Rowden FarmWidecombe in the Moor • Devon

Rowden FarmWidecombe in the Moor • Devon

An archetypal cluster of traditional Dartmoor buildings, including listed farmhouse of great character and

courtyard of barns, partly converted to provide hostel accommodation for the “Dartmoor Expedition Centre”

and with potential for further development. (Subject to planning permission).

SummaryHall • Sitting room • Family room • Kitchen • Pantry • Cloakroom • Office/Store • 4 bedrooms • Bathroom • “House Barn” (with living area and sleeps 13)

“Gate Barn” (sleeps 21 on 2 floors) • “Old Stables” now with wash rooms, drying room and 3 loft bedrooms for instructors or families

Large traditional barn with threshing floor • Beautiful, extensive, well stocked gardens, with moorland views

LocationRowden Farm is situated in the heart of Dartmoor National Park,

about a mile and a half to the west of the well known and idyllic

village of Widecombe in the Moor, which has 2 pubs, restaurants,

a popular primary school, tea rooms and shops and a fine parish

church known as “the cathedral of the moor”. Dartmoor is

renowned for its spectacular scenery, with its granite tors, heather

clad moorland and wooded valleys, bisected by rushing streams and

rivers and there are many and varied opportunities locally for

walking, riding and fishing, as well as many other activities.

Within easy reach, to the south, is the moorland town of

Ashburton, with a full selection of local facilities, including shops,

restaurants and secondary education and beyond the southern

boundary of the National Park is the beautiful South Hams area

of South Devon, with its rolling farmland and pretty villages and

especially renowned for the stunning South Devon coast, with

its beaches and estuaries and popular centres for sailing, such as

Salcombe and Dartmouth. Dartington Hall (15 miles) provides a

cultural centre with music, films and festivals.

CommunicationsVia Widecombe in the Moor and Bovey Tracey, there is access to the

A38 dual carriageway, leading east to the university and cathedral

city of Exeter, where there is an international airport with regular

connections to London City airport, mainline railway stations with

connections to London (Paddington and Waterloo) and access onto

the M5 motorway. Alternatively, to the south, there is access onto

the A38 at Ashburton, leading west to Plymouth, from where there

are ferries to the Continent.

Distances (approximate)• Widecombe in the moor 1.5 miles • Ashburton 7 miles

• Moretonhampstead 9 miles • Bovey Tracey 7.5 miles

• Exeter and Plymouth 25 miles

The Property • Traditional Dartmoor farmhouse of considerable character and

charm, with many period features

• Listed as being of architectural or historical interest Grade II* and

stated as being “late 17th century, or early 18th century, with

minor 20th century addition”

• Archetypal grouping of traditional granite Dartmoor buildings

around the partly cobbled farmyard

• Barns converted to provide hostel living and sleeping

accommodation for the “Dartmoor Expedition Centre”

• Large, well-stocked moorland gardens with stunning views of the

surrounding Dartmoor countryside.

• Very easy access out onto the open moor

• Classically peaceful and private moorland location, yet with easy

access to the beautiful and popular village of Widecombe-in-the-

Moor

• Long established business, providing bunk-house accommodation

for outdoor activity parties in the area

• With 4 beautiful granite barns there is huge potential to develop

existing business or new projects (subject to planning permission)

Ground FloorFrom the farmyard, a small, walled garden leads to the front door

beneath an open porch to the hall with stone floor and doors to

the sitting room to one side and living room to the other, with

exposed stone chimney breast with fireplace incorporating oil fired

Rayburn and exposed beam. A door leads onto the kitchen with

slate tiled floor, fitted wooden base and wall cupboards and

worktops, double sink and drainer, electric cooker point.

The exterior kitchen door leads to the farmyard via an oak porch

and useful sitting out area. At the rear of the kitchen there is a

utility area with doors a shelved pantry and cloakroom.

First FloorFrom the hall the staircase rises to the landing with doors to

4 bedrooms and bathroom.

An additional door from the yard leads into an integral office/store

overlooking the garden.

The OutbuildingsThe house and traditional stone barns and outbuildings surround a

beautiful, part-cobbled farmyard. Some of the buildings have been

converted to provide living and bunk-house accommodation for the

“Dartmoor Expedition Centre”.

Adjoining the house is “HOUSE BARN” with kitchen/dining/

living area on the ground floor, with stone floor, exposed beams and

fitted cupboards, sink and electric cooker point. A staircase rises to

dormitory accommodation for 13 within the loft, with exposed roof

timbers and skylights.

On the opposite side of the yard is “GATE BARN” on two floors,

with dormitory accommodation for 21, exposed stone floor and

walls and roof timbers.

At the higher end of the farmyard is a fine, traditional stone barn,

providing excellent storage space and adjoining is a further stone

outbuilding, being the “OLD STABLES” now converted to provide

gents and ladies lavatories, showers and store room on the ground

floor, with two double bedrooms and twin bedroom within the loft,

with skylights. Within this building is the water pump and

equipment and hot water tank.

OutsideWithin the yard there is parking for 5 or more cars and a gate leads

past the side of the house to the delightful, large, gently sloping

moorland gardens. Areas of lawn, with many spring bulbs, are

fringed and interspersed with a wide variety of trees, shrubs and

plants and from here there are spectacular views across the

surrounding Dartmoor countryside to the open moor. The garden

features a decked patio, granite paved herbaceous area with pond

and a granite seat placed for the view. At the end of the garden is an

enclosed, walled vegetable and soft fruit garden with greenhouse, as

well as a fenced chicken run.

The BusinessThe current owners have lived at Rowden Farm since 1970 and

established the “Dartmoor Expedition Centre” themselves, running

it successfully for many years. Currently it provides rustic and

characterful living and bunk-house accommodation for outdoor

activity groups, being a great base for a wide variety of activities,

such as walking, climbing, canoeing, caving, riding, orienteering,

archeology, fishing, wildlife watching, etc. Details of recent income

figures can be obtained on request.

Property InformationServices: Mains electricity, private water and drainage, heating

from oil fired Rayburn and electric heaters. Solar panels heat water

for the wash rooms.

Local Authorities: Devon County Council, County Hall, Topsham

Road, Exeter EX2 4QD. Tel. 01392 382 000.

Dartmoor National Park Authority, Parke, Haytor Road, Bovey

Tracey, Devon TQ13 9JQ. Tel. 01626 832 093.

Contents, fixtures and fittings: Only those mentioned in this

brochure are included in the sale. All others such as carpets,

curtains, light fittings, mirrors, garden ornaments etc. are

specifically excluded but may be made available by separate

negotiation.

Viewing: By appointment with Jackson-Stops & Staff’s Exeter

office: 01392 214 222.

For sale by private treaty with vacant possession upon

completion.

Important NoticeJackson-Stops & Staff and their clients and any joint agents give

notice that:

1. They have no authority to make or give any representations or

warranties in relation to the property. These particulars do not

form part of any offer or contract and must not be relied upon as

statements or representations of fact.

2. Any areas, measurements or distances are approximate.

The text, photographs and plans are for guidance only and are not

necessarily comprehensive. It should not be assumed that the

property has all necessary planning, building regulations or other

consents and Jackson-Stops & Staff have not tested any services,

equipment or facilities. Purchasers must satisfy themselves by

inspection or otherwise.

DirectionsFrom Exeter and the M5 motorway, follow the A38 dual

carriageway towards Plymouth. At Drumbridges turn off to Bovey

Tracey and at the second roundabout turn left and then left again,

following the signs to Widecombe in the Moor. Come down

the hill into Widecombe and through the village, passing the

pub and the village school on the right and turn right, signed to

Southcombe. Climb up a steep hill and onto the open moor until

reaching an unmarked crossroads. Turn right and after about a

further 400 metres, take the first turn left at Rowden Cross, signed

to Broadaford and Cator. Rowden Farm is about 200 metres down

this road, on the left hand side.

For identification purposes only. Not to scale.

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