Down Lodge

This is a rare opportunity to acquire a substantial, detached family residence in Tavistock’s prime location, set in attractive grounds of approximately 1 acre.

Down Lodge is located in Tavistock’s finest and most sought-after location, Down Road, with easy access to both the town centre and Whitchurch Down, the gateway to Dartmoor National Park. Down Road is renowned for its imposing and characterful residences boasting large private gardens. Built in 1929 and with the current owners spending almost fifty years in residence, this beautiful, detached family home offers plenty of space with well-proportioned gardens to the front and rear. With direct moorland access the location provides good walking and riding across Whitchurch Down and Dartmoor National Park.

The accommodation offers many traditional features and is arranged over two floors. Downstairs, the Drawing Room is a highlight and is double-aspect with an open fireplace and decorative tile surround. The double-aspect study has a gas fire set into a fireplace surround and the dining room, with a large sash window benefits from lots of light and includes a fireplace recess and glass-fronted display cupboards. A pantry leads into the kitchen which is well equipped with a mains gas adapted Aga, stainless steel sink with double drainer, plumbing and space for a washing machine and a fixed dresser. The kitchen also gives access to a snug, walk-in larder and further access to the gardener’s loo and boiler room.

The six bedrooms are all of a good size and can be adapted for other uses if required. Four bedrooms face south-west to the rear with views across the moor, affording lots of natural light. The further two bedrooms are front facing and in-between them are two lavatories and the main bathroom. There is a further, secondary bathroom with a cast-iron bath, mixer-taps and shower attachment.

The property is accessed through a gated driveway entrance or a single gate to the front garden. The private, gravel driveway leads round to the front of the house and provides parking for multiple vehicles. The attached double garage with sliding coach doors, leads into a workshop to the rear with power and lighting connected. A further door from the workshop leads into a rear courtyard area and, further along, two timber sheds can be found with an adjoining tool store. The rear southwest-facing gardens are mainly laid to lawn with well-defined hedge and wall boundaries. To the rear of the garden is a gate providing direct access onto the moor at Whitchurch Down. The working wooden shutters to the rear elevation are a particularly attractive feature.

Viewings via Stags Estate Agents in Tavistock, contact us on 01822 612458.

Guide Price - £850,000