East Down, Barnstaple, EX31

This unusual property is set to the edge of the small, scattered and popular rural village of East Down, itself having an ancient parish church, busy village hall and a popular village inn/restaurant, otherwise surrounded by typical rolling countryside, to the western side of the Exmoor National Park and close to the Arlington Court Estate, just a few miles away in both cases.

To the north-west of the property, the coastal town of Combe Martin, with its beach and local shops, whilst some 8-10 miles to the west is the softer, sandy Atlantic Coast, Woolacombe, Putsborough, Croyde and Saunton, all with their own beaches, fishing, surfing, micro-lighting, coasteering and the like.

To the south, about 9 miles is Barnstaple, the ancient Borough and administrative centre for North Devon offering an excellent range of both business and leisure facilities, including the Green Lane shopping centre, out-of-town super stores, live theatre, recently opened leisure centre and indoor tennis courts, together with the Sprinter Rail service running along the Taw Valley, and on to the Cathedral City of Exeter, where there is also an international airport.

From Barnstaple there is direct access on to the A361 North Devon Link Road, which provides much improved communications to and from the North Devon area, connecting directly as it does through to junction 27 on the M5 motorway to the east side of Tiverton, where there is also the Parkway railway station, from where it journey times to London, Paddington are approximately two hours distant.