Trehunist, Liskeard, Cornwall

Front Garden

Enter the walled front garden from the driveway or along the front path through the old granite pillars and the wrought iron front gate. The charming and serene front garden has a patio, which is great for enjoying the afternoon sun. The front garden also contains an old granite millstone, now serving as a small ornamental pond, and is partially laid to lawn and planted with beautiful mature bushes and flower beds.

Ground Floor

From the front garden, enter through the paned front door into the slate-floored entrance porch with a Delabole slate bench either side. Then go through the doorway containing a massive antique wooden door into the front hallway. The hallway has traditional Delabole slate flooring and opens to the breakfast room and the sitting room. The comfortable sitting room has traditional Delabole slate flooring, a triple window bay with a window seat facing the front garden and a fireplace with a wood burning stove on a slate hearth. From the sitting room, walk through a doorway leading into the warm and inviting family room. The family room has a triple window bay facing the front garden, a fireplace with an oil-fired stove on a slate hearth and slate flooring. From the family room, go through the French double doors into the large and impressive dining room, which is great for large gatherings of family or friends.

Ground Floor continued

From the dining room, walk into the slate-floored rear hallway, with a doorway to the ground floor shower room and an entrance to the utility room. The rear hallway reaches a porch which serves as a cloakroom and opens to the rear garden. From the end of the rear hallway, enter the kitchen. The kitchen has been fitted with custom-made oak units, granite worktops, hand-made Winchester tile, an eye-level integrated microwave, a Belfast sink and slate flooring. Walk through the kitchen into the breakfast room. The breakfast room has traditional Delabole slate flooring, a triple window bay with a window seat facing the front garden, and a stone fireplace wall housing a wood burning stove on a slate hearth, along with an old cloam oven. Walk up the staircase from the front hallway to the first floor landing.

First Floor

From the landing, access all five bedrooms, the bathroom and the shower room. Bedrooms one, two, four and five all face the front garden, have fitted wardrobes and have individual hand basins. Bedrooms one, two and four all have triple window bays with window seats. Bedroom one is large and comfortable, with a cathedral ceiling revealing the original oak A-frame roof trusses. Bedroom three has a double window bay with a window seat facing the rear garden. The landing and all bedrooms have pine flooring. The first floor also contains the family bathroom and the separate shower room, both fitted in recent times in a period style, with Burlington fixtures, handmade Winchester tile and slate flooring.

Rear and Side Gardens

Go through the rear porch to the stone patio, which is ideal for alfresco dining and entertaining and includes an ornamental pond with pump-fed waterfall. The rear garden is partially laid to lawn, with an array of mature shrubs and apple trees and is enclosed by wood fencing on two sides. Walk up the gravelled pathway and the stone steps through the hedged archway, which frames the entrance to the side garden. The side garden is laid to lawn and has mature apple and pear trees, shrubs, hedges and a central planted bed. On long summer evenings, the side garden is an ideal spot for games such as croquet or badminton and for watching bird activity, including barn owls hunting over the fields. Go through the green arbour to the greenhouse and on to the far end of the garden. The side garden has far-reaching, unspoilt countryside views and is enclosed by hedging on three sides.

Outbuildings

From the patio, walk along a path on the rear patio into the garage, which can also be accessed by car from the front. The workshop is in the rear of the garage. Walk up the staircase to the useful studio, which has electric connected and is fitted with pine flooring. Also, from the patio, go along a path to the stone-built log store and along a path through the rear garden to the stone tool shed.

Location

The property is in the hamlet of Trehunist, 2.6 miles from the village of Menheniot. Menheniot offers a post office/general store, a primary school, a pub and local sporting facilities, including tennis courts, cricket and football clubs. The primary school at Quethiock is 0.9 miles away. The property is within commuting distance of the nearby cities of Plymouth and Truro. Liskeard is located just 6.5 miles to the west. Liskeard offers rail service to London in under four hours. The beautiful south coast beaches and Bodmin Moor are only a short drive away from the property.

Directions

Via sat-nav, please enter postcode PL14 3SD. For a precise location, use What3Words app, property can be found under cashiers.twisting.union

Required Information

Tenure - Freehold Local Authority - Cornwall Council Council Tax - Band E Services - Mains Water, Electric & Private Drainage