SKISDON ST KEW • NORTH CORNWALL
SKISDON ST KEW • NEAR WADEBRIDGE • NORTH CORNWALL • PL30 3HB
Wadebridge - 5 miles • Rock - 6 miles • Padstow - 12 miles Bodmin Parkway Railway Station - 12 miles • Newquay Airport - 15 miles • Truro - 29 miles (Distances are approximate) Historic country house in idyllic hamlet Grade II Listed Three well proportioned reception rooms Large farmhouse kitchen Fourteen bedrooms Eight bathrooms Six further reception/bedrooms Currently loosely arranged as the main residence and five holiday apartments An opportunity with further restoration, to easily revert back into a sensational single family home (STPP) Almost 2 acres of enchanting & historic gardens & grounds
Savills Cornwall 73 Lemon Street, Truro, Cornwall TR1 2PN 01872 243200 [email protected] www.savills.co.uk Your attention is drawn to the important notice on the last page of the text SITUATION The late Sir John Betjeman, Poet Laureate 1974-84, wrote of St Kew: “A beautiful inland parish of sudden green hills, wooded valleys, old lanes to undisturbed hamlets, little manor houses and a grand church”.
Although hidden from view, the house is situated in the centre of the unspoiled village of St Kew where the ancient church, the popular St Kew Inn and the excellent local primary school are all within a few hundred yards. A real haven for nature lovers, the property lies near the boundaries of two officially designated Areas, one being an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty along the North Cornwall Coast, and the second being the Area of Great Landscape Value of the Camel and Allen Valleys. There are magnificent cliffs and secluded coves, fishing villages and rugged stretches of open moorland nearby, ideal for anyone who is enthusiastic about the outdoors. Within a few miles are a selection of wonderful sandy beaches which include Polzeath, Daymer Bay and the water sports resort of Rock. For walkers, the nearby South West Coastal Path provides miles of wonderful bracing walks with miles of unspoiled coastal scenery and the Camel Trail is also excellent for cyclists. Close at hand lie the picturesque coastal villages of Port Isaac and Padstow which offer an array of interesting shops and some renowned restaurants. The area is also perfect for the golfing enthusiast with a vast number of exceptional courses all within a reasonable drive. Amenities such as a doctor’s surgery, supermarket and post office are just one mile away at St Kew Highway. The nearest market town of Wadebridge lies five miles away, providing excellent shopping, educational and sporting facilities. Newquay airport is just a 15 mile drive, providing domestic and European flights. The train station at nearby Bodmin Parkway provides access to the mainline Penzance to London Paddington route. HISTORY each with its own traditional features such as original marble WISTERIA Skisdon was once a parcel of the Manor of Tregoide and was first fireplaces and French windows with original shutters. The ‘summer’ This apartment has a delightful farmhouse style kitchen with French mentioned in 1350 as a tenement of the manor called ‘Reskesen’. kitchen/pantry is complete with an extensive range of hand-built doors which open out onto a slate flagged patio, ideal for enjoying It is believed that the property would have originally been two beech kitchen units and a built-in Zanussi oven and hob. A hand- the morning sunshine. A bright, spacious living room with dual cottages which were then knocked into one single residence. During sanded floor leads you through to the main stairway, which takes you aspect windows benefits from views to both the south and east and the Tudor period, a range of rooms were added to the rear of the up to two bedrooms & bathroom. has a charming original cast iron fireplace with a Delabole slate original property, with remains of the Tudor hearth evident in the mantelpiece. There are two well proportioned bedrooms and a main kitchen. During 1866, the house came into the ownership of JAPONICA bathroom, as well as a central hallway which has been furnished to This apartment benefits from a traditional 18th century kitchen and Mary Elizabeth Braddon, the sensational novelist of ‘Lady Audley’s provide an additional seating area. Secret’. It is understood that she entertained fellow novelist and living area with an oil-fired Aga and slate flagged flooring. The two friend Charles Dickens at Skisdon. The footbridge to ‘Rosemary’ bedrooms each have original shutters and attractive features. The apartment was built just before the Second World War to enable the first bedroom has its own cast iron fireplace with French windows ROSEMARY Kingdon family to live on the second floor, while the rest of the which lead out into the garden and the second bedroom has an This spacious apartment has three bedrooms and two bathrooms, house was used as a hospital. In 1968, Skisdon was loosely divided impressive ornamental cooking hearth. A Victorian roll top bath and can be accessed across a pretty little footbridge from the upper in order to create five self contained self catering apartments in tub can be found in the bathroom. garden. There is a galley style farmhouse kitchen as well as a separate addition to the owner’s residence. dining room and sitting room. CLEMATIS THE PROPERTY Clematis can be found on the first floor and has two bedrooms, APPLETREE The house is currently arranged loosely as the owner’s both of which have built-in storage space. The open-plan kitchen/ Appletree can be accessed from the fruit garden across its own accommodation and five holiday apartments, with the option of sitting room has an original cast iron fireplace with a Delabole slate footbridge through a stable door. The open-plan kitchen/living being easily restored back into a large family country home. The mantelpiece and hand-made kitchen units. A built-in Zanussi area is bright and spacious, with wonderful views of the garden. This owner’s accommodation boasts three charming reception rooms, electric oven, hob and exhaust hood has also been fitted. apartment has three bedrooms with traditional sloping ceilings. SKISDON Gross internal floor area (approx): 698 sq m / 7514 sq ft (excludes restricted head height) For Identification only - Not to scale
Ground Floor
First Floor Second Floor GARDENS AND GROUNDS Ordnance Survey © Crown Copyright 2013. All rights The drive crosses an ancient stone bridge crossing over the Trequite stream and leads reserved. Licence number 100022432. Plotted Scale - 1:3728. you to the forecourt in front of the house. Over the centuries, the estate was heavily planted with trees including a London Plane which is amongst the oldest in the UK and a Yew which was planted when Henry VIII was 26 years old. The grounds feature many lawned areas, connected by Victorian walkways and an original walled garden built in the late 1700s creates a fantastic space for the keen gardener.
SERVICES Mains water and electricity. Private drainage.
FIXTURES AND FITTINGS Only those mentioned in these sales particulars are included in the sale. All others such as curtains, light fittings, garden ornaments, etc, are specifically excluded but may be available by separate negotiation.
DIRECTIONS Travelling south on the A30, take the A395 signed North Cornwall and Camelford. At its junction with the A39 turn left on to the A39 Camelford/ Wadebridge road for about 10miles and take the turning by the small chapel, about half a mile west of St Kew Highway. Travel north for nearly a mile and turn right just beyond a row of cottages on your right. Continue down the lane for about quarter of a mile and, immediately beyond a junction where two lanes join from the right, you will see the entrance to ‘Skisdon’.
Reproduced from the Ordnance Survey. VIEWINGS Not to Scale mapping with permission of the Controller of Her Majesty’s Stationery Office Strictly by appointment with Savills. Prior to making an appointment to view we strongly © Crown copyright (100041908) recommend that you discuss any particular points which are likely to affect your interest in the property with a member of staff who has seen the property in order that you do not make a wasted journey.
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