The house is set back from the road and approached by a gravel drive. The ground-floor is open and light and principally divided into three main spaces; an open-plan sitting / dining / kitchen area, a large reception room and a study / guest bedroom with en-suite bathroom. Useful space has been designed for a pantry, a utility room and separate WC. An entire wall of glazing connects the downstairs to a wide decked area and the garden beyond, accessed through bi-fold doors.

Upstairs there are four bright bedrooms, one with an en-suite bathroom, and a family bathroom.

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Set in approximately four acres of idyllic landscaped gardens, the house was designed by the highly-regarded architect Fiona McLean of McLean Quinlan as a replacement for a farmhouse that stood on the original site. The retention and re-use of the coloured stone from the original structure gives the building a timeless quality that belies the fact it was completed in 2002. Shuttered concrete detailing and floor-to-ceiling glazing are among the more contemporary aspects of the home, as is the largely open-plan interior layout. The architectural writer, Cathy Strongman, has described the house as “sturdy and yet elegantly transparent in places, contextual but also contemporary… a Devonshire farmhouse that takes full advantage of its setting without diminishing any of its beauty”. For more images and information about the house on the McLean Quinlan website, click here.

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