A beautiful Queen Anne style Grade II listed country house set within 5.5 acres with

a range of outbuildings and River Dart frontage (single bank fishing rights by

separate negotiation)

Colston House, Colston Road, Buckfastleigh, Devon, TQ11 0LW

£1,350,000 Freehold

An elegant Queen Anne style country house • Comprises main house and self-contained wing • Lovely range of stone outbuildings, including stables and artist's studio • River Dart frontage with wild swimming off the river bank • Tennis court (in need of repair) • Gardens and fields extending to 5.5 acres

About this property

The sale of Colston House offers a

wonderful opportunity for the next

owner to update and refresh this

impressive Grade II listed country

house. Having been in the same

ownership for over 60 years, this well-

loved family home has retained much

of its original character and period

features and is currently arranged as a

main house with an adjoining wing.

The main house provides 5 bedrooms

and the adjoining self-contained wing,

which was built about 50 years ago,

provides an additional 3 bedrooms. It

is interesting to note that there are a

number of literary connections to

Colston House including Roger Deakin

who describes swimming with the

owners of Colston House in the River

Dart in his acclaimed travel journal,

Waterlog, Alice Oswald makes

reference in her TS Elliot prize winning

collection of poems Dart, and the insert

for Colston House in the National

Heritage List for England (NHLE)

states Richmal Crompton, author of

Just William 'lived here at one point'.

COLSTON HOUSE

This impressive circa 1830’s country

house enjoys a number of climbing

roses and a vine on the front and is

approached over its own sweeping

graveled drive. The house contains

two well-proportioned reception rooms

either side of the bright and inviting

entrance hall. Both reception rooms

benefit from large sash windows with

working shutters and overlook the

formal front gardens and field beyond.

To the rear of the house is the kitchen,

home to an impressive granite-

paved floor, a 4-oven oil-fired Aga

and a range of kitchen units. There

is a blocked doorway from the

kitchen which leads through into the

annex kitchen. The rear lobby / boot

room leads through to the ground

floor cloakroom / shower room and

utility room / pantry with gauzed

window. The fine turning staircase

rises to the first floor and a spacious

landing providing access to 5

bedrooms and an en suite

bathroom. Three of the bedrooms

are large double rooms, all fitted

with fireplaces and offering some

lovely far reaching views.

COLSTON ANNEX

The annex wing has been occupied

by the family as a separate unit of

accommodation with its own

independent access as well as

internal access from the main

house. The ground floor comprises

a kitchen / breakfast room and a

lovely sitting room with tall sash

windows to the front and a raised

hearth with an inset working fire and

recessed alcove shelving to

replicate the Queen Anne style

windows. The first floor offers 3

bedrooms and a family bathroom. A

charming courtyard al fresco dining

terrace with running stream is

approached through double doors

from the kitchen and there is an

artist’s studio and independent

access through double gates to the

lane.

GARDENS, GROUNDS and LAND

To the front of Colston House the

sweeping landscaped lawns extend to

the ha-ha, which borders the level

pasture beyond. The gardens are

blessed with an abundance of flowering

shrubs and some beautiful mature fir

and English Yew trees. The views are

idyllic and extend down to the River

Dart where the owners of Colston

House have, over the years, regularly

swum off the river bank. The hard

surface tennis court which is need of

some repair, is situated to the side of

the formal lawn, with a further area of

garden with a greenhouse, composting

beds and vegetable beds. There is a

large hard standing parking area

adjacent to the tennis court and a large

open bay timber store and a further

large timber barn used for garaging.

AGRICULTURAL LAND

To the front of the house the field

beyond the ha-ha is some 3.8 acres

and extends to the River Dart where

livestock can take water. Further land,

extending to about 7.33 acres is

available as a separate lot.

OUTBUILDINGS

There are a number of detached stone

barns with potential for conversion

(subject to necessary permissions).

The Barn situated beyond the tennis

court, is a stone built former artist's

studio with a large picture window

looking east over the field towards the

river. The ground floor of the Barn is an

open animal shelter approached from

the field. Located across the quiet

country lane are 2 further detached

stone outbuildings. There is an artist’s

studio which is arranged over two

floors which has a wood burning stove

and a working fireplace. The small

cobbled yard is flanked by the Stable

Barn and log store. The Stable Barn is

arranged over two floors with stables

still in situ on the ground floor and

a storage area on the first floor.

The log store houses a back up

generator and provides ample

storage. From the small cobbled

courtyard, steps rise to the rear

field and orchard.

FISHING RIGHTS (LOT 2)

The single bank fishing rights on

the River Dart extend from the tail

of the pool known as Abbotsmead

to the tail of Quarry Pool on the

right bank, being about 0.6 miles.

The fishing rights are currently let

to the Dart Angling Association.

Catch records aren't available, but

the angling association have

records on the opposite bank,

dating back to 2005 where 11

salmon and 70 sea trout were

caught in that year.

SERVICES

Private water and drainage, mains

electricity and oil-fired central

heating.

LOCAL AUTHORITY

Teignbridge District Council, Forde

House, Brunel Road, Newton

Abbot, Devon, TQ12 4XX.

Tel: 01626 361101.

DIRECTIONS

From Exeter, leave the A38

signposted for Totnes, Salcombe &

Dartmouth and turn left at the top

of the slip way. Follow the A384 for

half a mile along the River Dart and

then turn right, crossing the river

over a pretty stone bridge into

Totnes Road. Continue along

Totnes Road for a short distance

and then take a left into Colston

Road. Colston House will be found

on the left after about 1.5 miles.

Annex

Annex

Annex Artists Studio

Colston House, Colston Road, Buckfastleigh, Devon, TQ11 0LW Gross Internal Area 4111 sq ft / 382 sq m

EPC Rating = Exempt

Viewing

All viewings will be accompanied and are strictly by prior arrangement through Savills South Hams Office.

Telephone: 01548 800462

Sarah-Jane Bingham-Chick

South Hams

01548 800462

sjchick@savills.com

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