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BODREAN MANOR FARM HOUSE BODREAN, TRURO, SOUTH CORNWALL Copper House and Rose’s Stable BODREAN MANOR FARM HOUSE BODREAN, TRURO, SOUTH CORNWALL An absolutely gorgeous 6 bedroomed historic Cornish farmhouse plus 4 exceptional 1 bedroomed holiday cottages and an extensive range of period and modern outbuildings in exquisite grounds of about 3½ acres enjoying captivating countryside views, just 3½ miles from the centre of Truro. An outstanding country house at the end of an over ½ a mile long tree lined driveway, with various potential income streams. SUMMARY OF ACCOMMODATION MAIN HOUSE: Ground Floor: large reception hall, study, huge living/dining room with fireplaces, garden room, farmhouse kitchen/breakfast room, conservatory, utility, wc, rear porch. First Floor: Landing, 6 double bedrooms, 4 bathrooms. Copper House: Kitchen/living room, bedroom, shower room. Rose’s Stable: Kitchen/living room, bedroom, bathroom. The Trap House: Utility hall, wc, kitchen, living/dining room, bedroom, bathroom. The Loft: Kitchen/living room, bedroom, bathroom. Outside: Over ½ a mile long tree lined driveway approach, stunning landscaped gardens with lawns and more secluded formal areas around the house, beautiful courtyard garden, private gardens for the cottages, duck pond, paddock. Numerous outbuildings including extensive garaging workshop, laundry, boiler house and two huge modern agricultural barns. In all, about 3½ acres, not including the drive. Viewing strictly by appointment through the vendor’s Sole Agent: Lillicrap Chilcott . Landrian House . 59-60 Lemon Street . Truro . TR1 2PE Tel: 01872 273473 Fax: 01872 273474 Email: [email protected] www.waterfrontandcountryhomes.com DESCRIPTION Bodrean Manor Farm House is an extraordinarily good looking Cornish In addition to the residential accommodation and grounds, there are further The A39 gives fast and easy access south to Truro and also north onto the longhouse style farm house under a slate roof with stone elevations and stone outbuildings used as garaging and workshop space, a laundry for the A30 which crosses Cornwall from west to east and onward through Devon multi pane sash windows. The front is partly clad in well tended climbing cottages and a boiler house. Those looking for extensive covered space will to Exeter and the M5 motorway. The north coast surfing beaches are also plants and on the end gable are dove roosting holes now more commonly be mightily impressed by the two huge modern outbuildings, one of which easily accessed as are the coastal towns of Padstow, Newquay, St Agnes and used by swallows. About two thirds of the long façade is the main six is only a few years old. One of these is currently used for restoring vintage St Ives as well as Penzance and Marazion on the south coast. bedroomed, four bathroomed farm house with large traditional reception tractors, general storage and as a covered yard whilst the other houses calves rooms, whilst the western end is divided into two spacious one bedroomed and cows during the winter but could easily be converted into stabling and a Truro is the main commercial, administrative, legal and retailing centre of cottages which have been used for holiday letting. To the rear of the house covered yard for horses. Cornwall and offers schooling facilities for all ages as well as three private is a stone barn which has been converted into two further lovely one schools including Polwhele House which is only approximately 2 miles bedroomed cottages overlooking a sheltered large courtyard garden with LOCATION away. The cathedral in the centre of Truro is approached over pretty separate seating areas divided by planting. Bodrean Manor Farm House is found at the end of an over ½ mile long cobbled streets with Georgian and Victorian buildings. The recently The rear of house also overlooks this garden whilst to the front are open tree lined driveway with some gorgeous countryside views on the way to constructed piazza square is overlooked by a flagship Marks & Spencer lawns edged with stone walls, numerous shrubs, flowering beds and trees. the house. The drive also serves Bodrean Manor and the farm which is store and the Hall for Cornwall Theatre and there is also a multi screened Openings lead through the foliage to a formal rectangular pond and in found behind Bodrean Manor Farm House. When at the property one cinema, numerous sports clubs and societies. Truro also has a mainline addition there are other smaller gardens currently used by the cottages and would really not know that the centre of Truro was only 3½ miles away yet railway station, the county’s main hospital, a private hospital and two golf a further large lawn to the east of house shaded by two impressive trees and the convenience of this location has made it very popular for holidaying from here there are magnificent views over rolling countryside. Also on this clients renting the cottages and also for bed and breakfast trade with other courses on its outskirts. Just to the south of Truro are the sailing waters of side is a paddock and a mown area of ground that could either be considered potential income streams being possible by utilising the outbuildings. the Fal Estuary (Carrick Roads) with plentiful moorings, marina facilities garden or further field space and this descends to a duck pond fringed by Access onto the A39 is only a few hundred yards from the start of the drive, at Mylor and Falmouth and numerous yacht and sailing clubs around its woodland. but as the drive is over ½ a mile long road noise is simply not a problem. coastline. THE ACCOMMODATION COMPRISES (all floor plans and dimensions are approximate) A broad door from the front opens to:- RECEPTION HALL – 16’ x 13’. Multi pane sash window with a deep wooden sill overlooking the front garden. Narrow wood planked floor. Panelled wood staircase rising to the first floor and splitting at half landing with understairs cupboard below. Pair of obscure glazed doors to the utility, doors to the living/dining room and:- STUDY – 16’2” x 11’10”. Floorboards, former door with a window to the rear. Multi pane sash window with a window seat overlooking the front garden. Painted cast iron fireplace, storeroom under the stairs. LIVING / DINING ROOM – 30’7” extending to 35’2” x 16’2”. Dual aspect including two shuttered multi pane sash windows with window seats to the front and two further multi pane windows with deep sills to the side overlooking countryside. Fireplaces to either end of the room including a large granite inglenook with a Villager stove and granite hearth below. Floorboards throughout, beamed and boarded ceiling. Door to the kitchen/breakfast room and a half glazed door to:- GARDEN ROOM – 11’2” x 7’6”. Multi pane windows wrapping around three sides overlooking the front garden with a slate shelf below. Tessellated floor, half glazed door to the garden. KITCHEN / BREAKFAST ROOM – 31’2” x 11’3”. Window to the rear and a multi pane window with a window seat below to the side with views over miles of countryside. Glazed double doors opening to the rear hall/conservatory adding light. Painted beamed ceiling, part wooden floorboards and part slate flooring. Brick fire breast housing a cream dual fuel range cooker with an extractor over. Fitted painted units under slate worktops including an island. White ceramic Belfast sink with chrome mixer tap over, concealed space within the units for a dishwasher, plentiful additional space for freestanding furniture. Period door to a store cupboard and door to a walk-in pantry with fitted shelving, window to the rear and space for a fridge/ freezer. Door from the end of the room to the utility. REAR HALL / CONSERVATORY – 11’8” x 11’4”. One glazed wall overlooking the rear courtyard, glazed ceiling, exposed stone wall with a glazed door to a path descending to the driveway. UTILITY ROOM – 13’9” x 11’7” average. Slate floor, dual aspect EN-SUITE BATHROOM. White sanitaryware including a wc, Door returning to the landing so this bathroom may also be used by other of windows to the side and rear, obscure glazed doors opening through a pedestal wash basin with chrome taps and panel bath with chrome mixer bedrooms. granite surround to the reception hall, generous space for coats and shoes. tap and hand shower attachment. White tiling where necessary, window BEDROOM 5 – 14’9” x 11’5”. Painted boarded ceiling, window to the Cream painted units under wood worktops with a white Belfast sink, to the rear with a deep white painted sill, striplight with electric shaver rear, double doors to a wardrobe. space for an additional cooker, washing machine, tumble dryer, fridges and socket over the wash basin, extractor fan. freezers. Doors to the rear porch and:- BATH / SHOWER ROOM. White sanitaryware including a wc, pedestal BEDROOM 2 – 12’3” x 12’1”. Multi pane sash window to the front with wash basin and panel bath in a tiled surround with a Mira power shower WC. White wc, white cantilevered wash basin, extractor fan. a deep wooden sill, canopied ceiling edge, door to a wardrobe. over. Tiled walls where necessary, tiled floor and slate shelving to the end of REAR PORCH. Stone floor, window to the side and doorway opening to BEDROOM 3 – 12’4” x 9’8” extending to 11’6”. Multi pane sash the bath and below a window overlooking the courtyard garden. Striplight the landscaped rear garden. window with a deep wooden sill overlooking the front garden, canopied with electric shaver socket over the wash basin. ceiling edge, period fireplace. This room is currently used as a first floor AIRING CUPBOARD. A walk-in room with slatted wooden shelving, a FIRST FLOOR sitting room.