A 16th century country estate built by Queen Elizabeth I’s treasurer for Devon and Cornwall has been put on the market for £2.5million.
The Grade II* Ogbeare Hall is steeped in over 600 years of history and was originally the seat of the wealthy Loveys family.
The six-bedroom property sits in 114 acres of land in its own private valley in North Tamerton, near Bude, in Cornwall.
Its medieval origins can still be seen in the Great Hall which has a grand stone fireplace, ornate high vaulted ceiling and large stained glass windows.
Leonard Lovis, Elizabeth I’s treasurer for Devon and Cornwall, built the family home in the mid to late 1500s and after his death in 1576, the property changed hands.
It has undergone many alterations since and has has 5,296 sq ft of accommodation over three floors.
The Grand Hall (pictured) in the stunning country home which boasts high ceilings and glass windows
A large dining room with a stone fireplace and ornate furnishings in the property (pictured)
The home was built by Queen Elizabeth I’s (pictured) treasurer for Devon and Cornwall
The property’s reception hall which has elaborately carved wood paneling on the ceiling (pictured)
Ogbeare Hall was built by Elizabeth I’s treasurer as the seat of the Loveys family in the mid-1500s
On the ground floor is the impressive reception hall, the Great Hall and library, kitchen/breakfast room, drawing room and sitting room.
There are cellars below and six bedrooms and two bathrooms over the first and second floors, including a tower bedroom with far-reaching views across the estate.
The property also comes with planning permission and listed building consent in place to extend it to create an open-plan kitchen and living area and add two double bedrooms with en suites.
There are also a number of outbuildings and a lodge with open plan living space and a shower room that could be additional guest or staff accommodation.
The land, which is a mix of formal gardens, parkland, woodland and pasture, is a haven for wildlife.
The grounds around the estate which is on the market for £2.5million
A large double bedroom in the property with bay windows (pictured)
A sitting room with a fireplace with wood furnishings at the property (pictured)
A large modern bathroom in the property with two sinks and a bathtub (pictured)
Ogbeare Hall is a Grade II* Listed country home with its own private valley in North Tamerton, near Bude
Red and roe deer roam the woods, there are wild trout and otters in the lake, which is also home to mallard, teal, moorhens and Canada geese.
Also a pair of peregrine falcons, several buzzards and numerous pheasant and woodcock can be seen at various times in the year.
The walled garden is currently used to grow vegetables and there is a solar-power heated swimming pool and a barbecue area.
Oliver Custance Baker, from Strutt & Parker, who are selling the property, said: ‘Ogbeare Hall is a really special family home – 500 years old, Grade II* Listed, and sitting on the border between Cornwall and Devon so you’re in the heart of some stunning countryside.
A large kitchen at the property which features an island and dining room table (pictured)
Large bay windows looking out to a stunning view (pictured)
An outside pool next to the property which sits in 114 acres of land (pictured)
‘The house was modernised during the Victorian period, but there’s no escaping the rich history here linking back to Elizabeth I with the impressively vaulted Great Hall.
‘What makes this historic property such a brilliant family home in the 21st century is not only the space it offers internally; with six bedrooms, multiple reception rooms and entertaining spaces, generous kitchen, and planning granted to reinstate an original wing of the house, but the outdoor setting too.
‘Within the grounds of 114 acres you’ll find otters swimming in the lake, deer roaming through the woodland areas, parkland-style gardens, swimming pool and a walled garden. It really is idyllic.’
