This impressive house sits in an elevated position on the edge of the North Devon town of Barnstaple and overlooks the nearby Portmore golf course. The stylish accommodation offers TEN bedrooms.
Take a tipple on the terrace. Hit the hot tub. Pop inside for pool in the games room. Light the logs, tell tales, sing songs. This is how families used to be.
Wend your way through the undulating whims of the Whiddon Valley. Just outside of Barnstaple, the Devon lanes get tighter as you get closer. And there it is, almost hidden in the hills – Mount Sandford House, a ten-bed manor sleeping 31, nestled into the countryside and just a three-iron from the greens of Portmore Golf Club.
It fits right in. The ornate gardens, alive with features, weave a little magic around the house, the wrought-iron pillared portico adds colonial charm, and the lawn, set within 1.5 acres, looks ready for croquet and Pimm’s. The elevated hot tub bubbles away, waiting for nine of you to get your cossies on and pop open the drinks.
Inside, it’s a similar story of languorous luxury and indulgence. Light the logs in the sitting rooms beneath the chandeliers and chat away. This is how families used to be. For serious R and R, the games room comes with pool table and wall TV, for big games and big nights in.
Eat for England in the monster dining room. Take a tipple on the terrace. Wind down in piping-hot water in the freestanding bath. Then try not to bicker over the bedrooms. Whichever you choose, you’ll nod off in soft-cotton comfort to the gentle sound of the wind in the trees.