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The Lighthouse, 5 St Michaels Reach, Marazion, Penzance, West Cornwall FREEHOLD
An outstanding contemporary, three storey, 4 bedroomed, 3 bathroomed low maintenance house in an inspiring waterfronting location commanding uninterruptable panoramic sea views from St Michael’s Mount to Lizard Point with direct access to the beach below. A flagship house in a small prestigious landmark development, with garage, parking, private garden, balconies and a communal space on top of the privately accessed harbour wall, in a peaceful setting just a moments’ walk from the heart of the town. 2 Ref: LCAA6493
SUMMARY OF ACCOMMODATION
Ground Floor: entrance lobby, reception hall, bedroom, bathroom, integral garage.
First Floor: landing, superb open-plan kitchen/dining/living room with sit out balcony facing the views, bedroom/study.
Second Floor: landing, 2 double bedrooms with vaulted ceilings and en-suite bath/shower rooms, the master having a private balcony.
Outside: parking space in front of the garage, sea facing patio and well stocked beds, communal areas shared by a handful of other properties including a vast space on top of the sea wall with a code locked gate descending directly onto London Beach.
DESCRIPTION
The Lighthouse, No. 5 St Michaels Reach is an exceptional frontline property in the exclusive St Michaels Reach development and stands proudly ahead of the others providing a dramatic and uninterrupted panoramic view over the beach below, open sea and around Mounts Bay framed by headlands and countryside to the east and St Michael’s Mount itself to the west. The exact location of St Michaels Reach, to the east of the Mount, is well away from the popular tourist beach to the west and the public car parks meaning that even in the height of the summer there can often be literally no one on the broad sandy beach below the house. As the tide recedes rock pools form creating an idyllic children’s playground 3 Ref: LCAA6493 which is also perfect for exploring by kayak or stand up paddle board and these can be stored on top of the harbour wall which can only be accessed by the other residents of St Michaels Reach. In addition to the communal areas the house also has a relatively private large paved patio edged with hedging and fronted by a beautiful array of mixed plants.
Although the property is less than 5 minutes’ walk to restaurants, café and galleries in the heart of Marazion it is found in an extremely tranquil location set around a courtyard with each of the properties having its own parking space and garage. The design is most appealing with granite, slate and pale blue weatherboarding used to good effect. At the rear this is punctuated with two sit out balconies with a huge gable also adding interest. Inside there is electric underfloor heating to all three floors with German Rointe electric radiators in addition to manage heating needs more quickly. The domestic hot water is preheated by a solar panel and there is pressurised hot water throughout the house.
The ground floor has the integral garage, a very generous and highly specified bathroom and beside this is a large bedroom with two quirky windows giving the feel of being on a ship looking out to sea. The first floor has an additional bedroom or study but is mostly taken up with a huge open-plan kitchen/dining/living room with windows to the front, rear and side as well as double doors to a glass fronted balcony large enough for a table and chairs. If less bedrooms were needed then it may be possible to incorporate the bedroom on this floor to create a much larger kitchen, subject to all necessary consents being gained. The top floor is under a vaulted ceiling with both the master and second bedrooms having fitted wardrobes and en-suite facilities. The master bedroom is particularly spectacular as it has a huge area of triangular topped glass opening onto a glass fronted balcony giving a terrific vantage point to look down through the crystal clear waters below.
As a second home, investment for holiday rentals or as a main home, as it is currently used, The Lighthouse offers a perfect mix of generous contemporary accommodation, low maintenance and convenience in one of the most beautiful settings anywhere around Cornwall but amazingly manages to also enjoy peace and privacy as well as convenience and near proximity to an excellent array of local services.
LOCATION
Marazion is a renowned beautiful coastal town fronting Mounts Bay and overlooking St Michael’s Mount itself. St Michael’s Mount is one of Cornwall’s most popular tourist attractions and can be approached at low tide over a drying causeway. The village of Marazion is well served with shops, art galleries, inns, restaurants and even a dinghy sailing club with regular racing throughout the season. Marazion has a long sandy beach to the west which is popular with walkers, kite surfers and windsurfers. 4 Ref: LCAA6493 A couple of miles to the west is Penzance, considered the capital of West Cornwall, where there is a large array of local and national retailers, schooling for all age groups, including the Bolitho private school and a hospital. There is a mainline rail terminus at Penzance with direct trains to London Paddington, while the A30 expressway is nearby giving quick access throughout the county and to the motorway network at Exeter.
Marazion is positioned at the narrowest point in Cornwall, with Mounts Bay being around a 15 minute drive to the north. The north coast offers long sandy beaches and excellent surfing, whilst the town of St Ives is famed for its galleries found in the quaint cobbled streets surrounding the harbour. West Cornwall has a rugged beauty and there are an incredible number of stunning inland and coastal walks along with hidden and secluded coves.
THE ACCOMMODATION COMPRISES (all floor plans and dimensions are approximate)
From the parking at the front a door opens to:-
ENTRANCE LOBBY. Space for coats and shoes, alarm system control panel, contemporary wooden double doors open to a boiler cupboard housing a large pressurised hot water cylinder, an electric boiler and a solar water heating system with additional space for airing and shoes. Door to:-
HALL. Polished cream tiled floor leading eventually through to a door opening to the sea facing garden. Staircase with a light wood and chrome balustrade rising to the first floor with generous understair cupboard space below. Underfloor heating with a thermostatic control, cloaks cupboard. Doors to the garage, bathroom and:-
5 Ref: LCAA6493 BEDROOM 3 – 12’3” x 10’. Two offset square windows with fabulous sea views, double doors to a fitted wardrobe, electric underfloor heating with thermostatic control and a Rointe electric radiator.
BATHROOM – 9’7” x 6’2”. Contemporary matt tiled walls and heated tiled floor. Contemporary white sanitaryware including a wc, pedestal wash basin with chrome mixer tap and bath in a tiled surround with chrome mixer tap, chrome mixer shower and glazed shower screen. Near full width mirror with vanity lights over the wash basin, spotlights, extractor fan, electric shaver socket, chrome heated towel rail.
GARAGE – 16’1” x 9’2”. Electrically operated up and over door, striplight.
FIRST FLOOR
LANDING. Continuation of the staircase to the second floor with attractive light wood and chrome handrail, electric underfloor heating, doors to the kitchen/dining/living room and bedroom 4/study.
KITCHEN / DINING / LIVING ROOM – 33’10’ x 16’3” reducing to 7’8”. A superb open- plan space with two windows facing the view and a pair of glazed doors opening onto a sit out decked BALCONY with glass and chrome balustrades from where the panorama stretches across the beach below, around Mounts Bay to the Lizard Peninsula and obviously to St Michael’s Mount. Contemporary woodburning stove with exposed flu on a slate hearth, tiled flooring to the kitchen area and carpet to the remainder all with underfloor heating plus an additional Rointe electric radiator. Double doors to a large store cupboard. 6 Ref: LCAA6493
KITCHEN. Fitted with a range of light wood effect cupboards and drawers under granite worktops with matching upstands and a cut draining area leading to a 1½ bowl Franke stainless steel sink with chrome mixer tap over. Window to the front. A range of Neff appliances including a concealed integrated washing machine/tumble dryer, fridge and separate freezer. Twin oven and grill, four burner electric hob under a stainless steel extractor, pull out larder cupboard.
STUDY/ BEDROOM 4 – 12’ x 8’1”. Window to the front, spotlights, coving, electric underfloor heating.
SECOND FLOOR
LANDING. High monopitch ceiling with an electrically operated roof window in a void. Balustrade over the staircase, doors to bedrooms 1 and 2.
MASTER BEDROOM – 16’7” x 14’5” extending to 16’4”. A stunning room under a 13’ high vaulted ceiling and commanding spectacular views over the sea from St Michael’s Mount to Lizard Point framed by coastline. Glazed door with glazed panels to either side and a triangular section of glazing over facing the view and opening onto a glass and chrome balustraded decked and covered balcony. Additional window facing the view, electric underfloor heating and additional Rointe electric radiator. Double doors to a fitted wardrobe, recesses ideal for freestanding furniture. Door to:-
EN-SUITE BATHROOM. Contemporary matt tiled walls and heated tiled floor. White sanitaryware including a wc, pedestal wash basin, chrome mixer tap and bath with chrome mixer tap, mixer shower and glazed shower screen. Full width mirror with vanity lights over the wash basin. High monopitched ceiling with spotlights, extractor 7 Ref: LCAA6493 fan and a void housing an electrically operated roof window. Chrome heated towel rail.
BEDROOM 2 – 14’3” to front of wardrobes x 9’7” extending to 12’. 13’ high vaulted ceiling, window to the front, fitted wardrobe and shelving along one entire wall, electric underfloor heating and additional Rointe electric radiator. Door to:-
EN-SUITE SHOWER ROOM. Glazed screened shower enclosure with a Mira Sport shower, white wc, white pedestal wash basin with chrome mixer tap. High vaulted ceiling with spotlights, extractor fan and Velux roof window. Contemporary matt tiled walls and heated tiled floor, chrome heated towel rail, broad mirror with spotlights and electric shaver socket over the wash basin.
OUTSIDE
To the front is a parking space in front of the garage and a door opening to the entrance lobby. The main outdoor living space is found to the rear where there are balconies to the first and second floors with a paved terrace below all enjoying a clear unobstructable southerly outlook across the sea to St Michael’s Mount. 8 Ref: LCAA6493 Hedges give privacy to either side of the paving with a broken slate specimen filled bed below.
A short flight of steps with slate capped walls and a chrome handrail descend to a gravelled area above the sea with a handrail and through this a gate opens on to a flight of steps descending to a superb communal asset of a huge plateau immediately above the beach on top of the sea wall with a code locked gate descending to the beach below. This private access to the water’s edge is perfect for swimming, snorkelling and launching kayaks or stand up paddle boards. The beach is a mix of sand and rock pools making it ideal for children to play.
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 – TR17 0AB.
SERVICES – Mains water, drainage, electricity. Solar water preheating and electric boiler. Electric underfloor heating with additional German Rointe electric radiators. For Council Tax see www.mycounciltax.org.uk.
DIRECTIONS – Entering Marazion from the Penzance side drive through the centre of the village and after a pelican crossing pass through an area of traffic calming and turn right into Oat’s Lane. Bear right immediately entering St Michaels Reach where No. 5 will be found in the middle with a parking space in front of its garage.
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.
9 Ref: LCAA6493 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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