5 bedroom house for sale

A charming detached period home set in an elevated private position with wonderful creek and river views.

Waterhead House is a spacious, well presented detached house set in mature private gardens with superb elevated views over wooded hillsides, Waterhead Creek and across the River Dart to Dartmouth beyond.

This substantial property has been sympathetically renovated whilst retaining some period features. A modern extension provides a wonderfully light open plan kitchen / breakfast room which gives access out to the veranda and garden.

The flexible accommodation comprises on the ground floor of a period glazed entrance porch through to the welcoming dining hall with open fireplace and door to boot room/boiler room. The main living room is an elegant double reception room with contemporary wall mounted gas fire and two sets of French doors out to the veranda and decked terrace. The kitchen/breakfast room is open plan with a high vaulted ceiling and with full height windows in the dining area and a door out to the terrace. This is a good sized well fitted kitchen with a range of wall and base units with granite worktops and Miele integrated appliances. There is a useful utility room, a further family room / study and a cloakroom.

On the first floor there are 4 guest bedrooms, one of which is used as a lovely home office / study, a cloakroom and a family bathroom. The superb main bedroom suite is on the second floor with a useful study area, an en suite shower room and wall to wall full height windows and French doors opening out to the decked balcony from where the stunning views can be enjoyed.

The mature gardens offer a high degree of privacy and many vantage points to appreciate the wonderful views and capture the sun. A full length decked terrace and veranda accessed from the living room provide a wonderful space for dining and relaxing. There is a sheltered area of lawn to one side and pathways wind down through the garden with well stocked shrub borders to either side. A paved patio and drying area is accessible from the utility room. There is lighting throughout the garden.

There is a gravelled parking area for a number of vehicles.

Kingswear sits on the east bank of the River Dart opposite the historic port of Dartmouth and home to the Britannia Royal Naval College. The village is popular with the sailing community and offers excellent marina facilities, deep-water moorings, local shops and the Royal Dart Yacht Club. A seasonal steam train service operates to Torbay and the village is linked to Dartmouth by passenger and car ferry services operating continuously throughout the year. Churston Golf course and sandy beaches are within four miles.

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