Ref: LCAA6489 £535,000 South Boduel Farm, Moorswater, Liskeard, Cornwall FREEHOLD An impressive south facing detached period farmhouse offering extensive accommodation and various outbuildings, enjoying tranquillity and privacy in about 1.6 acres of gardens and a paddock. A blissful family sized country home with far reaching views amazingly just a few miles from Liskeard, the main road and railway networks but also within easy striking distance of Bodmin Moor and the beaches and sailing facilities around Fowey and Looe. 2 Ref: LCAA6489 SUMMARY OF ACCOMMODATION Ground Floor: garden room, broad hall, slate flagged living room, sitting room, dining room, hand built kitchen, utility, wc. First Floor: large landing, 3 double bedrooms, bathroom, shower room. Second Floor: huge open-plan room with potential for division to create more bedrooms. Outside: driveway and plentiful parking, two garages, stone outbuilding comprising studio, store room/workshop and log store. Greenhouse, large summerhouse, garden tractor shed. Pretty gardens to the front and side of the house, large meadow garden stocked with many different trees and shrubs, dining patio, wildlife pond, paddock with solar panels. In all, about 1.6 acres. DESCRIPTION South Boduel Farm is a large and handsome double fronted stone farmhouse believed to date from 17th Century then greatly enlarged in the 18th Century and more recently. The house is laid out over three floors with a relatively square plan and central broad hall and first floor landing. To the front, facing south and overlooking the garden are two reception rooms, the smaller has an open fire, the larger a woodburner and a slate flagged floor. To the rear is a dual aspect dining room, a hand built kitchen, a utility room and wc and a garden room enjoys the sunny outlook to the front. 3 Ref: LCAA6489 On the first floor are three large double bedrooms, a modern bath/shower room and a further shower room with a power shower. A staircase then ascends to a huge open-plan second floor room lit by three dormers to the front and four Velux roof windows to the rear. It is an extremely flexible space and has been used as a cinema, hobbies room and occasional bedroom. The previous owners had the plumbing brought up to this level with the idea of making it two en-suite bedrooms. The house is complemented by stone and more modern outbuildings surrounding a courtyard at the side and rear. These provide garaging and workshop space in one part and in a former calf house is a hobbies room or studio, a store room and log store. Surrounding the house on its southern and western sides are picturesque planted gardens. The house and gardens all provide excellent views of the surrounding countryside including Bodmin Moor. To the east of the house is a wonderful arboretum of specimen trees set within mown lawns but are also dotted with planted beds and edged by Cornish hedgerows with mature trees. Close to the house is a terrace ideal for alfresco dining and further away is a summerhouse 4 Ref: LCAA6489 making a retreat overlooking this beautiful area and also a wildlife pond. The garden is a haven for wildlife; swallows return every year. Beside the summerhouse are vegetable beds and there are fruit trees around the garden. The paddock has mostly been left to nature but includes some hazel, edible chestnut trees and an array of photovoltaic panels supplying some household electricity and returning power to the National Grid, therefore providing an income. There is also a solar water pre-heating panel on the south facing roof. South Boduel Farm offers the countryside idyll of a lovely farmhouse, array of small outbuildings, large gardens and a paddock nestled in delightful countryside. The house and gardens enjoy excellent privacy, whilst being part of a small community. What makes this property all the more captivating is its incredibly convenient location being just a few miles from Liskeard, the main road network, a mainline railway station and also a branch railway line station which is just about within walking distance and gives simple access to the harbourside town of Looe and its surrounding beaches. LOCATION South Boduel Farm is only a short drive away from the ancient market town of Liskeard which provides an excellent array of local shops, banks, local inns and associated businesses together with out of town trading estates and supermarkets. The town also provides a mainline railway station with direct trains to London Paddington. Although suffering no road noise from its peaceful rural position, the house enjoys remarkably easy access out onto the A38 which then remains dual carriageway virtually all the way to Plymouth and then onward to the city of Exeter providing an approximately 1¼ hour drive to Exeter Airport. Plymouth, which is just on the other side of the River Tamar provides an extremely wide array of leisure, commercial and retail facilities, state and private schools. The Tamar river and its wide estuary waters (Plymouth Sound) and the myriad of creeks and tributaries provide excellent day sailing waters. There are several yacht clubs along the estuary and its tributaries. The south Cornish coast is a short drive away with the picturesque coastal villages of Looe and Polperro easily accessed. Looe river and harbour provide a haven for boat enthusiasts and fishing trips can be booked from both. Fowey and Polruan on either side of the Fowey River estuary are also near at hand and are considered an upmarket sailing location with deep water moorings, inns and restaurants. Fowey also hosts Fowey Week sailing regatta which has many onshore events, Fowey Literary Festival and also the Fowey Christmas Market. Much of the surrounding countryside remains delightfully unspoilt comprising large tracts of forestry and open farmland. 5 Ref: LCAA6489 THE ACCOMMODATION COMPRISES (all floor plans and dimensions are approximate) From the driveway a path leads across the front of the house to a door opening to:- GARDEN ROOM – 8’6” x 6’2”. Windows wrapping around three sides overlooking the front garden with slate sills below. Slate floor, one exposed stone wall, half glazed door to:- HALL – 23’10” x 7’9”. A large hall in the heart of the house with a turning staircase rising to the first floor and doors to:- LOUNGE – 14’4” extending to 15’8” x 14’. High beamed ceiling, window to the front with window seat below, grand cut stone fireplace with a slate hearth, woodburning stove and slate topped alcove to one side. Slate flagged floor. 6 Ref: LCAA6489 SITTING ROOM – 13’1” reducing to 11’10” x 12’. Window to the front with slate sill, fire breast with an open stone fireplace and slate hearth. DINING ROOM – 13’9” x 10’2”. Dual aspect with windows to the side and rear with deep slate sills. KITCHEN – 15’8” reducing to 13’9” x 8’1”. Fitted with a range of ash fronted handmade units by Treyone under polished granite worktops with an under counter mounted stainless steel 1½ bowl sink with cut draining area to the side and period style mixer tap over. Travertine tiled splashbacks, broad window with a deep slate sill. Concealed integrated dishwasher, fridge and freezer. Falcon dual fuel range cooker set into a stone surround with a concealed extractor over and original clome oven to one side. Tiled floor, pull out larder cupboard. 7 Ref: LCAA6489 UTILITY ROOM – 7’5” x 6’1” extending to 7’8”. Slate floor, one exposed stone wall, door to the rear. Light green base and wall mounted units under a light wood effect worktop with a stainless steel 1½ bowl sink and drainer with chrome mixer tap over. Window to the rear, space under the units for a washing machine and tumble dryer. Door to:- WC. Continuation of the slate floor, white wc, white corner cantilevered wash basin with chrome taps and white tiled splashback. One exposed stone wall, obscured window, slate floor. FIRST FLOOR LANDING – 24’1” x 9’4”. Window to the front with countryside views and further window to the rear also enjoying views to Bodmin Moor with a window seat below. Staircase to the second floor with cupboard below. Doors to;- BEDROOM 1 – 14’6” x 13’7” extending to 15’5”. Window to the front with countryside views and deep slate sill, fitted light wood veneered wardrobes and drawers. BEDROOM 2 – 12’6” extending to 13’8” x 12’4”. Window to the front overlooking countryside with a slate sill. 8 Ref: LCAA6489 BEDROOM 3 – 13’8” x 10’4”. Window to the rear with countryside views and deep slate sill, exposed floorboards. BATH / SHOWER ROOM. Fitted with modern white sanitaryware including a wc, pedestal wash basin with chrome mixer tap and a panel bath with chrome mixer tap, glazed shower screen and Mira mixer shower over. Modern light stone effect tiled splashbacks with blue/green glass feature tiles, light blue painted recessed cupboard housing the hot water cylinder, tiled floor, mirror with integrated lighting over the wash basin, tall ladder style heated towel rail, window to the rear with deep slate sill. SHOWER ROOM. Curving glazed screened shower enclosure with various jets and steam function. White wc, corner cantilevered wash basin with chrome taps, tiled splashback and vanity lights over with integrated electric shaver socket. Window to the rear with a deep slate sill, ladder style heated towel rail, tiled floor. SECOND FLOOR 33’10” x 17’3”. A fantastic large space which has been used as a bedroom, hobbies room and cinema by our client. This room could easily be divided creating two still very large rooms, subject to all necessary consents.