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Bundle the children into the car, pack your walking boots, bikes, sun hats and shorts, and drive down to this unspoilt corner of Devon. One of the area’s best kept secrets, the Tamar Valley is a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and the River Tamar is the county boundary, so why not explore both Devon and Cornwall? Also a short drive from Dartmoor, see how many tors you can climb; try Heckwood Tor, Pew Tor and Feather Tor, to name but a few. Eastacott Barton, approached by a private drive, is a lovely spacious Victorian farmhouse, with a large, sunny enclosed garden and spectacular views over the countryside. Found on a working organic farm, although the yard and barns are well away from the house, this is the perfect holiday home for two families or a large group of friends. There is a typical farmhouse-style kitchen/diner with a dark green four oven Aga (the main cooking appliance although there is also a hob and combination microwave), cream units and a scrubbed pine dining-table big enough for everyone to enjoy a leisurely meal. A separate utility-room offers plenty of storage space, where you can hang up wetsuits. The traditionally furnished sitting-room has an open fire, there is a wood-burner in the music-room and the television-room has a wood-burner effect stove set in the pretty hearth. There is even a cellar games-room with cobbled floor (accessed from the hallway or outside) and the Owner’s peacocks often walk around the garden. The main split staircase leads up from the hall to the bedrooms and there is a spacious family bathroom, a separate cloakroom and another bathroom all on this floor. The back stairs are steep, so take care with toddlers and the elderly. Please note that the changeover times are 4pm on arrival and 10am on departure.
Accommodation:
Ground Floor Hall. Kitchen/Diner with gas hob, oil-fired Aga, combination microwave, fridge/freezer, dishwasher and CD player. 2 steps to Utility-room with washing machine and tumble-drier. Sitting-room with combined digital TV/DVD player and open fire. Television-room with digital TV, video and wood-burner effect electric stove. Music-room with CD player and wood-burner. Cellar with Games-room and Separate WC. First Floor Bedroom 1 with double bed (5'). Bedroom 2 with double bed and single bed. Bedroom 3 with double bed (5') and single bed. Bedroom 4 with twin beds. Bedroom 5 with four-poster bed (5') and shower cubicle. Bathroom 1 with corner bath, WC, bidet and wash-basin. Bathroom 2 with bath, shower cubicle, WC and wash-basin. Cloakroom with WC and wash-basin.
Facilities & Services:
Inclusive Electricity. Gas. Heating – full oil-fired CH. Oil for Aga. Duvets. Cot. High chair. Stair-gate. At Cost Logs for open fire/wood-burner – first basket free thereafter purchase locally.
Miscellaneous:
Covered parking for 2 cars. Private parking for 4 cars. Garden furniture and barbecue. Shop 1m. Pub 1m. Public telephone 1m. Map Ref SX 390 796. Regret no smoking. Pets welcome (1 small dog over 2 years only). Arr/Dep Saturday.
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