Amazing £2m Devon home with yoga studio for sale

A magnificent former rectory in North Devon complete with its own yoga studio is up for sale. Lying on the edge of the small town of Chulmleigh, this fabulous nine-bedroom property boasts uninterrupted views across the Little Dart Valley, stunning gardens and grounds, two self-contained studios, and facilities including a games room or gym, a snooker room, a heated swimming pool complex and a tennis court.

Being marketed by Stags for offers in the region of £2,000,000, The Old Rectory really is the stuff of dreams. Built in the 19th Century, the unlisted country residence exhibits fine period features typical of its era. The principal rooms are bright and spacious with high ceilings and generous proportions.

A spacious porch and reception hall set the tone for the rest of the house with its high ceiling and grand carved staircase providing an impressive arrival. Off the hall, the drawing and sitting and dining rooms are linked by wide double doors and both feature high, shuttered bay windows with superb outlooks over the gardens to the valley beyond.

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The property’s kitchen and breakfast room is fitted with a range of modern units, wooden worktops, and a Stanley range cooker. There is also a large pantry. Completing the ground floor space, a rear hall leads to a cloakroom, a large wine cellar and a well-equipped catering kitchen.

Take the impressive staircase up to the first floor of the house and you will find five double bedrooms, all with impressive en-suite bath/shower rooms and a dressing room. Another four double bedrooms are on the second floor, three with en-suite facilities and two taking full advantage of the fabulous views.

To the rear of the house an attractive three-sided courtyard has been formed from the original coach house to the property. Skilfully converted and extended, the building now provides ancillary facilities to the main house as well as the two self-contained units of accommodation.

There is a laundry room, a plant room, a gym or games room, and a store room on the ground floor, while a games or snooker room and the large yoga studio is on the first floor with an adjoining treatment room, a kitchenette, and a shower room. There is also a home office.

Approached through a Grade II listed pillared entrance with powered double wrought iron gates, a driveway leads to The Old Rectory’s large parking and turning area. The property’s mature landscaped gardens host rare specimen trees and are a stunning feature perfectly complementing the house while ensuring total privacy.

Explore these glorious grounds and you will discover an enclosed croquet lawn, a magnificent greenhouse, and a beautiful Italianate-style garden with a central fountain and a fascinating Grade II listed grotto which forms part of a Victorian rainwater storage system.

With a Mediterranean ambiance, the swimming pool complex is another jaw-dropping offering. There are sauna and plant rooms and set below the heated pool is the enclosed tennis court. The remainder of the grounds comprise a sloping pasture paddock.

Only two miles from Eggesford railway station, which has a regular service to Exeter and Barnstaple on the Tarka Line, The Old Rectory would make a fantastic family home but could also offer commercial use or an income.

Stags said: “Currently the house is occasionally let as high-end holiday accommodation but The Old Rectory also offers attractive credentials for use as a wellness retreat, wedding venue or similar, subject to the necessary consents.”

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