1 Old Coastguard CottagesWembury, Plymouth, Devon

1 Old Coastguard CottagesWembury, Plymouth, Devon

Plymouth 10 miles, London Paddington 3 hours, Kingsbridge 16 miles, A38 Devon Expressway 6 miles, Exeter 43 miles, Exeter Airport to London City Airport 1 hour (All distances and times are approximate)

A charming family home that offers the most idyllic estuary lifestyle. The property is within an easy row or boat trip from

the popular villages of Newton Ferrers and Noss Mayo that offer a village shop, other shops and amenities, 3 pubs, two churches and a village hall between them. Row to the pub,

beaches or shops. The house itself offers a rare opportunity to retreat from the frenetic modern day life and enjoy the

peace and serenity that the Yealm Estuary offers. It is surrounded by National Trust woodland.

Shared porch | Sitting room | Dining room | Kitchen | Utility room | Downstairs shower room/WC

3 bedrooms | Family bathroom

Mature gardens behind | Terrace in front

Foreshore and jetty | With planning permission for a quay

Deep water mooring available by separate negotiation

Gross Internal floor Area (approx.): House and attached garages: 1,276 sq ft (118.5 sq m)

Exeter19 Southernhay East, Exeter EX1 1QD

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For sale freehold – 1 Old Coastguard Cottages1 Old Coastguard Cottages is a charming Grade II Listed former Coastguard Cottage that offers the most idyllic and unique estuary lifestyle on the banks of the Yealm Estuary. It is particularly good for canoeists and dinghy sailors as well as those who own a keel boat as there are plenty of deep water moorings down the Yealm Estuary. The property forms one end of a row of four cottages, all of which are inaccessible by vehicle. Access is either via boat, across from Newton Ferrers or along from Noss Mayo or about a 1 mile walk along a path from the south east of Wembury. The home has been very well maintained, renovated and upgraded in recent years to create a lovely three bedroom semi-detached cottage with fabulous views over the deep water pool of the River Yealm.

First impressions are spectacular; the property owns a stone jetty with planning permission to extend this in timber making a wooden platform for 2 boats used for access and running mooring that allows dinghies and small boats to alight at all stages of the tide. Shared quay steps and a path leads up from the foreshore to the terrace in front of the property. The front door leads into a porch that is shared with the neighbouring cottage. The inner front door for #1 leads into the dining room which has an original cast iron Carron cooking range that dates back to the 1830s. Behind this is the kitchen that has been recently updated and includes granite work surfaces around the sink and wooden works surfaces elsewhere. In addition to the induction hobs and electric oven is a 2-door electric Aga. Within the larder is the Home Automation system that allows all the electrical systems within the home to be controlled remotely including the night storage heaters, the Aga, the lights, the security and the hot water. Beyond the dining room is the sitting room that has a wood burner and both the sitting room and dining room enjoy estuary views. Behind the sitting room is the utility room and a shower room, with a power shower. A second back door lead out to the rear, shared external passageway.

Off the first floor landing and corridor there are three double bedrooms and a family bathroom. Two of the bedrooms also enjoy the far-reaching estuary views.

Gardens and groundsThere is a delightful terrace to the front of the property offering a superb area for alfresco dining and outstanding views over the deep water pool of the River Yealm and to the villages of Newton Ferrers and Noss Mayo, together with distant views to Dartmoor.

To the rear of the property is a sloping terraced garden, again with superb views, a greenhouse, the far end of which has a gate providing access onto a coastal footpath.

MooringsThe property owns its own quayside, with outhaul mooring (subject to a licence from the YHA) that is accessible at all stages of the tide. There is an area for additional dinghies and canoes to be stored upright at the rear of the quay.

The rental of a deep water mooring upstream may be available by transfer from the current owner.

Planning permissionThe property has recently gained planning permission to build and extend its own quay under South Hams Planning Application Ref: 2484/18/LBC approved on 02 September 2019. Construction will begin in autumn 2019.

Rental IncomeThe property is currently let out through a variety of websites and generates an annual gross income of about £23,000 (with weeks for private use). The weekly rate in the high season is about £1,400. The public ferry runs between 10am and 4pm from 1st April to 30 September. Please see:

http://www.oneoldcoastguards.com/

Newton Ferrers, South DevonWith the South Hams Devon coast being arguably one of the most sought after waterfront locations in the UK with its naturally mild climate, Newton Ferrers is the perfect setting for this superb family home. The picturesque Estuary village of Newton Ferrers has long been one of Devon’s most desirable and exclusive destinations. The privacy, peace and tranquillity of its surrounds combined with its accessible coastal location, with easy reach to the A38 dual carriage way and Exeter Airport, makes the house both the perfect family home and country retreat.

Shopping: Newton Ferrers (accessed by boat from the property) is also a thriving village with a post office, butcher, grocer, chemist, a sailing club and a pub. Plymouth is 10 miles away and offers extensive and specialist shopping and services.

Sailing and Water sports: Newton Ferrers and the Yealm Estuary are a safe haven of deep water which makes it exceptionally popular with yachtsmen. It is equidistant between Salcombe and Fowey at about 15 nautical miles. The water here is sheltered, making it perfect for swimming and water sports.

Travel: You cannot drive to the house. Parking is in Newton Ferrers. The public ferry runs between 10am and 4pm from 1st April to 30 September. Alternatively, you can park to the south east of Wembury and walk along a path through woods down to the house.

Travel by Car: Communication links are good with theA38 Devon Expressway 6 miles away now providing fast access to the M5 motorway network at Exeter

Travel by Train: Intercity rail stations at Plymouth and Totnes link to London Paddington (2hrs 51mins to London Paddington).

Travel by Air: The International airport of Exeter is also within easy reach and gives access to a great number

of European destinations. It also caters for private and chartered jets and helicopters too.

ServicesMains electricity and water. Private drainage. Electric night storage and wood burning for heating.

Fixtures and FittingsAll items usually known as 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, light fittings, domestic electrical items, garden equipment, statuary and machinery.

Local AuthoritySouth Hams District Council: 01803 861234 https://www.southhams.gov.uk/

ViewingsViewings are strictly by prior appointment with the selling agent Knight Frank LLP.

Directions (PL9 0EJ) All viewers must bring their own life jacket with them and they travel at their own risk.

Please do not follow satnav. From the A379 Plymouth to Kingsbridge Road, take the B3186 signposted Newton Ferrers. Enter the village and follow signs for the harbour, along Parsonage Road as it becomes Yealm Road and winds down past the centre and on to the harbour. On reaching the Harbour Master’s office on the left, park on the roadside and descend to the Harbour Pontoon. Someone will meet you with a rowing boat and take you across the river to the property on the far side. All viewers must bring their own life jacket with them and they travel at their own risk.

Fixtures and fittings: A list of the fitted carpets, curtains, light fittings and other items fixed to the property which are included in the sale (or may be available by separate negotiation) will be provided by the Seller’s Solicitors.

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Approximate Gross Internal Floor Area118.8 Sq.M. - (1279 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

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