Headland POLRUAN • NR •

Headland POLRUAN • NR FOWEY • CORNWALL

A very special family home situated in a prime waterfront position overlooking one of the sought-after estuaries in the South West with panoramic views out to sea. The property faces south west and offers a fantastic lifestyle with direct water access via a davit, slipway, steps and beach. It provides flexible living accommodation and entertaining space, both inside and outside.

Reception Hall • Sitting Room • Study • Kitchen/Breakfast Room Utility Room • Cloakroom • Conservatory • Wine Cellar

Principal bedroom with en-suite bathroom, dressing room and walk-in wardrobe Three further bedrooms • Family bathroom

Parking for at least 6 vehicles • Outbuildings • Landscaped gardens and lawns

Slipway • About 700ft of foreshore

In all about 1 acre

Fowey (via passenger ferry) 200 yards • Par (via car ferry) 8.5 miles (London Paddington 3 hours 53 minutes) Bodim Parkway 17 miles (London Paddington 3 hours 41 minutes) Airport 27 miles • Plymouth 35 miles • 32 miles (All distances and times are approximate)

These particulars are intended only as a guide and must not be relied upon as statements of fact. Your attention is drawn to the Important Notice on the last page of the text. Headland – For sale freehold Headland is a very special waterfront property occupying a prime coastal and estuary position on the headland above the mouth of the Fowey River. The property enjoys panoramic views and is surrounded by sea on three sides from north-west through to south east with views towards Dodman Point and The Lizard Peninsula. With its high elevation and uninterrupted views Headland enjoys the sun all day long. The property was built in 1921 on the site of a quarry which had provided much of the building stone for the local houses of Polruan. The property consists of a four to five bedroom home, a detached double garage, a large garden comprising a series of terraces and lawns that leads down to the foreshore where there is a privately owned natural slipway, a davit and further steps down onto the rocks and sandy beach (owned by the ).

The property is approached down a quiet cul-de-sac lane. There are two separate driveways onto the property and both offer plenty of parking and space for turning vehicles. The double garage is ideal for storing both boats and vehicles.

In front of the house is an impressive flag pole and the porch leads through into a reception hallway. Similar to the majority of the rooms downstairs the hall has lovely original wooden floorboards. There is an original wood burner which heats the hot water. Additionally there is an emersion heater as a backup. Off the hallway are a cloakroom and WC, kitchen/breakfast room, principal bedroom and study. The study has a larder and back door off it and could equally be used as a fifth bedroom. Subject to gaining the necessary planning consent the larder could be converted into an en suite shower room. The kitchen/breakfast room enjoys far reaching coastal and estuary views and has a two door, oil-fired Aga, granite work surfaces and bespoke oak kitchen units. Within the floor of the kitchen is a hatch that leads down steps to a small cellar below. A wide open arch leads through from the kitchen to the sitting room which enjoys some of the best views from the house. French doors lead out onto a west facing terrace and sliding doors lead through to a south west facing conservatory. Also on the ground floor is the principal bedroom suite which has an en suite bathroom with a Jacuzzi bath and shower above.

A door from the hall provides access up stairs The secondary driveway leads through electric to the first floor landing. Off the landing are gates into a large parking area in front of the three further bedrooms and a family bathroom. double garage. There is plenty of storage space within the eves Behind the house itself, is a rear courtyard that accessed from most of the rooms upstairs. is accessed from both sides of the terrace and Outside there is a vegetable patch with raised through the back door beyond the study and beds and fruit cages. Wooden steps lead larder. down to a series of stone paths that meander To the rear of the courtyard is a wood store, utility throughout the terraced gardens and lawns. room with the oil-fired boiler, a gardeners WC There is a wooden beach hut in the garden that and a garden tool shed. provides useful storage for boating equipment. The garden has been cleverly and painstakingly South Cornwall designed with local coastal plants very much Polruan is an ancient fishing village situated in mind and developed over the years blending at the mouth of the in an Area of man-made creations with the natural rocks and Outstanding Natural Beauty. Set at the scenic contours into a truly charming masterpiece. heart of the South Cornwall coastline between It includes “Cupid’s Garden”, a look out or and , Polruan is the perfect “Belvedere”, beautiful rock gardens, a barbeque cruising base from which to explore the Channel and chimney set within a grotto, a sundial, a Islands and beautiful harbours and creeks of chessboard and two further barbeques on the the West Country. Throughout the summer terrace. its harbour teems with boating activity and is The flora thrive in the almost subtropical famous for its boat building heritage. Polruan has microclimate, despite the salty winds, which a good Primary school, shops, a doctor’s surgery includes Palm trees, Tree Ferns, Echium and and a couple of public houses. other plants normally found in more southerly Its neighbouring town, Fowey, is a short ferry-ride latitudes such as Agaves, Aloes, Aeoniums and just across the estuary. Fowey plays host to a Lampranthus. These exotic plants are sheltered number of major cultural and maritime events by impressive Monterery Pines and lower hedges including the Daphne Du Maurier Literary Festival of Escallonia and Euonymous. and the Fowey Royal Regatta.

The garden has been open to the public for many Shopping: Fowey is rich in amenities years in support of the RNLI charity and helps with all manner of shops, banks, illustrate just how impressive and significant the boutiques, bars, delicatessens and garden at Headland is. restaurants. It also has its own hospital, Steps from the house lead down through the doctors and dentists surgeries, as well garden to a secluded sandy cove beside which is as a library, primary and secondary the privately-owned slipway that has power for an schools. Further amenities are available electric winch. The davit will allow small boats to at and (9 miles and 13 be launched from the garden onto the slipway. miles respectively) and Plymouth offers the full range of facilities expected of a city including a and Plymouth (about 3 hours and 7 minutes to London Services university and theatres. Paddington) are even quicker. Mains water. Mains electricity. Private drainage. Travel Travel by air – Newquay Airport is about 40 minutes Fixtures and fittings Travel by car – the motorway road network stretches as away (27 miles) and offers a number of national and far as Exeter and then either the A30 (via Bodmin) or A38 international flights via London Gatwick (under 1 hour All items usually known as tenants’ fixtures and fittings, whether (via Plymouth) makes Fowey, and Polruan very flight away). Exeter Airport (76 miles) provides regular mentioned or not in these sale particulars are excluded from the accessible. daily flights to most European Cities. Both cater for sale but may be available by separate negotiation. Such items private and chartered jets. include all fitted carpets, curtains, light fittings, domestic electrical Travel by train – regular Intercity rail services from items, garden equipment, statuary and machinery. Par (about 3 hours 53 minutes to London Paddington) Local Authority Directions (PL23 1PW) then becomes St Saviour’s Hill. Drive down St Saviour’s Hill to the bottom. On reaching Battery Lane, turn left and Headland is the , County Hall, Treyew Road, Truro TR1 3A From the M5 and Exeter continue on the A38 to Plymouth, second property on the right, as the lane bends to the left. over the Tamar Bridge. Stay on the A38 bypassing to Council Tax the roundabout at the end of the Dobwalls bypass. Continue Band F straight across on to the A390 to and St Austell. After Viewing approximately 3 miles turn left on B3359 signposted Looe. After 5 miles take right turn signposted Lerryn, Bodinnick and Polruan. Viewing is strictly by prior appointment with the Sole Agents This road takes you to Polruan. On arriving at the top of the village Knight Frank LLP. take the second left into School Lane (after Cliff Rise). The lane

This Plan is based upon the Ordnance Survey Map with the sanction of the Controller of This Plan is based upon the Ordnance Survey Map with the sanction of the Controller of H.M. Stationery Office. Crown Copyright reserved. (ES763454). This Plan is published H.M. Stationery Office. Crown Copyright reserved. (ES763454). This Plan is published for the convenience of Purchasers only. Its accuracy is not guaranteed and it is expressly for the convenience of Purchasers only. Its accuracy is not guaranteed and it is expressly excluded from any contract. NOT TO SCALE. excluded from any contract. NOT TO SCALE. Approximate Gross Internal Floor Area 2536 sq ft 236 sq metres (excludes restricted head height & outbuilding / includes garage)

This plan is for guidance only and must not be relied upon as a statement of fact. Attention is drawn to the Important Notice on the last page of the text of the Particulars Garage 24'9 (7.54) max x 19'11 (6.07) max

Conservatory 16'3 (4.95) x 8'4 (2.54)

Denotes restricted head height Bedroom 1 20'4 (6.20) max x 13'11 (4.24) max Sitting Room 19'4 (5.89) x 18' (5.49)

Tool Shed Bedroom 2 Bedroom 3 9'8 (2.95) 12' (3.66) 13'7 (4.14) max x 6'4 (1.93) x 11' (3.35) x 11'3 (3.43) max

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Entrance Hall Down 19'8 (5.99) x 9'10 (3.00) Kitchen / Breakfast Room Bedroom 4 Bedroom 5 / Study 18' (5.49) 13'7 (4.14) 11'1 (3.38) x 13'11 (4.24) x 9'2 (2.79) Utility x 9'10 (3.00) 9'4 (2.84) x 6'4 (1.93)

Outbuilding Ground Floor First Floor

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