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Laundry Cottage Cornwall A detached, beautifully presented property with magnificent views of the Carrick Roads and direct water access, situated on one of the most prestigious waterside addresses in Britain. Laundry Cottage, Restronguet Point, Feock, Truro, Cornwall, TR3 6RB Truro 5 miles, Falmouth 10 miles, Cornwall Airport Newquay 24 miles Features: Entrance hall/boot room | Shower room Reception hall/lobby | Open plan sitting/dining room Kitchen | Utility room | Garden room | Master bedroom suite with en suite shower room and snug/office | Balcony Three further bedrooms | Family bathroom | EPC: F Private drive providing off-road parking | Garage Garden with terraces and sunken patio | Decked walkway Loggia | Right of access to slipway providing direct water access The Property Laundry Cottage is a beautifully presented property, situated in an enviable location on one of the most prestigious waterside addresses in Britain. The interior is spacious and light, with many attractive features including exposed beams, a glass and oak staircase, sash windows and a striking oak- framed garden room. An entrance hall/boot room leads to the ground floor accommodation and to the left of the entrance hall is a contemporary shower room with a large walk-in rain shower. There is a welcoming lobby area with a contemporary glass wall separating the area from the hallway. To the rear of the house is a large open plan sitting/dining room, which has a Hwam woodburner and a glazed door that leads to the terrace and gardens. Connected by double doors to the sitting/ dining room is a fabulous garden room with an exposed oak A-frame, bifold doors to one side and French doors to the other that open out to a granite terrace, creating a wonderful seamless inside/outside space. Lovely views of the Carrick Roads (Fal Estuary) can be appreciated from here. The sleek, contemporary kitchen is well-equipped with a range of high quality appliances including a Quooker boiling water tap, a waste disposal unit, an integrated refrigerator, Küppersbusch multi-function microwave and oven, conventional oven, dishwasher and hob with an Elica white glass extractor fan above. There is a utility room adjacent to the kitchen. Upstairs, there are four bedrooms, each accessed via a galleried landing with a glass and oak balustrade. The master bedroom suite has the benefit of wonderful water views, a well-presented en suite with twin basins and a rain shower, as well as an adjacent snug/office that could easily be adapted into a dressing room if required. There is also a balcony accessed from here. The remaining bedrooms are all well-proportioned, with bedroom two enjoying yet more views across the Carrick Roads. Completing the first floor is a stylish family bathroom with stone tiling, an attractive double ending freestanding bath and a walk-in rain shower Outside Laundry Cottage has a gated driveway providing off-street parking which leads to a garage. Adjacent to the house is a highly attractive granite tiled garden with a number of raised beds featuring a variety of colourful all-seasons planting including sculpted topiary trees, palm trees, lavender and geraniums. The gardens enjoy a high level of privacy, sheltered by tall hedging and established foliage. Within the raised beds is a triangular pond with a small waterfall and a channel that traverses the garden between the granite tiles, creating an exquisite feature. There is a further sunken tiled terrace with fabulous water views, beautifully framed by established trees as well as easy-to-maintain ferns and grasses, providing the perfect place for al fresco dining and entertaining. Exterior lighting throughout the gardens creates a pleasant evening ambience. A raised, decked walkway with a rope handrail and lighting, creates a pathway through a small wooded area to an area of lawn. The decked walkway continues, area with Truro, Cornwall’s capital descending downwards to the water’s city, approximately 5 miles away. Truro edge. Close to the water is a loggia with has the widest range of facilities in a ‘living roof’, providing shelter, with Cornwall including many supermarkets, light and electricity connected. There is businesses, first class shopping, a wide also a further area of decking with a glass range of restaurants and bars, a cinema balustrade overlooking the water. At the and theatre. There is a good number of shore, Laundry Cottage has a Right state and independent schooling in the of Access to a neighbouring property’s area including Truro School, Truro Prep slipway providing direct water access, School, Truro High School for Girls and and a boat dock offers space for storing a Naturally Learning Truro, an OFSTED dinghy or kayaks. outstanding-rated nursery school. Location Falmouth, approximately 10 miles Restronguet Point is widely regarded to away, is Cornwall’s premier south coast be one of the finest waterside addresses location and is steeped in maritime history. in Britain. “The Point” is a narrow Renowned for its beaches, spectacular promontory in the civil parish of Feock, coastline and scenery, the town offers a on a raised peninsula which projects into fascinating mix of charming individual the Carrick Roads. Due to its unique boutiques, shops and well known high position, waterside views can be enjoyed street names. It has a reputation for its to the east, as well as across the Carrick fresh sea food and an abundance of cafes Roads to the National Trust owned and restaurants provide a selection of shoreline of the Roseland Peninsula. The worldwide cuisine and traditional local surrounding countryside is also just as food. Further afield, Cornwall offers a breathtakingly beautiful; Restronguet range of accessible attractions such as Point lies within the designated Cornwall the Eden Project, the National Maritime Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Museum, the Lost Gardens of Heligan, and the Tate Gallery. Fine dining Michelin The Fal Estuary is regarded as having star and celebrity chef restaurants are some of the finest sailing waters in Britain in abundance, including Rick Stein with many creeks, inlets, beaches and (Falmouth, Padstow and Porthleven), waterside villages to explore. There are Jamie Oliver (Fifteen), Nathan Outlaw marina facilities available at Falmouth and (Port Isaac) and Paul Ainsworth (Padstow). Mylor, which are on the opposite side of the Carrick Roads, as well as exclusive Communication links are excellent. There St. Mawes. Within sailing distance is is easy access to the A39 from Restronguet the historic River Fowey, as well as the Point, connecting Cornwall to rest of the renowned Helford River which has been country, and a railway station from Truro immortalised by Daphne du Maurier, the has a mainline connection to London famous author and playwright. Paddington which takes approximately 4 ½ hours. Cornwall Airport Newquay, There are many sailing clubs around 24 miles away, offers international and the Carrick Roads which hold regattas national flights, including flights to London throughout the season, with Falmouth Heathrow taking just under an hour. Week being the highlight of the year, and the Royal Cornwall Yacht Club in Falmouth often hosts world class events. There are good local facilities in the Directions Floorplans for Laundry Cottage From Exeter, follow the A30 in a westerly Main House internal area 2,439 sq ft (227 sq m) E direction. Continue on the A30 into Cornwall, Garage internal area 160 sq ft (15 sq m) N through Launceston, over Bodmin Moor, until For identification purposes only. the Carland Cross roundabout to join the A39 at the second exit. Proceed on the A39 into S Truro, passing through the city, following the W signs for Falmouth (A39). At the Playing Place double roundabout, take the first exit at the second roundabout immediately after the Shell F/P garage (signposted for Feock). Follow this Bedroom 3 road past the Punchbowl & Ladle Inn, past the 5.22 x 2.86 turning for the King Harry Ferry and also past 17'2" x 9'5" Bedroom 2 Kitchen (Maximum) the turning for Loe Beach. The road bends to 4.69 x 3.65 Sitting Room 3.80 x 3.38 the right and continues onto Restronguet Point. 15'5" x 12'0" 12'6" x 11'1" Laundry Cottage is the white house with blue window frames, located approximately halfway along Restronguet Point on the left hand side. Utility 9.06 x 3.80 29'9" x 12'6" General Services: Mains water and electricity. Private Bedroom 4 drainage. Oil fired central heating. Underfloor 2.72 x 2.70 heating on the ground floor. Laundry Cottage Master Bedroom Reception/ 8'11" x 8'10" has a Right of way/use of the slipway which 5.68 x 3.80 Hall/ Dining Room 18'8" x 12'6" belongs to Carrick Court. Lobby Local Authority: Cornwall Council. 3.83 x 2.82 Level Lower 12'7" x 9'3" Entrance Hall/ Snug/Office Boot Room 2.50 x 2.50 3.95 x 2.70 8'2" x 8'2" 13'0" x 8'10" Garden Room Balcony 4.65 x 3.85 15'3" x 12'8" Ground Floor First Floor Garage 5.54 x 2.68 18'2" x 8'10" The position & size of doors, windows, appliances and other features are approximate only. 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