7 Bed Detached House, Single Let, Bideford, EX39 2RA £750,000

The accommodation is both gracious and highly versatile, unfolding with an effortless sense of scale and flow. A glazed entrance veranda gives way to a welcoming reception hall, from where the central staircase rises elegantly to the first floor. The living room is both atmospheric and inviting, centred around twin chimney breasts, one of which houses a wood-burning stove. At the heart of the home, the beautifully appointed farmhouse-style kitchen/dining room is perfectly designed for everyday life and informal entertaining, complemented by a secondary staircase and rear access.

Elsewhere on the ground floor, a drawing room or study offers a quieter retreat, while the impressive formal dining room, complete with feature fireplace, provides a refined setting for hosting family and friends. A large wet room, utility room, and an adjoining studio with separate shower room, store and mezzanine level further enhance the flexibility of the house, offering excellent potential for guest accommodation, creative pursuits, home working or independent ancillary living. An additional staircase descends from the main hall to a generous lower ground floor games room, which could equally become a superb cinema room, leisure space or teenager’s den.

The first floor continues to impress, where a charming galleried landing leads to seven substantial double bedrooms, each enjoying its own sense of character and proportion. A family bathroom and separate cloakroom complete the upper floor, ensuring practicality sits comfortably alongside period elegance.

To the front of the property, there is a generous parking and turning area, complemented by a detached single garage and ramped pedestrian access leading conveniently to the side entrance. The landscaped gardens wrap around the house beautifully, featuring a lower lawned area interspersed with a variety of established shrubs and mature trees.

Adjoining the side elevation is a substantial paved terrace, ideal for outdoor dining and entertaining. Formerly a garage and now arranged as a workshop/studio, an additional outbuilding sits alongside the patio and offers potential to be reopened to provide vehicular access from Orchard Hill once again, if desired.

Accessed from the rear hall, a charming enclosed courtyard garden provides a delightful and sheltered retreat, complete with gated rear access and a useful store. Overall, the gardens enjoy a wonderful sense of privacy and seclusion.

Glenrowan is far more than a handsome period house; it is a home of genuine substance and soul — a place where history, architecture and family life converge in the most compelling way. Rarely do properties of this scale and provenance come to the market in such a private and desirable location. For those seeking a distinguished North Devon residence with beauty, flexibility and a story to tell, Glenrowan offers an exceptional and deeply memorable opportunity.
From Bideford Quay, proceed towards Northam along Kingsley Road, passing Morrisons on your right. Continue past the Rydon Garage on your left and take the first right-hand turning before Orchard Hill. Proceed up this private driveway where Glenrowan will be found tucked away within this sought-after residential area.