Park Road, Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan

An exceptional Victorian home of grandeur and great character, set within generous gardens upon one of Penarth’s most celebrated roads, adjacent to a beautiful park and just a short walk to the seafront. Substantially refurbished by the current owners, the property now offers sophisticated modern living with heritage via its three living rooms, vast entertaining kitchen, eight bedrooms and five bathrooms. 

Original features are abundant throughout the house and the owners have been painstaking about preserving and enhancing the Victorian character. High corniced ceilings and ceiling roses have been expertly hand painted with colours sourced based on the original colour palette for the property. The quality of the internal joinery demonstrates the original status of the house and where this has been replaced, it has been done with similar bespoke moulded woodwork. The original sash windows have been removed and refurbished with slimline double glazing inserted before being expertly reinstalled. Modern improvements to kitchen and bathrooms has been curated by the award-winning Project One with great flair, and an exacting attention to detail. 

Double doors set within an intricate stone surround lead into the central hallway which has Amtico flooring and great character detailing. A handsome turning staircase leads to the upper floors and an internal lobby provides access to the downstairs wc and cloakroom plus there is a separate staircase down to the cellar where there are three interconnecting rooms perfect for wine storage. 

There are three independent living rooms, each offering a great deal of character; the large main living room is accessed via double doors form the hall and features a beautiful marble fireplace. There is a large bay window to the side and further doors connecting with the kitchen. A huge bay window looks across the front lawn and there is a handsome stone fireplace. 

The third living room is a charming oak-panelled billiards room with a gorgeous fireplace and herringbone woodblock floor. 

The kitchen is a show-stopper, having been expertly remodelled by Project One. The showpiece is an incredible size central island wrapped in brass with a Brazilian marble worktop. Both the sink and the induction hob are set here and there is huge space for barstools in addition to the separate corner banquette seating. The range of wall units house top quality Gaggenau ovens plus there’s concealed service areas, a large wine cooler and space for an American fridge-freezer. Lots of pantry cupboards have been concealed in the intricate wall designs and there is fabulous drinks service bar in a nook between the kitchen and the dining room.  Huge patio doors lead out to the very large terrace. 

A rear service area provides a good sized utility room, coats storage and a luxurious ground floor wetroom with shower. 

Going up to the first floor, there is a charming minstrels gallery at the half-landing which benefits from sea views. Currently used as a home office it would suit a variety of uses. There are four double bedrooms on the first floor including a splendid principal suite with fitted central bedstead, wardrobes and a large, combined dressing room and en-suite with dual washstand, walk-in shower and plenty of wardrobes. A huge guest double bedroom has a beautiful en-suite and access to a wonderful stone balustraded balcony enjoying sea views. There is a very well-appointed bathroom with spa bath serving the remaining two bedrooms.

On the second floor there are a further potential four bedrooms with one, possibly the original games room, currently used as an exercise studio enjoying access to a private balcony. The other three bedrooms are all very generous in size and share a high-quality wet room with shower and freestanding bath. 

The property enjoys a private setting within its own grounds of around 0.6 acres. Electric gates give access to the gravel driveway which provides a great deal of parking and leads to the double garage with electric door. There is a large front lawn which sets the house back from the quiet road and is screened by mature planting. At the rear, there is a very large paved patio terrace with outside fireplace, perfect for entertaining. The main rear garden is lawned with a lit tree-lined walkway and includes an original Victorian bandstand rescued from Roxburgh, a since demolished Victorian residence. This is now an elegant summerhouse perfect for entertaining.