Property Description
… about 1¼ miles from Stoke Gabriel, on the same estate as C618, a boathouse built in 1760 as a bathing house in one of the most secluded, private, romantic settings in south Devon. For that privacy you walk 600 yards down a gentle valley, over fields and through woods, except on arrival/departure when you will be taken by 4×4 vehicle (winter weather permitting); alternative access via 71 steps down from main access track. The boathouse, with thick woods behind, is on the water's edge where the Dart meanders between Stoke Gabriel and Dittisham and is surrounded by a wide, covered balcony. Much birdlife, fishing/boating. The only sounds are lapping water and wind in the trees.
Inside, extremely beautiful and comfortable. A haven from almost everything. Outside stairs to balcony and front door. Hall to lovely, large, light (water reflecting on the ceiling), oak-floored living/dining/kitchen (dishwasher, microwave, TV/DVD) with fireplace (woodburner), dining table for 4 (window seat) and floor-to-ceiling French windows stretching the width of the boathouse; these fold back on themselves, the room opening to the balcony (furniture); downstairs shower-room (suite). Upstairs, two bedrooms, both carpeted, beams, ceilings to the apex the master double (6' bed) with en suite bathroom (suite with power-shower) and French windows to small balcony; and a pretty twin. Washer-drier and freezer. Arrival before 6pm in winter. Don't forget your torch – and binoculars. A marvellous, unique, magical place.<!–?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = “urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office” /–>
