenty of original features such as exposed oak beams, metal and leaded casement windows with original glass, an internal leaded glazed screen and impressive fireplaces, seamlessly blended (through recent sympathetic refurbishment) with a professionally designed lighting plan, high end fixtures and fittings and elegant comfortable decoration suitable for modern life.

Once through the wide oak front door the accommodation flows from a welcoming hallway (which would have originally been a ‘cross passage’) with internal glazed double door partition and storage, into the triple aspect double level sitting/dining/play room, with original granite inglenook fireplace and open fire with pumice lined chimney, offering a characterful and versatile family space. An external door opens onto a secondary rear terrace. Internal steps lead through to the light filled kitchen/breakfast room which overlooks the sweeping lawns and has an oil fired Aga, excellent storage, integrated appliances and space for a family dining table. Steps descend from the kitchen, leading past the utility area and downstairs shower room and the back door to the rear terrace and gardens, and onwards down into a magnificent and versatile triple aspect reception space with a wooden floor which enjoys a wealth of natural light and benefits from high and part vaulted ceilings and an external glazed door to the front of the house. A hidden staircase leads back up to a family room/snug/home office which has a front aspect window seat, a fireplace with ‘bolection’ stone fire surround and slate hearth and expansive built in sofa seating and shelving. This also adjoins the main hall.

Upstairs there are four well-appointed bedrooms including a very large double aspect east/south facing room (which could be converted into two bedrooms with the right permissions) and a recently refurbished master suite with contemporary ensuite shower room. The family bathroom features a double marble topped vanity, a freestanding roll top cast iron bath, a separate shower and engineered oak flooring. The house has benefited recently from a newly installed cast iron radiator heating system throughout the main reception rooms and upstairs, a large new hot water cylinder, rewiring, and underfloor heating to both bathrooms upstairs.

This property has 3.1 acres of land.