Collon Barton Lerryn • Lostwithiel • Cornwall

Lerryn ½ mile • Lostwithiel 2½ miles • Fowey (via Ferry) 6 miles Bodmin Parkway Station 8 miles (London Paddington 4 hours) • Truro 26 miles Newquay Airport 23 miles • Plymouth 30 miles (Distances and times approximate) An historical residential farm with outstanding views overlooking the pretty creekside village of Lerryn

Accommodation Entrance hall • Drawing room • Garden room • Kitchen and breakfast room • Sitting room Office • Cloakroom • Utility and boiler room • Cellars

Master bedroom suite with dressing room and bathroom Three further first floor bedrooms with family bathroom • Two second floor bedrooms both en-suite

Gardens and grounds Mature and well maintained formal gardens • Partial walled kitchen garden Pasture and arable land • Garage • Workshop Extensive range of traditional stone barns and range of two modern farm buildings suitable for farming or equestrian uses In all about 132.60 acres (53.65 hectares) Available as a whole with separate Photovoltaic site by separate negotiation

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Situation Collon Barton lies about ½ mile north of the desirable village retaining a number of fine old buildings including the Old offers daily flights to London Gatwick in about 70 minutes and of Lerryn and due south of the Boconnoc Estate. The Palace of Lostwithiel. The centre of the town has been a growing number of cities across the UK. Recent and ongoing ancient Stannary town of Lostwithiel is close by, as is the designated a Conservation Area and has an interesting array improvements to the main A30 trunk road now provide fast historic port of Fowey, one of the principal sailing centres of of shops together with pubs, restaurants, banks, a health access to the M5 motorway network and airport at Exeter. the South West. The property is within easy reach of the centre and a weekly farmers market. The pretty harbour A30 at Bodmin. town of Fowey, 6 miles to the south and at the mouth of Historical note the estuary, is one of Cornwall’s most historical and unspoilt Lerryn is one of the most picturesque waterside villages in Collon Barton is believed to have been built as a model farm sea port towns. Fowey is renowned for its safe deep water Cornwall resting amidst unspoilt countryside and standing at in 1750 by Thomas Pitt of Boconnoc to replace a medieval anchorage and sailing. Both the Royal Fowey Yacht Club the head of a tidal creek on the upper reaches of the Fowey house which was destroyed by fire. It is believed that the and Golant Sailing Club overlook the harbour estuary. estuary. This popular village provides a range of everyday walled garden is all that remains of the original steading. facilities including the 16th century Ship Inn, a post office/ There are local mainline rail stations at Lostwithiel (3½ miles), Collon Barton was previously part of the Boconnoc Estate general stores, village hall and primary school. It has a Bodmin Parkway (8 miles) and St Austell (12 miles). The and has not been on the open market before. It was slipway, some moorings and is about 20 minutes by boat to south coast ports of Polperro and Looe are about 10 miles described as “ a neat residence for the gentleman farmer the open sea at Fowey. Most of the surrounding countryside to the east and the old market town of Liskeard is about 11 complete with mill, ox court, stables, and brew house etc”. is designated as an AONB. miles to the north east. The rent terriers go back beyond the 15th Century. The land Lostwithiel is an old market town within an Area of Bodmin provides the mainline railway links to London and field names remain much as they were when the farm Outstanding Natural Beauty astride the River Fowey and Paddington about 4 hours. Newquay Airport (23 miles) was mapped in 1770.

Collon Barton – for sale freehold A fine Cornish Grade II listed residence set down a private drive in a peaceful, secluded, rural position just under 5 miles from Lostwithiel. It has some wonderful features throughout and some fine rooms. There are lovely views from the principal south facing reception rooms over the gardens and fields beyond. The house and farmstead sit in the centre of the holding with two entrance drives from the north west and the south. The house is very private and there are no public rights of way across the property. The accommodation is well laid out with extensive living space on the ground floor made up of the large kitchen with its separate dining area and breakfast room as well as the garden room and the family sitting room. The drawing room has a lovely open fire and is accessed from the main entrance hall, off which the main staircase leads to the first floor. Other features of the property are the extensive range of traditional stone buildings that are suitable for a variety of uses, subject to the necessary consent, as well as the good range of modern steel framed cattle and sheep buildings.

Annexe Reception Rooms/General Living & Circulation areas

Bedroom/Dressing Rooms

Bathrooms

Work Rooms: Kitchen/Workshop/Utility/Plant

Storage

Approximate Gross Internal Floor Area 5,090 sq ft / 472.8 sq m (excludes wc)

These plans is for guidance only and must not be relied upon as a statement of fact. Attention is drawn to the Important Notice on the last page of the brochure.

First Floor Second Floor

Lower Ground Floor Ground Floor Approximate Gross Internal Floor Area Outbuildings: 16,530 sq ft / 1535.6 sq m (excludes galleried area)

Not shown in actual location/orientation

Outbuilding 7 Outbuilding 9

Outbuilding 2 Outbuilding 8 Outbuilding 3 Outbuilding 6 Covered Silage Pad Outbuilding 4

Outbuilding First Floor

Outbuilding 1 Outbuilding 5

Outbuilding Ground Floor

Gardens and grounds Collon Barton is approached from a quiet country lane through a five bar gate down a driveway with the land gently falling away and breath taking views in the distance. There are formal gardens to the south and east leading to a ha-ha dividing the gardens from the fields. There is a secondary entrance leading southwards down to the village. Behind the formal lawns is a walled garden and small orchard. At the back of the farm courtyard there is a large mowhay (rickyard) with great potential. Beyond the immediate garden are pastures, arable land and a recently planted 2¼ acre orchard. The River Lerryn, reputedly the inspiration for the “Wind In The Willows” and home to visiting otters, runs at the foot of the land to the tidal limit and creek which leads on down to the Fowey. Estuary. There is single bank fishing along the eastern boundary for brown trout, sea trout and the occasional salmon.

Outbuildings To the north of the house there are two collections of farm buildings. The buildings nearest the main house are very traditional and offer storage, stabling and garaging. There is a live planning consent on some of these building for secondary accommodation. To the west is a further range of modern farm buildings suitable for livestock or feed storage and enabling a farming enterprise to be carried out independently from the immediate surroundings of the house. Services Method of Sale Planning 3 Phase mains electricity. Private drainage and water supply The estate is to be offered for sale by private treaty. The house is Grade II listed. There is planning permission to with hydraulic ram system. The heating is provided by an oil convert one barn into a holiday let. Ref: E2/03/00515 FUL. fired boiler and electric under floor heating in the studio and Tenure and Possession There are no public rights of way across the property. The garden room as well as storage heaters, both powered by the The estate is offered freehold, with vacant possession Estate will be sold subject to and with the benefit of all solar energy, as is hot water heating. Broadband connected granted on completion subject to any tenancies/licences for existing rights, both public and private, including rights of with superfast broadband available in the village. current farming activities. way, supply, drainage, water abstraction, electricity supplies Basic Payment Scheme Sporting, Timber and Mineral Rights and other rights, covenants, restrictions and obligations, quasi-easements and all wayleaves, whether referred to or The vendor will make every effort to transfer the Single Farm The current owners run a delightful family shoot across the not. Payment/Basic Payment on completion. property. The sporting and timber are included in so far as they are owned by the vendor. Fixtures and fittings All items usually known as tenants’ fixtures and fittings, whether mentioned or not in these sale particulars are excluded from the sale but may be available by separate negotiation. Such items include all fitted carpets, curtains, light fittings, domestic electrical items, garden equipment, statuary and machinery.

Local Authority Cornwall Council Tel: 0300 1234100 Restormel Borough Council Tel: 01726 223630

Council Tax Band H

Directions (PL22 0NX) (PLEASE USE PL22 OSA for Satellite Navigation) COLLON BARTON In the centre of Lostwithiel at the bottom of Bodmin Hill follow signs to Plymouth onto the A390. Follow this road east for 0.5 miles and turn right into Cott Road. Follow this road for 2.1 miles and then turn hard left signposted to Bodmin/Liskeard. The entrance will be found after 25 yards on the right hand side between granite gate posts and a white gate.

Viewings All viewings must be made strictly by appointment only Note: “This plan is based upon the Ordnance Survey map with the sanction of the control of through the vendor’s agents. H.M. Stationary office. This plan is for convenience of purchasers only. Its accuracy is not guaranteed and it is expressly excluded from any contract. Licence Number. No. ES100017767.”

Important notice 1. Particulars: These particulars are not an offer or contract, nor part of one. You should not rely on statements by Knight Frank LLP in the particulars or by word of mouth or in writing (“information”) as being factually accurate about the property, its condition or its value. Neither Knight Frank LLP nor any joint agent has any authority to make any representations about the property, and accordingly any information given is entirely without responsibility on the part of the agents, seller(s) or lessor(s). 2. Photos etc: The photographs show only certain parts of the property as they appeared at the time they were taken. Areas, measurements and distances given are approximate only. 3. Regulations etc: Any reference to alterations to, or use of, any part of the property does not mean that any necessary planning, building regulations or other consent has been obtained. A buyer or lessee must find out by inspection or in other ways that these matters have been properly dealt with and that all information is correct. 4. VAT: The VAT position relating to the property may change without notice. Knight Frank LLP is a limited liability partnership registered in England with registered number OC305934. Registered office: 55 Baker Street, London W1U 8AN. Particulars dated: March 2015. Photographs dated: February 2015. Kingfisher Print and Design . 01803 867087.