Osprey Talland Hill • Polperro • Cornwall
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Osprey Talland Hill • PolPerro • Cornwall Osprey TALLAND HILL • PolPerro • Cornwall An impressive and spacious family home in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with uninterrupted views of Polperro Harbour and out to sea. osprey Hall • • Dining room • Drawing room • Kitchen/Breakfast room • Study area • Utility room • Conservatory 5 bedrooms • 3 bathrooms and 2 shower rooms The Peek Self-contained, 2 bedroomed apartment Gardens and Grounds South facing terraces • Mature, landscaped gardens • Direct pedestrian access to the harbour Stunning, panoramic harbour and sea views Double garage • Off street parking Fowey 7 miles • Bodmin 10 miles • Eden Project 18 miles • Plymouth 25 miles (All distances 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. osprey – For sale Freehold Osprey is, without doubt, one of the most significant properties in the popular waterfront village of Polperro. The property is approached from a lane that avoids driving through the village itself and, significantly, the property owns a double garage and additional parking on the forecourt a few yards up the lane. In addition, the property also has a right of access from the bottom of the garden down a short flight of steps into the heart of the village itself, by the harbour wall. The property enjoys truly spectacular and south facing panoramic views overlooking Polperro Harbour and out to sea. The whole village is set within both an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) and a Conservation Area. Osprey was built in about 1840 by a grandson of the Rev Sir Harry Trelawny of Trelawne. During the latter stages of the 20th century Osprey provided the location for the village surgery and doctors. Now it is a fabulous family home with flexible accommodation consisting of a five bedroom house with a two bedroom self- contained annexe, The Peek, on the second floor. Both Osprey and The Peek have an internal inter-connecting door and both have their own separate front doors. Since 2005 Osprey has been substantially and painstakingly renovated, restored and improved upon to bring it up to the extremely high standard that it is today. This includes re- plastering, new bathrooms throughout, re-plumbing, a new conservatory and substantial improvements to the interior décor and also the garden. The majority of the windows are either double-glazed or have secondary glazing and there is a new boiler that could be fitted for solar panels. The property is situated in the heart of the village and the front doors for both Osprey and The Peek are accessed off the lane via a short passageway. The front door for Osprey leads into a hallway with a lovely original parquet wooden floor, off which are a corridor and the dining room. The dining room has a wood burner and leads through to the kitchen breakfast room. The kitchen breakfast room enjoys both easterly and southerly aspects and maximises the panoramic views out across the harbour to the sea. From the dining room there is a door that leads out onto the newly Within the main part of the house on the first floor there are three The Peek renovated conservatory through which you can access the south bedrooms and a family bathroom. The master bedroom has its The Peek has its own separate front door off the alleyway with a facing terrace through French doors. Further down the corridor is own en-suite bathroom and the second bedroom has an en suite flight of stairs up to the second floor. Off the landing are a double the drawing room and sitting room which have working fireplaces shower room. The third bedroom has its own en-suite shower bedroom at the front and a single bedroom at the rear. Beside this at each end. The two rooms have been brought together to room. The family bathroom also provides access through to a is a bathroom with both a bath and shower and at the far end of create a wonderful entertaining space and each has French doors corridor which leads up to The Peek on the second floor. the flat is an open plan kitchen and living room. leading out into the conservatory. To the other side of the hallway From the ground floor hallway at the other end of the house there is the utility room, beside which is a downstairs family bathroom. is a secondary staircase that leads up to two further bedrooms Beyond this is a study and stairs leading up to the first floor. and a family shower room. Both these bedrooms enjoy views overlooking the estuary. Gardens and Grounds directions (Pl13 2rX) Osprey’s garden is particularly special and date back to at least dodged the Customs Officer’s muskets, you can see displays When approaching Polperro from Looe on the A397 turn 1850. At the bottom of the garden is a pond that is on the site of local crafts and fishermen’s smocks, or dine in style at one of left at the signpost to Killigarth before the road descends of an original Calvinist church. Directly in front of the house is Polperro’s excellent restaurants. down to the valley. Continue past the holiday park on a newly renovated terrace that is ideal for entertaining. Below the left to a T-Junction where the lane bends round Fishing trips or pleasure cruises can be arranged from the this are a series of terraces, some of which are laid to lawn and to the right. Continue down this lane to the right and quayside, or one can take the cliff path to explore the secluded the entire garden is very sheltered. The garden has a wonderful pass Polperro Primary School on the right. At the next smuggling coves of Talland and Lantivet Bay. array of specimen trees and shrubs including kiwi fruit, T-junction turn left down Talland Hill into Polperro village. camellias, hydrangeas, roses, fuchsias and fig. There is also an With its protected inner harbour full of colourful boats packed Half way down in the hill you will find the Osprey garage orchard with apple and pear trees and a summerhouse beside tightly into a steep valley on either side of the River Pol, the on the left. Park here and walk about 100 yards further the main house. As previously mentioned, there is a gate at quaint colour-washed cottages and twisting streets, Polperro down Talland Hill where the entrance passage to Osprey the bottom of the garden which leads onto a flight of steps that offers surprises at every turn: the Saxon and Roman bridges, will be found on the left. provides access down to the heart of the village. the famous House on Props, The Old Watch House, the fish quay, and the 16th Century house where Dr. Jonathan Couch, Protected by the headland and seemingly in its own naturalist and grandfather of the celebrated writer Sir Arthur microclimate, there are also lawned areas and patios with Quiller-Couch, once lived. barbecue areas accessed from the main house. The village enjoys the benefit of a local primary school, Garages and off Street Parking restaurants, seven pubs and a number of shops including a Post A few yards up Talland Hill from Osprey, the property also owns Office, bakery and a general store. The charm of the village is a double width garage with additional extra storage area or protected by its status as a conservation area and the harbour is workshop. In front of the garage is further off street parking for designated as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. one car. Services South Cornish Coast Mains electricity, drainage and metered water. Set in beautiful south facing landscaped gardens directly Fixtures and fittings overlooking Polperro Harbour, Osprey is a rare opportunity to acquire a breathtakingly charming jewel in Cornwall’s waterfront All items usually known as tenants’ fixtures and fittings, whether landscape. mentioned or not in these sale particulars are excluded from the sale but may be available by separate negotiation. Polperro is a village and fishing port originally belonging to the ancient Raphael Manor mentioned in the Doomsday Book. local authority Situated on the River Pol, four miles west of the major resort of Cornwall County Council, Truro TR1 3AY. Looe and 25 miles west of the major city and port of Plymouth, Telephone 0300 1234100 it has a picturesque fishing harbour lined with tightly packed houses which make it a popular tourist location in the summer Council Tax months. The village retains almost all of its 17th Century Band D architectural charm and has been a working fishing port since Viewing the 13th Century. Viewing is strictly by prior appointment with the Sole Agents This peaceful fishing cove was once a thriving centre for the Knight Frank, 19 Southernhay East, Exeter, Devon EX1 1QD. area’s smuggling. Today, in cellars where furtive smugglers once Tel: 01392 423111. This Plan is based upon the Ordnance Survey Map with the sanction of the Controller of H.M. Stationery Office. Crown Copyright reserved. (ES763454). This Plan is published for the convenience of Purchasers only. Its accuracy is not guaranteed and it is expressly excluded from any contract. NOT TO SCALE. approximate Gross internal Floor area 3647 Sq Ft - 338.81 Sq M This plan 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 text of the Particulars Ground Floor First Floor Second Floor Important Notice 1.