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Tree Tops Penarvon Cove • Helford Village • South Cornwall Tree Tops Penarvon Cove • Helford village • SoutH Cornwall Tree Tops PENARVON COVE • Helford village SoutH Cornwall A delightful family home full of character occupying a prime position close to the water on the Helford River. Located in a tranquil and elevated south east facing position overlooking a wooded valley and with views down the river to Falmouth Bay. Set in just under 1 acre of private gardens with superb access to some of the United Kingdom’s most beautiful sailing waters. Hall • Kitchen/Breakfast room • Open plan sitting room and dining room Utility room Principal bedroom with en suite bathroom • 2 further en suite bedrooms 2 further bedrooms with family bathroom South east facing balcony and terrace • Boat store • Private parking Workshop, studio and wood store • Panoramic and estuary views • Outside shower Gross Internal floor Area (approx.): 2,320 ft² (215.5 m²) in all about 0.9 acres (0.36 Ha) Helford Passage 2 miles • Helston 8 miles • Falmouth 18 miles Penzance 24 miles • Plymouth 75 miles (All distances 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. tree tops – for sale freehold Tree Tops is a charming family home occupying a private and secluded position surrounded by National Trust land on all sides and yet is less than a five minute walk from the Helford River at Penarvon Cove. The property is also within walking distance of the popular village of Helford and its sailing club and the idyllic ‘Frenchman’s Creek’. The property is about a 40 minute drive from the City of Truro. Tree Tops was originally designed and built by the acclaimed 1920s architect Barry Parker. The property is approached down a no through lane at the end of which is private parking for the property. The house faces south east and the balcony and terraces enjoy the sun all day long. The front door leads through to a hallway on the lower ground floor. Stairs lead up to the ground floor which provides the living accommodation. The open plan kitchen/sitting room leads through to a further seating and dining area. The whole reception area enjoys panoramic views looking down the Helford River and over unspoilt National Trust woodland. French doors from the kitchen and sitting room lead out onto a balcony with impressive sea views. A large marble topped table with bench seating is ideal for outside entertaining and al fresco dining. There are two further bedrooms on the ground floor, one of which has a family bathroom. These two bedrooms are perfect for children where they can be easily monitored whilst their parents are close by. Stairs lead up from the ground floor to the first floor which consists of two en suite bedrooms. One of these is the principal bedroom which is impressively spacious enjoying views of the Helford River. This principle bedroom has it’s own dressing room and sitting room area and a bathroom with double sink, a bath and a shower. The lower ground floor has the fifth bedroom with direct access to the garden and an en suite shower room. Separately, there is a large utility room with further storage. Access to a large boathouse built within this floor is from the outside and is ideal for winter storage for dinghies, kayaks and boating equipment. The mature garden is particularly impressive with a number of The same families often return to Helford year after year and Parts of the surrounding area are owned by the National Trust. The specimen trees and shrubs, interspersed and linked by a series of generation after generation to take advantage of the exceptional South West Coast Path continues along the edge of the Helford paths and terraces. There is also a garden shed and studio beyond sheltered creeks and inlets off the Helford River which are ideal for River to St Anthony -in- Meneage and Gillan Harbour as well as which is a children’s play area. A gate at the bottom of the garden day sailing. The river also caters for larger yachts with sheltered around the end of the Lizard Peninsula which transforms from soft leads directly onto a National Trust owned lane that leads directly anchorages and moorings with several beaches near the mouth. undulating countryside to towering cliffs and rough seas. down to Penarvon Cove. The river opens into Falmouth Bay from where one can access the Helford Village offers a well-stocked village store, The Shipwright’s Carrick Roads. Both St Mawes and Fowey are within easy day South Cornwall Arms pub/restaurant and the popular and very active local sailing sailing distance, as are many other beaches and coves along the club, which during the season organises regular racing along with The Helford River and, in particular Helford Village, is a much coastline. many other activities. Helford Point gives access to Sailaway Boat sought-after area for its tranquillity and unspoilt rural beauty. Hire. Helford is one of Cornwall’s best loved and most sought fixtures and fittings Turn left towards Kestle opposite the first right hand turning to after villages, totally unspoilt, with activities for all ages along the Manaccan and after a few hundred yards take the first right (please All items usually known as tenants’ fixtures and fittings, whether sheltered south Cornish coast. do not follow satnat after this point). Follow this lane into the mentioned or not in these sale particulars are excluded from the countryside and turn right signed to Penarvon Cove after just over A passenger ferry links Helford village to Helford Passage on the sale but may be available by separate negotiation. Such items half a mile. Bear left when possible and Tree Tops will be found on other side of the river where there is an inn and walks leading to include all fitted carpets, curtains, light fittings, domestic electrical the right hand side above the Penarvon Cove. the gardens of Glendurgan and Trebah.The village of Manaccan, items, garden equipment, dinghy, small craft, statuary and which is only about a mile away, includes a church, primary school, machinery. viewing snooker club, restaurant, inn and tennis courts.The market town of local authority Viewing is strictly by prior appointment with either Helston is about 10 miles away and offers a full range of shopping Knight Frank LLP or Lillicrap Chilcott. Cornwall Council, County Hall, Treyew Road, Truro TR1 3AY and commercial facilities including schooling, a local hospital, supermarkets and a sports centre. directions (TR12 6JZ) Services From Helston proceed south past RNAS Culdrose and turn left at Mains water and electricity. Private drainage. Oil-fired boiler. the roundabout onto the B3293. At the next roundabout turn right continuing on the B3293 and then turn left signed to Newtown-in- St Martin, Manaccan and Helford. In Newtown-in-St Martin turn right at the T-junction and take the next left signed to Manaccan. 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 for the convenience of Purchasers only. Its accuracy is not guaranteed and it is expressly excluded from any contract. NOT TO SCALE. approximate gross internal floor area 2,320 ft² (215.5 m²) 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 lower ground floor ground floor first floor Important Notice 1. Particulars: These particulars are not an offer or contract, nor part of one. You Energy Efficiency Rating should not rely on statements by Knight Frank LLP in the particulars or by word of mouth or in writing (“information”) as being factually accurate about the property, its condition or its value. Neither Knight Frank LLP nor any joint agent has any authority to make any representations about the property, and 01392 423111 01872 273473 accordingly any information given is entirely without responsibility on the part of the agents, seller(s) or lessor(s). 2. Photos etc: The photographs show only certain parts of the property as they appeared at the 19 Southernhay east 59-60 lemon Street time they were taken. Areas, measurements and distances given are approximate only. 3. Regulations etc: Any reference to alterations to, or use of, any part of the property does not mean that any necessary exeter, devon, eX1 1Qd truro, Cornwall TR1 2Pe planning, building regulations or other consent has been obtained. A buyer or lessee must find out by [email protected] lillicrapchilcott.com [email protected] inspection or in other ways that these matters have been properly dealt with and that all information Knightfrank.co.uk is correct. 4. VAT: The VAT position relating to the property may change without notice. Viewing by appointment only. Particulars dated August 2015. Photographs dated 2014 and 2015. Knight Frank LLP is a limited liability partnership registered in England with registered number OC305934. Our registered office is 55 Baker Street, London, W1U 8AN, where you may look at a list of members’ names. .
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