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Sages - Regency country villa in heart of Dolton

Sages - Regency country villa in heart of Dolton

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Sages front view (Flat & garden beyond hedge, below right two upstairs windows)
Verandah
Sages Flat garden door
Sages Flat kitchen with 4-oven Aga
Sages Flat utility room

Overview of Sages - Regency country villa in heart of Dolton

Reviews
9.0 out of 10 Wonderful
2 bedrooms1 bathroomSleeps 5

Popular amenities

  • Pet-friendlyPet-friendlyPet-friendly
  • FireplaceFireplaceFireplace
  • KitchenKitchenKitchen
  • Barbecue grillBarbecue grillBarbecue grill
  • WasherWasherWasher
  • DryerDryerDryer

Explore the area

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Dolton
  • Popular LocationRHS Garden Rosemoor13 min drive
  • Popular LocationRHS Rosemoor15 min drive
  • Popular LocationSaunton Sands53 min drive

Rooms & beds

2 bedrooms (sleeps 5)

Bedroom 1

1 Double Bed

Bedroom 2

2 Single Beds

1 bathroom

Bathroom 1

Towels provided · Bathtub or shower · Toilet

Spaces

Porch or lanai
Kitchen
Garden

About this property

Sages - Regency country villa in heart of Dolton

Garden flat on ground floor of Regency villa, sleeping 4-5 people (5th person on an airbed in superking/twin room). Private walled front and side gardens. Shared use of walled rear gardens with Sages house.

Communicating door with Sages house to enable properties to be joined if hired together, to accommodate 10-11 in total.

Sages is a grand 6-bedroom Regency villa with 80ft verandah hidden in an acre of walled gardens, at the very heart of a pretty Devon village of traditional houses in the Torridge Valley. It is great for families as the children can run around the extensive grounds without any danger of traffic.

The building is divided into Sages house (one half) and Sages Flats 1 and 2 (other halves of ground and first floors respectively). Sages house and Sages Flat 1 are available for holiday lets, either separately or together. Sages Flat 1 has private access and a private garden if hired separately. A communicating door enables the whole house to be opened up if hired together.

The house, out-buildings and grounds are also available for venue hire, for parties and weddings (NB: Sages is not currently licensed for wedding services but please enquire if this is of interest as it is our plan). Use for an event requires a minimum of 7 nights booking for both Sages house and Flat 1. Please contact us if you wish to hold an event so that we can discuss parking etc. with you. We can also provide folding tables and chairs, parasols, bunting, some village fete-type games etc. for an additional charge.

The accommodation at Sages Flat 1 comprises:
- a large drawing room with period features and working fireplace overlooking the private front garden.
- hall, with french doors to front garden
- kitchen
- bathroom, with shower over bath and with WC
- side bedroom off hall, overlooking private side garden (superking / twin beds + optional airbed to make a triple)
- rear bedroom off kitchen passage (1 king size bed)
- rear hall to courtyard
- courtyard parking (1 car)
- access to walled gardens (c. 1acre)

If hired together with Sages house, Sages Flat 1 has access to the front hall of Sages house through a communicating door in its drawing room. Please see separate listing for full details of Sages house. Summary details are:
- a large drawing room with working fireplace overlooking private front garden
- dining room with French windows onto front garden
- sunroom, leading onto private walled garden and ground floor shower and WC
- kitchen and scullery
- master bedroom (superking / twin beds) overlooking front garden, with ante-room that can be used as a nursery if required
- second bedroom (superking / twin beds) overlooking front garden, with communicating door into master bedroom plus separate entrance from bathroom landing
- third bedroom (superking / twin beds)
- bathroom
- WC
- shower room
- extensive walled gardens of 1 acre
- 2 acre paddock at the rear of the property, leading down to a stream, which can be used for event parking, fireworks displays etc.

Sages has been our family home for nearly one hundred years. We are at the beginning of a long-term restoration programme so we have set our rates and policies to reflect its element of "shabby chic" and families with young children are very welcome! Sages flat is furnished more basically than Sages house so its rates are correspondingly lower.

Property manager

Richard Hadden
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Amenities

Kitchen
Washer
Dryer
Pet-friendly
Outdoor space
Barbecue grill

House Rules

Check in after 4:00 PM
Check out before 10:00 AM

Children

Children allowed: ages 0–17

Events

Events allowed: family gatherings, birthday parties, weddings
Events by prior arrangement. Event fees may apply.

Pets

Pets allowed: limit 2 total
Pets taken ONLY BY owner's prior written approval

Smoking

Smoking is not permitted
We permit events at our written discretion. Please contact us for more details. Weddings require two week booking Sages + Flat.
Pets must live, eat, sleep in kitchen, sunroom. No pets in rest of house except in sitting room in basket under supervision. Never on furniture.
Walk pets for calls of nature in field, leashed. Pick up poo elsewhere. Wash dirty pets before entering. Take pets with you, never leave unattended.

Damage and incidentals

You will be responsible for any damage to the rental property caused by you or your party during your stay.

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
Host has not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector with you on the trip
Host has not indicated whether there is a smoke detector on the property

About the area

Dolton

This apartment is located in Winkleigh. The Plough Arts Centre and Museum of Dartmoor Life are cultural highlights, and some of the area's attractions include Survival Paintball and Survival Laser Games. Dragon Archery Centre and Clovelly Village are also worth visiting.
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Dolton

What's nearby

  • RHS Garden Rosemoor - 13 min drive
  • RHS Rosemoor - 15 min drive
  • Clovelly Village - 28 min drive
  • Saunton Sands - 53 min drive
  • Woolacombe Beach - 64 min drive

Getting around

  • Portsmouth Arms Station - 14 min drive
  • Exeter (EXT-Exeter Intl.) - 64 min drive

Restaurants

  • Duke of York - 6 min drive
  • The Royal Oak - 2 min walk
  • The Tally Ho - 13 min drive
  • Globe Inn - 7 min drive
  • Northcote Manor - 13 min drive

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

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9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.8/10

Check-in

9.8/10

Communication

9.8/10

Location

9.8/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Nigel M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Village life for a work project
Perfect place for me to work. Lots of space for one person (or 2). Cozy Aga. Atmospheric large gardens. Excellent and delightful on site manager. This is old fashioned and hasn’t been decorated for a while. But a well equipped kitchen set up. Excellent large kitchen table and endless possibilities to cook on the Aga. Note a modern oven, hob and microwave were there too. Friendly village. Two pubs. Long deepest Devon walks. Quite a way on little roads to get anywhere. I was there five weeks and was sad to go. That’s a recommendation!
Stayed 35 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Ian H.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Highly Recommended
Lovely place - very much a 'period piece'! Another reviewer mentions "shabby chic" - and while it certainly is a good description, I believe the place HAS had a good makeover! Everything was superb and appliances etc seemed new. Lovely situation and the village was lovely - 2 pubs, shop, butcher and a gorgeous church! Beware that there IS a new hob in the kitchen, but also a fully functioning Aga that is always on! In winter that would be splendid, but on even on just a warm day it can be overpowering (heat), especially in the kitchen. That said, we cooked a few meals using it and never used the new hob!!! :) They bent over backwards to help and I highly recommend.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2022

8/10 Good

Tony B.

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Very peaceful cottage and village.
Reasonably well equipped flat with private garden. Definitely shabby-chic but understand significant improvements scheduled. Good comms with Richard the owner who was very helpful. Royal Oak pub very friendly m, well stocked village store. 45-60 mins drive from main surf beaches
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2020

10/10 Excellent

roger S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Gorgeous Period Property and lovely garden
Lovely Period Property with stunning mature gardens a stone's throw from two local pubs serving very good food. a well stocked local shop open until 8pm to get provisions Although the beaches were a little drive away , it certainly beats the rat race to find a place to stay in the summer months and at a very reasonable cost , although the property was fully equipped with washing machine , dishwasher and lots of extra touches we were not expecting and would be a very comfortable accomodation all year around Well done Richard and your team A*****
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2020

10/10 Excellent

Gary R.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Amazing service from start to finish. Property, location and landlord excellent.
Amazing service from start to finish. Will use Homeaway again for sure 😁 The location, property and landlord (Richard) were perfect would def stay at this property and location again 😁
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2020

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