Ref: LCAA6678 Offers over £1,500,000 The Old Rectory, Michaelstow, St Tudy, North Cornwall FREEHOLD An exquisite, particularly elegant and gracefully proportioned south facing Grade II Listed detached former rectory of great originality and charm, with a range of small period outbuildings, in gorgeous gardens and grounds of about 4½ acres including a paddock, on the edge of a picturesque north Cornwall village. A very private 5 bedroomed country house with beautiful views, within easy driving distance of Wadebridge, Rock, Padstow and numerous beaches. 2 Ref: LCAA6678 SUMMARY OF ACCOMMODATION Ground Floor: reception hall, library, study, drawing room, dining room, kitchen/breakfast room, pantry, conservatory, utility room, wc. First Floor: split-level galleried landing, master bedroom with en-suite bath/dressing room and separate wc, 3 further double bedrooms, 5th bedroom/nursery, family bathroom. Outside: courtyard of stone outbuildings around driveway parking including garage, three useful stores, garden/games room, greenhouse and gardener’s wc. Level front lawn and surrounding lawns with magnificent trees, meadow, heated outdoor swimming pool, large pond, vegetable/fruit garden, walled garden, paddock. In all, about 4½ acres. DESCRIPTION The Old Rectory is a charming detached Regency Grade II Listed former rectory clothed by long established honeysuckle, clematis, roses, wisteria and Virginia creeper – a more romantic and desirable appearance it is indeed hard to imagine. The house, which is of mellow stone elevations with granite quoins and brick window lintels under a ragged slate roof in diminishing courses, was probably built around 1750 although it is reputed that part of the house dates from Tudor times. 3 Ref: LCAA6678 The exterior of The Old Rectory is instantaneously captivating and is a building of appreciable architectural merit facing south east over well stocked mature gardens which are predominantly laid to lawn with many established trees and shrubs. The house is discreetly situated off the village lane leading through Michaelstow with the drive providing ample parking between the main house and the range of period outbuildings including garaging, stores and a large studio or games room. A stone screen wall with slate capped piers and white painted timber gate tantalisingly conceals the beautiful gardens. The most commonly used entrance to the house is through a door from the drive which opens to the utility room, from where a further door opens into the superb breakfast/kitchen room with slate flagged heated flooring, Aga and glazed doors opening to an excellent conservatory which provides most useful light and airy additional living space overlooking the walled garden. Doors open from the kitchen to the dining room, a pantry and the formal reception hall. Off the reception hall access is given to a library, study with separate wc, and the drawing room which has an interconnecting door to the dining room. 4 Ref: LCAA6678 An elegant turning staircase ascends to a part galleried split-level landing which leads to a superb master bedroom with excellent elevated country views. A bathroom/dressing room and separate wc is set off the principal bedroom. The guest bedroom has a door which opens to bedroom 5/nursery and family bathroom. There are two further good sized bedrooms. For those requiring additional accommodation, the outbuildings represent a wonderful opportunity to provide supplementary living space – subject to all requisite consents first being obtained. The house enjoys lovely far reaching views over the protected and private gardens which include a vegetable garden, open air heated swimming pool, large pond, lawned gardens and a paddock. In all, an outstanding country house of resplendent external appearance in an exceptional and hugely sought after setting. LOCATION The Old Rectory is situated in the hamlet of Michaelstow with the nearby towns of Camelford and Wadebridge catering for most day to day needs including banks, shops, schooling facilities, restaurants, bars and sports centres. Wadebridge also provides a Tesco superstore and a cinema. The North Cornish Coast is about a 15-20 minute drive away offering the diversity of traditional fishing villages such as Port Isaac, sheltered beaches like Daymer Bay and some of the finest surfing beaches in the United Kingdom such as Polzeath and Newquay’s beaches further down the coast. The Camel Estuary provides a wonderful playground for sailors and water skiers alike. The water side village of Rock is the focus for these water sports and it is on the opposite side of the Camel Estuary to Padstow which has made a name for itself as a gastronomic hub as well as being a particularly pretty harbourside town. There are several Michelin Star restaurants in the area owned by well known chefs including Jamie Oliver, Rick Stein and Nathan Outlaw. From nearby Bodmin there is a main line rail link to London Paddington (travelling time approximately 4 hours) and Exeter can be reached by car within about an hour giving access to the motorway network. In addition, there is an airport at St Mawgan just outside of Newquay which provides internal flights to London and many other destinations as well as international flights. 5 Ref: LCAA6678 THE ACCOMMODATION COMPRISES (all floor plans and dimensions are approximate) The formal front door was generally approached by parishioners from a gate through the wall onto the village lane and stands under a columned portico overlooking the garden. The house is more commonly approached via a broad period door beside the drive opening into:- ENTRANCE HALL / UTILITY – 15’ x 8’9”. Slate flagged floor, fitted louvre doored cupboards, granite worktop with space below for a washing machine and tumble dryer, huge period white ceramic sink with tiled surround and chrome taps over. Plentiful space for storage, coats and shoes, oil fired boiler. Door opening to a short slate floored walkway to:- KITCHEN / BREAKFAST ROOM – 23’ x 14’. Large stone fireplace with granite lintel and inset Aga range cooker. Slate flagged floor with underfloor heating, large sash window with window seat overlooking the walled garden, recess ideal for an American style fridge/freezer, wooden unit with wood worktop and central white ceramic Belfast sink with swan neck mixer tap over and space for two dishwashers. Space for an additional freestanding cooker and currently with freestanding kitchen units. Recessed area with a door to a:- PANTRY – 9’8” x 5’. Slate shelving along one wall, slate floor, multi pane window with deep sill. Doors to the reception hall, dining room and a broad opening to:- CONSERVATORY – 27’6” x 11’6”. Arch topped windows around two sides over deep topped low height walls with 6 Ref: LCAA6678 a pair of glazed doors opening into the walled garden. Heated slate flagged floor, one exposed stone wall. DINING ROOM – 17’6” x 13’1”. Large sash window with shutters and window seat below overlooking the garden. Splendid carved stone open fireplace matching those found in the other reception rooms with arch topped recessed display shelves and cupboards beside. Further shelving and cupboards, 9’3” high ceiling. Door to:- DRAWING ROOM – 23’5” into bay x 15’3”. A splendid room bathed in light by three large sash windows with shutters and window seats below that stretches the full width of the room and overlooks the garden. Gorgeous carved stone open fireplace, near full wall of fitted shelving with cupboards below, 9’3” high ceiling with mouldings. Door to:- RECEPTION HALL. Part glazed formal front door opening under an entrance portico with columns into the garden. Lovely turning staircase rising to the galleried landing on the first floor. Three steps down to a lower area of hall with doors to the understairs cupboards, kitchen/breakfast room and drawing room. Doors to either side of the formal entrance into the study and:- LIBRARY – 13’9” x 13’4”. Dual aspect of sash windows with shutters overlooking the garden, superb carved stone fireplace matching those in the other front reception rooms. Fitted bookcases and cupboards around three walls. STUDY – 11’ x 9’. Large multi pane sash window with shutters overlooking the garden, decorative tiled floor with matching tiles on a worktop above two cupboards with an inset white ceramic sink. Recessed cupboards. Door to:- WC – 12’ x 3’5”. Painted floorboards, white wc, obscured multi pane window. 7 Ref: LCAA6678 FIRST FLOOR LANDING. An elegant split-level landing that is part galleried with a polished wooden handrail, shuttered sash window overlooking the gardens and also a high apexed multi pane window under a vaulted ceiling. Double doors to a store cupboard. Doors to:- MASTER BEDROOM – 19’7” x 15’2”. Over the drawing room and sharing the full width bay again with three shuttered sash windows with window seats below overlooking the gardens and countryside beyond. Ornate cast iron fireplace with slate hearth and white painted surround. High ceiling with canopied edges. Door to:- DRESSING / BATHROOM – 13’9” x 13’1”. Large sash window with shutters taking in views over the gardens to countryside. Three sets of double doors to deep wardrobes and cupboards. Period white bath in a tiled surround with the tiling continuing to create a worktop for an inset white wash basin with cabinets below. Door to:- WC. White wc, small multi pane sash window. BEDROOM 2 – 14’8” x 14’2”. Large sash window to the side with shutters and window seat, ornate fireplace with slate hearth and painted surround. Three steps up to a door to the landing, door to the family bathroom and further narrow door opening to a short passageway with shelved area to:- BEDROOM 5 / NURSERY – 14’9” x 8’6”. Multi pane window with shutters overlooking the outbuildings, access to roof space, white pedestal wash basin. FAMILY BATHROOM – 14’6” x 9’8” to front of wardrobes.