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DEVON
AREA GUIDES
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About the County
of Devon
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Country,
Equestrian, Farm & Waterside property for sale in Devon
Property
prices of prime properties in Devon
Private
& Public schools in Devon
The
leading Country, Farm & Equestrian Estate Agents in Devon
Devon is packed full of attractive sea resorts.
In North Devon these include Woolacombe, Bude, Ilfracombe,
Westward Ho! and Minehead.
In South Devon you are again spoilt for choice with Lyme Regis,
Sidmouth, Exmouth, Dawlish, Teignmouth, Torbay, Salcombe and
Dartmouth . Further inland you will find the Dartmoor National
Park and exciting local communities in towns such as Tiverton,
Honiton and Barnstable.
If watersports are your life, there are many areas just suited
to making this easy and pleasurable – whether your interests
are in sailing, windsurfing or fishing. There are numerous
moorings for your boat/watercraft, sailing clubs and watersports
tuition.
Devon has some excellent road links to London through the
much improved A303 and M5.
This area offers a mix of breath-taking coastline, classic
English inland landscapes, cosmopolitan and market towns as
well as quaint chocolate box villages.
The coastal area ranges from dramatic cliffs
to the numerous safe sandy beaches for which this area is
famous. Inland you will find rolling downlands, hidden valleys
and woodland.
The houses that command the highest premiums in Devon are
close to Exeter, while the north of the county is less developed
and less easily accessible from London, hence prices are lower.
Together with neighbouring Cornwall,
Devon has the mildest climate in England; it is also the only
other county to boast both an Atlantic and a Channel coast.
No part of Devon is further than 25 miles from the sea, boosting
the tourist industry.
The county's other main source of income
is agriculture, in particular dairy farming, favoured by the
high rainfall and long grass-growing season.
Exmoor and Dartmoor attract many visitors,
and Dartmoor especially is a popular place to live. Yet the
houses that command the highest premiums in Devon are close
to Exeter on the south coast, particularly along the Exe estuary
and further east to Sidmouth. Also popular is the South Hams,
round Dartmouth, Salcombe and Totnes.
The north of the county is less developed
and less easily accessible from London, hence prices are lower.
Houses are typically built of stone with slate roofs; Devon
longhouses of stone or cob are particularly in demand.
Major towns
Plymouth, Paignton, Torquay, Exeter, Exmouth,
Dartmouth, Sidmouth, Newton Abbot, Barnstaple, Salcombe, Ilfracombe.
Transport links
Train: Paddington to Plymouth three hours.
Paddington to Exeter two hours. Plane: Gatwick to Plymouth
1hr 5min direct. Car: Plymouth is 221 miles from central London,
via the M4, M5 and A38; Exeter is 174 miles, via the M4 and
M5.
Public schools
West Buckland School, Barnstaple (01598
760281). Co-educational, age range 11-18, day and boarding.
Associated preparatory school. www.westbuckland.devon.sch.uk
Shebbear College, Beaworthy (01409 281228). Co-educational,
age range 3-18, day and boarding. www.shebbearcollege.co.uk
Grenville College, Bideford (01237 472212). Co-educational,
age range 3-18, day and boarding. www.grenville.devon.sch.uk
Bramdean Grammar School, Exeter (01392 273387). Co- educational,
age range 11-18, day and boarding. Associated preparatory
school. www.bramdeanschool.co.uk
Exeter School (01392 273679). Co- educational, age range 7-18,
day. www.exeterschool.devon.sch.uk
The Maynard School, Exeter (01392 273417). Girls only, ages
7-18, day. www.maynard.co.uk
Plymouth College (01752 203300). Co- educational, age range
7-18, day and boarding. www.plymouthcollege.com
Kelly College, Tavistock (01822 612010). Co-educational, age
range 11-18, day and boarding. Associated preparatory school.
www.kellycollege.com
Blundell's School, Tiverton (01884 252543). Co-educational,
age range 13-18, day and boarding. www.blundells.org
Leisure
Golf courses: Saunton, Braunton (01271 812436).
Royal North Devon, Westward Ho! (01237 473824).
Hunts: the Tiverton, the Dartmoor, the South
Devon, the Spooners and West Dartmoor, the East Devon, the
Stevenstone, the Lamerton, the Eggesford, the Dulverton East,
the Dulverton West and the Tetcott.
Staghounds: the Tiverton, the Devon and
Somerset.
Yacht clubs: the North Devon Yacht Club,
the Brixham Yacht Club, the Royal Dart Yacht Club, the Royal
Western Yacht Club of England, the Island Cruising Club at
Salcombe and the Royal Torbay Yacht Club.
Fishing: rivers Exe, Otter, Teign, Taw and
Torridge.
THE BEST DEVON COUNTRY HOUSES FOR SALE IN 2004
(A breakdown of what was for sale & purchase prices)
Endsleigh Estate, near Tavistock ('bijou' country estate):
£3.25m
Gurrow Point, Dartmouth (contemporary 7 bed house, frontage
to River Dart, 78.5 acres): £3m
Morebath Manor, Bampton (Grade II, 9 beds, 21 acres): £2m
THE BEST DEVON COUNTRY HOUSES FOR SALE Last year
(A breakdown of what was for sale & purchase prices)
Little Dartmouth Estate, Dartmouth; £3m
Feniton Court, Honiton; £3m
Holme Down, Exbourne; £2.4m
Wyld Court, Hawkchurch; £2m
Gurrington House, Exeter; £1.75m
Lower Barn, Salcombe; £1.75m
Knapp House, East Anstey; £1.35m
Sources: Land Registry data in the public domain, our own
research via contacts (selling agents, buyers, solicitors
etc.) and information published in Country Life magazine.
Where a private sale/exchange of trust took place (i.e. no
registration at The Land Registry) figures stated are asking
prices. Whilst every care has been taken in the preparation
of this information. Sands does not guarantee or accept responsibility
for its accuracy. E&OE.
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