Guide Price £1,950,000 5 bedroom detached house for sale Freshwater Lane, St. Mawes, TR2

Tenure: Freehold

City of Truro – 10 miles via King Harry Ferry

St Austell – 15 miles

Falmouth – 15 mins by Passenger Ferry

Newquay Airport – 30 miles


ACCOMMODATION SUMMARY

Formal Entrance porch and loggia
Impressive Reception hall
32’ kitchen/family/dining room
30’ sitting room
4 double bedrooms – 3 ensuite
Studio/5th bedroom – ensuite
Cloaks/shower room
Informal porch/boot room
Laundry/utility and store room
Car port, garage, extensive parking
Roof terrace with bar and store

SITUATION

The picturesque south facing harbour village of St Mawes, on the eastern side of the Fal Estuary, has long been one of Cornwall’s most desirable and exclusive destinations. At the southern end of the unspoilt countryside of the Roseland Peninsula, it is nevertheless readily accessible to the port of Falmouth and the Cathedral city of Truro.

St. Mawes is centred around its small stone harbour and has its own beaches, sailing club, castle and a handful of good pubs and restaurants, including of course, Olga Polizzi’s Hotel Tresanton, which continues to lure the rich and famous. It offers a superbly varied and accessible sailing area, with a full programme of village regattas, club races and various national championships.

For those wanting to get away from city life and escape with family to the water for the weekend and for longer holidays, but still have access to fine dining, then St Mawes is quite understandable the first choice for many. For those looking ahead to either partial or full retirement, there is no shortage of all year round attractions and activities in both the village and the surrounding area.

SERVICES

Mains water, electricity and drainage. Telephone, subject to BT regulations. Ground source heat pump system providing both domestic hot water and underfloor central heating. Whole house heat recovery and ventilation system and extremely high insulation throughout, to minimise energy use, and 6,000 litre rainwater harvesting tank for wc’s and outside taps to minimise water use.

DESCRIPTION

Freshwater Lane is in a peaceful area, with boatyards and within 300 yards of the sailing club quay, 500 yards to Summers Beach and a further 250 yard walk to the village centre, which makes this equally attractive to holiday and permanent residents.

Varth is an imposing family residence of exceptional quality, standing in half an acre of well established gardens with spectacular views over the river Percuil moorings to the National Trust headland beyond. It has been almost completely re-built, with an exceptionally high standard of fittings and insulation, and triple glazed windows and doors to the side and rear elevations. The front elevation has distinctive granite features, with double glazed bronze casements, and all of the principal rooms open onto terraces that capture the sun and the views as well as providing direct access to the garden.

This is a unique opportunity to acquire a spacious and elegant property, in a prime position, incorporating the most up to date building technology and accommodation layout. Fully fitted and carpeted, it is ready for immediate occupation as either a holiday or permanent home, offering flexible accommodation to suit the retired couple or the large family buyer alike.

ACCOMMODATION

The gravel driveway and parking area leads to an integral car port, with garage beyond, that provides under cover access to the back door and through an informal porch/boot room to the laundry/utility and storeroom. A staircase leads up to the kitchen/family room.

Stone steps off the driveway lead to the formal front porch and covered loggia to the main entrance door. Beyond the reception hall is a lobby that leads to the cloaks/shower room and the three principal bedrooms – two of which are en-suite and two of which have direct access to the garden. All three have a generous range of built in furniture.

The impressive, wide and curved staircase leads from the hall to a half landing with double doors to the dining area and the kitchen/family room – a light and spacious room, stylishly fitted out with oak units, corian worktops and a full range of appliances, providing fine views of the river and access to two south and west facing terraces.

The staircase continues to the main reception room – an extremely spacious and high ceiling room, with panoramic views of the river to the front and across a large terrace to the rear garden. The Terrace captures the afternoon and evening sun, ideal for alfresco dining. The Living room is highly versatile and offers scope for separate dining and reading areas, as well as a generous formal seating area around the open fireplace.

A secondary staircase leads down half a flight to the kitchen and up half a flight to the large fourth bedroom cum study with ensuite shower room and easily accessed roof storage.

This exceptional property stands in approximately half an acre of private gardens, which have been landscaped to provide ease of maintenance as well as an array of colour and sitting out space to enjoy the tranquillity and quietness of the area. The detached studio/ bedroom 5 ensuite has the flexibility for a variety of uses.

AGENTS NOTE

Our clients are willing to discuss, by separate negotiation, any additional requirements, such as interior design specifications or further landscaping.