Dartington, TQ9 6AB

A beautiful contemporary home with original period features offering 4 bedrooms, gorgeous gardens, 2 walled courtyards and a five bay open garage. DISTANCES (approximate) Totnes 2 miles A38 3 miles Exeter 22 miles SUMMARY OF ACCOMMODATION Ground Floor • Galleried entrance hall • Sitting room • Kitchen/dining room Lower Ground Floor • Second sitting room • Cloakroom • Study/artist’s studio • Utility First Floor • Main bedroom suite with dressing room • En suite bathroom • Three further double bedrooms • Shower room Outside • Walled lawned garden • Impressive stone pillar ruins • Two courtyards • Wisteria clad pergola • 5 bay open Car Barn • Further parking LOCATION Hood Barton is situated on the edge of Dartington, a popular and vibrant village on the outskirts of Totnes. The village is home to Dartington Estate, a world-renowned centre of heritage, culture and entertainment, which sits in listed gardens, a deer park and 26 acres of South Devon countryside. There are two good pubs in the village, a primary school, and the South Devon Steiner School, catering for children up to the age of 18. The Cider Press Centre is home to a selection of unique shops, a café, a bakery and a monthly farmers’ market. The award-winning Ben’s Organic Farm Shop is less than a mile away, as is the Riverford Field Kitchen. Totnes is about 2 miles and was once named as one of the top 30 coolest places in Britain by the Sunday Times. The town sits on the banks of the River Dart and offers a rich mix of quirky, independent shops, historic sites and vibrant markets, alongside many restaurants, coffee shops and pubs. KEVICC’s secondary school is in the town, as is a leisure centre, a cinema and the train station, which provides regular access to London in 2 hrs 40 mins. The A38 is about 3miles and connects with the M5 at Exeter. THE PROPERTY The Ruin is a gorgeous contemporary home, with architect designed accommodation arranged over three floors. The ground floor comprises an impressive entrance hall, off which is the living room with a fully glazed wall overlooking the hall and central staircase. The split-level landing descends to the kitchen/dining room, an equally impressive reception room, with a high ceiling and a feature glazed wall overlooking the walled courtyard, with double doors leading out. The kitchen is well appointed and fitted with a good range of units and a curved central island. Integral appliances include fridge/freezer, oven, LPG Mercury cooking range and dishwasher. The central feature staircase descends to the lower ground floor, where there is an artist’s studio and a second sitting room with woodburning stove and a door to the walled courtyard. Also on this floor is the laundry room and a cloakroom. The first floor comprises four double bedrooms, including a beautiful main bedroom suite with a dressing room and an en suite bathroom with bath, marble topped vanity unit, walk in shower, a Japanese bidet loo, and a family shower room. OUTSIDE The gardens and grounds to The Ruin are unique and very special, with a high walled courtyard and giant pillared ruins off the kitchen/dining room, and a further walled courtyard off the lower ground floor. The remainder of the gardens are lawned and enclosed, ensuring a high level of privacy. There is a large 5 bay open barn providing parking for several vehicles/boats. DIRECTIONS (POSTCODE: TQ9 6AB) What3words///smuggled.punchy.situates From Totnes, follow the A384 to Dartington, turning right at the roundabout towards Exeter A38. After 1 mile, you will see the Steiner School on your left; turn left immediately afterwards signed Velwell and Luscombe. Follow this road for approx. 70m, then turn left into the driveway for Hood Barton Barns. Follow the driveway round and as it opens to a large parking area, you will see a five bay open cart barn, which belongs to The Ruin. Please park in the right-hand corner alongside the beech hedge. The gate to The Ruin will be found at the other end of the barn. PROPERTY INFORMATION Services: Private drainage and private water via a bore hole, mains electricity, LPG gas, oil, central heating via radiators and under floor, in addition to Rointe electric radiators with thermodynamic fluid. The Ruin and three neighbouring houses in Hood Barton share the drainage and private water. Tenure: Freehold. Council Tax Band: E. EPC Rating: D. Local Authority: South Hams District Council, Follaton House, Plymouth Road, Totnes, Devon. TQ9 5NE. Tel: 01803 861234. www.southams.gov.uk Contents, Fixtures and Fittings: Unless specifically mentioned in these particulars, all contents, fixtures and fittings, garden ornaments and sculpture and curtains are specifically excluded from the sale. Certain items may be available by separate negotiation. Viewing: Only by appointment with Jackson-Stops’ Exeter office: 01392 214222. For sale by private treaty with vacant possession on completion.