• Well presented Equestrian Smallholding enjoying private yet accessible location.
• Ideal location for Competition or Stud Yard.
• Gardens & Pastureland to about 34 acres

More information - https://www.foxgrant.com/properties/21409320/sales/-stoke-bliss-worcestershire

A well-presented period farmhouse, which offers spacious family living over 2 floors, offering scope for multi-generational living, with staff flat. Range of brick built stables with further American Barn stables, further outbuildings and Flexi-ride 35m x 40m arena.

Located at end of "no through" road enjoying private, yet accessible location with good outriding.

• Secluded Period Country House with 3 Bedrooms
• 4 Acres of Gently Sloping Pasture
• Ideal Equestrian or Smallholding Property

• Around 2.6 acres of gardens and land – a perfect blend of formal gardens and natural woodland.
• Additional amenity land of around 9.3 acres available by separate negotiation
• Five Bedrooms-Extended & Refurbished

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The Story: A Devon Haven of Peace and Possibility – Where the Kingfisher Flies
Available from By Design Homes | North Devon & Exmoor

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Down a quiet country lane, where trees lean close and the air hums with birdsong, Pensford lies cradled in the folds of a gentle Devon valley — untamed, unspoilt, and deeply private. A place to wake to mist over meadows, to walk among ancient oaks, and to hear nothing but the wind and the whisper of water through the trees.

Set within around 2.6 acres of landscaped gardens and amenity land, this graceful country home is a sanctuary for those who cherish nature, space, and tranquillity. A five-bedroom farmhouse of substance and soul, said to trace its roots to the 1700s, stands proudly at its heart — reimagined for modern living yet in perfect harmony with its timeless rural setting.

For those seeking to embrace a little more of this idyllic landscape, there is the option to acquire an adjoining 9.3 acres of paddocks and woodland by separate negotiation — extending the sense of privacy and freedom for which Pensford is so loved.

The House – Steeped in Character, Reimagined for Today

The farmhouse has been thoughtfully extended and restored, its warm stone and soft lime render in quiet conversation with its surroundings. Step through the boot room — a country essential — into a home where traditional craftsmanship and contemporary comfort meet with effortless grace.

Oak accents and Terrano Gold flooring set a tone of understated elegance. At its centre lies a spacious kitchen and family room, beautifully appointed with Neff appliances, oak breakfast bar, and bifold doors that open to the morning sun. The sitting room, with its inglenook fireplace and twin window seats, invites stillness and conversation.

Upstairs, five double bedrooms — two with en suites and a further family bathroom — offer restful views across the gardens and valley. The principal suite is a highlight, complete with walk-in wardrobe and fine proportions.

The Grounds – Nature’s Calm, Perfectly Composed

Beyond the gates, Pensford begins to unfold — first the formal gardens, shaped with colour, structure, and serenity in mind. Lawns sweep around ornamental trees, and a timber-clad above-ground swimming pool shimmers beneath the canopy — a place for quiet mornings or laughter-filled summer afternoons.

Stone terraces, wildlife and winding paths reveal a landscape designed to be lived in — private yet open, elegant yet natural. To one side, a useful barn and workshop provide space for hobbies or storage, and an adjoining amenity paddock. There is also a useful self contained home office/studio with lettings potential.

The Additional Land – An Invitation to Expand

For those who would like a little more space, a further area of around 9.3 acres of adjoining land is available by separate negotiation. Here, the landscape opens into rolling paddocks and ancient woodland, where streams feed tranquil ponds and deer trace quiet paths through the trees. The setting lends itself to recreation, rewilding, or perhaps enhanced equestrian use — a chance to enhance the beauty and scope of what is already a complete country retreat.

The Location – Rural but Within Reach

Though it feels a world apart, Pensford remains beautifully connected. The charming town of Chulmleigh offers excellent amenities, schooling, and a welcoming community, while Winkleigh provides further everyday essentials. Rail links at Eggesford and Kings Nympton connect to Exeter and beyond.

Surrounded by rolling fields and wooded valleys, midway between Dartmoor and Exmoor, this is North Devon at its most soulful — a landscape of beauty, balance, and belonging.

The Property – Overview

Pensford is a substantial five-bedroom detached country home, set within approximately 2.6 acres of landscaped gardens, woodland glades, and open amenity land in a peaceful valley near Chulmleigh. Believed to date back to the 1700s, the house has been extended and modernised with great sensitivity.

Ground Floor:
• Large kitchen/family room with Neff appliances and bifold doors
• Sitting room with inglenook fireplace and window seats
• Formal dining/family room
• Utility and boot room

First Floor:
• Five double bedrooms (two en suite)
• Family bathroom
• Principal suite with walk-in wardrobe

Gardens & Outbuildings

A gravel driveway leads through double gates to ample parking and turning space. The landscaped gardens feature paved terraces, manicured lawns, mature trees, and wildlife ponds. The timber-clad pool nestles within a sheltered glade, while the barn, workshop home office/studio and static caravan provide valuable additional space for creative, practical or guest use.

Services

• Mains water, electricity, gas
• Private drainage (compliance not checked)
• Solar panels
• Council Tax Band: F (Torridge District Council)
• Fibre broadband available (Airband installation imminent)
• FTTC speeds up to 76 Mbps (download)
• Mobile coverage limited indoors (Three and O2 strongest outdoors)

Location

Pensford lies in the rural valley of Hollocombe Water, between Exmoor and Dartmoor, surrounded by unspoilt countryside. Local amenities are available in Chulmleigh and Winkleigh, both with schools, shops, and medical services. Exeter, Barnstaple, and South Molton are all within easy reach via the A377. Rail links are available from Eggesford, Kings Nympton, and Tiverton Parkway, with motorway access to the M5 and airports at Exeter and Bristol.

Schooling

• State: Chulmleigh Primary and Chulmleigh College — both highly regarded and close by.
• Independent: Shebbear College and West Buckland School provide full private education options.
• Specialist: Acorn School offers tailored education for children with additional needs.

Land Area

Approx. 2.6 acres with house, gardens and amenity land.
A further 9.3 acres of adjoining paddocks and woodland is available by separate negotiation.
Please refer to the plan within our brochure.

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• Professional 22 box yard with 3 bed Barn Conversion
• 60m x 30m Arena, Lunge Pen.
• Pasture to about 22 acres.

Conigree Court Equestrian Yard are is a equestrian yard located off a country lane. Lime Cottage offers the option of either 3 bedroom accommodation or 2 bed with separate 1 bed groom’s annexe.

Available with up to approximately 23 acres of ground in well fenced and watered fields, the property benefits from equestrian facilities with stabling and pasture, making it an ideal property for anybody wishing to run an equestrian business.

In addition there is the option to rent a further detached 3 bed barn conversion.

Not suitable for DIY

• Historic moated and beautifully restored and modernised manor house in 139 acres
• Extensive accommodation and leisure facilities including offices, indoor swimming pool and 4 cottages
• Outstanding equestrian facilities including stabling, Olympic size indoor arena, outdoor arena and post and rail paddocks

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Martley Hall includes a beautifully restored and modernised manor house with exemplary equestrian facilities set in extensive parkland. The Hall has been thoroughly renovated but still retains timeless period characteristics while offering completely modernised and spacious living. The house sits within a moat and has a mixture of traditional timber frame intertwined with strong Arts and Crafts influences. The most recent renovations have been carried out to the highest standard and take full advantage of modern lighting, heating and security systems. The front drive winds through the garden and across a bridge over the moat. The house presents attractive rendered elevations with a timber frame under a plain tile roof with leaded light windows.

The large limestone floored hall leads to the majority of the reception rooms which include a large drawing room and dining room, both of which have magnificent fireplaces. There is also a sitting room, library and study. The large well-appointed kitchen with 5-oven Aga has both a conservatory and breakfast room. At the rear there is a large utility room/back-kitchen, gym and boot room. The cellar is ideal for the wine connoisseur and accessed from the entrance hall.

On the first floor, the principal bedroom suite is at the eastern end of the house with a large bedroom, dressing room and en-suite bathroom. There are a further 4 bedrooms with en-suite bathrooms and a smaller double bedroom and family bathroom.

Gardens and Grounds

Outside the terrace runs along the entire eastern and southern elevations and is accessed from various ground floor rooms. Beyond the well maintained moat are extensive areas of lawn to the south. At the rear of the house an annexe has been cleverly created from a former garage to provide very spacious one-bedroom accommodation and underneath is further storage for the house.

Entertainment and Leisure

Across the moat to the rear of the house is the beautiful walled garden in which has been created stunning leisure and entertaining facilities. Along one side is the magnificent pool complex with 15m pool, infrared sauna, and a jacuzzi, his-and-her changing facilities together with a bar and above a large games room area. Along the northern elevation of the walled garden is a stylish pavilion housing internal dining area and a fully equipped kitchen, with outside dining terrace, all of which overlook the immaculate croquet lawn and pétanque courts. The backdrop is the spectacular formal gardens featuring magnificent hydrangea bushes. Set in the grounds a short distance away is a hard tennis court and a half basketball court.

Offices and Guest Courtyard

To the rear of the house is a beautifully created office and guest complex. The modern offices have been created from a converted traditional timber frame barn and have the space for 18 desks, 2 meeting/boardrooms, kitchen and WC facilities and benefit from two high- speed fibre lines.

Situated around an Italian style courtyard are four well-appointed individual guest bedroom suites each with en-suite bathrooms as well as a guest kitchenette & sitting room. At the end of the courtyard is ‘Grooms Cottage’, a well laid out one-bedroom open plan cottage with its own private garden and pond to the rear.

Adjacent to the offices is the Warehouse Barn (2,640 ft²) which is currently used for storage and has automatically controlled heating but could be used for a wide variety of purposes ancillary to the house or as further offices or entertaining space.

Lot 2

Two staff cottages, stable yard, indoor school, grooms flat, 68 acres of paddocks, horse walker and lunging ring. About 129 acres (52 Ha)

An outstanding set of facilities providing both modern stabling and exemplary training facilities for sports and thoroughbred horses. The equestrian facilities benefit from their own access through electric gates

1 & 2 Martley Hall Cottages: A pair of traditional semi- detached cottages situated adjacent to the stable yard. The houses are constructed of brick under a plain tile with leaded light double glazed uPVC windows. The accommodation comprises a living room and sitting room, kitchen breakfast room and conservatory on the ground floor and 2 bedrooms and a bathroom on the first floor. Each house has an area of garden.

Arenas: An outstanding Olympic sized indoor arena (62m x 24m) constructed to an extremely high standard. The arena features an ‘Equestrian Surfaces’ surface, is fully boarded with part mirrored walls and a glazed central ridge providing a very light and airy atmosphere. In addition, it features an entertaining suite, with offices, changing facilities, commercial kitchen, viewing gallery and cafe area, judges’ box all with an in-built sound system. A short distance away there is a further outdoor arena with box hedging, 2 all-weather turnout paddocks, stallion pens, a covered 5-stall horse walker and lunging ring.

Stables: An attractive modern brick stable yard built in a traditional style around a courtyard providing 24 looseboxes with 4 heated foaling  boxes with CCTV. In addition, there is stallion box, grooms flat with windows over the foaling boxes, veterinary room with stocks and weighing machine.

There are a further 7 American style looseboxes along one side of the indoor arena which also provides further covered storage areas.

Paddocks: The stables and training facilities are served by 68 acres of post and rail paddocks spread across the park. These range in size from less than an acre to over 8 acres and therefore cater for all types of horses, ages and temperaments.

Beyond the paddocks is a belt of mixed woodland (totalling 26 acres) which provide both shelter and privacy as well as a pleasing backdrop

Location

Martley Hall is situated in a wonderful south facing setting overlooking its extensive private parkland. It is located on the northern edge of the village of Easton in Suffolk close to the revered Heritage Coastline.

The village of Easton is within striking distance and has an excellent village community together with a popular pub, primary school and thriving cricket club. The larger settlements of Wickham Market (3.5 miles) and Framlingham (5.5 miles) offer local supermarkets, a range of shops, doctors’ surgery and a post office. Newmarket is 47 miles to the west. Felixstowe and other ports are approximately 21 miles south.  

Martley Hall is just 3 miles from the A12 giving good access south to Woodbridge and north to Southwold. Ipswich is 14 miles distant and offers regular trains to London (Liverpool Street) taking about 1hr 5 mins.  There is an excellent selection of private and state schools in the area, including Framlingham College, Thomas Mills, Woodbridge School, Farlingaye High School, Finborough School, St Felix School & Orwell Park.

Nearby activities include Snape Maltings, Southwold with the Adnams brewery and harbour, Minsmere Nature Reserve, Dunwich beach, Woodbridge and Aldeburgh golf courses, and Thorpeness.

The area is well served with excellent local pubs and restaurants including White Horse Easton, Watson and Walpole, The Crown Framlingham, Greyhound Inn Pettistree, The Suffolk Aldeburgh, The Crown Ufford, Turks Head Hasketon and The Unruly Pig, Bromswell.

• 3 Bedroom Equestrian Property with Excellent Outriding
• Barn with 4 Stables, 40m x 20m Arena, Hay Barn, Wash Bay/Tie Up
• Double Garage, Home Office, Workshop

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Perfectly situated Residential Equestrian/ Smallholding in Woodlands situated onto a bridleway. The property offers generously proportioned three bedroom single storey dwelling, double garage (building regulations approval to convert into a master bedroom with ensuite & office), workshop, stores and fully connected home office, double garage and gardens. The equestrian facilities are excellent with 40m x 20m Arena, Barn housing four internal stables plus stores, hay barn, lorry parking and paddocks. Superb outriding.

In total 3.6 Acres

• Six bedroom main residence with five reception rooms
• Detached high specification two bedroom annexe
• 13 internal stables, 29 acres, tack room, feed room, solarium, manage, walker, other outbuildings and direct bridleway access

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Available on the open market for the first time in over 35 years.

A substantial one of a kind property with over 11,000 square feet of buildings.

Approached from the electric gates and half a mile long private driveway.

Extensive equestrian facilities with 13 internal stables, 29 acres, tack room, feed room, solarium, manage, walker, other outbuildings and direct bridleway access.

Detached high specification two bedroom annexe.

Two triple garages as well as a gym.

Six bedroom main residence with five reception rooms approaching 5000 square feet.

Potential to extend and further develop subject to necessary consents.

Excellent school catchments for all ages including the grammar schools as well as a selection of public schools.

Transport links including the M1, train access to London in under half an hour as well as Luton and Heathrow airports under an hour away.