Ruan Minor, Helston, Cornwall, TR12

Country & Waterside Prestige are delighted to present this fantastic rural smallholding comprising a beautiful, spacious, three/four bed cottage with barns and outbuildings all set in gardens and grounds totalling 12.5 acres.

Mount Hermon offers a wonderful opportunity to acquire a lovely family home located on the Lizard Peninsular, just two miles from the coast, with beautifully landscaped gardens and level pasture land split across six adjoining fields. Perfect for anyone with equestrian interests.

The original stone cottage is believed to have been built in the early 1800’s and was substantially and sympathetically extended about twenty years ago. It provides well maintained and well presented accommodation with character features including beamed ceilings and wood burning stoves. It is approached via electric gates, opening into a block paved driveway, leading to a parking and turning area with a double car port and stables, which are currently used for storage.

Accommodation in Detail:

Front Porch 6’8 x 4’1 – Stable door to the front, two windows to the side, tiled floor, door to kitchen.

Kitchen 21’3 x 13’6 – A good sized country style kitchen with dining space and a comprehensive range of base and wall units with solid wood doors and drawer fronts. Built-in double oven and five burner gas hob. Integrated dishwasher and space for freestanding American style fridge freezer. Tiled flooring. Two windows to the rear and two windows to the front, overlooking the garden. Door to inner hallway and door to dining room.

Dining Room 13’5 x 13’4 – A separate dining room with slate tiled floor and wood burning stove. Window to the rear and French doors opening to the front patio. Door to the office.

Study/Bedroom Four 12’6 x 7’8 – A useful home office space or potential fourth bedroom with laminate flooring and windows to the front and rear.

Inner Hallway – Accessed from the kitchen, this hallway links through to the living room, cloakroom and utility room. Stairs rising to the first floor with under stairs storage cupboard.

Living Room 24’6 x 15’8 – A wonderful, bright room with vaulted ceiling and exposed roof trusses and large windows providing lovely views of the garden. This room also features an impressive granite stone fireplace with inset log burner and built-in cupboards and shelving to the side. Laminate flooring, French doors opening out to the patio.

Cloakroom – Vanity unit with wash basin, concealed cistern WC, tiled flooring, window to the rear.

Utility Room 14’4 x 9’2 (L-Shape, maximum measurements) – Built-in cupboard and drawer units with worktop and Belfast sink. Under-counter space for washing machine. Oil fired boiler and hot water cylinder. Tiled flooring. Window to rear and stable door to the side.

First Floor Landing – Windows to the side and rear. Doors to bedrooms and bathroom. Loft access.

Bathroom 10’5 x 8’2 – Corner bath, quadrant shower enclosure with rainfall shower, combination vanity unit with wash basin and WC, heated towel rail, tiled floor with under floor heating, window to the side.

Bedroom One 13’11 x 13’8 – An impressive ensuite master bedroom with vaulted ceiling and exposed stone feature wall. French doors with Juliet balcony overlooking the garden. Window to the rear and door to:

Ensuite Shower Room 13’3 x 8’5 – A large ensuite shower room with quadrant shower enclosure and rainfall shower. Combination vanity unit with wash basin and WC. Built-in wardrobes. Heated towel rail. Tiled floor with under floor heating. Window to the front.

Bedroom Two 10’9 x 10’ – A double bedroom with window overlooking the garden.

Bedroom Three 10’7 x 9’2 - A double bedroom with window overlooking the garden.

OUTSIDE:

The gardens and grounds at Mount Hermon are a real stand-out feature of the property. Directly outside the property is a natural stone paved patio featuring a pretty well and a fantastic rockery waterfall feature. This is a lovely place to sit and enjoy the sunshine. From the patio, steps take you up to the fantastic parkland style garden which is approximately 1.5 acres and features an expanse of level lawn interspersed with mature trees. The remaining 11 acres is split across six adjoining fields, all of which are on good, level, useable land and would be particularly well suited for keeping horses or livestock.

Parking is well catered for with a block paved driveway giving access to a double car port which provides parking for two cars and also has an EV charging point. Next to the car port is a stable block which is currently used for storage. At the far end of the property is an additional gated parking area which also gives access to an open fronted barn, measuring 29’6 x 13’2, perfect for boat, caravan or motorhome storage. Attached to this is another sizeable barn/workshop, measuring 29’6 x 18’4, with light and power connected.