Peacefully on the canal bank in Halberton, 250 yards from the pub, a large, detached house with fantastic views along the waterway to green fields beyond.
On its own at the end of a quiet no-through lane, it has a good-sized, private garden, mostly lawned with paved terrace (table/chairs), summerhouse and gate (lockable) to the waterside with your own little sitting-out area (picnic benches) alongside the towpath - a great spot to relax and watch boats, walkers, cyclists and ducks, occasionally a kingfisher.
Fishing available (licence required).
Boats can be launched at Sampford Peverell (permit required); mooring permitted outside the house.Inside, plenty of space, good-sized rooms.
Porch (freezer, larder fridge); kitchen with oak units (TV, dishwasher, Nespresso Coffee Machine, microwave, larder fridge, electric hob/double oven) and breakfast table/chairs for 5/6.
Beamed dining room with window looking to canal/towpath.
Living room (TV/DVD/Blu-ray, iPod dock) with woodburner (not for use) and sliding patio door to terrace/garden; more big glazed doors to conservatory (table/chairs, sofa, doors to terrace).
Also on the ground floor, a neat twin bedroom (limited clothes-hanging space) and bathroom (suite, shower over bath).
Upstairs (stairgates), four more bedrooms - an enormous double (5' bed) with en suite shower-room (suite), walk-in wardrobe, sloping ceilings and two single beds giving flexibility for use as a family room, and a double (washbasin), both with lovely canal views; and looking to the Blackdown Hills, another double with en suite shower cubicle and washbasin, and a room with a double and single bed.
Bathroom (suite).
Laundry room (washing machine, tumble drier).
Off half-landing, step down to games room (quarter-sized snooker table, Wii, TV/DVD) with 2 chair beds and 4' sofa bed (for alternative sleeping).
Professional catering available.
A good comfortable house for leisurely canalside living, with easy access to north and south coasts, Exmoor and Somerset; only 8 minutes from M5 and mainline station.
Halberton: village (14th century church, pub, farm shop/seasonal café) through which the Grand Western Canal passes from its start 4 miles away in Tiverton (shops, leisure centre, barge trips).
Fishing; boat, canoe, bicycle and mobility buggy hire locally.
Sampford Peverell (pubs, shop, slipway, Tiverton Parkway mainline station), 2 mile walk via towpath.
Golf, 2 miles.
