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Albaston House Albaston, Gunnislake, Cornwall A very special, enchanting period family home that is steeped in history and has retained many of its original period features. It provides the perfect and idyllic family home and lifestyle for a family and includes a five acre field.

Gunnislake 1 mile, 1.5 miles, 4.5 miles, Tavistock 5 miles, 20 miles, Exeter 46 miles (All distances are approximate) Porch | Reception hall /Drawing room | Dining room | Sitting room| TV/Sitting room| Kitchen/breakfast room Cloakroom | Utility room | Pantry Principal bedroom with dressing room and en suite bathroom| 4 further bedrooms | Family bathroom Garaging, summer house, outbuildings and double car port | Double storey barn| Two further adjoining barns Gardens | Grounds | Field In all about 6 acres Approximate internal area: Main House: 3,780 Sq.Ft (351.2 Sq.M.) Outbuildings: 2,493 Sq.Ft (231.7 Sq.M.)

Exeter 19 Southernhay East, Exeter EX1 1QD Tel: 01392 423111 [email protected] knightfrank.co.uk Albaston House – For sale freehold Albaston House is a very special and enchanting Elizabethan family home that dates back to the 1500s and has only had three owners in recent history. It originally formed part of the Bowhay family estate and only left the family about 50 years ago. It consists of the most charming and immaculate five bedroom family home surrounded by a cleverly designed and painstakingly maintained gardens and grounds within which are two substantial barns and further outbuildings with an adjoining five acre field beyond. It is very private and situated on level ground.

There are three separate vehicle accesses into the property. A farm gate leads off a rural lane along the side of the five acre field into the cobbled courtyard beside the barns. A further gate off the road leads into the gravelled parking area and garaging. The third access from the road leads through the main gate towards the front door. The property is not Listed and there are no Tree Preservation Orders within the gardens and grounds. The property lies within an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The front door and porch are particularly impressive and create the most wonderful first impression on arrival. An inscription above the porch dates the property at 1589, being the 30th year of the reign of Queen Elizabeth the first. Since then there have been Victorian and earlier additions to the Elizabethan origins and many of the original period features in the house have been retained and maintained. The large solid oak front door leads into the reception hallway and reception room which has a lovely oak parquet floor and stairs leading up to the first floor landing. There is a large open working fireplace at one end which has a cloam oven and a granite lintel and surround. The leaded lights and granite mullion windows are bordered with a lovely ruby red glass surround. Off the reception hallway is the dining room which again has a lovely Parquet floor. An electric fire is within a fireplace which has an 18th century Italian marble surround that may have originated from Pencrebar House nearby. Beyond the dining room is the TV room or snug which has an open Victorian fireplace with a carved oak surround and Parquet flooring. Both the dining room and the TV room have bay windows and a combination of sash and casement windows. All the rooms have lovely high ceilings. Also off the reception hallway is an inner hallway with original and ornate Victorian Minton tiles off which is a WC cloakroom with further Minton tiles. Off this hallway is a sitting room which has a parquet wooden floor and a “villager” wood burner. The bay window at the far end overlooks the gorgeous garden and faces west. It has original working shutters. Steps lead up from the inner hallway along a short passage into the kitchen. The kitchen was renewed about six years ago and has handmade units by Treyone of . It has corian work surfaces and a central island and includes induction hobs and Neff double ovens. To the rear of the kitchen is the utility room which was once the old dairy and has back stairs leading up to the rear landing on the first floor. The utility room or boot room has a small plant room off it and the gas-fired boiler provides heating for the water and central heating. There are original stone flags on the floor in the utility room. Stairs from the reception hallway lead up to the first floor landing and corridors off which are five bedrooms and a family bathroom. There is a rear landing with stairs leading down to the utility room below. The fifth bedroom at the far end is currently used as a study and is nicely tucked away from the rest of the bedrooms. The family bathroom has both a bath and a shower. The principal bedroom is particularly charming and has mullion windows and leaded lights with a cosy feel. Off the principal bedroom is a dressing room, beyond which is an en suite bathroom with both a bath and a shower. Both the dressing room and the bathroom have doors leading out onto the corridor so the en suite bathroom can be used as a family bathroom if required. Approximate Gross Internal Floor Area 6274 sq ft / 582.9 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 Gardens, grounds and outbuildings Outside and in front of the front door and porch is a delightful courtyard with ornamental pond that was once the site of a brewery and now has wisteria growing over the walls. There is a lovely flat lawn with two cedar trees, an oak tree and an ash tree. In front of the two adjoining barns is a south-facing terrace with an old cider wheel. Beyond this is rear access to the lane and access to the five acre field. There is also a summer house. The two adjoining barns have been renovated and provide exciting refurbishment or development potential, subject to getting the necessary consents.

There is a west facing terrace off the barn and behind this is a cobbled yard providing additional parking. There is a courtyard and terrace beside the back door to the house off which is a workshop. Off the parking area and gravelled driveway are double carport, a single garage and a storage barn; The Engine House. External steps lead up to the first floor above the Engine House known as the Onion Loft. Approximate Gross Internal Floor Area 760 sq ft / 231.68 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 The Tamar Valley Albaston is a popular village situated within easy striking distance of Tavistock and Plymouth and not far from the tidal reaches of the Tamar Estuary. The village has a shop and garage. The property is equi-distant between Gunnislake and Calstock. Significantly, the village also has a railway station which provides a useful commuter service and link to Plymouth where it joins the main line to London Paddington in about 3 hours. Calstock village has a variety of services including two pubs, a café, ice creamery, church, primary school, the Lime Kiln art gallery and Calstock Arts live performance and film venue in the Old Chapel. Tavistock is ancient stannary and market town and offers a wide range of shops and other amenities. In particular, there is Mount Kelly, a private, independent, co-educational school in Tavistock for children aged between 3 and 18 offering day, weekly and full boarding. The property lies within an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and in 2006 the Tamar Valley was given World Heritage status. The valley has an extensive array of wildlife habitats and meandering rivers together with ancient woodlands and wetland. The property is within easy reach of the popular market town of Tavistock (about 5 miles away) and is also only a few miles away from the Dartmoor National Park. Cotelele House, owned by the National Trust, is within walking distance Sailing is available on the with further opportunities at Siblyback Lake, Roadford Lake, , , Plymouth, Newton Ferrers, Salcombe, Dartmouth and various other harbours along the south coast. There are a delightful range of beaches on both north and south coasts and fishing locations are available throughout Devon and Cornwall. Golf courses can be found at Tavistock, Hurdwick, Yelverton, Launceston, Okehampton and St Mellion International Resort set in 450 acres, which has two championship golf courses, spa and health club. The A30 (dual carriageway) from Launceston and the A38 Services from Plymouth provides easy access to Exeter and the M5 Mains gas, electricity, drainage and water. Gas-fired central Cornwall County Council, County Hall, , Cornwall, motorway. heating. TR1 3AY. Regular intercity services operate from Exeter and Plymouth to London (Paddington) and via Salisbury to London (Waterloo). EPC Fixtures and Fittings E All items usually known as tenant’s fixtures and fittings Ferry services operate from Plymouth to northern France whether mentioned or not in these particulars together and northern Spain. Local Authorities are excluded from the sale but some may be available by Exeter International Airport provides flights to London City, separate negotiation. Such items include all carpets and Caradon District Council, Luxtowe House, Liskeard, the Isles of Scilly, Channel Islands, Ireland, Scotland and a curtains, light fittings, domestic electrical items and garden Cornwall, PL14 4DZ. Tel: 01579 341000. number of continental destinations. Airport offers statuary. flights to London Heathrow plus other destinations. Albaston House

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