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Ref: LCAA5848 Offers around £325,000 Lowenek Cottage, 11 Carnyorth Terrace, Carnyorth, St Just, Cornwall FREEHOLD 5 minutes from the beautiful Portherras Beach. A gorgeous terraced 3 bedroomed former mine manager’s cottage with a delightful rear garden having views towards the north Cornish coast. An exceptional opportunity set close to the South West Coast Path and the dramatic north Cornwall coastline, with inglenook fireplaces, multi fuel stoves, beams, Aga and an abundance of character throughout. 2 Ref: LCAA5848 SUMMARY OF ACCOMMODATION Ground Floor: entrance porch, lounge, dining room, kitchen, utility, shower room. First Floor: landing, reading area, 3 bedrooms, bathroom. Outside: low maintenance garden to the front. Large rear garden with summerhouse, decking area, wood store and two sheds. DESCRIPTION Lowenek Cottage is a superb example of a former mine managers cottage having undergone a comprehensive degree of refurbishment and modernisation now offering attractive and characterful cottage accommodation which is complemented by an enclosed, exceedingly well planted, sun trap rear garden with separate, decked sitting out terrace, wood store, summerhouse and two sheds. The garden benefits from some sea glimpses out towards Botallack Head and The Crowns and provides a fantastic view point to soak up the quite remarkable north Cornish coastline sunsets. There is off-road parking to the front together with a further area of low maintenance planting. 3 Ref: LCAA5848 The ground floor of Lowenek Cottage offers an adaptable range of rooms which include a sitting room with white painted beamed and boarded ceiling, white painted walls with feature exposed stonework and large, attractive granite fireplace housing a multi fuel stove. A second reception room serves as the dining room with the same white painted beamed and boarded ceiling, exposed granite and smaller, yet no less attractive, granite fireplace with a further multi fuel stove. To the rear of the property is a full width, open- plan kitchen/breakfast room with attractive, pearl ashes two oven Aga. Off the kitchen is a small utility room with door to the rear garden and further access into the well fitted, ground floor shower room and wc. On the first floor there are three double bedrooms with a recently refitted bathroom. Quiet, peaceful and historic location. Pearl ashes two oven Aga. Two multi fuel stoves. Lots of character throughout. Beautiful, well stocked sunny gardens. Large rear garden with decked sitting out terrace and a summerhouse/studio with power connected. 4 Ref: LCAA5848 Both front and rear gardens enjoy sunny aspects. Views to be had towards the north Cornish coast, sea and Scilly Isles. 3 double bedrooms. Refitted, family bathroom and separate ground floor shower room/wc. Lots of scope and potential for further development to enhance the home and garden subject to requisite consents. Off-road parking for 1 car. New uPVC windows. LOCATION Penzance – 9 miles (mainline railway station – Paddington approximately 5 hours) • St Just – 1.7 miles • St Ives – 12 miles • Land’s End – 7 miles • Porthcurno (Minack Theatre) – 10.1 miles • Newquay Airport – 49 miles • Truro – 35 miles – all distances and times approximate. Carnyorth is a small yet beautiful hamlet situated near to the hamlet of Trewellard and the villages of Pendeen and St Just. This whole area of Penwith is much loved and considered by many as having some of the most unspoilt, jaw dropping and mesmerising coastline that Cornwall has to offer. The Penwith peninsula as dramatic as it is, sits predominately on a granite bedrock that has led the formation of rugged coastline which houses and protects some of Cornwall’s finest, most dramatic beaches. Interestingly from a geological perspective the contact between the granite and the adjoining sedimentary rock is most clearly seen forming the cliffs at Land’s End, the most westerly point in the district. This unique geology has resulted in the mining that has made Cornwall famous. From a current perspective it is this mining heritage that drew Winston Graham to the area and provided the backdrop, not to say inspiration, for his series of historic novels recently brought to life by the reworking of the BBC drama series Poldark. Both tin and copper have been mined in the area since pre-Roman times and the landscape is dotted with ruin mine buildings that provide atmospheric and almost magical backdrops. Penwith, as well as being home to some of the UK’s most atmospheric landscapes, benefits from several deep valleys such as Lamorna on the south coast where sufficient shelter from the weather is gained for trees to establish and grow. The shelter of these valleys and the mild climate gives Penwith a flora not seen anywhere else in the UK. Equally, it may be of interest to learn that Penwith is classified as a heritage coastline with West Penwith considered an environmentally sensitive area. Equally, Penwith lies within the Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and makes up almost a third of Cornwall’s Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty designation. The principal towns in Penwith are Penzance, the port town and seat of local government and St Ives one of the counties most popular seaside resort. The district is largely rural, contains many villages, principally amongst them being Carbis Bay, Botallack, Crowlas, Drift, Gulval, Gwithian, Hayle, Lamorna, Lelant, Levant, Long Rock, Ludgvan, Madron, 5 Ref: LCAA5848 Marazion, Morva, Mousehole, Nancledra, Newlyn, Pool, Penberth, Pendeen, Porthcurno, Sancreed, Sennen, St Buryan, St Just, St Hilary, St Levan and Zennor. Lowenek Cottage is only a 10 minute walk to the South West Coast Path and only a 5 minute drive to the beautiful Portherras Beach. Carnyorth Terrace is, ultimately, situated close to the South West Coastal Footpath and picturesque inland moorland. Provides fantastic proximity for walking to The Crowns, Cape Cornwall, Levant and Geevor Mines. Is only a five minute drive from the beautiful quiet Portherras Beach with surfing to be had at Sennen and Porthcurno nearby. The villages of St Just and Pendeen provide for local shops and galleries with several, very good local pubs and restaurants on your doorstep. Not forgetting the stunning coast road to St Ives. LOCATION LOCAL FACILITIES – St Just Primary School, Pendeen Primary School and Cape Cornwall School. St Just Post Office, local Co-Op, independent fruit/veg retailers, Warrens bakery, local newsagents, selection of pubs, restaurants, galleries and gift shops, cafés etc. DOCTORS AND DENTISTS – St Just has the highly regarded Cape Cornwall Surgery and whilst there are no dental practices in the immediate vicinity the nearby town of Penzance is more than amply provided for in this regard. LOCAL CAFÉS AND PUBLIC HOUSE – The local area and more generally the peninsula of Penwith is exceedingly well catered for a plethora of highly regarded and well thought of pubs, restaurants, eateries and cafés. Perhaps one of the more famous being the Star Inn at St Just only a short distance from Carnyorth. The Star Inn is a true and very rare gem, full of tradition, character and immense charm. Reportedly one of the oldest pubs in Penwith, the Star Inn has been featured in several television programmes and feature films and is well known in the area for its excellent west Country ales. 6 Ref: LCAA5848 THINGS TO DO Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape World Heritage Site. The St Just mining district is part of an internationally important UNESCO World Heritage site. You could do no worse for a taste of pure Cornish mining history than to visit Botallack Mine, The Crowns engine houses, Levant Min and Beam Engine and Geevor Tin Mine, These are all famous under seen or submarine mines that attract thousands upon thousands of visitors each year. St Just Kings Arms St Just is a beautiful place and the highly regarded St Just Kings Arms in on the town square next to the St Just in Penwith Church. Grab a pint and a bite to eat after a coastal walk. South West Coast Path For that coastal walk, join the South West Coast Path at Cape Cornwall. Head north to walk through some of finest mining sites in the UNESCO World Heritage Site. Portherras Cove Beach Portherrras is one of the last remaining truly, local beaches in west Cornwall. Located on one of the wildest stretches of Cornish coast between Pendeen and Morvah it isn’t that easy to find. However, that said, it is that very fact that makes it even more beautiful. Owned by the Duchy of Cornwall, the beach itself is a lovely sandy cove located at the end of shallow valley with sheer cliffs at the northern end. 7 Ref: LCAA5848 Truthwall Common Stone Circle If you follow the Tinners Way towards Carn Kernidjack you will get the chance to explore Truthwall Common Stone Circle. Indeed, wide grass tracks cut through heather and gorse on the slates of Carnyorth and the Truthwall Commons guiding you to the stone circle itself. If prehistoric attractions are your thing, certainly bear this in mind. Ballowall Barrow – Carn Gluze Another prehistoric attraction, Carn Gluze is a famous prehistoric burial place on the cliffs near Cape Cornwall. The views from here are amazing and drop down to Porth Nanven Cove at the foot of the Cot Valley. Carn Euny Ancient Village Located in Sancreed and not far from Carnyorth, this amazing place is managed by English Heritage and is described as one of the best preserved ancient villages in south west Britain. Land’s End An iconic UK visitor attraction. 8 Ref: LCAA5848 Not to scale – for identification purposes only. 9 Ref: LCAA5848 GENERAL INFORMATION VIEWING – Strictly by prior appointment through: Lillicrap Chilcott, Landrian House, 59- 60 Lemon Street, Truro, Cornwall, TR1 2PE.