Polstreath House CLIFF ROAD • MEVAGISSEY • SOUTH CORNWALL
Polstreath House CLIFF ROAD • MEVAGISSEY • SOUTH CORNWALL
Polstreath House is a handsome and imposing detached Victorian Villa, with exceptionally grand and spacious family rooms. Without doubt, one of the principal residences within the village, Polstreath enjoys commanding and far reaching, panoramic sea views from ten rooms. Sitting within an unusually large garden for the area, Polstreath offers enormous potential for further development, subject to necessary planning consents.
Porch • Entrance hallway • Kitchen • Dining room • Drawing room • Conservatory • WC
Galleried landing • Principal bedroom • 4 further bedrooms • 2 family bathrooms
Adjoining annex with: open plan kitchen/living room • Two bedrooms • Bathroom
Mature, landscaped garden • Terraced lawn and terraces over five levels Private gated driveway and parking
In all about ¾ acre
Approximate Gross Internal Floor Area 3,573 sq ft (332 sq. m)
Portmellon ½ mile • St Austell 6 miles • Fowey 12 miles • Truro 20 miles (main line station to London Paddington, travelling time approx. 4½ hours) St Mawes 15 miles • Newquay Airport 17 miles (flight time to London Gatwick/Stansted approx. 1 hour) • Exeter 82 miles (All distances and times are approximate)
These particulars are intended only as a guide and must not be relied upon as statements of fact. Your attention is drawn to the Important Notice on the last page of the text. Polstreath House – For Sale Freehold Polstreath House is situated above Polstreath Beach, which drawing room, an ornate wooden surround with Victorian tiles and lies at the foot of the cliff, in parallel with School Hill. On foot it multi-fuel stove. The dining room has French doors leading out to Polstreath House is a charming Victorian Villa, its land acquired takes 3 minutes to the beach steps and 3 minutes from steps to the terrace, the drawing room has French doors leading into the by, and built for, a Mary Laverton in 1891. Situated in an elevated beach. Within a 5 minute walking distance is the fishing harbour, conservatory, from which two sets of doors lead to the terraced position in the beautiful village of Mevagissey, it is one of the churches and village centre with its thriving year-round community. garden. principal residences within the locality. Both house and gardens, Mevagissey has several boutique shops, cafés, pubs, primary which extend to about ¾ acre, enjoy panoramic views across From the hallway is a WC/cloakroom and back door leading to the school and other amenities, including Sandy Beach on the Mevagissey Bay to Chapel Point. This is the very first time parking area at the rear. Beyond this is the kitchen which has a harbour. The Lost Gardens of Heligan are within driving distance of Polstreath has been on the open market since 1939. two-door, oil-fired, Aga, LPG gas hobs, electric oven, central island 4 minutes or walking distance of 30 minutes. and granite work surfaces. The kitchen faces west and enjoys the Significantly, the property has a spacious garden to the south and First impressions on arrival are fantastic. The double wrought iron evening sun. A separate back door leads to the rear of the garden. to the east which, subject to necessary planning consents, could gates lead into a large private parking area with room for at least be developed into large residential dwellings. Yet, the house and In the main house and central hallway is a very impressive six vehicles or boat trailers. A separate gated pedestrian access garden in its current configuration is extremely rare for the area staircase leading to a galleried landing above. Off the landing and is situated to the south-west of the property. The front porch has and will command a premium sale price. The spacious garden corridor are a total of five bedrooms, two family bathrooms and beautiful original Minton tiles and stained-glass windows leading could also accommodate a swimming pool, tennis court or laundry room. One of the bathrooms has a bath, the other a bath through to the staircase and hallway, from which the principal helipad, subject to necessary planning consents. and shower. One of the bedrooms is currently used as an office. reception rooms are accessed. The dining room, drawing room All bedrooms have sea views. The principal bedroom has a bay and conservatory enjoy wonderful sea views. The dining room window to maximise these sea views. has an open fireplace with impressive marble surround, the Annexe Between the kitchen and conservatory is an adjoining two- bedroomed annex with downstairs open plan kitchen living room and multi-fuel stove. There is separate access to a rear walled courtyard with lovely sea views. Stairs lead to a first-floor landing, from which two bedrooms and family bathroom are accessed. One bedroom is single, the other double with Juliet balcony and stunning views out to sea. Gardens and grounds Outside are substantial gardens across five terraces, the second of which has a very large decked veranda. The lower terrace which covers an extremely large lawn area could, subject to necessary planning consent, be utilised as a swimming pool, tennis court or helipad. Full of lovely mature trees and shrubs, the upper terraced gardens have fully wired outdoor lights, perfect for alfresco dining and outdoor entertaining. The wisteria and clematis on the front exterior of the house are particularly special. South Cornwall Recreation and Leisure: The south coast of Cornwall is renowned for safe bathing, rocky inlets, sailing and boating, free from the pounding surf and strong tides of the Atlantic Ocean on the north coast. The South West Coastal Footpath, part of which runs parallel to Polstreath House and overlooks Polstreath Beach, provides access to superb scenery and some of the prettiest sections of coastline. This area of Cornwall is noted for its mild climate, the Lost Gardens of Heligan and, just north of St Austell, the world-renowned Eden Project.
Shopping: The charming fishing village of Mevagissey has a range of shops, restaurants and pubs. St Austell, about 6 miles away, provides a much wider selection of shopping facilities, including large supermarkets. The high street has recently undergone a multi-million pound rebuild and development programme. To the west, the city of Truro provides an excellent array of shops, leisure and commercial facilities. Travel: Communication links are good: there is a mainline Services Viewing train service from St Austell to London Paddington (about Mains water and electricity. Private drainage. Oil-fired central Viewing is strictly by prior appointment with the Sole Agents Knight 4 hours). There are links to the A390/A38 or the A30 to the heating throughout the main house. Frank LLP. M5 at Exeter. Newquay International Airport (20 miles) has a daily flight to London Gatwick. Exeter Airport and Fixtures and fittings Directions (PL26 6TH) Bristol Airport provide a wider range of international and All those items regarded as owner’s fixtures and fittings, together At the junction before Mevagissey, take a left along Cliff Road domestic flights. with rugs, fitted carpets, curtains and light fittings, are specifically passing the school on the right. After approximately 100 yards, the Mevagissey is located almost equidistant between the excluded from the sale. However, certain items may be available by road starts going downwards and Polstreath House is to be found historic town of Fowey and the yachtsman’s haven of separate negotiation. on the left-hand side after Polstreath Orchard. The entrance has metal gates which stand between granite pillars and a high stone St Mawes. Both towns are renowned world-wide as Local Authority residential and holiday locations on the south Cornish wall. Cornwall County Council: 01208 262800. coast. Approximate Gross Internal Floor Area House: 332 sq.m (3573 sq.ft.) Loft: 116.15sq.m (1250 sq.ft.)
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