Ref: LCAA7871 £695,000 Levalsa Meor Farm, London Apprentice, St Austell, Cornwall, PL26 6DN FREEHOLD An extremely attractive former farmhouse in a glorious valley setting between the town of St Austell and the beach at Pentewan. The farmhouse offers 4 bedrooms (1 en-suite), large reception areas and an interconnecting 2 bedroom annexe wing. Outbuildings include a garage/barn and stable block with beautiful gardens surrounding the house and an adjacent paddock, in all extending to approximately 3¾ acres. 2 Ref: LCAA7871 SUMMARY OF ACCOMMODATION Ground Floor: entrance hall, cloakroom, sitting room, garden room, farmhouse kitchen/dining room, study, side hall, utility room. First Floor: master bedroom (en-suite), 3 further bedrooms, bathroom. THE ANNEXE Sitting room/dining room. First Floor: 2 double bedrooms, bathroom. Outside: delightful well landscaped and stocked mature gardens surrounding the house. Two vehicular accesses from the lane. A broad, brick pavioured parking area adjacent to the house which also gives access to a large garage/barn. Behind the barn is a stable block with an open hay store at one end. There are two gated accesses into the adjacent paddock from the stable area. The paddock extends to approximately 2 acres and in all the grounds are approximately 3¾ acres. DESCRIPTION An attractive and extremely spacious detached former farmhouse offering versatile accommodation that currently provides a large family home and adjacent, interconnecting two bedroom B&B accommodation/annexe providing a useful income. The property is 3 Ref: LCAA7871 situated in a beautiful, unspoilt valley between the town of St Austell and the large sandy beach at Pentewan on the south Cornish coast. The property is situated in an elevated position providing some lovely views out over the surrounding countryside and woodland and the well appointed accommodation provides four double bedrooms (one en-suite), two large, characterful reception rooms, one with vaulted ceilings and all with exposed beams. The annexe interconnects at ground floor level providing a large sitting room/dining room. There is ample room to install a kitchen if required. A spiral staircase ascends to the first floor where there are two double bedrooms and a well appointed family bathroom and the annex has its own private garden area with patio and lawn. The gardens surrounding the main house comprise a large swathe of lawn to the rear with brick pavioured driveway and parking area to the front and below is a further expanse of lawn with inset fruit trees, a large pond and a glass pod. A broad area of woodland divides the garden from the road providing a good screen and privacy. There is a large stone barn/garage which is open fronted, adjacent to the house and behind this is a stable block, providing three stables, an open hay store at one end and a feed store to the rear. From the stable area there are two gates into the paddock. The paddock extends to approximately 2 acres with the total land holding extending to approximately 3¾ acres. LOCATION An impressive and attractive former farmhouse enjoying an enviable rural setting at the top of the Pentewan Valley, a beautiful, unspoilt, largely wooded valley running between the pretty village of London Apprentice and a large sandy beach at Pentewan, on the south 4 Ref: LCAA7871 Cornish coast. There are large tracts of deciduous woodland through the valley, which are open to the public providing wonderful local walks and excellent outriding. This former farmstead is situated towards the top of the valley just out of the village of London Apprentice on the western slope with an elevated position that provides some lovely views over the surrounding countryside. To the south is Pentewan Beach which has an active sailing club as does another nearby beach at Porthpean. This area is blessed with many fine bathing beaches and wonderful coastal walks along the South West Coastal Footpath taking in the cliffs and headland at Black Head and heading northwards into St Austell Bay. Beyond Pentewan, to the south is the picturesque fishing village of Mevagissey which has an active fishing fleet and a huddle of fisherman’s cottages and beautiful stone buildings previously associated with the fishing trade around the picturesque inner and outer harbours. The nearest town is St Austell two miles or so to the north providing a wide range of leisure, commercial and retail facilities, numerous sports clubs, out of town trading estates and supermarkets, bus and train stations with the train station being on the main line to London Paddington enjoying a travel time of circa 4½ hours. The road network provides easy access to both the A38 and A30, both of which remain largely dual carriageway in to Devon linking to Exeter and the national motorway network. Other nearby attractions include the Lost Gardens of Heligan, the picturesque port at Charlestown to the east of St Austell, a wonderful Links golf course at Carlyon Bay with further golf courses available at Duporth and Porthpean. Cornwall’s capital city of Truro lies some 14 miles away to the west providing state and private schooling and a wide range of facilities commensurate with the county capital. 5 Ref: LCAA7871 THE ACCOMMODATION COMPRISES (all floor plans and dimensions are approximate) Slate step with outside courtesy light to solid oak front door with small double glazed leaded light panel, opening onto:- ENTRANCE HALL. Attractive cream/brown stone tiled flooring with underfloor heating, impressive beamed ceiling with gallery to the landing above with double height pitched ceiling and exposed beams. Attractive turning staircase to the first floor with understairs storage area, inset ceiling downlighter, doors off to:- A door from the entrance hall connects to the adjacent annexe and there are further doors off to:- CLOAKS / SHOWER ROOM. White suite comprising a fully tiled shower cubicle with fitted Mira shower, low level wc, pedestal wash hand basin with stone tiled toiletry shelving and stone tiled flooring with underfloor heating, double glazed window, inset ceiling downlighters, extractor fan. STUDY – 13’3” x 7’8” an irregular shaped room with exposed vertical beams to the walls, inset glazed display/book/storage shelving, fitted semi circular desk top with stone tiled flooring and underfloor heating. Double glazed window overlooking the garden. Built-in storage cupboards, inset ceiling downlighters. SITTING ROOM – 24’4” narrowing to 11’5” x 16’. An irregular shaped room being dual aspect with double glazed small paned windows overlooking the front garden and a further window overlooking the rear garden with deep display niche below, raised tiled fireplace with outer wood surround on which stands a Contura woodburning stove, two large beams to the 6 Ref: LCAA7871 ceiling, exposed natural oak flooring, radiator, four wall light points. Part glazed panelled door to:- FARMHOUSE KITCHEN / DINING ROOM (L-SHAPED) – 15’9” x 13’ plus 9’ x 6’6”. A lovely light and airy dual aspect room with windows overlooking the front and rear garden. The kitchen is fitted with a range of pine cabinets comprising base level cupboards and drawers with two full height cupboards, one of which houses a double oven and grill. Surrounding granite effect roll edge laminated granite effect worktop surfaces and two polished blue flecked honed granite surfaces on either side of an oil fired Aga which has twin hotplates and two ovens. Inset 1½ bowl white ceramic sink unit with chromium mixer tap, undercounter space for a dishwasher, inset four ring electric ceramic induction hob, ceramic tiled flooring, inset ceiling downlighters, impressive beamed ceiling, part glazed panelled oak door to:- 7 Ref: LCAA7871 SIDE HALL. Ceramic tiled flooring, door to:- UTILITY ROOM. Base level cupboard with single drainer stainless steel sink unit above and a chromium mixer tap. One run of roll edge granite effect laminated worktop surface with undercounter space for washing machine and tumble dryer. Impressive beamed ceiling. Further run of roll edge laminated worktop surface with storage/appliance space below and built-in cupboards with oak doors. Ample room for further appliances including an upright fridge freezer. From the main entrance hall a flight of wooden stairs with metal stanchions, frosted glazed safety panels and wooden handrails, ascends to a:- HALF LANDING. An impressive oak studded door opens on to the:- GARDEN ROOM (A SEMI- CIRCULAR SHAPED ROOM) – 19’4” max. to the glass x 15’4” with a 13’5” high ceiling at its apex. Large double glazed windows provide lovely views over the garden and paddock, a double glazed sliding door on one side opens on to the rear garden. This room has an impressive vaulted ceiling with exposed beams and trusses. Attractive cream/brown stone tiled flooring with underfloor 8 Ref: LCAA7871 heating, a range of built-in bookshelves. From the half landing a further three stairs ascend to a:- LARGE GALLERIED LANDING. Exposed oak flooring, metal stanchions and frosted glazed safety panels with a wood handrail, provides a gallery above the stairwell. Three wall light points, high vaulted ceiling with exposed beams, door off to an inner hallway and further door to:- BEDROOM 2 (AN IRREGULAR SEMI-CIRCULAR SHAPED ROOM) – 15’3” x 9’8” max. High vaulted ceiling with impressive exposed beams and trusses, vertical beams to the walls, three double glazed windows overlooking the gardens, chromium ladder radiator/towel rail. Door to:- EN-SUITE SHOWER ROOM. White suite comprising a fully tiled shower cubicle with fitted shower and chromium fitments, pedestal wash hand basin, low level wc, part tiled walls, wall mounted electric light and shaver point, ceramic tiled floor. Off the galleried landing an oak door opens onto an inner landing with two double glazed windows overlooking the front drive. There are doors off to:- BATHROOM.