Marine Drive, Widemouth Bay, Bude, Cornwall

Gaia is a luxury new home that offers over 4,300 sq ft of light-filled and elegant accommodation featuring contemporary styling and bespoke, high quality fittings throughout. The property has been designed to maximise the property’s beachfront position offering five bedrooms and a spacious first floor open-plan living and entertaining space with sweeping views across the bay. Gaia has been built to a high specification providing excellent eco-credentials such as an air source heat pump, underfloor heating throughout and solar panels to name a few. There is also borehole water for irrigation and cleaning terraces. The property has a landscaped walled garden and is set in an exceptional position on the north Cornwall coast.

The main open-plan living space is located on the first floor to take advantage of the exceptional views across Widemouth Beach and the dramatic coastline. The kitchen/breakfast room is a 46ft multi-functional reception room with sliding glass doors the length of the room and to two aspects opening out onto an elevated terrace. The kitchen itself is designed by Dekor Kitchens and has sleek, contemporary units with integrated Siemens Studio Line appliances, a large central island and a breakfast bar. Further space for storage and appliances can be found in the utility room on the ground floor. Also on the first floor is a cinema room/snug providing additional welcoming reception space as well as the generous principal bedroom that benefits from an en suite with a free-standing bath tub and a dressing room as well as a dual-aspect allowing for plenty of natural light. The first floor also has a private study and a useful cloakroom. A staircase from the first floor leads up to the impressive roof terrace and lookout that has glass balustrades providing panoramic views.

There are four double bedrooms on the ground floor, each of which has its own dressing room and en suite shower room. This floor also offers a further well-appointed reception space currently used as a useful gym/leisure room with an adjoining shower room and sauna. A doorway from this room leads out onto the hot tub area. The ground floor also has a plant room and an additional cloakroom.

Specification
Interior:
• Engineered bespoke staircase
• Resin flooring in the whole house
• Air source heat pump underfloor heating throughout the whole house
• Smart controlled heating system
• Automated blind and curtain track system in the mail living area
• Double glazed aluminium doors and windows with heat reflecting layer
• WIFI boosters covering the whole property
• Intruder alarm and CCTV with remote controlled webcam
• Sprinkler system throughout the house
• Kitchen by Dekor Kitchens
• Siemens (Studio Line) kitchen appliances
• Original Style bathroom tiles and resin walls in the shower
• GROHE showers and taps and wall hung toilets
• Each bedroom has its own walk-in wardrobe and en-suite
• USB and TV points in all bedrooms - Designer lighting plan
Exterior:
• Mobile-operated intercom gated entry
• Secure fob entry system
• Solar panels providing over 8Kwh of solar PV
• Top floor open terrace with glass balustrade
• Borehole water
• Double garage with electric doors
• Electric car charging point
• Professionally landscaped garden (low maintenance)
• Traditional Cornish stone garden wall
• Burnt larch cladding and smooth render
• Outdoor heated shower and allocated wetsuit washing and drying area in the courtyard
• Hot Tub
• Parking for numerous vehicles

Local Authority: Cornwall Council
Services: Mains electricity and water. Private drainage which we understand is compliant with current regulations.
Council Tax: TBC
Tenure: Freehold
Wayleaves and easements: The property is sold subject to any wayleaves or easements, whether mentioned in these particulars or not.
Guide Price: Offers in excess of £2,700,000

Gaia sits on the edge of Widemouth Beach, sheltered by a walled garden that provides a high degree of privacy. The entrance has mobile-operated intercom gates which open onto a block-paved courtyard with parking for several vehicles and access to the integrated double garage. The landscaped garden includes raised border flowerbeds and an area of timber decking, as well as paved pathways surrounding the house. There is also an outside shower for wetsuits and sandy dogs. There are terraces on the first floor and on the roof providing further generous outside space, panoramic coastal views and ideal spaces for al fresco dining and entertaining.

Widemouth Bay is a small village set alongside a wide, open bay and stunning stretch of sandy beach on the dramatic north Cornwall coast, which is part of an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The bay includes a mile-long stretch of beautiful beach that is known as one of the area’s top surfing destinations, while the Southwest Coast Path is approximately 30m from the property, providing breathtaking walking, cycling and riding routes along the coast. The village has two cafés and three pubs all within striking distance from the property while the bustling town of Bude, three miles to the north, offers a selection of everyday amenities including supermarkets, independent shops, pubs, restaurants, a leisure centre, an 18-hole links golf course and primary and secondary schooling. Inland, Launceston also provides a range of amenities, including further schooling, supermarkets and extensive shopping. The area offers a number of renowned independent schools including St. Petroc’s, Highgate Hill House, Shebbear College, St. Joseph’s and Kingsley. Communication links are good with the A39 Atlantic Highway just 1.2 miles away offering an easy link west along the Cornish Coast and east towards Devon. Cornwall Airport Newquay is approximately 37 miles away, offering a number of domestic and international flights.