Pillmouth Farm, Landcross, Bideford, Devon
Pillmouth Farm Landcross, Bideford, Devon EX39 5JA An historic Grade II Listed farmhouse with gardens, outbuildings and a private slipway onto the River Torridge Bideford 2 miles, Barnstaple 11 ½ miles, North Devon Link Road 3 miles Entrance hall Sitting room Dining room Snug Piano room Kitchen/breakfast room Utility room Larder Cloakroom Seven bedrooms, two ensuite Family bathroom Further cloakroom Large garden Private parking Riverside views Private slipway Location Pillmouth Farm is set in a beautiful location, bordered by the River Torridge and its own land. The nearby villages of Landcross and Monkleigh have day to day shopping amenities, a primary school, The Bell Inn and fairly active social scenes between them, with several clubs and a village hall. Landcross is intersected by the Tarka Trail, a beautiful tree-lined cycle track and footpath. The historic Royal North Devon golf club is nearby and Saunton offers two championship courses. The 200 year old North Devon cricket club is county league standard. There are several prestigious shoots in the area. Bideford, which sits on the banks of the River Torridge, offers a wide range of amenities including various shops, butchers, pubs, restaurants and cafes, places of worship, schooling for all ages (public and private) and three supermarkets. The regional centre of Barnstaple offers an excellent range of shops, schools and health centres. Pillmouth Farm is conveniently positioned off the A386 Bideford to Torrington Road, and is just a few miles from the nearest junction of the Link Road with easy links to the M5 and Tiverton Parkway, with a two hour rail connection to London Paddington. The property Pillmouth Farmhouse is a Grade II Listed family home that was built in the 1600 s and was once the home of General Monk, whom the parish of Monkleigh is named after. The house sits in an elevated position on the edge of the RiverTorridge and has many of the original period features including the sundial on the roof, inglenook fireplaces and exposed beams. The accommodation comprises of an entrance hall with a sweeping staircase to the upper floors, a sitting room with an inglenook fireplace, a dining room with a stone fireplace and a wood burning stove, a countryside style kitchen/breakfast room with an Aga, a snug and a piano room. A utility room with access to the gardens, a walk in larder and cloakroom complete the ground floor. Upstairs, on the first floor, are five bedrooms, the family bathroom and a separate cloakroom. The dual aspect master bedroom has an ensuite bathroom and bedroom two has an ensuite shower room. There are two further bedrooms on the second floor, one with an ensuite WC.. Outside Pillmouth Farmhouse has a lawned south facing garden to the front of the house with a path leading to the main entrance. A cobbled courtyard sits to the west of the house with access to the piano room and the outbuildings. Gardens to the rear of the house are mainly laid to lawn with many seating areas enjoying views over the River Torridge and established trees and shrubs. Lying to the north of Pillmouth Farmhouse is the paddock which extends to approximately 1.1 acres. This paddock provides useful grazing and abuts the foreshore and the slipway. This slipway is accessed off the main driveway and provides a hard-core path leading directly to the water.
Outbuildings Pillmouth has the benefit of a number of outbuildings accessed from the courtyard and currently used for storage. Floorplans Internal area 4,803 sq ft (446 sq m) For identification purposes only. Directions From Bideford take the A386 towards Torrington. After a mile and a half and after crossing the river there is a Tudor style house on the left. The entrance to Pillmouth Farm is found next to the house before the road bends round to the right. General Local Authority: North Devon Council, Brynsworthy Environment Centre, PO Box 379, Barnstaple, EX32 2GR Services: Mains electricity and water. LPG gas. Oil fired heating. Shared private drainage. 2.03 x 1.90 6'8" x 6'3" Utility 4.39 x 1.90 14'5" x 6'3" Kitchen/ Breakfast Room 4.92 x 4.60 16'2" x 15'1" Study 4.44 x 4.65 14'7" x 15'3" Laundry 3.94 x 3.28 12'11" x 10'9" (Maximum) Sitting Room 5.26 x 4.84 17'3" x 15'11" Hall 4.86 x 2.04 15'11" x 6'8" Dining Room 5.77 x 4.86 18'11" x 15'11" Bedroom 4 4.80 x 3.57 15'9" x 11'9" Bedroom 5 3.96 x 3.58 13'0" x 11'9" Bedroom 2 4.82 x 4.28 15'10" x 14'1" Main Bedroom 5.71 x 4.88 18'9" x 16'0" Snug 4.66 x 3.73 15'3" x 12'3" Sky Bedroom 6 4.42 x 3.51 14'6" x 11'6" (Maximum) Bedroom 3 4.63 x 3.76 15'2" x 12'4" Ground Floor Bedroom 7 Sky 4.82 x 3.78 15'10" x 12'5" First Floor Exeter 24 Southernhay West, Exeter, Devon EX1 1PR 01392 215631 exeter@struttandparker.com struttandparker.com @struttandparker /struttandparker 60 offices across England and Scotland, including Prime Central London Second Floor The position & size of doors, windows, appliances and other features are approximate only. ehouse. Unauthorised reproduction prohibited. Drawing ref. dig/8249342/ohi IMPORTANT NOTICE Strutt & Parker LLP gives notice that: 1. These particulars do not constitute an offer or contract or part thereof. 2. All descriptions, photographs and plans are for guidance only and should not be relied upon as statements or representations of fact. All measurements are approximate and not necessarily to scale. Any prospective purchaser must satisfy themselves of the correctness of the information within the particulars by inspection or otherwise. 3. Strutt & Parker LLP does not have any authority to give any representations or warranties whatsoever in relation to this property (including but not limited to planning/building regulations), nor can it enter into any contract on behalf of the Vendor. 4. Strutt & Parker LLP does not accept responsibility for any expenses incurred by prospective purchasers in inspecting properties which have been sold, let or withdrawn. 5. If there is anything of particular importance to you, please contact this office and Strutt & Parker will try to have the information checked for you. Photographs taken June 2016. Particulars prepared February 2017.