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"A well presented and very private Listed Grade II farmhouse with an attractive courtyard of outbuildings, mature gardens and grounds close to the open moor

6 Bedrooms, 3 with en suite shower bathrooms
Spacious living kitchen with Aga
Drawing room, library
Sitting room
Two open fires and one woodburning stove
Music room
Utility room, pantry, cloakroom
Three traditional stone barns one partially converted into an annexe and vinery
Cobbled courtyard providing parking
Terraced gardens with stone walls and hedges
Lawns, walks, borders and tennis court
Woodland and orchard
About 6 acres in all

South Brent 1 mile
A38 junction 2.5 miles
Exeter 29 miles
Plymouth 18 miles
Ashburton and Totnes 8 miles
The Coast at Mothecombe 12 miles
Distances approx

Location
Lutton is a small hamlet of about 10 dwellings and farms in a lovely rural setting close to the edge of the open moor above the picturesque Avon Valley as it descends from the high moor above. It lies surrounded by the beautiful countryside of small stone wall and hedge bound fields that run up to the open spaces of the open moor itself. From the property there are wonderful walks to the reservoir above the Avon Dam, the Two Moors Way and Brent Moor.
Going down the hill lies South Brent, an ancient moorland community, on the edge of the Dartmoor National Park, and close to the A38 dual carriage way linking Exeter and Plymouth. South Brent has most local amenities including a primary school.

Description
Higher Lutton is a fine Grade II listed former farmhouse thought to date back to the 16th or early 17th Century. The original stone and slate farmhouse has been improved and extended and now offers well laid out family accommodation, which is all beautifully presented. The heart of the house is the spacious kitchen dining room with both an Aga and a wood burning stove. The principal extension to the house in 1985 added a gracious drawing room with marble mantel piece around the open fire and doors out the south facing terrace. Upstairs there is a very spacious master bedroom suite.

Throughout the house there are quality fittings and joinery with solid hardwood panel doors, a fine oak staircase and stout beams. Three of the fireplaces are operational. The principal rooms all face or lead out into the south facing garden.

Gardens and Grounds
Outside the house stands on the south side of a delightful, cobbled courtyard and on the other side lie interesting gardens, broken up into outdoor rooms with walls and hedges. The other side of the courtyard is formed by the range of former barns, now providing ample space for domestic use as garaging, storage, games room and part has been partially converted to a two storeyannexe with kitchenette and lavatory. The gardens extend away from the house and get less formal with a hard tennis court, shrub avenues, and grass paths that lead to the 3 acre woodland of over 1,000 young native hardwoods providing an abundant supply of firewood. A network of illuminated paths make it a delightful area for a stroll or walking the dog.

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