Callington, Cornwall, PL17

Whiteford is a beautiful Georgian farmhouse set around an attractive walled courtyard garden. Situated in a secluded and peaceful setting completely surrounded by pastures and woodland owned by the Duchy of Cornwall, Whiteford sits amongst its own private 6.87 acres of stunning grounds, with three striking walled gardens and a parkland setting.

The house is beautifully presented with spacious and bright accommodation arranged over two floors, with delightful original features including huge Delabole slate slabs in the kitchen, elegant cornicing in the sitting room, a vaulted ceiling in the drawing room, and the original Georgian high brick walls surrounding the sheltered courtyard garden.

On the ground floor an enclosed porch leads to a hallway, a beautifully crafted library/snug, and a sitting room with elegant cornicing and a wood burning stove. There is a well-fitted, large L-shaped kitchen with granite worktops, an oil-fired Heritage range cooker, and a smaller Rangemaster cooker with an induction hob. The kitchen extends to the dining area with double doors to a veranda and the walled courtyard garden.

A staircase leads from the entrance hall to the main bedroom with en suite shower room, three further bedrooms and a family bathroom. A second staircase from the dining area rises to a striking vaulted drawing room with a wood burning stove, built in oak cupboards and bookshelves, and double doors leading to a large terrace. Off the drawing room is a guest suite with a comfortable bedroom and bathroom and a vestibule with its own door outside to another walled garden area.

Stairs from the drawing room lead to a minstrel's gallery and mezzanine library overlooking the drawing room, and this in turn leads through to the conservatory with a door leading to the upper gardens and the Pool House.

The Cottages
The cottages combine traditional charm with modern day comforts, and all are presented to a very high standard with well-equipped kitchens, spacious living rooms and either one, two or three bedrooms. The Groom's House is a spacious, comfortable three bedroom barn conversion with a well-equipped kitchen and its own beautiful walled garden. The Bothy, which enjoys a large walled garden containing a summerhouse, is a quaint, romantic one bedroom cottage built into the original high Georgian wall. Both cottages have their own driveways and parking areas. They have been used as highly successful holiday with an excellent income stream lets but would also ideally suit an extended, multigenerational family, providing each occupant with considerable privacy as well as being within comfortable reach of the farmhouse, gardens, the tree house and the pool house.

Outside
The grounds at Whiteford, comprising nearly seven acres are glorious. The gardens include several individually designed walled 'compartments', including one with over an acre of wildflower meadow with fruit trees and a covered gazebo, one with a formal rose garden with wild cherry trees, and one with a large, well-stocked kitchen garden.

There is a covered garden loggia which is a large, attractive, roofed building with a wood burning fireplace, a sink, storage cabinets with worktops. There is also a treehouse within the parkland grounds.

The gravel drive into the property leads from the lane through large double gates past the Groom's House and Whiteford farmhouse to an extensive parking area, with garaging for several vehicles/boats, a tractor shed, workshops, and storage rooms.

The pool house, with its sizeable indoor pool, shower room, cloakroom, and storage room, is situated on a terrace with an ornamental pond, adjoining a wildflower meadow and orchard. At present the pool has been decommissioned and work had begun on covering it to create a large gym/studio. However, all the pool equipment and tilework have been left intact so a new owner could easily reinstate the pool or, alternatively, utilise the building for other purposes.

Situated in the Tamar Valley, a designated Area of Natural Beauty on the Cornish side of the Cornwall and Devon border, Whiteford is about a mile from Stoke Climsland, a village first recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086. This pretty village, centred around a large village green, is now home to a bustling community with a post office/village store (opened in 1839 and considered to be the oldest sub post office in the UK), a highly regarded primary school, a 15th century parish church, a sports and social club, a wide range of courses and groups that meet at the Old School, a monthly Village Market, and the 660-acre estate occupied by the Duchy Agricultural College.

About 2 miles away, Callington, a small market town, offers a good selection of shops, pubs, restaurants, and cafés as well as a health clinic, dentist, and veterinary services. Saltash, 9 miles to the south, boasts a wide selection of shops and supermarkets including Waitrose. Launceston, the ancient capital of Cornwall, is 8 miles to the north, and Liskeard, with direct trains to London Paddington and to Penzance in the west of Cornwall, is 11 miles to the southwest. Plymouth is about 16 miles away and has a superb selection of shops, galleries, restaurants, pubs, and a mainline rail link to London Paddington in about 3 hours.

Plymouth also offers a wide variety of boating and yachting facilities with a choice of marinas including Sutton Harbour, Mayflower, Plymouth Yacht Haven, and King Point. Dartmoor National Park is about 10 miles away and there are golf clubs at nearby Yelverton, Tavistock and St. Mellion. Both coasts are easily accessible, with Looe 20 miles to the south and Bude 32 miles to the north. Although nestled within the peace and seclusion of pastureland and woodland owned by the Duchy of Cornwall, Whiteford enjoys easy access to all the major east-west and north-south road networks in Cornwall.

Directions (PL17 8PU)
From Waitrose at Saltash/the A38, take the A388 towards Callington. Follow the road through Callington and continue through Kelly Bray. Continue through the crossroads to South Hill, Golberdon and Downgate, and continue for half a mile. As you pass the 'straight ahead' sign for Duchy College, take the next right hand turn and continue along this lane for about half a mile. The stone pillars for Whiteford will be seen on the left.

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Distances
Callington 2 miles, Launceston 8 miles, Liskeard 11 miles, Plymouth 16 miles (All distances and times are approximate)