Gull Cottage Gull Cottage The Quay, St Germans, Saltash, PL12 5NA St Germans 0.4 mile Mainline Railway Station 5 minute walk • Spectacular Riverside Setting • Extended & Entirely Refurbished • Wonderful Lifestyle Investment • Ample Parking & Garaging • Boat House • Super Convenient Location • Standing in Grounds of ¼ Acre Guide price £730,000 SITUATION Perched on the banks of the River Lynher, close to the Devon/Cornwall border, and spreading across the neck of the Rame Peninsula between the sea and the Lynher River. The Lynher River, so special it is designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest, flows through the rolling countryside and enters the River Tamar, which in turns flows into the Plymouth Sound. The house is in a readily accessible position and located on the periphery of the Cornish village of St Germans. This incredible coastal position is a haven of privacy and tranquillity, with exceptional views. Gull Cottage sits in a tucked away position on a private road on the Quay, Unique waterside home on the beautiful River Lynher close to the originally a major base of maritime and industrial activity which included the carrying away of locally quarried stone for London Bridge. Today the local village pretty village of St Germans. residents and yacht club members use the quay for recreational purposes. The adorable village of St Germans is a short stroll away with abundant facilities which include a mainline railway station (Plymouth to London Paddington 3 hours), village shop, primary school, doctors' surgery, church, pub and a sailing club. St Germans is also home to the beautiful Port Eliot Estate with its fascinating park, gardens and house, now open to the public. A wide range of shopping, educational and recreational facilities are available at Saltash including Waitrose and the internationally renowned St Melllion Golf course. DESCRIPTION Set on this privately owned quay on the banks of the River Lynher, Gull Cottage offers uninterrupted views over this tributary of the Tamar which winds its way deep into Cornwall flanked by some of the most wonderful woodland and scenery in the country, it is a real "Swallows and Amazons" territory and simply perfect for messing about in boats. This waterside family home has been completely renovated and remodelled with particular care taken to retain the original features and the original character, which includes bright airy accommodation with excellent ceiling heights that effortlessly blend together with the comforts of modern day living, to create the perfect family and weekend waterfront home, which offers spacious well planned accommodation laid out over two levels. ACCOMMODATION This terrific marine home really is something rather special! The house is a perfect blend of construction, character and architecture with a modern high quality twist, no expense was spared and only the finest quality materials, to an exacting standard, were used during the improvement of Gull Cottage, which has created a prime example of contemporary waterside living. Detached with well-proportioned and generous accommodation arranged over two floors, comprehensively extended and remodelled to perfectly encompass the wonderful lifestyle investment that the sale represents. Gull Cottage is perfect for entertaining, the highly impressive vaulted kitchen/dining room with Minstrels' gallery creates the perfect entertaining space and links through to the sitting room. Furthermore, the sitting room opens out onto a stunning south facing conservatory that overlooks the estuary. A hand-built staircase leads to the first floor encompassing a master bedroom with luxury en suite facilities, two further bedrooms and a bathroom. GARDENS & GROUNDS The present owners have landscaped the grounds so today the house stands neatly in a quarter of an acre. The grounds are dissected, creating two defined areas. Immediately surrounding and predominantly to the south of the house are the more formal gardens, perfect for alfresco dining with areas of terracing and level lawn. The upper terrace is laid out to create a productive vegetable garden and orchard and probably enjoys some of the finest views to be found anywhere. A summer house is well placed to enjoy these to the full. SERVICES Mains water and electric. Private drainage. Oil fired central heating. Broadband (www.superfastcornwall.org). COUNCIL TAX BAND Band F. VIEWING/NEGOTIATIONS Strictly by appointment through Stags Plymouth Office: 01752 223933. DIRECTIONS By Car - Cross the Tamar Bridge in a westerly direction along the A38, passing through the villages of Landrake and Tideford. Immediately after the village of Tideford turn left as signed for St Germans on the B3249. By Sea - Arriving by water, plan to arrive 3 hours either side of HW Plymouth. Passing the historic Dockyard, the convergence of the Rivers Lynher and Tamar will be seen to port, the white day mark on Henn Point is a useful point to steer to. Head west and the Lynher buoy marks the start of the Lynher and St Germans River. A well-marked channel snakes past small craft moorings and Jupiter Point. The river heads south west and widens and deeper water stays closer to the northern bank. Pass the renowned Dandy Hole anchorage, in deep water that sweeps around the tree lined bend between Warren Point and Redshank Point, continue upstream in the channel marked by posts as the channel curves its way up towards St Germans Quay, where the friendly Quay Sailing Club will be found which has a pontoon and mooring by arrangement. Gull Cottage, The Quay, St Germans, Saltash, PL12 5NA These particulars are a guide only and should not be relied upon for any purpose. Stags 34-36 North Hill, Plymouth, Devon, PL4 8ET Tel: 01752 223933 [email protected] Cornwall | Devon | Somerset | Dorset | London stags.co.uk.