_Holiday home of the week: Grade II listed three bedroom riverside home in the heart of Devon

Guide price: £550,000

Sitting on the edge of the sleepy riverside village of Calstock on the Cornish border (within an area of Special Scientific Interest), nature lovers will be enamoured with sweeping, uninterrupted views of the Tamar; upstream to the great viaduct, downstream to the bend beneath Cothele House and across the river to open pasture.

Having been in the same ownership for 40 years, the property has scope for modernisation, making it all the more attractive to a family wishing to make their mark or to bring up to date for renting. 

Inside, approximately 2436 sq m of space includes a spacious living room and dining room with spectacular riverside views out to the rolling countryside beyond.

Three bedrooms make up the top floor of the property and a very large undercroft boathouse sits on the lower ground floor beneath the sitting room and dining room. The boathouse has a shower room and, subject to consent, is ripe for conversion into additional living space or a separate annex should new owners with big imaginations want to take on a project.

On warm summer days, waterfront views, al fresco dining or outdoor entertainment can be enjoyed on the loggia which leads down to the water's edge, off which are two floating pontoons (in need of some repair) owned by the property. Kelly House has first option on a mid-river mooring opposite the house.

The property is relatively low maintenance and therefore ideal to 'lock-up-and-leave'.

Tavistock 7 miles, Plymouth 20 miles, Exeter 45 miles

(All distances are approximate)

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