Sympathetically converted in 2021, The Root House seamlessly blends old-world charm with modern amenities. The open-plan kitchen/dining/living room serves as the heart of the home, featuring exposed stonework, beams, and trusses, as well as underfloor heating on the ground floor. With a statement wooden staircase and elegant bathrooms, The Root House offers a perfect blend of historic charm and contemporary comfort.

Believed to date back to the 15th Century, The Root House is part of a small hamlet that includes the main farmhouse and two other barn conversions, offering a picturesque rural setting without isolation.

The ground floor of the property features a grand entrance hall with a turned wooden staircase leading to the first floor, a modern kitchen with high-end appliances, a dining area with exposed beamed ceilings, and a living area with a vaulted ceiling and floor-to-ceiling wooden cladding to the gable-end wall. There is a cloakroom and bedroom en-suite to this floor with exposed beams.

There is a galleried landing to the first floor with the master bedroom boasting a vaulted ceiling and a spacious ensuite bathroom with a shower and freestanding bath. The second bedroom is also vaulted and is served by a family shower room off the landing.

Outside, The Root House offers a paved rear garden area, a raised lawned area with stunning views, and access to the adjacent field. A detached slate-roofed oak-framed car port provides parking for 2-4 cars, adding to the property's charm and functionality.

Accessed via a shared driveway (in the ownership of the farmhouse with a right of access), the setting of this property is wonderful, overlooking the countryside and with the great addition of a field behind the property (steep) which is currently let to a local sheep farmer.

The holiday letting income for 2024 is an impressive £55,000 gross, making The Root House an attractive investment opportunity.

Agents Note: Planning permission for the property was granted under Planning Application 66598 & Listed Approval No 66599.

Services
Mains electricity. Oil fired central heating and hot water. Private water supply via own bore hole. Drainage by shared Klargestar sewage treatment plant.

Location
Forda is a pretty hamlet with beautiful countryside surroundings, located between the popular coastal village of Croyde and the quaint village of Georgeham.

Croyde is an extremely popular village on the west-facing coastline of North Devon and has become internationally renowned for its spectacular scenery and superb surfing beach, which has hosted numerous top ranking surfing competitions.

Georgeham is a pretty village with a thriving community, with well regarded primary school, general stores, church, village hall, recreation ground and two very popular public houses. For those looking to be close to the fabulous surfing beaches but yet able to escape ‘from the madding crowd’ at the end of the day, Forda and Georgeham have proved to be a well favoured option.

Secondary education and more extensive facilities are provided in Braunton, just 3 miles away and Barnstaple is 9 miles, with all the facilities you’d expect from the region’s main centre, including hospital, leisure centre, historic Pannier market, supermarkets, home improvement stores, restaurants, bars, clubs, schools, colleges, rail link to Exeter, and more.

Forda is just over an hour’s drive from Tiverton station, with mainline connection to London Paddington (2hrs) and road access is via the A361 North Devon Link Road, which connects to the M5 (also just over an hour)

Approximate Distance to Locations
Croyde Centre 0.8 miles Croyde Beach 1.5 miles
Georgeham 0.6 miles Saunton Beach 2.8 miles
Putsborough 2.1 miles Woolacombe 3.6 miles
Barnstaple 8.3 miles Braunton 3.5 miles

Directions to Find
From the centre of Braunton at the traffic lights turn left on the B3231 signposted to Croyde. Follow this road past Saunton and through Croyde village passing the Thatch & Billy Budds Pubs. Follow the road to the right in front of New Coast Kitchen signed Georgeham. From this point travel approximately 0.9 miles through Cross where you will come to a very sharp left hand bend, turn right here onto Hole Cleave Road and then first right onto Hole Lane. The Root House can be found on the right hand side.

Council Tax Band: D (North Devon District Council)
Tenure: Freehold