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Ref: LCAA7727 £625,000 Cornerstone, Castle Horneck Road, Penzance, Cornwall, TR18 4TY FREEHOLD An immaculately presented, extended and refurbished detached modern house now impeccably presented and offering large open-plan living areas with 5 bedrooms (3 en-suite) together with a studio. All set in large, beautifully landscaped well stocked gardens, in all extending to approximately ¾ of an acre. 2 Ref: LCAA7727 SUMMARY OF ACCOMMODATION Ground Floor: reception hall, sitting room, conservatory, study, kitchen/dining room, utility room, master bedroom with en-suite dressing room and en-suite bathroom. Stair hall, guest bedroom 3 with en-suite shower room, 2 further bedrooms, family shower room. First Floor: bedroom 2 with en-suite bath/shower room. Outside: studio/gatehouse, bedroom, shower/hall and washroom. Large lawned garden with electric gated asphalted driveway sweeping up to a large parking area in front of the house. Store/workshop (originally part of a double garage, part of which is now being used as a utility room). Large three bay carport. Beautifully landscaped well planted gardens. Terracing to the front of the house with room for hot tub and steps down on to a large lawned front garden with well hedged boundaries. In all the grounds extend to approximately ¾ of an acre. DESCRIPTION A fantastically spacious and beautifully refurbished, extended, detached five bedroom dormer style house with the majority of the accommodation on the ground floor comprising large open-plan living spaces and excellent bedroom accommodation, sufficient for a large family. The entire property is impeccably presented having been refitted to an excellent standard. The accommodation comprises a superb open-plan sitting room with doors off to a large modern conservatory and a study. On the other side of the entrance hall is a large kitchen/dining room which is well fitted with an excellent range of bespoke cabinets and 3 Ref: LCAA7727 integrated appliances with doors leading out into a large utility room (originally the back part of the double garage). Accessed from the sitting room is the master bedroom with double glazed doors into the conservatory and further doors into an en-suite dressing room beyond which is the en-suite bathroom with a spa bath and modern white sanitaryware. A further door from the sitting area accesses a stair hall off which are three double bedrooms and a family shower room with stairs up to the eaves guest bedroom which also has an en-suite shower room. The gardens are likely to be a particularly strong attraction for the buyer being beautifully landscaped and well stocked with a large lawned front garden leading up to a paved terrace in front of the property with ample room for a hot tub etc. The gravelled driveway sweeps through a gated access, past the gatehouse and on up to the rear of the property where there is a large parking and turning area and access to a three bay carport/covered storage area. There is a remote controlled double door opening onto what is now a workshop/store which was originally the front part of the double garage. The rear part is used as a utility room. From the parking area there is access into a long strip of well landscaped garden with a meandering gravelled path through the middle, flanked by lawns on either side with well stocked flower and shrub beds and a myriad of climbing roses. Adjacent to the parking area is a gravelled sitting area with an ornamental pond and at the far end of the garden is a large fenced off composting area. In all the grounds extend to approximately ¾ of an acre. LOCATION Penzance is the largest town in West Cornwall and has an excellent range of shops, supermarkets, schools, libraries, theatres, a recently refurbished art deco lido and leisure centre. Penzance is a large port providing a marina with pleasure craft and sailing facilities. Penzance has a mainline station on the main line to London Paddington with approximate travel time of 5 hours. Penzance will shortly benefit from a new heliport which is in the process of construction with regular services to the Isles of Scilly. West Penwith is one of the most beautiful areas in the county if not the country, with coastlines meeting both the English Channel and the Atlantic Ocean. It offers a variety of water based sporting activities including surfing at St Ives, Sennen and Godrevy with yachting on the south Cornish coast. There are sunny sandy beaches within very easy reach of the property and the South West Coast path provides many spectacular and breathtaking walks. This area of the county has a rich cultural heritage which several unique Keltic sites whilst other attractions include the Tate Gallery at St Ives, the cliff top Minack Theatre at Porthcurno and numerous galleries and restaurants. THE ACCOMMODATION COMPRISES (all floor plans and dimensions are approximate) Recessed entrance with paved steps and outside courtesy light to double glazed uPVC door with windows on either side opening onto:- RECEPTION HALL (L-SHAPED). Slate flagged flooring, vertical radiator with central mirror and thermostatic control, coved ceiling, wall mounted heating thermostat. Large built-in 4 Ref: LCAA7727 cloaks cupboard with hanging rail space, programming controls for the central heating/hot water and a wall mounted electric circuit breaker board. A range of fitted bookshelves and further fluted radiator with thermostatic control, two double glazed windows overlooking the front driveway. Two archways, open from the reception hall to the:- SITTING ROOM – 21’ x 17’5”. A fantastic light and airy reception room with borrowed light from the reception hall, double doors into the conservatory and a further set of double glazed uPVC doors open onto the front garden. Slate flagged flooring, a range of built-in bookshelves, attractive cartridge style woodburning stove with polished granite surround, coved ceiling, vertical fluted radiator with thermostatic control, twin double glazed doors opening onto:- 5 Ref: LCAA7727 CONSERVATORY – 21’ max. x 18’6” max. to the glass. A fantastic room with low walls topped by uPVC double glazed windows on all sides providing lovely views over the well planted garden. Double glazed roofing panels and two sets of double glazed doors open onto the gardens. Slate flagged flooring, built-in storage cupboard, wall light points, ceiling skylight windows, power points. From the sitting room a wide archway opens onto the:- STUDY – 10’9” max. x 8’6” max. An irregular shaped room with built-in desk and shelving on either side. A range of built-in cupboards to conceal printers etc. A range of high level shelving, slate flagged floor. From the entrance hall a glazed panelled door opens onto the:- KITCHEN / DINING ROOM – 18’8” x 18’4”. The kitchen has been superbly fitted with an extensive range of solid wood cabinets comprising base level cupboards and drawers with the drawers being finished in natural wood and the cabinets painted a light off-white. An extensive range of matching wall cupboards two with glazed fronts and a range of full height and three quarter height cupboards all finished with internal wooden shelving, pull-out baskets, 6 Ref: LCAA7727 a wine rack and large spice rack and honed black granite work top surfaces and upstands with concealed lighting. Adjacent space for an upright American size fridge freezer, fantastic central island unit with base level cupboards topped by a honed black granite worktop surface with two white inset ceramic Kohler sink units with a chromium mixer tap above, flexible shower spray and fitted garbage waste disposal unit. On one side of the central island is a semi circular breakfast bar in polished black granite, set on chromium pillared supports. The integrated appliances include a Neff fan assisted oven with warming drawer beneath, an inset Neff four ring ceramic hob unit with filter hood above and tinted glazed wall splashback. Neff double oven and grill, pull-out bins and an integrated Miele dishwasher. Slate flagged flooring with underfloor heating, inset ceiling downlighters around a central, high, vaulted section with three double glazed skylight windows. Two double glazed uPVC doors open onto the front driveway and gardens flanked by windows on either side. Distinct dining area in one corner, wall mounted thermostatic control for the underfloor heating, coved ceiling with inset downlighters. Doorway to:- UTILITY ROOM – 18’ x 8’9”. Two double glazed windows, slate flagged flooring, extensive range of built-in white base level cupboards, drawers and a full height unit. Inbuilt double bowl single drainer stainless steel sink unit with chromium mixer tap and flexible rinsing head. Integrated dishwasher, space for stacked washing machine and tumble dryer at one end, slate flagged flooring, freestanding Grant oil fired boiler to supply domestic hot water and central heating, space for further appliances. Door to GARAGE / STORE. (The utility room has been created by using the back half of what was formerly a double garage, this could be returned to a double garage if required). From the utility room a door opens onto the remainder of the garage. From the sitting room a door opens onto:- 7 Ref: LCAA7727 BEDROOM 1 – 13’2” x 12’5”. A lovely light room with two large double glazed windows on one side and twin opening double glazed uPVC doors to the conservatory, a range of built-in wardrobe comprising two doubles, two singles and a three quarter height wardrobe cupboard with a matching dressing table to one side with a nest of three drawers. There is also a chest of drawers and two bedside tables to match the wardrobe units. Coved ceiling, double glazed Velux skylight window with blind, vertical fluted radiator with thermostatic control, television aerial point.