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Lewannick, Launceston, Cornwall, PL15

Key features

  • 5 bedroom stone farmhouse
  • Additional 2 bedroom apartment
  • Majestic courtyard of stone barns
  • Function/event space
  • Delightful gardens, parkland and woods
  • Farmhouse: 3,337 sq ft
  • Function Room: 1,206 sq ft
  • Apartment: 1,098 sq ft
  • EPC Rating = D

Description

An enchanting small estate occupying an idyllic rural setting, comprising a pretty, five bedroom stone farmhouse and magnificent courtyard of restored stone barns.

Location

Coombeshead enjoys a beautiful, rural setting yet is only half a mile from the village of Lewannick and little more than a mile from the main A30 dual carriageway. This area, between the Rivers Inny and Lynher, is one of the most picturesque in the region with undulating, partly timbered countryside populated by family run, medium sized farms. Lewannick offers a post office/shop, surgery, public house, primary school, church and thriving village hall, whilst extensive shopping can be found in Launceston about 5 miles away. The A30 offers fast access east toward Exeter and the M5 motorway, about 45 miles away and west toward Truro, about 43 miles away. Both the north and south coasts are within easy striking distance as are the rugged tors of Bodmin Moor and the Dartmoor National Park.

Description

HISTORICAL NOTE
Coombeshead, once the home farm of the Trelaske Estate owned by the Cornish "Archer" family, was described in the Agricultural Gazette in 1848 as "beautifully situated in a romantic valley well clothed with wood and adorned with water. But it is to the excellent manner in which the home farm is cultivated and the substantial and convenient manner in which the farm buildings are constructed that Trelaske supersedes every residence that I have seen in Cornwall". The village pub still carries the Archer family name and in 1890, the village church suffered fire damage and after rebuilding, six new bells were cast and one was engraved "I call the quick to church and the dead to grave, Charles Gordon Archer 1890". The Estate was sold in the mid 20th Century having previously drawn B H Williams to comment "Trelaske Manor lands are beautifully wooded and situated in the most picturesque scenery". Only a small part of Trelaske Manor House still exists and much of the land now being sold with Coombeshead is the original parkland to the Manor.

COOMBESHEAD FARMHOUSE
Standing in a slightly elevated position at the head of the courtyard, Coombeshead Farmhouse is built of mellow, local stone under a natural slate roof and offers wonderful family accommodation, with all of the principal rooms of a very good size and height with wonderful views from all windows.

The drive sweeps through the courtyard to a wide gravel area with ample parking, where slate steps lead to the terrace and the front door. Inside the front door the welcoming, slate flagged reception hall leads to all of the reception rooms, farmhouse kitchen and has stairs rising to the first floor. The drawing room and sitting room are at the front of the house with bay windows to take in the protected view over the courtyard to farmland and woods beyond. The drawing room has a central slate fireplace, whilst the wonderful open fireplace in the sitting room contains a wood burning stove on the slate hearth. The dining room has a slate flagged floor and French windows leading to the rear terrace with steps up to the lawns beyond. The farmhouse kitchen/breakfast room is delightful with slate flagged floor, polished granite worktops, bespoke fitted units and Sandyford dual burner range which, in addition to excellent cooking provides central heating and all hot water. Beyond, the former open courtyard has been roofed in polycarbonate, creating a rear hall beyond which a range of stone barns now provide excellent domestic offices. On the first floor are five very good bedrooms, all with lovely views, two bathrooms, shower room, and dressing room.

Beautiful gardens to the rear and side of the house are principally laid to lawn, interspersed with mature trees and shrubs and beyond the gardens is the original mill pond.

THE COURTYARD
Below the house is a majestic range of stone and slated barns of immense quality flanking a courtyard. They are principally two storey, have been extremely well maintained including significant re-roofing and many have concrete or cobbled floors. Within parts of the barns a two bedroom flat, office, function/party room with drinks balcony, kitchen, toilets and games rooms have been created along with a workshop, the balance being used for storage. Within the five granite pillared wagon house are a pair of stables.

THE LAND AND WOODS
The level pasture land to the east of the farmhouse borders a delightful "millennium wood" of just under 4 acres, winner of the Duchy of Cornwall Trophy for Nature Conservation Woodland, and sitting on gently sloping ground just above the beautiful "parkland" which runs for around � of a mile through one of the prettiest valleys imaginable. Throughout the land, magnificent and mature Oak, Beech and Sycamore trees add much to the charm of the property, no doubt as planned by the Archer family many, many years ago. A pretty stream runs through the land providing drinking water for livestock.

Square Footage: 3337 sq ft
Acreage: 66 Acres

Directions

From the A30 at Launceston continue west toward Bodmin for a little over 4 miles and as the road starts to rise, bear left onto the minor road signposted Lewannick and Plusha. At the T-junction turn left and follow the road up into the village of Lewannick and bear right toward Callington and North Hill. Follow the road around to the right passing the village church and continue for 200 yards taking the next turning left signposted Trelaske. Follow this lane out of the village and after a few hundred yards bear right signposted Congdon Shop (your Sat Nav will try to take you straight on) and continue along this lane where the entrance drive to Coombeshead will be found on the left just after a left hand bend.

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