Ref: LCAA8250 Offers around £585,000

Tregarthen, Turnpike Hill, Marazion, Nr. Penzance, Cornwall, TR17 0AY FREEHOLD

A quintessential Grade II Listed large detached 4 bedroomed, 2 bathroomed period house, currently loosely divided to provide separate wing with gardens, small period outbuildings and first floor views across Mounts Bay with parking, a garage and small copse just a few yards away. Formerly two cottages this is a magnificent opportunity either as a character filled period family size house or as a premium holiday home with income potential in one of Cornwall’s most revered south coast communities. 2 Ref: LCAA8250

SUMMARY OF ACCOMMODATION

TREGARTHEN

Ground Floor: large lounge with fireplace, kitchen/breakfast room with Aga, conservatory, modern bathroom.

First Floor: landing with sitting area (potential further double bedroom), two double bedrooms, single bedroom.

TREGARTHEN WING

Open-plan kitchenette/lounge with stone fireplace. Vaulted bedroom with en-suite shower room.

Outside: well stocked terraced front garden with raised patio and small lawn facing St Michael’s Mount. Side courtyard and outbuilding. Paved rear garden with planted beds and stone outbuilding. Garage, parking space and small copse only a few yards away.

DESCRIPTION

Tregarthen is to be sold as one freehold property standing within mostly walled gardens in the very desirable town of Marazion. Tregarthen, has a sizeable lounge with beautiful stone fireplace and a wide opening to the kitchen/breakfast room. Also on the ground floor is a 3 Ref: LCAA8250 lean-to conservatory and character bathroom whilst on the first floor there are three bedrooms and a very large landing/sitting room, with two of the bedrooms and this sitting room taking in views across Mounts Bay to St Michael’s Mount. The wing of Tregarthen has a simple layout with a single open-plan kitchenette/lounge downstairs and a double bedroom upstairs with en-suite shower room.

The property has been interior designed to retain its historic character but with stylish updates including to the bathrooms, kitchen units and a pale blue Aga in Tregarthen.

The outside space is no less charming, tucked away behind high walls with granite steps leading down to a decoratively cobbled frontage to the building between its wings. Above this is a broken slate terrace surrounded with wonderful beds and this then leads onto a small lawn with an elevated view to Mounts Bay. To the side of the house is a courtyard and stores whilst to the rear are further paved areas including one with some mount views 4 Ref: LCAA8250 and should a new owner decide to erect a raised deck then there would also be sea views from here. To the rear of the building one will also find a sizeable single storey stone outbuilding.

In addition, the property owns a small copse above high stone walls with a parking space and garage adjacent to it. This is all only a few steps away from the front gate into Tregarthen although not actually attached. The parking and garage offer convenience whilst the copse is a unique and interesting thing to own in such a location and would be perfect for a bee keeper or someone who loves trees and wishes to make a wild garden.

LOCATION

Marazion has a wide range of facilities adequate for most everyday needs and is renowned for its sandy beaches and excellent sailing facilities including the Mounts Bay Sailing Club which holds regular racing and large regattas including annual national sailing championships. The low tide causeway to the National Trust owned St Michael’s Mount is just a short walk away and Marazion has various galleries, inns and restaurants including the highly acclaimed Ben’s Cornish Kitchen and the recently refurbished Godolphin Arms looking out across the water.

Penzance, approximately 3 miles away, is the largest town in West Cornwall, has daily sailings to the Isles of Scilly and is well placed for communications, being at the end of the Penzance to Paddington mainline railway (London approximately 5¼ hours) and on the A30. Here one will find schooling for all ages, a local hospital, supermarkets and trading estates.

5 Ref: LCAA8250 The district of Penwith comprises some of the finest and most dramatic countryside in Britain and has boundless opportunities for outdoor activities, particularly those being water based including surfing along the south and north coasts with Perranuthnoe and Praa Sands less than 10 minutes’ drive away. In addition, there are wonderful coastal walks and several golf courses nearby, including the West Cornwall at Lelant, Cape Cornwall to the west and the Tehidy Park course.

West Cornwall is famous for its cultural activities, St Ives being a centre for artists and the home of Tate St Ives, whilst the Minack clifftop theatre near Porthcurno and the Prussia Cove concerts are nationally renowned.

THE ACCOMMODATION COMPRISES (all floor plans and dimensions are approximate)

A period painted door with window opens to a lobby area within:-

LOUNGE – 16’2” x 15’4”. A through room with deep set multi pane windows to either side both below wooden lintels. Classic granite edged inglenook fireplace with stone hearth and Clearview stove. Display recess to one side of the fireplace with timber lintel. Sanded white painted fine floorboards. Painted beamed and bordered ceiling. Initial lobby area inside the door with shelf, small internal window through to the kitchen/breakfast room and low height granite topped wall. Long timber lintel and 7’ wide opening to:-

KITCHEN / BREAKFAST ROOM – 18’ reducing to 9’ x 12’8” to staircase. Window and multi pane door to the conservatory, painted beamed and boarded ceiling, painted period staircase with cupboard below. Tiled floor. Pale blue electric Aga, painted base level kitchen 6 Ref: LCAA8250 units under woodblock worktops with a white ceramic 1½ bowl sink and drainer with chrome mixer tap over. Recessed shelving. Door to:-

BATHROOM. Fitted with modern sanitaryware including a double ended bath with chrome mixer tap, glazed shower screen and chrome mixer shower over. White circular wash basin set onto a painted wood counter with wall mounted chrome mixer tap over, concealed cistern wc. Broad wooden shelf, window to the rear with deep wooden sill. Painted beamed and boarded ceiling, tiled floor and a mix of painted wood boarded and tiled walls. Electrical point for a heated towel rail.

CONSERVATORY – 10’ x 6’. Of aluminium and glass construction, facing south. Sliding doors to the garden and opening windows.

FIRST FLOOR

LANDING / SITTING ROOM – 12’8” x 9’ plus staircase and further landing area. Window to the front and broad window taking in wonderful views over Mounts Bay and to St Michael’s Mount. It is likely that this space has previously been a further double bedroom in the past but now acts as an open sitting room. Doors to:-

BEDROOM 1 – 12’2” x 12’. Window overlooking Mounts Bay and St Michael’s Mount. Painted wood boarded floor, recessed shelved cupboard, cupboard with slatted wooden doors housing the modern hot water cylinder with further airing cupboard over. 7 Ref: LCAA8250

BEDROOM 2 – 11’10” x 9’7”. Window facing the views with deep sill, painted wood boarded floor, full wall of recessed wardrobes.

BEDROOM 3 – 10’ x 6’. Window to the front with deep wooden sill, exposed floorboards, recessed shelved cupboard.

TREGARTHEN WING

A painted multi pane stable door from the front garden opens to:-

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OPEN-PLAN KITCHENETTE / LOUNGE – 14’ x 13’8” average. Light from the glazed section of the stable door and from a window overlooking the garden with window seat below. One exposed stone wall with recessed fireplace and woodburning stove set on a raised slate hearth with further stone heart below. Recessed seat set into the wall with painted wood backing making the ideal space for a breakfast table. Further sections of painted wood boarded wall, recessed cupboards fronted by period painted wood doors. Small attractive fitted kitchenette, which could double up as utility. Comprises composite stone worktop, undermounted stainless steel sink and brushed brass effect mixer tap. Painted and boarded ceiling, painted period staircase to the first floor.

FIRST FLOOR 9 Ref: LCAA8250 BEDROOM – 14’8” x 10’5”. 11’ high vaulted ceiling with painted timbers and high level section of exposed stone wall to one end. Fitted wardrobe with shelf over and high level cupboard. Period fireplace, two windows overlooking the garden, one with a window seat. Door to:-

EN-SUITE SHOWER ROOM. Walk-in glazed screened and tiled shower enclosure with Mira Sport shower. Oval white wash basin set on a wood top cupboard with chrome mixer tap. White wc with wooden shelving behind, monopitched ceiling with exposed timbers, heated tiled floor, extractor fan.

OUTSIDE

The property is approached via a gate from Turnpike Hill which opens through a granite wall and onto a flight of granite steps descending to a decoratively pebble cobbled pathway leading to the two doors into the property. The pathway continues around Tregarthen to a gate leading into the side courtyard. The majority of the front garden is a raised broken slate terrace with surrounding planted beds and beyond this, towards the side corner of the house, is a small area of elevated lawn from where there is a view to parts of St Michael’s Mount.

To the side of the house is a gated, walled and fenced courtyard with a stone and block outbuilding providing two stores and a covered wood store as well as courtyard space.

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To the rear of the property are extensive tiled terraces edged by planted beds, hedges, fencing and trees. To one side is an elevated terrace from where there are views of St Michael’s Mount and the sea along the horizon. There is certainly potential to raise this terrace higher still to provide a more panoramic outlook. In one corner of the garden is a STONE OUTBUILDING with two entrances, windows and a section of Perspex roofing allowing light in. This is used as a store and laundry room.

GARAGE, PARKING AND COPSE

Only a few yards away from Tregarthen the property owns a PARKING SPACE in front of a single GARAGE at the end of a block tucked away down a quiet side lane. To the side of 11 Ref: LCAA8250 this is a small mature copse offering an interesting amenity space which could potentially provide some views to St Michael’s Mount and the sea from the western corner.

GENERAL INFORMATION

VIEWING – Strictly by prior appointment through: Lillicrap Chilcott, Landrian House, 59-60 Lemon Street, Truro, Cornwall, TR1 2PE. Telephone: (01872) 273473. E-mail: [email protected].

POST CODE – TR17 0AY.

SERVICES – Mains water, drainage and electricity. For Council Tax see www.mycounciltax.org.uk.

DIRECTIONS – Proceeding into Marazion from the eastern side (heading west) enter the town and continue past The Fire Engine inn on the left hand side. After about a further 300 yards Tregarthen will be found on the left hand side. Although the property has a parking space and garage, may we advise that for viewing you park beside the road immediately before the first traffic calming upon entering Marazion and walk the approximate 400 yards to the property

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.

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