Eastacombe, Barnstaple

If you are searching for a large individual detached property with an emphasis on leisure & entertaining, then look no further - This impressive home offers spacious and well appointed accommodation on one level and on the other a 36ft indoor heated swimming pool, with sauna cabin and changing facilities, with games room off. Spacious Hall, Internal & external Sitting Rooms, Kitchen/Breakfast Room, Dining Room, Inner Hall to 'Bedroom Wing', 4 Bedrooms, 3 En Suite, Utility Room, 2 Double Garages, Workshop, Extensive Parking, Gardens of about 0.8 of an acre. Situated in a favoured village just 10 minutes from Barnstaple. EPC Band C.

Situation & Amenities - In terms of location, the property enjoys the best of all worlds, being set off a quiet country lane, adjoining open countryside with fine views beyond, within this favoured village, just six minutes driving distance of Sainsburys and Roundswell, an outlet area on the periphery of Barnstaple. As the regional centre, Barnstaple offers the area’s main business, commercial, leisure and shopping venues, as well as live theatre, Pannier Market and District Hospital. Around 1 ½ miles from the property is the North Devon Link Road, leading onto Junction 27 of the M5 Motorway in around 45 minutes or so, and where Tiverton Parkway offers a fast service of trains to London Paddington in just over two hours. The sought after coastal resorts of Instow, Westward Ho!, Saunton (also with championship golf course), Croyde, Putsborough and Woolacombe are all within 30/40 minutes by car, as is Exmoor National Park. The area is well served by excellent state and private schools, including the reputable Kingsley and West Buckland Schools (with local pick up points as far as the latter is concerned). The nearest international airports are at Bristol and Exeter.

Description - Meadow Lodge presents elevations of painted render with double glazed doors, beneath a tiled roof. We understand that the original core dates from 1996, with later extensions. The property now offers bright, spacious, versatile and well presented accommodation, arranged over two storeys, although the living accommodation is basically single storey, with leisure complex at garden level. Generally, the property is arranged so that there is an emphasis on entertainment and leisure but it also caters for the motorcar enthusiast, as there are two excellent double garages, connected by a large workshop, integral to the main structure, as well as a secondary garage/workshop and extensive parking. Alternatively, all or some of the garaging, integral to the main building, could be converted to annexed accommodation on the basis of dual occupation by parts of the same family or various home and income streams (subject to any necessary planning permission being obtained). The secluded grounds amount to approximately 0.75 acres and have been landscaped with ease of maintenance in mind, or represent a blank canvas for anyone wanting to design their own dream garden. Without question, the main ‘wow’ factor of the property is the fantastic indoor heated swimming pool, surrounded by extensive terracing, with direct access to external terracing and sauna cabin, changing room, shower facility and adjacent games room. Meadow Lodge is quite simply one of those properties that needs to be viewed internally to be fully appreciated.

Ground Floor - Front door to ENTRANCE HALL engineered oak flooring, coats pegs, half glazed door to rear courtyard. GALLERIED RECEPTION HALL with staircase to garden level and leisure facilities (described later). To the right of the reception hall is the KITCHEN/DINING ROOM arranged in two distinct ‘zones’, separated by an open archway. The extensive range of contemporary kitchen units are finished in a high black gloss, topped by wood effect work surfaces and sink unit with matching wall cupboards and mood lighting beneath, these include a larder cupboard, spice shelves and bin storage. Integrated appliances include; eye level microwave/grill, Siemens oven, two drawer Fisher & Paykel dishwasher, as well as space for American style fridge/freezer. There is a matching central island/breakfast bar which can accommodate six people, the induction hob is sunk into the island with floating glass and stainless-steel extractor fan above. Under the island there is plenty of storage. The dining area has engineered oak flooring and bi-fold doors which open onto the external sitting room (described later). INTERNAL SITTING ROOM a triple aspect room with lovely views, sliding double glazed doors open onto the UPPER TERRACE, ideal for Alfresco dining. The focal point of the room is an ornate moulded fireplace with coal effect LPG gas fire. Returning to the entrance hall there is a UTILITY ROOM off, with 1 ½ bowl sink and drainer moulded sink unit, adjoining granite effect work surfaces, cupboard under, space for washing machine and tumble dryer, coats pegs, storage unit which is open fronted, space for upright fridge/freezer. CLOAKROOM with low level WC and pedestal wash basin. Door from utility room to double garages (described later).

Once again returning to the entrance hall, there is a doorway leading to the bedroom ‘wing’ with INNER HALLWAY and trap to loft space. BEDROOM 1 double mirror fronted wardrobe, chest of four drawers, open plan dressing area, with hanging space and dressing table. EN-SUITE BATH/SHOWER ROOM with panelled bath, walk in shower cubicle with both hand held and over head units, wash hand basin, vanity cupboards, mirror fronted medicine cabinet over, low level WC, toiletries recess, wall mounted TV, heated ladder style towel rail/radiator, dimplex wall heater, travertine tiled flooring. BEDROOM 2 range of mirror fronted wardrobes. EN-SUITE SHOWER ROOM with tiled cubicle, low level WC, wash hand basin, vanity cupboards, wall mirror, wall cupboard, heated towel rail/radiator, tiled flooring. BEDROOM 3 fine views. EN-SUITE SHOWER ROOM tiled cubicle, both hand held and overhead units, wash hand basin, vanity cupboard, mirror over, toiletries cupboard, ladder style heated towel rail/radiator, low level WC, dimplex wall heater, carpeted flooring. BEDROOM 4 pair of wardrobe and chest of five drawers. FAMILY SHOWER ROOM tiled cubicle, wash hand basin, mirror fronted medicine cabinet, display alcove, low level WC, tiled walls and floor, ladder style heated towel rail/radiator.

Garden Level - LOWER HALL with wood effect flooring, cupboard understairs. GAMES ROOM easily adapted as further living space, office or cinema. Pair of glazed doors to the POOL ROOM the excellent 36ft heated indoor swimming pool is surrounded by extensive areas of terracing, ample room for seating and entertaining. There are two large bi-fold doors leading out onto a LOWER TERRACE with access to the garden. The pool is heated by air source heat pump. Within the pool there are several lights within the floor, ceiling and tiled pool itself. There is a SAUNA CABIN which can seat up to six people. The CHANGING ROOM has an electric shower, WC and hand basin. There is a FILTRATION ROOM off this and a SEPARATE PLANT ROOM.

The EXTERNAL SITTING ROOM is accessed off the dining room and has a double glazed UPVC canopy, but open sides which have pull out wind breaks. This has a paved base, overhead electric heater for those chilly summer evenings, as well as a wall mounted TV. The views of the garden and over open countryside are quite delightful from this point.

The TWO DOUBLE GARAGES have electric roller doors. They are linked by a good sized WORKSHOP which has a sink and houses the twin Grant oil fired boilers for central heating and domestic hot water of the house. From one of the garages there is a half glazed door to the garden storage loft over. There is a SEPARATE DETACHED GARAGE/WORKSHOP at the other side of the property. Access from the lane is via a pair of wooden gates on brick pillars, the house is screened from the lane by mature hedging. The driveway provides ample parking and turning space. To the left of the property a galvanized fence with pedestrian gate, within leads to an area of SIDE LAWN, where the oil tank is accommodated. There is a SIDE TERRACE, also with galvanized fencing, ideal as a small dog compound. Beyond the lawn is a mature hedge with opening, screening the compost area. Between the external sitting area and the pool there are UPPER and LOWER TERRACES linked by steps and a rockery, planted with mature shrubs. The GARDEN is then mainly laid to grass, running down to a MATURE ORCHARD, all enclosed by high hedging, providing a good deal of seclusion and privacy. There is access at the other side of the property via a wooden fence and pedestrian gate back to the drive area.

Services - Mains electricity and water. Sewage treatment plant. Solar panels. Air source heat pump for the swimming pool heating. Oil for the main heating of the property. Calor gas bottles for the gas fire in the sitting room. A security alarm is fitted. According to Ofcom superfast broadband is available at the property and mobile signal is likely to be limited. For more information please see the Ofcom website: checker.ofcom.org.uk

Directions - On the outskirts of Barnstaple, at Roundswell, take the B3232 Torrington road. Continue for around 1 mile and bear left on the bend signed Eastacombe. Continue for around 500 yards and the entrance to the property will be found on the righthand side, before the road bends to the right.

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