Ref: LCAA8124 £525,000
Penpraze, Mena, Edge of Goss Moor, St Dennis, Cornwall, PL26 8BB FREEHOLD
A well situated, light and airy period detached and extended 4/5 bedroomed spacious family home offering extremely versatile impeccably presented accommodation, with the potential for ground floor annexe or self contained accommodation, with many character features in a delightfully peaceful rural location on the outskirts of the Goss Moor Nature Reserve which is a Special Area of Conservation and SSSI. 2 Ref: LCAA8124
SUMMARY OF ACCOMMODATION
Ground Floor: kitchen/breakfast room, sitting room, inner hallway, bedroom 5/study, conservatory, second inner hallway, shower room, utility room, family/dining room, bedroom 4.
Two staircases ascend to the:-
First Floor: one staircase ascends to two double bedrooms and a family bathroom and the other ascends to bedroom 2.
Outside: three large tiers of lawns sweep up the side of the property and back onto open fields.
In all, the plot extends to .26 of an acre.
DESCRIPTION
Penpraze is a delightful detached period cottage, built of granite under a slate roof which also benefits from having had double glazing installed to all windows and French doors, with the original cottage, barn and outbuildings believed to date back to the early 1800’s. The property has been improved and substantially extended over the years, now providing a superbly versatile, detached 4/5 bedroom family home offering numerous character features that include exposed stonework, stripped wooden floorboards, high vaulted ceilings with exposed beams and trusses, fireplaces, woodburning stoves and open beamed ceilings. The modern extensions are in keeping with the original property offering excellent accommodation with all modern conveniences.
The main entrance is into a superb kitchen breakfast room which is well fitted with a range of bespoke Farrow & Ball hand painted units and has a high, vaulted ceiling with a large 3 Ref: LCAA8124 Aga on one side and triple aspects that allow in plenty of light. The accommodation from this central point radiates off in two directions with steps up to a new conservatory, superb sitting room, inner hallway and bedroom 5/study, whilst in the other direction another inner hallway accesses a shower room, utility room, family/dining room and has steps down to bedroom 4 and up to bedroom 2.
There are two staircases ascending to the first floor with one of them ascending to bedroom 2 which is a large galleried double bedroom with French doors opening onto the gardens. Off the second staircase are two further double bedrooms and a beautiful family bathroom. This house has sufficient space to cater for a large family whilst also offering potential for ground floor living accommodation as an annexe or self catering unit (subject to planning) .
The property has been improved in recent years with has included an extension, double glazed windows and doors and bathrooms/sanitaryware has also been kept up to date. Three large tiers of lawned gardens to the rear provide excellent privacy and back onto open fields and many of the rooms within this fine house enjoy open rural views over the surrounding countryside.
LOCATION
Penpraze at Mena is situated on the edge of the Goss Moor which is a Special Area of Conservation a SSSI and Nature Reserve. The surrounding countryside provides many footpaths into these beautiful areas and the house itself is approached from an unmade private road that accesses Penpraze and one other property beyond it with a footpath along the lane to the nearby village of St Dennis. St Dennis offers adequate facilities for day to day needs whilst there are larger towns on all sides with Bodmin to the north, St Austell to the east, Newquay and Truro to the west all providing a wide range of shopping, leisure and commercial facilities.
The quiet rural hamlet of Mena is also virtually equidistant from both the north and south coasts providing access to some beautiful sandy beaches and fishing villages such as 4 Ref: LCAA8124 Mevagissey on the south coast and the wonderful rugged cliff top walks and excellent surfing/bathing beaches along the north coast. To the south west lies the county capital of Truro, providing a large variety of facilities including the main retail centre for Cornwall. St Austell has a mainline railway station providing a direct link to London Paddington (approximate travel time 4½ hours) and Mena also enjoys easy access out onto the A30 which then remains largely dual carriageway all the way Exeter where it joins the M5 to Bristol and A303 to London. Newquay Airport lies a few miles away to the west providing easy access to shuttle flights to elsewhere in the UK and Europe.
The peace and tranquillity offered by Mena, which is a quite rural community in a hamlet on the edge of this Nature Reserve and an area of Specific Scientific Interest, provides a perfect environment for those who enjoy a peaceful rural surrounding and life style, whilst also making it ideal for those looking for a bolthole/holiday home in order to escape from the hustle and bustle of everyday life.
THE ACCOMMODATION COMPRISES (all floor plans and dimensions are approximate)
Granite step to part glazed timber stable front door opening onto:-
KITCHEN / BREAKFAST ROOM – 20’1” max. 16’2” min. x 17’2”. This is a superb room being triple aspect with windows to the front and side, and twin opening French doors and 5 Ref: LCAA8124 full height windows opening onto the conservatory. There is a high vaulted ceiling with exposed beams and trusses with strategically placed spotlights and the kitchen is comprehensively fitted with a range of bespoke Farrow & Ball hand painted cabinets comprising base level cupboards and drawers and one full height cupboard. There are further wall mounted natural pine open shelved units and a built-in wine rack. Surrounding polished wooden worktop surfaces with an inset white ceramic butler sink with swan neck mixer tap above and wooden draining board to the side. On one side is an oil fired Aga comprising two hot plates and a warming plate to the top with four ovens beneath, this is set into a recess with natural granite stone walling behind, and slate worktops on either side and concealed lighting. Space for upright fridge, inset Siemens four ring induction hob with built-in oven/grill beneath. Space and plumbing for dishwasher. Twin doors open onto a large shelved larder storage cupboard. Exposed pine floorboards, doorway to inner hallway and a flight of stairs ascend to a small hallway with a door to:-
SITTING ROOM – 29’3” max. into chimney breast recesses x 12’7”. This is a magnificent room with open-beamed ceiling, twin opening double glazed French doors to the gardens flanked by double glazed, recessed windows on either side with window seats and built-in shutters. At one end is a granite fireplace with a raised granite hearth on 6 Ref: LCAA8124 which stands a Clearview woodburning stove with niches on either side. At the other end of the room is an impressive granite inglenook fireplace with concealed lighting and a raised slate hearth on which stands a Woodwarm multi fuel burning stove. Two radiators with thermostatic controls, four wall light points, television aerial point, open beamed ceiling, wooden panelled door to:-
INNER HALLWAY. Slate flagged floor, telephone point, staircase ascending to the first floor with built-in understairs storage cupboard, radiator, wall mounted electronic programming controls for the central heating and hot water, window providing lovely countryside views to the side with wooden sill beneath, wooden panelled door to:-
BEDROOM 5 / STUDY – 9’1” average x 7’10”. Part glazed timber stable door returning to the front garden with adjacent window, both providing lovely countryside views. Radiator with thermostatic control, a range of built-in bookshelves, cupboard housing hot water cylinder, high level wall mounted boxed in electric consumer circuit breaker board and meter. 7 Ref: LCAA8124 At the top of the stairs leading from the kitchen/breakfast room, twin part glazed French doors open onto the:-
CONSERVATORY – 10’ x 7’5” (to the glass). Double glazed windows on two sides overlooking the garden, part double glazed panelled door opening onto the rear garden, double glazed roofing panels, part exposed stone walling, slate flagged flooring.
A doorway from the kitchen/breakfast room opens onto the inner hall which has exposed pine flooring, is part galleried above a staircase that ascends to the first floor, inset ceiling spotlight, doors off to:-
SHOWER ROOM. White suite comprising a tile enclosed shower cubicle with glazed door to the front and screen to the side, built-in Mira Sport shower unit, low level wc, pedestal wash hand basin with tiled splashback, wall light point and electric shaver point above, ceramic tiled floor, inset ceiling spotlight, extractor fan, built-in shelved storage cupboard, radiator with thermostatic control.
UTILITY ROOM – 10’ x 8’. One end is fitted with a range of Farrow & Ball painted cabinets to match the kitchen comprising a range of high level wall mounted cupboards and a base level cupboard above which is an inset white ceramic butler sink with swan neck chromium mixer tap above and hardwood worktop surface with built-in draining board to one side. Concealed pelmet lighting to the worktops, space and plumbing for washing machine, space for tumble dryer. Space for fridges, freezers, etc. double glazed window overlooking the rear garden with deep wooden sill beneath, exposed wooden floorboards, radiator with thermostatic control, high level wall mounted electric fuse board.
FAMILY / DINING ROOM – 16’1” x 12’2”. Double aspect with a pair of double glazed French doors opening onto the rear garden, a window to the side with deep sill beneath overlooking the garden, further part glazed panelled timber door to front garden and a conservation style skylight window set into a high vaulted ceiling with exposed ‘A’ frame trusses. Radiator with thermostatic control, two television point, telephone points, ceiling spotlight points, wooden panelled door and four steps down to:- 8 Ref: LCAA8124 BEDROOM 4 – 15’1” x 12’10”. Double glazed window overlooking the side gardens with deep wooden sill beneath, high vaulted ceiling with exposed beams and A-frame trusses with strategically placed spotlights, large twin opening wooden panelled doors to front garden. Double glazed Velux skylight window.
From the inner hall between the kitchen and utility room a flight of stairs ascend, with a wooden handrail to one side to:-
BEDROOM 2 – 14’3” x 11’5”. A triple aspect room with double glazed French doors to the garden and two double glazed windows overlooking the garden, both with thick and deep wooden sills beneath. Radiator with thermostatic control, high vaulted ceiling with exposed ‘A’ frame trusses and beams. This room is galleried above the stairwell has exposed wooden floorboards and is currently used as a study. Ceiling spotlight points.
From the inner hall between the sitting room and bedroom 5/study a flight of stairs with a window above, wooden handrail, banisters and a newel posts to one side ascends to a first floor landing with exposed pine floorboards, a built-in shelved linen cupboard and doors off to:-
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BEDROOM 1 – 12’11” x 12’9”. Deeply recessed double glazed window overlooking the garden, exposed wooden floorboards, part vaulted ceiling with double glazed Velux skylight window, radiator with thermostatic control, two deep, built-in wardrobes and cupboard above.
BEDROOM 3 – 12’9” x 10’5”. Dual aspect with deeply recessed double glazed windows overlooking the front and rear garden with deep sills beneath. Two deep built-in 10 Ref: LCAA8124 wardrobes with further cupboards above, radiator with thermostatic control, exposed wooden floorboards, loft hatch access.
BATHROOM. White suite comprising a freestanding claw footed roll topped bath with Victorian style chromium mixer tap and shower attachment, separate double shower tray with tiled wall surround, shower unit with chromium fitments and large rain head above. Wash hand basin set into a vanity surround with polished wooden toiletry shelf to both sides and three cupboards beneath. Low level wc, exposed wooden floorboards, half height painted wooden panelled walling, two wall light points and electric shaver point above the sink, extractor fan, window overlooking countryside, radiator with thermostatic control.
OUTSIDE
Penpraze is approached over an unmade but well metalled private road which provides access to Penpraze and one other property. As the road approaches the house there is a sufficient parking area for one car on the right hand side and a driveway providing off-road parking of up to four vehicles with a further area adjacent to the lower boundary of the house providing parking for another two. An area of lawn sweeps up to a large timber garden shed and a lawned path proceeds from there up into the main gardens. The gardens run along the left hand side of the property facing in a southerly direction and are 11 Ref: LCAA8124 split into three tiered areas of lawn with attractive natural stone dividing walls between the three and stone Cornish hedging topped by trees and shrubs form the outer boundary.
There is a stone paved footpath that runs at a lower level than the lawns, along the length of the house with stone steps both up and down to the various levels, this stone path then runs along the back of the house where the oil storage tank is situated and from the path along the back of the house a wooden pedestrian gate returns to the approach road to Penpraze. There is a small stone outhouse/wood store and a second timber garden shed, the gardens enjoy lovely views over the surrounding fields.
In all, the gardens and grounds extend to approximately .26 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 – PL26 8BB.
SERVICES – Mains water, mains electricity, private drainage, oil fired central heating. Telephone/broadband subject to suppliers regulations (our clients inform us that high speed broadband is currently connected).
DIRECTIONS – From Truro follow the A30 towards Bodmin and turn off towards Wadebridge on the A39, proceed down the slip road to the roundabout at which turn right following signs to St Dennis on the B3279 at the next roundabout turn left to St Dennis B3279 keep following this road over a bridge with traffic lights on it and just after entering the St Dennis village sign, on a sharp right hand bend turn left and immediately turn left again to Enniscaven 1¼ miles. Go past two terraces of cottages on the right hand side and then a single house on the right and one on the left, down a little hill, past another 12 Ref: LCAA8124 terrace of houses on the right past Carne Cottage and take the first turning right. Ascend a slight hill passing Port Mena on the right and Holly Cottage on the left, then at the next sharp right hand bend, turn left and follow this narrow lane past Mena Wallis, Mill Cottage and Mena Farm on your right and then take the next turning right marked public footpath to St Dennis. Proceed up this lane whereupon Penpraze will be the first property, directly ahead of you approached through a five bar gate.
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. 13 Ref: LCAA8124