5 bedroom detached house for sale in Newton Abbot

Cross Park boasts a charming entrance porch featuring original Victorian tiled flooring and partially glazed double doors that lead to the hall, adorned with a woodblock floor. From here, panelled doors open to various rooms including the sitting room, offering breathtaking Dartmoor views, and adorned with a log burner featuring a lime stone surround, mantle, marble slips, and hearth. Additionally, the hall leads to a study with similar views, French doors to the gardens, and a woodblock floor. The dining room, also accessible from the hall, features a beautiful fireplace. The kitchen is at the heart of the home which also has an AGA. The bedroom accomodation is generous and is perfect for a family with superb far reaching views from the principal suite.

Outside, accessed from the road, double wooden gates set between stone pillars unveil a spacious gravel entrance driveway extending behind the house to a parking and turning area. Adjacent to this area stands a detached garage building with a pitched slate roof, accommodating a workshop, garaging, and storage space. On this side of the house, doors open to an outdoor WC and a storage area, housing the oil supply.

The mature gardens are a key selling point of this home with superb views from the patio terrace. The established gardens with mature trees, shrubs and an abundance of fruit trees receives plenty of sun and are a haven for any keen or budding gardener.

Cross Park is located on the edge of Moretonhampstead and is also within easy reach of Chagord. It sits in an elevated position in a wonderful spot with far reaching views over beautiful Dartmoor countryside. The nearby towns of Moretonhampstead and Chagford offer primary schooling, libraries, surgeries for doctors, dentists and vets, parish church, chapel and in Chagford a Roman Catholic church. There are day to day and specialist shops, pubs and cafes and the whole area has numerous country and riverside walks. The A30 is only about 5 miles away and Exeter about 15 miles via the B3212 Teign Valley road. It is also worth noting that Dartmoor has excellent opportunities for cycling and wild swimming as well as golf with Bovey Castle also nearby.