Ref: LCAA7557 £475,000

Eremo, Traveller’s Rest, Illogan, , TR15 3UY FREEHOLD

A beautifully spacious detached 3/4 bedroom bungalow of considerable quality and superb presentation offering fantastically proportioned rooms with versatile accommodation, set in a large garden plot of approximately ⅓ acre with lane frontage of almost 200’. There is proven potential to extend into a massive attic space to create further accommodation if required. 2 Ref: LCAA7557

SUMMARY OF ACCOMMODATION

Reception hall, cloakroom/wc, lounge/dining room, second sitting room/snooker room/bedroom 2, kitchen/breakfast room, utility room, family room, study, boiler room, 3 further bedrooms, family bathroom.

Outside: carport, large driveway/parking area, lawned gardens of approximately ⅓ of an acre with a beautiful, cut stone, southerly facing sun terrace, a summerhouse and large garden shed.

DESCRIPTION

Eremo is a truly outstanding and superbly spacious detached bungalow with beautifully proportioned rooms in the highly sought after semi rural area of Illogan, just a short distance from Tehidy Golf Course and within easy reach of Cornwall’s Atlantic coastline. The setting is quite delightful, being peaceful and yet extremely accessible to the A30, enabling fast access to most parts of the county with , Falmouth, St Ives, and , all within a circa 20 minute drive. Beach is about a 30 minute walk away through Illogan Woods and there are many lovely country walks in the vicinity around the golf course and Tehidy Country Park. There are excellent beaches at Gwithian to the west and Perranporth to the east with the creeks and rivers of the south coast and their associated sailing facilities, also within easy reach.

Eremo is an extremely impressive bungalow residence with white painted rendered elevations under hipped and gabled roofs of interlocking concrete tiles with quality 3 Ref: LCAA7557 replacement uPVC, hardwood style, double glazed windows and doors. Well appointed accommodation provides a superb versatility for family living with excellent annexe potential. Our clients have achieved planning permission for the conversion of the loft space into two bedrooms and a second bathroom, (although we believe this planning permission may now have lapsed, it should be fairly straightforward to re-apply and have it reinstated). The studwork required to divide the loft space into two bedrooms and a bathroom, has already been started.

Over the years the property’s accommodation has been reappointed to a very good standard of presentation, workmanship and specification. Highlights include neutral decorations, fine tiled floors throughout the reception area, kitchen and utility room, bathroom and cloakroom with generous ceiling heights adding to the feeling of space and quality. The room proportions are superb, the second sitting room/bedroom 2 was originally designed as a snooker room to take a full size table. What was two garages have now been converted to a family room and study with a boiler room off. Both these rooms have double glazed sliding patio doors and windows to the front driveway and could be reverted to garaging if required.

The loft space is immense with an 11’6” height (maximum).

LOCATION

Eremo occupies glorious level gardens extending to approximately ⅓ of an acre with a road frontage of almost 200’ to a country lane, comprising attractive Cornish stone walling topped by hedging. The boundaries surrounding the property all feature mature hedging and trees providing an excellent screening and a good level of privacy. Along the back of the property, facing in a southerly direction, a new cut stone sun terrace has been laid with the remainder of the gardens comprising well tended lawns.

The imposing heavy iron gated entrance opens onto a generous brick paved driveway providing parking and turning for several vehicles with gravelled hardstanding to the right and a carport adjacent to the house. The gardens extend around three sides of Eremo with a large timber summerhouse in one corner and a sizable timber garden shed in the rear garden. The gardens are well planted with a variety of flowering shrubs and privacy is further enhanced by the property abutting open fields.

THE ACCOMMODATION COMPRISES (all floor plans and dimensions are approximate)

Panelled front door with double glazed bevelled glass panels, into:-

RECEPTION HALL – 18’10” long x 14’10” (at its widest). An exceptionally impressive introduction to the accommodation with mosaic floor tiles throughout in white and contrasting black key tiles, moulded dado rails and moulded ceiling cornices. Fine, six panel hardwood style doors with moulded architraves. Radiator, wall mounted thermostatic control for the central heating, smoke alarm. Large loft hatch access extendable ladder to a massive loft space with 11’6” (max) headroom. In 2012, planning permission was granted for conversion of the loft space into two bedrooms and a bathroom. The room partitioning stud work was 4 Ref: LCAA7557 started but we understand planning permission may need to be applied for again in order to finish the conversion as the work carried out was not passed by building control.

CLOAKROOM / WC. Sanitaryware by Heritage in white, with chrome plated fitments, comprising:- wash hand basin and low flush wc. Walls half tiled in white ceramics with contrasting black dado and edging tiles. Continuation of white ceramic floor tiling with black key tiles. Moulded ceiling cornice.

From the reception hall, a pair of hardwood style uPVC glazed doors with bevelled glass small panes, into:-

LOUNGE / DINING ROOM – 29’8” x 14’3” into bay, reducing to 13’. A particularly generous dual aspect room with hardwood style double glazed windows overlooking the very secluded front and side gardens. Splendid feature corner fireplace in reconstituted stonework with raised polished slate hearth and a large open fronted Stove with fitted fire guard. Tall, moulded skirtings, moulded ceiling cornices. Two radiators, telephone point, TV aerial socket. Seven wall light points. Dimmer switch controls, smoke alarm. From the lounge, a further pair of hardwood style uPVC glazed doors with bevelled glass small panes, into:- 5 Ref: LCAA7557 SECOND SITTING ROOM / BEDROOM 2 / SNOOKER ROOM – 23’3” x 17’10” increasing to 18’10”. A beautifully proportioned, triple aspect room capable of housing a full size snooker table if required – currently used as a second sitting room. Hardwood style uPVC double glazed window and twin glazed doors opening onto the rear garden and sun terrace. Tall moulded skirtings, moulded ceiling cornices, radiator. Five wall light points, smoke alarm. Loft hatch access.

KITCHEN / BREAKFAST ROOM– 17’ x 14’. A very generous sized true family breakfast kitchen with plenty of space to accommodate a large breakfast table with at least eight chairs. Beautifully appointed and extensively fitted with units in light wood with panelled door fronts, white ceramic handles and particularly fine, thick veined, white marble work surfaces with matching splashbacks, comprising:- 1½ bowl single drainer stainless steel Franke sink with mixer tap, SMEG stainless steel cooking range with five ceramic hobs, large fan assisted oven, grill, wide pan drawer under, tall stainless steel splashback and SMEG stainless steel filtered canopy hood with integrated lighting. A good selection of cupboards and drawers. Three ranges of matching wall cupboards. Space for fridge freezer. Matching high level cupboard containing electricity meter and circuit breaker board. Radiator, dimmer switch. Central heating programme controls. Ceramic tiled floor in terracotta style with matching key tiles, tall moulded skirtings, moulded ceiling cornices. Two banks of four adjustable spotlights (eight in total). A pair of double glazed French doors opening onto the broad, rear sun terrace and gardens, a double glazed window with rear garden view.

6 Ref: LCAA7557 UTILITY ROOM – 12’10” x 11’1” reducing to 6’10”. Two double glazed windows overlooking the rear garden and a part uPVC double glazed door opening onto rear sun terrace and garden. Single drainer stainless steel sink with cupboards under, white, round edged melamine work surface beside with space and plumbing beneath for washing machine and tumble dryer. Herringbone patterned slate tiled floor. Part tiled walls in white. Plenty of space for deep freeze, radiator. Full height cupboards containing the foam dipped hot water cylinder with immersion and surrounding storage area. Doors off to rooms that were at one time garages but have now been converted to:-

FAMILY ROOM – 18’8” x 9’10”. Double aspect with a double glazed window and sliding patio door to the front garden, further window overlooking the rear garden, ceiling light point.

STUDY – 14’10” x 8’7”. Double glazed window and sliding patio door to the front garden, beamed ceiling, doorway to:-

BOILER ROOM. Freestanding Worcester oil fired boiler to supply domestic hot water and central heating plus a further storage area.

PRINCIPAL BEDROOM – 14’5” x 14’. A large main bedroom with double glazed, hardwood style double glazed picture window overlooking the rear sun terrace and garden Moulded skirtings, dado rails and ceiling cornice. Radiator.

BEDROOM 3 – 14’2” into semi- circular bay x 14’. Hardwood style uPVC double glazed bay window overlooking the front garden. White wash hand basin on a vanity cabinet. Ceramic tiled floor, part tiled walls, extractor fan. Dado rail, coved ceiling. Fitted wardrobes with small paned glazed and panelled doors. Radiator with thermostatic control.

BEDROOM 4 – 14’5” x 8’10”. A large fourth double with hardwood style uPVC double glazed window directly overlooking the rear gardens. Moulded skirtings and dado rails, coved ceiling, radiator.

FAMILY BATHROOM. A large and extremely luxuriously appointed bath and shower room with quality sanitaryware in white by Heritage comprising:- pedestal wash hand basin with glass shelf and arched mirror over. Panelled bath, low flush wc. Double shower cubicle with glazed sliding door, chrome plated fitments. White floor tiles and 7 Ref: LCAA7557 contrasting black key tiles. Walls half tiled in white ceramics with contrasting black dado and edging tiles. Distinctive black marble style ceramic tiles throughout the shower area. Radiator with thermostatic control, chrome plated towel rail and roll holder. Hardwood style uPVC opaque double glazed window, moulded ceiling cornices, inset ceiling downlights.

OUTSIDE

Eremo occupies a large garden plot with a long frontage to the lane, virtually completely screened by stone hedging, mature trees and flowering bushes, set back behind a shallow grass verge.

An impressive entrance over a herringbone patterned brick paved driveway, approached through an impressive pair of heavy, arched wrought iron gates between white painted Tyrolean rendered gate piers. The driveway leads to a carport, and provides generous car parking and turning space with a further area of gravelled hardstanding on one side suitable for boats, trailers, caravans, etc. CARPORT – 16’10” x 8’6”.

The driveway is lit by an automatic flood light and the gardens form a particularly attractive feature of the property with broad level manicured lawns sweeping across the front, around to the left and leading through to the rear garden. The front garden is beautifully screened from the road by well established beech hedging on stone walling with well established rhododendrons, camellias, azaleas and specimen conifers providing further screening. In the side garden is a TIMBER SUMMER HOUSE – 9’10” x 8’ with double glazed windows on three sides overlooking the garden, wooden floorboards, twin double glazed panelled doors to the front opening onto a covered veranda.

The rear garden comprises an expanse of level lawn with stone walls topped by mature hedging providing an excellent screen and good privacy and also featuring some mature 8 Ref: LCAA7557 trees. Along the back of the property is a recently added cut stone paved sun terrace dropping down on one side to a pebbled and paved sitting area with inset shrubs, on one side of which is a large timber garden storage shed. A pathway leads along the back of the property to the carport and at the back of the carport is the oil storage tank.

In all, the gardens create a superb environment and complement this exceptional, quality home, extending in all to over ⅓ of an acre.

GENERAL INFORMATION

VIEWING – Strictly by prior appointment through: Lillicrap Chilcott, Landrian House, 59-60 Lemon Street, Truro, Cornwall, TR1 2PE. Telephone: (01872) 273473. Email: [email protected]

POST CODE – TR15 3UY.

SERVICES – Mains water (metered), mains electricity and mains drainage. Oil fired central heating and domestic hot water, electric immersion heater. For Council Tax see www.mycounciltax.org.uk.

DIRECTIONS – From Truro follow the A30 southwards towards St Ives and Penzance and take the third exit towards and Pool on the A3047. Enter the slip road and stay in the right hand lane, as the road forks, following signs to Portreath. Follow this slip road down to a T-junction at which, turn right, crossing a dual carriageway following signs for A30 and Portreath. Take the third turning left to Portreath, South Tehidy and Tolvaddon. Follow the road over a mini roundabout and at the second roundabout proceed straight across to Portreath and Illogan. Follow the road down to a T-junction and turn right towards Portreath, Illogan and Tehidy Golf Club. Follow this road to a crossroads at which 9 Ref: LCAA7557 proceed straight across following signs to Illogan, Eremo is the second property on the right hand side.

AGENT’S NOTE – The above particulars have been prepared as a general guide only for prospective buyers. Whilst we have endeavoured to provide a fair and reasonable description of the property, no specific survey or detailed inspection has been carried out in relation to the property, the services, the appliances and any fixtures and fittings or equipment. All buyers should rely on their own surveys and investigations in connection with any purchase of the property. All measurements, floor plans, dimensions, acreages and distances are approximate only and should not be relied upon for accuracy.

OFFICE OPENING HOURS – Monday to Friday 9.00am to 5.30pm. Saturday - 9.00am to 1.00pm. NB. A number of staff are available for viewing appointments all day Saturday and all day Sunday.

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