Ref: LCAA5988 Guide 335,000. Ivy House, The Lizard, Cornwall

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1 Guide 335,000 Ivy House, The Lizard, Cornwall FREEHOLD A charming and picturesque detached 3 bedroomed traditional Cornish stone house that is well presented and set near the edge of this sought after coastal village amidst a lovely walled garden, with views out across the village to open sea.

2 2 SUMMARY OF ACCOMMODATION Ground Floor: glazed entrance porch, sitting room/dining room/kitchen, games room/den, utility room. First Floor: 2 double bedrooms overlooking the gardens and sea views beyond, single bedroom, family bathroom. Outside: lovely well stocked private garden to the front which is mainly lawned with pedestrian and vehicular gates from the road providing access to a single garage. Further former shop on the front boundary now comprising a useful storage shed. DESCRIPTION Ivy House is a quintessential detached three bedroomed Cornish stone cottage in delightfully private and large walled and hedged gardens that face south. Currently run as a successful holiday lettings business with a good number of repeat visitors each year. Situated on the edge of the village the property enjoys some lovely views over houses to the sea beyond. The large gardens are surrounded by traditional stone walls and high hedging providing a good degree of privacy from the village lane and the house has been well maintained and still exhibits many delightful character features with modern kitchen and bathroom and lovely traditional features such as fireplaces, exposed wooden floorboards and beams. The property is approached from the road via pedestrian and vehicular gates which open into the gardens and to the left of the gates are an original serpentine rock workers shop

3 3 which is now currently used for storage. The vehicular access leads on to a drive which is hedged off from the gardens and provides off-road parking and access to the single garage. The pedestrian access leads between high hedges into gardens which comprise two areas of lawn in front of the house leading to a concrete path across the front of the property. A further wooden pedestrian gate in the side wall leads back to the street and there is a rear access from the property via a glazed door from the sitting room/dining room/kitchen which provides a pedestrian right of way to the rear back to the street. The property has been delightfully maintained and would make an ideal holiday home or main residence. A glazed entrance porch from the front garden gives access to a full width sitting room/dining room/kitchen with central turning staircase ascending to the first floor where there are two double bedrooms overlooking the gardens and providing some sea views with a third single bedroom at the rear and the family bathroom. There is a games room/den accessed from steps at the rear of the garage and between the garage and the house is a single storey utility room. This area may provide excellent potential for further extension on the first floor, if more bedrooms were required and subject to any necessary consents. LOCATION This charming detached three bedroomed cottage is situated on the southern edge of Lizard village which in turn is situated on the southern most promontory of England on a peninsula that juts out into the English Channel with sea on all sides. This environment and village are highly sought after and prized due to the attractive nature of the surrounding countryside and coastline, much of which is under the stewardship of the National Trust. The time warp environment which still gives an insight into how old Cornwall may of felt and looked. Much of the peninsula remains unspoilt as rural farmland and open countryside with a coastline that attracts thousands of tourists each wishing to

4 4 walk the rugged cliffs and experience the sandy beaches and picturesque coastal villages that make this part of England unique. Lizard village sits close to the southernmost tip of the peninsula and to the north west are stunning beaches at Pentreath, Mullion, Polurrian and Poldhu, working your way back up the peninsula towards Helston whilst to the right are further beaches at Coverack and Porhhallow both of which have attractive villages behind them. To the north east lies the Helford River providing access to some excellent sailing facilities on the river and out into Falmouth Bay. The main road through the peninsula connects from the town of Helston which is the nearest major town providing a wide array of leisure, commercial and retail facilities with roads connecting from Helston north eastwards to the bustling port of Falmouth and Truro, Cornwall s capital city, both of which provide an excellent array of further facilities. Across country from Helston the roads connect to the A30 (Cornwall s main arterial road) which thereafter provides a virtually continuous dual carriageway link into Devon and on to Exeter joining the national motorway network. Some of the counties prime coastal resorts are within an easy drive, to the west, Penzance and St Ives, the latter being well renowned for the Tate Gallery and its artistic connections. Lizard village has a variety of shops and a shop/post office in the same street, all of these providing adequately for day to day requirements. THE ACCOMMODATION COMPRISES (all floor plans and dimensions are approximate) Glazed entrance porch with quarry tiled flooring, pitched roof, wall light point and twin glazed panelled doors opening onto:-

5 5 SITTING ROOM / DINING ROOM / KITCHEN 25 3 overall x 15 divided into three distinct areas. SITTING ROOM AREA. Dual aspect with small pane windows to front and rear, the one overlooking the garden is recessed with a sliding sash window and on the gable end wall is an attractive period style fireplace with an ornate inner metal surround and grate and outer timber surround and mantel with a slate hearth and timber edging. Open beamed ceiling, built-in display niches on either side of the fireplace, television aerial lead, wood effect flooring, telephone point.

6 6 KITCHEN / DINING ROOM AREA. The kitchen is well fitted with a range of offwhite cabinets comprising base level cupboards and drawers with further matching wall cupboards and surrounding roll edge laminated granite effect worktop surfaces with tiled wall surrounds and concealed pelmet lighting. On a small dais is a blue oil fired Aga supplying cooking facilities via two hotplates and two ovens with attractive period tiled wall behind. Single drainer stainless steel sink unit with chromium mixer tap, undercounter space for dishwasher, open beamed ceiling with spotlight points, large sliding sash window overlooking the garden with window seat beneath, turning staircase ascending to the first floor with built-in cupboard below, part glazed stable door, rear access. Space for upright fridge freezer, boxed in high level electric consumer circuit breaker board and meter. From the reception room a turning staircase with wooden handrail, newel posts and banisters ascends to a:-

7 7 GALLERIED LANDING. Window over the stairs providing plenty of light, doors off to:- BEDROOM x 10. Large recessed sliding sash window overlooking the garden providing distant views, exposed wooden floorboards, loft hatch access. BEDROOM x 9. Recessed sliding sash window overlooking the gardens to the sea beyond, exposed wooden floorboards.

8 8 BEDROOM x 5 7. Recessed window to the rear with window seat beneath, exposed wooden floorboards. BATHROOM. White suite comprising a wooden panel enclosed bath with tiled wall surrounds and fitted Mira Sprint shower above, low level wc, pedestal wash hand basin with tiled splashback, fully tiled walls, built-in airing linen cupboard housing a foam dipped hot water cylinder with immersion facility, recessed toiletry shelving, exposed wooden floorboards. The half glazed stabled door from the kitchen provides access on to a pedestrian path at the rear leading back to the street. The front garden is mainly lawn with delightful walled and hedged boundaries providing good privacy from the road and superbly stocked and well planted flower and shrub beds and borders. Pedestrian vehicular gates open onto a footpath and driveway leading up through the front gardens to the house and also providing access to the:- OUTSIDE DETACHED GARAGE 16 8 x 10 5 with sliding/folding wooden doors to the front, part corrugated roofing part pitched slate roof with exposed rafters, concrete flooring, electric

9 9 power and light points, wooden pedestrian door returning to the front garden and at the rear of the garage a glazed panelled door opens on to the:- GAMES ROOM / DEN 10 4 x 8. Two obscure glazed windows provide natural light, vaulted ceiling with exposed A-frame trusses with ceiling light points. Two gable end windows, electric power points. Between the house and the garage is an outside water tap mounted on the wall and a further door opening onto the:- UTILITY ROOM 8 x 7 3. Fitted white Belfast sink with cupboards below and wooden draining boards on either side, low level wc, concreted flooring, space and plumbing for washing machine and tumble dryer, electric power and light point. Adjacent to the front boundary and the pedestrian gate opening onto the gardens, is a former SHOP/STORE 16 8 x 8 10 built of stone and timber framework under a pitched roof with windows and pedestrian door off the street. Three windows provide natural light to the interior, there is an electricity supply and separate meter (probably disused at the moment).

10 10 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 TR12 7NQ. SERVICES Mains water, mains electric, mains drainage, oil fired Aga and immersion heater for hot water. For Council Tax see DIRECTIONS From Helston follow the signs towards The Lizard on the A3083 passing out through Culdrose Airfield and at the roundabout at the end of the airfield proceed straight across signposted towards The Lizard on the A3083. Follow this road all the way into Lizard village without deviating and on entering the village, opposite The Regent Restaurant turn right and proceed straight down this street past a small shop called Mermaids Secret on the left hand side. Drive down into a dip where there is a 90 left hand bend and Ivy House is the property on your left hand side just on the bend. 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. AGENT S NOTE 2 Ivy House letting website OFFICE OPENING HOURS Monday to Friday 9.00am to 5.30pm. to 1.00pm (available for viewings all day). Saturday am

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