Lynbridge, Lynton

Approach

The property is reached from the road outside through a cast iron gate. A sloping path and shallow steps rise to a gravelled area in front of the cottages.

Beside the house, a wooden gate gives access to the side of the house & the garden. A double-glazed front door opens to a stone porch with hooks for coats and a built-in cupboard housing the central heating boiler.

Entrance Hall

Stone tiled floor. Doors to Kitchen/Breakfast room and Living room. Stairs to the first floor.

Living Room

Stripped wooden door. Stone tiled floor. Casement windows to the front with views to the woods opposite. Window to the side. Radiator. Attractive feature fireplace with cast-iron wood-burner on a slate hearth with wooden mantle and slate surround.

Kitchen/Breakfast Room

Stripped wooden door. Stone tiled floor. White-washed stone walls on two sides. Casement windows to the front with views to the woods. Built-in cupboard below. Radiator. Corner cupboard with space for a fridge/freezer. Space for a table and chairs. Stripped wooden door to the rear entrance. Archway into the kitchen area.

Kitchen area

Stone tiled floor. Window to the side. Range of hand-made wall and base units with wooden worktops over. Double-size electric range cooker with seven rings, electric ovens and grills below. Tiled splash-back with built-in shelf and lights. Single-drainer, 1½-bowl ceramic sink unit with chrome mixer tap. Space and plumbing for washing machine and dishwasher. Small island unit with wooden worktop, drawers and shelves below.

Rear Hall

Coat hooks and under-stairs storage area. Wooden door to rear.

First Floor Landing

Stairs, with fitted carpet rise to a half-landing, leading to both bedrooms and the bathroom. Double-glazed window to the rear.

Bedroom One

Stripped wooden door. Fitted carpet. Casement window to the front with lovely views over the woods and river. Radiator.

Bedroom Two

Stripped wooden door. Fitted carpet. Casement window to the front with lovely views over the woods and river. Radiator.

Bathroom

Stripped wooden door. Wood-effect Karndean laminate flooring. Double-glazed window to the rear. Radiator. Tongue-and-groove-clad to dado height on all sides. Four-piece bathroom suite, including: slipper bath on an angle from one corner, with free-standing swan-neck tap and shower attachment to the side; double shower cubicle with wall-mounted electric shower; low-level flush WC; wash basin in built-in unit. Ceiling hatch to loft area. (Not inspected.)

Outside

By the back door is a wide space with non-slip astro-turf and a cold-water tap. From the back door, a concrete path leads to the side of the house and a two-tier patio area (all with non-slip astro-turf). Wooden gate to the front. The patio has a built-in summer-kitchen area, with space for a barbecue, on the higher tier. A wooden summerhouse on the lower tier is equipped as a home-office, with power and broadband.

Stone steps lead up to the rear garden, with garden shed and oil storage tank. The garden is very private (not overlooked by neighbours). A series of landscaped terraces rise steeply behind the house, giving lovely views to the woods across the valley.