Guide Price £875,000
4 beds 3 baths 1 garage
Available
Chantry, Wood Barton, Woodleigh, Kingsbridge, Devon
Features
Summary
This is a unique opportunity, Wood Barton is a converted Monastery positioned in a one off location with a highly sought after lifestyle including leisure facilities.
Chantry offers buyers a wonderful architecturally designed four bedroom home with highly spacious and beautifully presented accommodation.
It has communal leisure facilities, including an indoor swimming pool, gym, jacuzzi, steam room, lounge area, sauna, tennis court and gardens.
Description
A captivating tree-lined driveway leads you to this exquisitely converted Monastery, originally constructed by Monks in the early 1900s.
Completely secluded, enveloped by a stunning landscape adorned with mature trees, surrounded by 80 acres of arable lands and grazing fields.
The close-knit private gardens boast beautifully illuminated pathways that guide you around the property, while a charming country path winds down from the well maintained gardens to the river below.
As the largest of eight architecturally designed residences, the original show department, Chantry offers uniquely splendid newly decorated accommodation. Thoughtfully designed to create an atmosphere of opulence, it features generously proportioned rooms and high ceilings throughout, showcasing a magnificent fusion of historic and contemporary interior design. Expansive windows flood the space with natural light, revealing the breathtakingly unspoiled countryside surrounding this enchanting property.
Imagine stepping onto a South facing private sun terrace at the front of your future home, where a welcoming entrance door leads you into a lobby designed for convenience, with ample space for fitted wardrobes or hanging and storage for your coats and shoes.
A practical floor-to-ceiling glass panel and door elegantly separate the hallway entrance, creating an inviting ambiance.
As you enter the ground floor, you'll find a serene seating or study area, alongside a uniquely contemporary WC Pod that adds a touch of modernity.
Ascend the wide granite stone steps to discover the expansive first-floor living area, featuring a beautiful hall and landing that offer ample room for a generous desk, chairs, or even a cozy library nook.
A charming brick-decorated archway beckons you into a vast modern kitchen, which boasts a second stylish pod that houses the utility room and additional storage, and a second pod section with a toilet and wash hand basin.
This impressive kitchen is outfitted with suspended lighting, fitted cupboards, and floor-based units with oak floors and dark granite surfaces.
It includes high-end features like a Rangemaster oven with a six-ring gas hob, a built-in microwave, a dishwasher, and a waste composter. The stylish stainless steel splash back and matching extractor, along with an electric coffee maker and a television point, enhance the contemporary feel. Plus, the 9ft long central island with four bar stools is perfect for casual gatherings and culinary creativity.
Step up into a beautifully inviting open plan L-shaped space, where oak wooden steps and floors guide you to a formal dining area seamlessly connected to a splendid sitting room. Enjoy the breathtaking views through large windows that frame the lush rear gardens and the picturesque countryside beyond. You're also treated to a premium built-in Sonos sound system, with discreet recessed speakers, allowing you to control your audio experience throughout the home.
A continuation of the beautiful granite stairway ascends to the second floor, where you’ll discover an extremely spacious hallway that offers ample room for a study or play area. An elegant archway ushers you toward the bedrooms, each adorned with the oak floors and fire doors, each bedroom having spacious fitted wardrobes.
To the right and left, are two luxurious super king-sized double bedrooms.
The right side, this bedroom boasts a generously sized south-facing window at the front and a west-facing opening skylight, filling the room with light. This suite includes a private completely fitted en-suite shower room, with a wash hand basin, toilet, bidet and a heated towel rail, with a window facing towards the terrace and herb garden.
The huge bedroom to the left has windows facing the rear garden and overlooks fields and the valley below. This bedroom is en-suite, with a completely tiled wet room, furnished with a large shower, toilet, wash hand basin, and a heated towel rail.
Centrally positioned, are two charming smaller double bedrooms featuring fitted wardrobes, and complimented by a shared family bathroom equipped with a freestanding bath, a heated towel rail, a basin, and a toilet, complemented by a walk-in shower cubicle with an indulgent rainfall shower head.
This house offers comfort and elegance at every turn.
Currently, it is fitted with two chair lifts. They could be purchased by separate negotiation or removed.
Step outside and discover a fantastic leisure centre, including a big indoor swimming pool, two gyms, a jacuzzi, steam room and sauna, with indoor lounging area and his and hers changing rooms.
Externally, you can enjoy your own private South facing sun terrace with ample space for lounging and dining.
And external West facing fire pit with rustic log seating.
And a hard surfaced, green painted, tennis court.
Chantry also has a spacious single lockable garage equipped with double timber doors, storage space and electricity.
For your convenience, there is an additional parking space at the front of the garage. And a sizeable Wood Barton visitors car park, making it easy for guests to visit.
The location is spectacular, surrounded entirely by peaceful grazing fields of the Avon Valley, enjoying unspoiled views from every angle.
Life at Wood Barton offers residents luxury and privacy, shared leisure facilities and on-site staff to provide concierge services and assist with deliveries, gardening, and general Monastery maintenance 5 days a week.
The amenities include: Mains Electricity, Water, Private Biological Drainage, and Gas underfloor heating and towel rails in each bathroom space.
Enjoy connectivity with TV aerial and Telephone sockets, Sonos Sound System wired throughout, along with fast-speed internet access to keep you connected.
This property is offered on a Leasehold basis with an impressive 984-year term, inviting you to make it your own. Service charges for 2026 are £1200 per calendar month, includes the concierge service, communal gardens and leisure facilities management.
There is a reserve fund operating for the maintenance of the Monastery, contributed to by the residents on a regular basis.
The leisure facilities have a residents WhatsApp Group to book exclusive use times for these facilities.
Chantry, Wood Barton would make a fabulous permanent, second or holiday home. It is an especially lovely environment for children too with school bus drop off and collection is 10 minutes drive away with great school choices available in Kingsbridge and surrounding areas.
Trains and buses can be caught from nearby Totnes to Exeter or Plymouth for further schools, colleges and universities. These nearby cities offer a wide selection of shops, theatres, museums, etc.
Mainline trains operate to London Paddington and Penzance.
Utilities, Rights, Easements & Risks
Utility Supplies
| Electricity | Mains Supply |
|---|---|
| Water | Mains Supply |
| Heating | Central, Double Glazing, Underfloor Heating |
| Broadband | FTTC (Fibre to the Cabinet) |
| Sewerage | Domestic Small Sewerage Treatment Plants |
Rights & Restrictions
| Article 4 Area | Ask Agent |
|---|---|
| Listed property | Yes |
| Restrictions | Yes |
| Required access | Ask Agent |
| Rights of Way | Ask Agent |
Risks
| Flooded in last 5 years | Ask Agent |
|---|---|
| Flood defenses | Ask Agent |
| Flood sources | Ask Agent |
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