6 bedroom cottage for sale in Wiggaton near Ottery St Mary

Guide Price: £850,000

Agent: Stags

Agent's Tel: 01404 45885

Orchard Lea is a long chocolate-box, Grade II thatched cottage that sits in the small, pretty hamlet of Wiggaton, close to the sought-after village of Tipton St John. The origins of the house are believed to date back to the 18th century where it formed part of a very prominent group of properties in the hamlet alongside St Edward's Chapel, Farthings and Thatch.

In recent years the cottage has been refurbished and extended extensively, with tasteful results that harmoniously blend the old with the new.

Inside, there is a very versatile layout, an abundance of characterful features and high-end finishes and excellent presentation throughout. On the ground floor, the particularly spacious sitting room is bathed in natural light and sits at the heart of the home. From here, there is access to a contemporary modernised kitchen that then leads onto a recent extension which houses a beautiful vaulted bedroom with an en-suite and walk-in wardrobe.

The kitchen is modern and stylish

With some re-configuring, this part of the house could very easily be used as a self-contained annexe, providing options for multi-generational living, subject to the necessary consents. There is another bedroom/study and a bathroom at the other end of the house.

On the first floor, there are four further bedrooms, a dressing room and a family bathroom.

The large sitting room lies at the heart of the property

Outside, the cottage sits on a plot of around 0.72 acres, which is mostly laid to lawn interspersed with a great variety of established flowerbeds, shrubs and trees. There is a small orchard with mature fruit trees, and a vegetable patch with a potting shed. The stone and wooden outbuilding to the side of the driveway provides excellent storage and workshop space, and subject to the necessary consents, could also be converted into further accommodation.