MULBERRY HOUSERIDLEY HILL • KINGSWEAR • DEVON

MULBERRY HOUSERIDLEY HILL • KINGSWEAR • DEVON

A wonderful period family home situated in a very special and elevated south-facing position in the heart of Kingswear. The

house has retained lovely period and original features which all make the house particularly special. The exotic garden is filled

with fascinating specimen trees and shrubs.

Reception hall • Kitchen/breakfast room • Dining room

Drawing room • Sun Room • Cloakroom • Inner hall with staircase

Basement workshop and cellar

Principal bedroom suite with south facing balcony

Guest bedroom suite with separate access • 2 further bedrooms

Family shower room

Double garage • Greenhouse • Garden shed • Gazebo

Gardens and Grounds • South facing terrace • Lawns

Gross Internal floor Area (approx.) House: 3,917 sq ft (364 sq m)

Dartmouth 3 minutes (by ferry)

Totnes 12 miles (London Paddington 2 hours 50 minutes)

Exeter 31 miles (London Paddington 2 hours 4 minutes)

(All distances are approximate)

These particulars are intended only as a guide and must not be relied upon as statements of fact. Your attention is drawn to the Important Notice on the last page of the text.

The South Hams• The village of Kingswear stands on the east bank of the River

Dart opposite the thriving town of Dartmouth. The village is

located in the heart of the much sought after area of South

Devon known as the South Hams. The region is known for

having an uncommonly temperate climate, consisting of

lush, unspoilt countryside, hidden combes and a spectacular

coastline.

• Kingswear has a pub, church, village store and post office as

well as the Royal Dart Yacht Club and a privately owned marina.

• Dartmouth, a short ferry ride away, has a larger collection of

restaurants, pubs, boutique shops, banks, chain stores and

supermarkets. It is also home to the Britannia Royal Naval

College.

Sporting and leisure opportunities• There are number of lovely beaches in the South Hams and

excellent golf courses at Dartmouth and Churston.

• Both Kingswear and Dartmouth have excellent facilities for

sailing, with the Dartmouth Royal Regatta being a highlight of

the racing calendar. For the more ambitious yachtsman there

are deep water moorings, three marinas and a number of boat

yards. For the cruising yachtsman Kingswear is the perfect

base from which to explore France, The Channel Islands and

the picturesque harbours and creeks of the West Country.

• Kingswear and its immediate environs have numerous sandy

beaches, coves and sheltered anchorages, all of which make

it excellent for water sports, boating and long walks along the

beautiful coastline.

Transportation• Communication links are good with the A38 Devon Expressway

20 miles to the north and the M5 motorway at Exeter.

• There are regular Intercity rail services from both Exeter

(London Paddington 2 hours 4 minutes) and Totnes (London

Paddington 2 hours 50 minutes).

• Exeter Airport has a growing number of domestic and

international flights often negating the need to travel to Bristol

or the London airports.

• The local railway line is only used by Brunel’s Steam Railway

between Paignton and Kingswear. The sound of the occasional

steam engine combined with the charming sound of the

recently renovated “Kingswear Castle” paddle steamer creates

the most enchanting atmosphere across the Dart Estuary.

Mulberry House – for sale freehold• Mulberry House forms the principal part of a larger Victorian

property and occupies a commanding, south-facing position

with spectacular views across the entrance to the Dart Estuary

and Start Bay beyond and also upstream and across to the

Royal Naval College. Mulberry House also owns a double

garage opposite the driveway and the garden is particularly

notable, with an amazing variety of interesting and rare

specimen shrubs and trees, including an array of unusual

camellias. Although semi-detached, the property has a very

private feel to it. The property is not Listed.

• Mulberry House is approached from the parking area through

a gate and down a path leading through the exotic garden to

the front door. This leads into the reception hall which forms the

core of the house. Off the hall is the kitchen/breakfast room

which has a central island and a two-door, oil-fired Aga. The

dining room has a ceiling rose and the drawing room has a

lovely original fireplace that dates back to the 1800s; both have

fabulous views out across the Dart Estuary. All three principal

reception rooms have high ceilings and lovely original cornicing

and fireplaces. Also off the reception hall is the Sun Room

which has French doors leading out onto the south-facing

terrace. Beyond the reception hall is the inner hall, off which is

the cloakroom.

• Stairs lead down from the inner hall to the workshop and cellar

below. The cellar has the original wine bins still in use. The

workshop has high ceilings with a door leading out into the

garden.

• A wide original staircase leads from the inner hall on the ground

floor, to the first floor landing, off which there are a total of four

bedrooms, of which two are en suite. Two of the bedrooms

share a family shower room and one of the en suite bedrooms

has a secondary entrance hall addition which leads directly

onto the driveway. The principal bedroom is particularly

impressive and has a high, vaulted ceiling and an LPG gas fire.

Both the principal bedroom and one of the guest bedrooms

share a balcony to maximise the panoramic views out across

the Dart Estuary.

• In addition to the double garage and part of the garden the

other side of the driveway, the majority of the garden surrounds

the house and drops down as a series of terraces to a high

retaining wall above the lane below. Within the garden there is

a lovely, immaculate flat lawn behind which is a 40 foot long

greenhouse. There is a flagpole positioned on the flat lawn.

A series of paths lead down to a garden shed, poly tunnel and

gazebo at the front and bottom of the property. The gardens

are a particular feature of the property and are truly spectacular.

Services Mains water, electricity and drainage. Oil-fired central heating.

LPG gas fire.

Fixtures and fittingsAll items usually known as tenants’ fixtures and fittings, whether

mentioned or not in these sale particulars are excluded from the

sale but may be available by separate negotiation. Such items

include all fitted carpets, curtains, light fittings, domestic electrical

items, garden equipment, statuary and machinery.

Local AuthoritySouth Hams District Council, Follaton House, Plymouth Road,

Totnes, Devon, TQ9 5NE. Tel: 01803 861 234.

ViewingViewing is strictly by prior appointment with the Sole Agents Knight

Frank LLP.

Directions (TQ6 0BY)From Exeter and the M5 follow the A38 and A380 towards Torbay.

Join the ring road (A3022) around Torbay. Follow the signs to

Brixham and Dartmouth. Join the A379 following similar signs and

after about 1 mile just beyond the garage turn right signposted

Kingswear. After about 2 miles go straight over a roundabout and

then immediately left for Kingswear. In approximately two

miles fork left onto Higher Contour Road. At the end of

the road bear right down Ridley Hill for 120 meters, then

turn into the private gravelled drive on the left. Mulberry

House is the furthest part of the large white house on the

right. The property owns both the double garage and the

garden on the left hand side of the drive.

Important Notice 1. Particulars: These particulars are not an offer or contract, nor part of one. You should not rely on statements by Knight Frank LLP in the particulars or by word of mouth or in writing (“information”) as being factually accurate about the property, its condition or its value. Neither Knight Frank LLP nor any joint agent has any authority to make any representations about the property, and accordingly any information given is entirely without responsibility on the part of the agents, seller(s) or lessor(s). 2. Photos etc: The photographs show only certain parts of the property as they appeared at the time they were taken. Areas, measurements and distances given are approximate only. 3. Regulations etc: Any reference to alterations to, or use of, any part of the property does not mean that any necessary planning, building regulations or other consent has been obtained. A buyer or lessee must find out by inspection or in other ways that these matters have been properly dealt with and that all information is correct. 4. VAT: The VAT position relating to the property may change without notice. Viewing by appointment only. Particulars dated June 2014. Photographs dated June 2014. Knight Frank LLP is a limited liability partnership registered in England with registered number OC305934. Our registered office is 55 Baker Street, London, W1U 8AN, where you may look at a list of members’ names.

Ground Floor

Approximate Gross Internal Floor Area

361.9 sq m / 3895.9 sq ft

This plan is for guidance only and must not be relied upon as a

statement of fact. Attention is drawn to the Important Notice on

the last page of the text of the Particulars

Energy Efficiency Rating

First Floor

Basement

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