Ref: LCAA6407 Offers around 600,000. Retire Farmhouse, Retire, Nr. Withiel, Cornwall

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1 Offers around 600,000 Retire Farmhouse, Retire, Nr. Withiel, Cornwall FREEHOLD A beautiful, restored and renovated detached double fronted former farmhouse set amidst large well stocked gardens in a delightful edge of rural hamlet position with the added benefit of two large fields and a modern barn. The beautifully presented accommodation comprises 4 bedrooms, a bathroom, shower room and 3 reception rooms. In all, the grounds extend to approximately 8¾ acres.

2 2 SUMMARY OF ACCOMMODATION Ground Floor: entrance hall, sitting room, family room, dining room, kitchen. First Floor: 4 double bedrooms, family bathroom, family shower room. Outside: various stores/sheds/workshops, large modern barn. Formal gardens surround the house of 1 /5 th of an acre with a delightful tree lined avenue leading from the drive up to the house and two large paddocks behind the house provide a further 8⅓ acres of grazing and a holding area for livestock. In all, the grounds extend to approximately 8¾ acres. N.B. This property has a Smallholding number 07/108/0075. DESCRIPTION Situated on the edge of a very desirable rural hamlet, accessed from a no-through road near the village of Withiel and the town of Wadebridge, a particularly well positioned refurbished double fronted four bedroomed former farmhouse with lovely mellow stone elevations under a slate roof. The property has been carefully renovated to preserve all the wonderful character features to be found within the property including sliding sash windows, fireplaces and some wonderful slate and granite flagged flooring throughout the ground floor. All sanitaryware has been replaced as has the kitchen which has painted panelled fronts and an oil fired Rayburn on one side.

3 3 On the ground floor are three excellent reception rooms with the dining room being openplan to the kitchen with a glazed panelled door out onto the back garden. All the rooms have large windows allowing plenty of light into the interior and although beamed, the ground floor ceilings are still of a good height. On the first floor a split level three way landing provides access to four double bedrooms lying one in each corner of the house with the two at the back having a well modernised family shower room between them and the two at the front sharing a large family bathroom with modern white suite. The rooms at the front face south and enjoy lovely views over the gardens to open countryside. The house is set within lovely gardens which lie mainly to the front of the property comprising a large area of lawn inset with numerous fruit trees and a central path ascending to the house. A well gravelled driveway is accessed via a five bar timber gate and sweeps through the front garden and up to the house, which passes on the right hand side, leading through to a further parking area at the rear of the property. There is a large shed in the front garden with twin opening doors and a well which is cordoned off by rock slabs. To the rear of the property is a small cobbled courtyard, an area of lawn and two further workshops/stores on one side with a garden room/store on the other. On the opposite side of a small lane at the back of the property a gate provides access to a large area of hardstanding at the back of which is a modern barn built of tanalised timber on a galvanised steel frame and beyond that a gate opens into two large paddock areas which in all extend to approximately 8.5 acres. The gardens and grounds in all extend to approximately 8.7 acres. LOCATION Retire is a small peaceful rural hamlet accessed from a no-through road in a delightfully unspoilt rural area to the south of the town of Wadebridge. Wadebridge provides an excellent array of leisure, commercial and retail facilities, good schools and a cinema. Cornwall s north coast is within easy reach providing excellent bathing and surfing beaches together with lovely clifftop walks all within a short drive. To the south lies the village or Roche with further local amenities and between the two is the A30 which provides a mainly dual carriageway link all the way to Exeter where it joins the national motorway network. Roche has a branch line station which connects to Par providing a mainline link directly to Paddington with approximate travel time of 4½ hours. To the west lies Newquay Airport providing daily shuttle flights to London and other UK cities with an ever increasing number of flights to parts of Europe. This is a very central location which can only serve to enhance the appeal of this delightful former farmhouse. THE ACCOMMODATION COMPRISES (all floor plans and dimensions are approximate) Three large granite steps ascend to a solid timber door which opens onto the:-

4 4 ENTRANCE HALL. Stairs ascending to first floor and part slate flagged flooring, radiator with thermostatic control, small paned window overlooking the front garden with slate sill, doors off to:- CLOAKROOM. White low level wc, wall mounted wash hand basin, ceramic tiled floor, window overlooking the front garden. SITTING ROOM 16 8 into chimney breast recesses x A large pair of double glazed wooden French doors provide lovely views over, and open onto, the front garden, deep slate sill beneath. At one end of the room is a natural stone fireplace with a raised slate hearth on which stands a woodburning stove with chimney breast recesses on either side. Impressive slate flagged flooring, radiator with thermostatic control, beamed ceiling, large understairs storage cupboard, telephone point, television aerial point. Door to kitchen/breakfast room. FAMILY ROOM 11 9 x 10 into the chimney breast recesses. Attractive period fireplace on one side with an outer timber surround and mantel, inner metal surround with floral tiled slips and slate hearth with ornamental metal and brass outer surround. Beamed ceiling, double glazed small paned sash window overlooking the front

5 5 gardens with deep slate sill beneath, radiator with thermostatic control, television aerial points. KITCHEN / DINING ROOM 29 5 x 9. This room is clearly divided into two distinct areas. KITCHEN AREA. The kitchen is well fitted with a range of tastefully coloured wooden panel cabinets comprising base level cupboards and drawers with further matching wall cupboards and surrounding polished slate worktop surfaces with an inset white Belfast sink with draining board on one side. Beamed ceiling with inset downlighters. Four ring electric hob with oven/grill beneath. On a dais at one end in an old fireplace stands an oil fired Rayburn with a hotplate to the top and ovens beneath with the remains of a clome oven to one side and a large timber lintel above with a recess on one side with fitted shelving. Under counter space for fridge/freezer, washing machine and dishwasher, impressive granite flagged flooring, double glazed small paned sash window overlooking the rear garden with window seat beneath and a peninsula slate worktop surface with cupboards beneath semi divides the kitchen area from the:- DINING AREA. Partially double glazed wooden door to rear garden. Impressive slate and granite flagged flooring, double glazed small paned sash window with deep window sill beneath, overlooking the

6 6 rear gardens, radiator with thermostatic control, beamed ceiling. From the entrance hall a staircase with wooden handrail and newel posts on either side, ascends to a three way split:- FIRST FLOOR LANDING. Loft hatch access, wooden panelled door dividing two landing areas and doors off to:- BEDROOM x 9 7. Double glazed small paned sash window overlooking the front garden with slate sill beneath and also providing lovely far reaching views to countryside beyond. Radiator with thermostatic control, beamed ceiling. BEDROOM 2 12 x Small paned double glazed sash window overlooking the front gardens with far reaching countryside views beyond, deep slate sill beneath, radiator with thermostatic control, beamed ceiling, attractive period style fireplace with black wrought iron ornamental grate. BATHROOM. With a modern white suite comprising a wooden panel enclosed bath with tiled walled surrounds and fitted Mira shower above. Pedestal wash hand basin with tiled splashback, low level wc, attractive stone effect ceramic tiled flooring,

7 7 radiator, built-in airing/linen cupboard housing a foam dipped hot water cylinder with immersion facility and slatted shelving above. Double glazed small paned sash window overlooking the front gardens and providing far reaching countryside views, slate sill beneath, exposed beamed ceiling. BEDROOM x 9 2 (minimum floor area) plus door recess area. Different wall thicknesses provide shelving and protrusions from the walls on two sides utilised for books/display shelving. Small paned double glazed window overlooking the rear gardens and fields, radiator with thermostatic BEDROOM x 9 (minimum floor area). Differing wall thicknesses create display/book shelving on one side, vaulted ceiling with exposed beams, double glazed small paned window overlooking the side garden, radiator. SHOWER ROOM. Modern white suite comprising a double sized shower tray with fully tiled walled surrounds and a fitted Mira Event shower unit. Low level wc, pedestal wash hand with tiled toiletry shelf and splashback above, wall mounted mirror, three ceiling light points, exposed ceiling beam, broad slate toiletry shelf, double glazed small paned window overlooking fields to the rear, attractive stone effect ceramic tiled flooring, radiator. OUTSIDE Retire Farmhouse is approached from the hamlet via a five bar timber vehicular gate hung between timber gate piers with a gravelled apron in front of the gate. The gate opens onto a gravelled driveway which sweeps through the gardens and up to the house. To the left of the entrance gates is a WORKSHOP / STORE 16 x 10 (external measurements) with twin opening timber doors to the front and windows to the side to provide natural light to the interior. Stone steps ascend into the front garden which has a central lawned path ascending to the farmhouse flanked on either side by well tended lawns interspersed with mature fruit trees. There are well planted

8 8 flower and shrub bed borders and an ancient well with impressive rock surround. On one side is a productive vegetable garden and just in front of the farmhouse is a gravelled sitting area with beautifully planted flower and shrub bed surrounds. The gravelled driveway ascends through the front gardens along the right hand side of the front garden up past the farmhouse and exits to the rear providing a further parking and turning area. There is an attractive cobbled sitting area to the rear of the farmhouse by the door from the kitchen/breakfast room which has an outside tap to one side and external light above. At the end of the cobbled area is an external oil fired boiler that supplies the domestic hot water and central heating and a gravelled path returns along the left hand side of the farmhouse where the oil storage tank is concealed.

9 9 As the driveway exits the rear of the property there is a stone STORAGE SHED (15 5 x 8 8 ) with a small paned window at the front overlooking the garden. The clear corrugated roofing provides plenty of light to the interior. On the left of the drive, as it exits the grounds to the rear, are two stone and block STOREROOMS/WORKSHOPS under a pitched slate roof with wooden pedestrian doors to the front. Behind the farmhouse, on the opposite site of a lane, a vehicular gate enters a large hardstanding area, ideal for campervans, trailers, boats and further parking. At the end of the hardstanding is a large MODERN BARN built of tanalised timber (45 x 25 ) constructed on a galvanised metal framework with clear roofing panels providing natural light to the interior and

10 10 twin opening vehicular doors to the front with a fold-up section for high vehicles such as tractors etc. Adjacent to the barn a six bar metal gate opens onto two large, interconnecting fields which in all, extend to approximately 8¾ acres. These provide good grazing. NB: We understand the water supply to the hamlet is spurred off to the various properties from beside the gate into the paddock and therefore to provide a water supply to the paddocks should be a relatively easy task. The house and garden comprise a further 1 /5 th of an acre thus in total the grounds extend to approximately 8¾ acres. There is additional parking available to the property (if needed!) adjacent to the paddock gate. NB: The smallholding number is 07/108/0075.

11 11 Not to scale for identification purposes only.

12 12 For reference only, not to form any part of a sales contract.

13 13 GENERAL INFORMATION VIEWING Strictly by prior appointment through: Lillicrap Chilcott, Landrian House, Lemon Street, Truro, Cornwall, TR1 2PE. Telephone: (01872) Facsimile: (01872) Website: POST CODE PL30 5LP. SERVICES Mains water, mains electricity, private drainage, telephone/broadband subject to supplier s regulations. For Council Tax see DIRECTIONS From Truro follow the A30 towards Bodmin taking the Roche/Victoria turn off. Proceed up the slipway to a roundabout. At the roundabout take the first exit and after 100 yards or so turn left towards Ruthernbridge and Withiel. After a few yards take the first turning right which is unmarked but at the entrance to which is a mile post showing the name Withiel. Follow this lane past Withiel Commercials on your left and proceed out into the countryside. At the first proper crossroads turn right towards Ruthernbridge and Tremoor Bridge. Follow this lane for 0.6 of a mile and at a V-crossroads on the left take the second turning towards Retire marked no-through road. Proceed up the lane into the hamlet and the entrance to Retire Farmhouse as you follow the road around will be found on your right hand side, clearly marked on the entrance gate. 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 am to 1.00pm (available for viewings all day).

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