Ref: LCAA5908 Offers in excess of £775,000

Blable House, St Issey, Nr. Padstow, Cornwall FREEHOLD

An impressive and extremely attractive, detached Grade II Listed house flexibly offering up to 9 bedrooms and 7 reception rooms with flowing, gracious living accommodation, gardens, outbuildings including a separate stone barn and an adjacent field. The whole extending to about 7 acres. A wonderful family home in one of Cornwall’s most highly prized locations close to the Camel Estuary and Padstow with potential to create an income as a boutique Bed & Breakfast or to convert the outbuildings to further accommodation, subject to all necessary consents. 2 Ref: LCAA5908

SUMMARY OF ACCOMMODATION

Ground Floor: hallway, dining room, second kitchen, pantry, utility room, 2 separate wc’s, store room, lounge, sitting room, family room, kitchen/breakfast room, second dining room, parlour, prep room, cold room.

First Floor: 9 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms.

Outside: private in and out driveway, extensive parking, large 4 car garage, large stone garage/workshop, separate stone barn, adjacent field, lawned mature front garden, walled rear courtyard. In all, approaching 7 acres.

DESCRIPTION

Blable House is located in one of Cornwall’s most appealing and sought after areas close to the River Camel and between the towns of Wadebridge and Padstow. The house itself is thought to have its origins in the 1700’s but has evidently been extended over the years. The different periods of the house are visible from the outside with differing roof heights, styles of windows and formality. The interior also displays its lineage with a pleasing flow, differing ceiling heights, types of fireplaces and doors from different eras. The benefits are that there is a mix of formal grand rooms and more intimate spaces, although none of these could be considered small or cottagey. Although there are a couple of entrances the formal approach is over a hard landscaped courtyard/sitting out terrace leading to a panelled front door which opens into a vaulted porch, in turn leading into the reception hall. 3 Ref: LCAA5908 Whether the house would lend itself superbly as a large family home, it would also be perfect for an incoming purchasing wishing to look into the potential of a boutique Bed and Breakfast which could be a possibility, subject to any necessary consents first being obtained. The house is perfectly positioned for this and not only is it in one Cornwall’s most favoured holiday areas, but the lane that leads to Blable House comes directly off the Wadebridge road to Padstow.

Blable House and its grounds extend to about 7 acres and the vast majority of this is a field which is set adjacent to the house and is relatively level at the top before descending to a small areas of copse at the bottom. Along with plentiful parking, a pleasant in and out driveway leads through a short area of woodland which in turn gives access to the wide, four berth garage. Behind Blable House is a unconverted stone barn which would be ripe for conversion, subject to all necessary consents first being obtained. There is also a separate large garage/storage building and dilapidated stables. As it stands, Blable House is a fine period home but it does also offer an incoming purchaser the opportunity to add value and place his or her stamp upon it.

 Near the picturesque and highly sought after town of Padstow.

 Approximate gross internal floor area of gross internal area approximately 5,000sq.ft.

4 Ref: LCAA5908  Gardens and grounds approaching 7 acres (including holding paddock and dilapidated stables).

 9 bedrooms.

 7 reception rooms.

 Situated in a delightful rural location with private in and out driveway.

 Quadruple garage (suitable for conversion, subject to all requisite planning consents).

 Fantastic potential requiring a degree of refurbishment.

 One of the most beautiful yet accessible parts of Cornwall.

 A true statement property dating back nearly 300 years.

 Annexe potential.

 Potential for Bed & Breakfast subject to requisite consents.

 Separate barn which is ripe for conversion, subject to all necessary consents. 5 Ref: LCAA5908

 Large storage building/workshop.  Large kitchen/breakfast room with oil fired Aga.

 Accommodation amounting to approximately 5,250sq.ft. – excluding outbuildings.

An impressive period home that has been extended over the decades and simply must be viewed to be fully appreciated.

LOCATION

Padstow 5½ miles • Wadebridge 3.8 miles • Rock 9.5 miles • Newquay Airport 9.5 miles • city of Truro 21.7 miles (all distances approximate).

Blable house is nestled between two of Cornwall’s favourite towns and its immediate surroundings are of beautiful countryside with the A389 tucked away on the far side of a hill. Nearby are numerous quiet lines and footpaths that take you to the edge of the nearby Little Petherick Creek and also running down to the River Camel and Camel Trail which is a popular well maintained cycle and bridleway stretching along the length of the River Camel from Padstow to Bodmin Moor. The sandy beaches of the Camel Estuary have for many years attracted holidaying families to their shores. The inner parts of the estuary are a sailor’s playground with larger yachts able to shelter in Padstow harbour. 6 Ref: LCAA5908 The Camel Sailing Club at Rock organises racing throughout the season and the estuary has played host to many dinghy racing classes and national championships. The upper reaches of the estuary are well known to wake boarders and water skiers, whilst kayakers can explore its tributaries. The mouth of the estuary broadens to create an ideal venue for kitesurfing and windsurfing when the conditions allows, whilst huge expanses of open sandy beach at Daymer Bay and Hawkers Cove are exposed at low tide. Around the headland from Daymer Bay is Polzeath, which along with Trevone, Harlyn, Constantine, Treyarnon and Porthcothnan Bays to the east offer excellent surfing no matter what the swell the direction.

St Issey itself is a small and exceedingly attractive village with its own pub – The Ring O’ Bells which is opposite the church. Nearby Padstow has a long and ancient history of seafaring and is situated on the western side of the Camel Estuary. The town is well sheltered from the prevailing south west winds and it is renowned for its narrow streets that run down to the harbour, lined with pretty colour washed cottages and slate hung period buildings. Padstow is exceptionally well served for a town of its size and has gained an international reputation following the seafood series of programmes by Rich Stein who has several restaurants and shops within the town. On the outskirts of the town is a Tesco superstore, whilst there are also banks, various shops and a primary school. The upmarket village of Rock is a short boat trip away on the opposite side of the estuary and has a range of restaurants, bars and retailers along with various water sports facilities. The nearby town of Wadebridge offers a further excellent selection of shops and services including a cinema and sports centre and is one of Cornwall’s most pretty towns as it spans the Camel River with parks stretching along its banks. Cornwall’s capital city of Truro is about half an hour’s drive away and it is little more than 10 minutes’ drive to the county’s main airport at St Mawgan which has daily flights to London as well as many other destinations. 7 Ref: LCAA5908

GENERAL INFORMATION

VIEWING – Strictly by prior appointment through: Lillicrap Chilcott, Landrian House, 59-60 Lemon Street, Truro, Cornwall, TR1 2PE. Telephone: (01872) 273473. Facsimile: (01872) 273474. Website: www.waterfrontandcountryhomes.com E-mail: [email protected]

POST CODE – PL27 7RF.

SERVICES – Mains water, electricity. Private drainage. Oil fired central heating. For Council Tax see www.mycounciltax.org.uk.

DIRECTIONS – From Exeter take the M5 south and exit onto the A30 signed to Okehampton. Continue along the A30 to the Bodmin exit. After taking the Bodmin exit and then from the centre of Bodmin follow the signs to Wadebridge. At Wadebridge take the A39 heading west signposted to Padstow where, after about ¼ of a mile you will pass the Royal Cornwall Showground on your left. Stay on the A39 passing the turning on the right signposted to St Issey and A389. Staying on the A39 take the next right hand turning just past a small grass triangle on your left (if you get to the Half Way House Inn on the right you have gone too far) then take the next right hand turn and after a short distance on the left the driveway to Blable House will be marked via our For Sale board.

AGENT’S NOTE – The above particulars have been prepared as a general guide only for prospective buyers. Whilst we have endeavoured to provide a fair and reasonable description of the property, no specific survey or detailed inspection has been carried out in relation to the property, the services, the appliances and any fixtures and fittings or equipment. All buyers should rely on their own surveys and investigations in connection with any purchase of the property. All measurements, floor plans, dimensions, acreages and distances are approximate only and should not be relied upon for accuracy.

OFFICE OPENING HOURS – Monday to Friday 9.00am to 5.30pm. Saturday - 9.00am to 1.00pm (available for viewings all day).

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