A Beautifully Restored Georgian Rectory
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A beautifully restored Georgian Rectory The Old Rectory, Mawgan-in-Meneage, Nr Helston, TR12 6AD Freehold • Elegant Grade II listed Georgian Rectory enjoying views over its landscaped gardens to surrounding countryside • Spacious accommodation over four floors extending to over 7,700 sqft • Four reception rooms, seven bedrooms, five bathrooms (two en suite) • Lower ground floor self-contained annexe or holiday let with two further bedrooms • Integral garage, Victorian style greenhouse and further outbuilding • Gardens and grounds extending to approximately 2.75 acres Distances walks and beaches of the Helston 5 miles, Porthleven 8 Lizard are well renowned and miles, Falmouth 11 miles, Truro for food lovers less than 8 17 miles, St Ives 20 miles & miles from the property is Newquay Airport 33 miles Porthleven which has a great selection of restaurants to The Location include Rick Stein, Amelie’s Cornwall’s unique character and Kota Kai. Marazion and the comes from its historic iconic St Michaels Mount is 16 landscape and some 400 miles and St Ives with all its miles of spectacular coastline. interesting shops, superb The Old Rectory occupies a restaurants, beautiful beaches magnificent setting in the and the Tate Gallery is 20 heart of the countryside miles. surrounded by woodland. The market town of Helston is just The Property a short drive away where there The Old Rectory is an are three major supermarkets exceptional property of classic along with some excellent Georgian symmetrical independent stores. appearance laid out over four The Old Rectory is ideally floors with the lower ground located to enjoy and explore floor now being a separate the area with the Helford River two-bedroom apartment. accessible at only ¼ of a mile The main entrance is away. There are sailing through a pillared porch off facilities including pontoons the driveway leading into a for smaller boats, deep water large reception hall with moorings for larger yachts and Travertine tiled floor and high a sailing club at Helford Village ceiling as found throughout just a short drive away. The the formal rooms on the ground floor, with a turning dishwasher, Miele oven, Miele staircase with polished combination microwave and hardwood hand rail rising to oven and a four oven Nobel oil the galleried first floor landing. fired range cooker with twin Ahead is the drawing room hobs and hot plate. Twin white which has two large sash Belfast sink and draining area windows with window seats cut into the granite worktop. with views out over the garden Large granite topped island to open woodland and a unit to one end of the room fireplace with an inset with seating on two sides and Chesney’s wood burning stove. end grain wood chopping The dining room is dual aspect block and under mounted sink. with a large sash window and There is also a period Welsh to the side two sets of French slate fireplace with ornamental doors opening onto the side cast iron grate and slate slate terrace and a fireplace hearth. By the window is a with an inset Chesney’s wood doorway leading through to burning stove. From the main the orangery with a long run of hallway there is doorway windows and glazed doors through to an alternative along one wall with two entrance hall, also off the main apexed sections of glazed roof driveway, with a downstairs all with automatic fitted blinds. cloakroom and a second flight Also off the kitchen via a side of stairs rising to the first floor, hall is the utility room, boiler which leads through to the room, WC and access into the kitchen breakfast room which double garage and workshop. is fitted with bespoke range of The First Floor: Off the kitchen units providing a vast landing are four double amount of storage and display bedrooms, two with en suite space including a walk-in bathrooms and a newly fitted larder, integrated under large modern family bathroom counter fridge, Bosch with contemporary sanitaryware including a free the apartment or via its own standing double ended bath curving flight of granite steps and double sized walk in from the driveway leading to a shower glazed front door. The front The Second Floor: can be door leads into the kitchen/ accessed by two different dining room with a recently staircases. There are three refitted cream kitchen with potential double bedrooms integrated fridge, washing and two bathrooms, however machine, dishwasher, electric the central room has oven & grill and four plate previously been used as an ceramic hob. There are two office and has an extensive double bedrooms, one of amount of fitted book and which is en suite, leading off display shelving around the from the kitchen dining room, walls along with a period both with glazed French doors fireplace. The large open out onto the main terrace and landing has significant built in garden. The sitting room is wardrobes and cupboards. also off the kitchen dining Lower Ground Apartment: room with a polished wooden The apartment can either be floor, granite and slate approached from the main fireplace with inset wood house via a staircase beneath burning stove and two sets of the principal stairs which glazed doors out onto the descends to a large storage main terrace and garden. room with further door into Gardens & The Exterior terrace. To the side of the first The Old Rectory sits in 2 ¾ level lawned terrace is a acres of landscaped tree lined Victorian style glasshouse gardens with views out over (cream painted aluminium) mature woodland beyond. being built over low brick Accessed from the lane down walls. It has been divided into a sweeping tree lined gravelled three rooms with Electroflora driveway to the front of the automatic controlled roof house where there is a large windows and paved flooring. gravelled area and access to There is power, lighting & the double garage. On the water with underground opposite side of the driveway storage tanks for collecting to the house above a granite the roof run off which is then wall are planted beds with able to be pumped back. Camilleas, Rhododendrons To the south west of the and flowering plants with an main lawn is a further large area of lawn with walkways gravelled yard area with leading through a wooded vehicular gates opening on a copse. lane access where there is a A gravelled pathway substantial timber outbuilding continues round to the side of with double doors and behind the house to the garden this is a smaller greenhouse beyond. A further pathway and a series of raised opens through the vegetable beds. Rhododendrons to a At the bottom of the garden concealed working area of the is a ring of granite standing garden with composting and posts and beyond a wildlife large log store. area and pond with lilies and The garden to the rear of the Gunnera plants a-plenty where house is of formal appearance you can hear the sound of the initially and becoming less stream which runs along the formal as it extends away from boundary. the house. There are a series of The garden has been terraces accessed via granite beautifully planned and steps with Hydrangea lined maintained over the years with gravelled paths between. From many and varied plants and the main terrace granite steps trees with hidden areas just lead up to the orangery where waiting to be explored. there is a further paved Services Directions Mains water & private drainage From Helston: Take the A3083 off the A394 for the Lizard Mains electricity Peninsula. Pass RNAS Culdrose and at the Oil fired central heating roundabout take the first exit onto the B3293 direction St Broadband: BT Superfast Keverne. At the next Fibre 1 available roundabout take the second exit into Mawgan-in-Meneage, Double garage plus large continue through the village parking area past the village shop and village green on the left then Tenure bear right down a lane passing Freehold the Ship Inn on the left. At the bottom of the short hill the Fixtures & Fittings entrance to the Old Rectory is Only those mentioned in these on the right through an sales particulars are included impressive gated entrance in the sale. All others such as onto a tree lined gravelled curtains, light fittings, garden driveway. ornaments, etc. are specifically excluded but may be available Viewings by separate negotiation. Strictly by prior appointment with Savills. The Old Rectory, Mawgan, Helston, TR12 6AD Gross internal area (approx) 7746 sq ft / 719.6 sq m (includes garage) Chris Clifford Limited Use Area(s) 23 sq ft / 2.1 sq m Savills Truro Total 7769 sq ft / 721.7 sq m 01872 243 201 savills savills.co.uk [email protected] First Floor Second Floor Lower Ground Floor Ground Floor For identification only. Not to scale. © 20.07.31CC Important notice Savills, its clients and any joint agents give notice that 1: They are not authorised to make or give any representations or warranties in relation to the property either here or elsewhere, either on their own behalf or on behalf of their client or otherwise. They assume no responsibility for any statement that may be made in these particulars. These particulars do not form part of any offer or contract and must not be relied upon as statements or representations of fact. 2: Any areas, measurements or distances are approximate. The text, photographs and plans are for guidance only and are not necessarily comprehensive. It should not be assumed that the property has all necessary planning, building regulation or other consents and Savills have not tested any services, equipment or facilities.