KESTLE WARTHANR. HELFORD, SOUTH CORNWALL

Viewing strictly by appointment through the vendor’s Sole Agent:

Lillicrap Chilcott Landrian House . 59-60 Lemon Street . Truro . TR1 2PE

Tel: 01872 273473 Fax: 01872 273474Email: sales@lillicrapchilcott.comwww.waterfrontandcountryhomes.com

SUMMARY OF ACCOMMODATION

Ground Floor: entrance hall, sitting room, dining room, study/family room, kitchen, boot/utility room. Two staircases to the:-

First Floor: 5 bedrooms, 2 family bathrooms.

Outside: attached boiler room/workshop, Detached Stone Barn 61’8” x 15’3” (with excellent potential for conversion, subject to consent). Lovely formal gardens around the house together with an orchard at the rear, large paddock of approximately 7 acres, with a footpath from the paddock, descending to Frenchman’s Creek.

In all the grounds extend to approximately 8 acres.

Kestle WarthaMANACCAN, SOUTH CORNWALL

Situated directly above Frenchman’s Creek on the Helford River, on the edge of a rural hamlet, with panoramic views over open countryside; an exceptional, detached, non-listed 5 bedroomed period house, believed to date from the 17th century, together with an adjacent two storey stone barn which offers excellent potential for conversion (subject to any necessary consents), set within 8 acres of plantsman’s gardens and a paddock with a footpath descending to Frenchman’s Creek.

DESCRIPTIONAn impressive and historic house that has been lovingly refurbished, retaining and enhancing its many character features. Believed to date back to the 17th century in part with a later, Georgian front that was added circa 1770. The external elevations are mainly white render with some attractive slate hanging to the rear and a slate roof. The location and position are quite superb, elevated above Frenchman’s Creek on the Helford River with panoramic, far reaching views over countryside. Set on the edge of a rural hamlet, in peace and tranquillity with a public footpath dropping down to Frenchman’s Creek.

The house is surrounded by sheltered and formal gardens to the front with upper and lower orchards at the rear and a sweeping drive to a large turning circle in front of a beautiful old two storey stone barn. A gate from the driveway opens into a large paddock.

The house is rich in original architectural details which include slate flagged floors, small paned windows, exposed floorboards, fireplaces

and beamed ceilings. The house provides five excellent bedrooms and two bathrooms on the first floor with two separate staircases. On the ground floor is a delightful sitting room, a lovely dining room, a study/family room and a big farmhouse kitchen with an Aga. Off the welcoming entrance hall is a turning staircase to the first floor and a boot/utility room. At the rear is a separate boiler room/workshop housing the oil fired boiler supplying domestic hot water and central heating.

Adjacent to the house is an attractive two storey stone barn (61’8” x 15’3), which offers excellent potential for conversion (subject to any necessary consents). On the ground floor of the barn are a series of workshops and stores with an open carport at one end. The entire first floor is open with separate granite steps at the rear accessing a door at first floor level. N.B. please note that the floor at first floor level is not safe to walk on. We would like to draw your attention to the fact

that our client has informed us that all the roofing on the house and barn has been relaid, predominantly in Cornish scantle slate and all the windows and the front door have been replaced in Brazilian mahogany hardwood.

LOCATIONThis fine house is situated on the edge of the rural hamlet of Kestle above Frenchman’s Creek, immortalised in Daphne Du Maurier’s book of the same name, with a footpath from the grounds dropping down to the creek. There are lovely walks in the surrounding countryside and woodland, following the creek and the Helford River. Further along the lane from the property is a footpath that drops down into Helford village which has a local store, catering adequately for day to day needs and a local inn, the Shipwrights Arms, set above the creek. The Helford River offers excellent facilities for sailing and pleasure craft with deep water moorings catering for large yachts and more tidal moorings for the smaller boats.

The yacht clubs in the Helford River host several races through the Summer months in the sailing waters of Falmouth Bay. Much of the countryside in this area is designated as An Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and some of it is in the ownership of the National Trust. A passenger ferry from Helford village crosses the Helford River to Helford Passage. Helston is the nearest major town providing a wide array of leisure, commercial/retail facilities and schooling. From Heston roads radiate out to Falmouth and Truro, Falmouth being a very busy port and a thriving town and Truro being Cornwall’s capital city which provides an extremely wide range of facilities. Both have stations that provide links directly to London Paddington with approximate travel time of 4½ hours. From Helston there is a good road link to the A30 (Cornwall’s main arterial road) which then remains largely dual carriageway all the way to Exeter where it joins the national motorway network.

THE ACCOMMODATION COMPRISES(all floor plans and dimensions are approximate)

Recessed solid timber front door with outside courtesy light and slate step, opening to:-

ENTRANCE HALL. Turning period staircase to the first floor, two radiators, cloaks cupboard with hanging rails and shelving. Understairs storage cupboard, wall mounted programming controls for the central heating and hot water. Doors off to:-

SITTING ROOM – 14’9” x 14’8”. Sash window overlooking the front garden with wooden panelled reveals and a window seat beneath. Working period fireplace with a metal grate, granite/timber surrounds and a granite hearth. Dado rails, two radiators, exposed floorboards, corniced ceiling, one wall light point.

STUDY / FAMILY ROOM – 15’4” x 12’5”. Sash window overlooking the front gardens with shutters and a window seat. An extensive range of fitted wooden bookshelves with display shelving above and built-in cupboards below. Open working fireplace with bolection moulding, stone surround and a slate hearth. One wall light point.

DINING ROOM – 19’4” into chimney breast recesses x 14’. Dual aspect with sash windows overlooking the gardens, one with a window seat. A large inglenook stone fireplace with a central woodburning stove set on a granite hearth with a granite lintel above. Open beamed ceiling, radiator, two wall light points.

KITCHEN / BREAKFAST ROOM – 14’8” x 14’6”. Slate flagged flooring, 8’ wide former fireplace with the remains of a clome oven in one corner, stone surround and huge granite lintel above. Inset oil fired Aga with twin hotplates, twin ovens and slate worksurface to one side. Belfast sink with mixer tap, wooden worktop surfaces on either side and shelved storage areas below and to the sides. Three windows with a central, horizontal sliding sash, overlooking the rear courtyard, part wooden panelled walling and a range of built-in cupboards along one wall with space for upright fridge/freezer, space and plumbing for a dishwasher.

Door to inner hallway with glazed panelled ancient door opening to the rear courtyard, period door opening onto a secondary staircase ascending to the first floor, open beamed ceiling and further door returning to the main entrance hall. Door to:-

BOOT ROOM / UTILITY ROOM – 10’9” x 8’4”. Low level wc with macerator in one corner, white Belfast sink, space for washing machine, a range of shelving, radiator, sash window overlooking the side garden, open beamed ceiling, electric wall mounted consumer circuit breaker board and meter. Telephone point.

From the main entrance hall a turning period staircase ascends to the:-

FIRST FLOOR PART GALLERIED LANDING. Large sash window on a half landing overlooking the gardens and on the first floor landing is a large loft hatch access, built-in shelved storage cupboard, exposed wooden floorboards and doors off to (from right to left):-

BEDROOM 1 – 14’8” x 12’4”. Sash window overlooking the front garden and open fields with window seat beneath, charming working period fireplace, raised metal grate with outer slate/timber surround and mantel with a slate hearth. Chimney breast recesses on either side with fitted display shelving and cupboards beneath. Occasional lighting point, exposed floorboards, radiator. Telephone point. Door to:-

BEDROOM 5 / DRESSING ROOM – 11’ x 9’9”. Sash window overlooking the front gardens to open fields beyond with a window seat beneath, exposed wooden floorboards, occasional lighting point, radiator.

BEDROOM 4 – 13’5” x 11’3”. Sash window overlooking the front gardens to open countryside beyond with window seat beneath, exposed wooden floorboards, two built-in storage cupboards. Radiator.

BATHROOM. White suite comprising a fully tiled shower cubicle with fitted shower, panel enclosed bath and tiled wall surrounds together with a tiled toiletry shelf at one end and cupboard beneath, low level wc, pedestal wash hand basin with tiled splashback, window overlooking the gardens, fitted cupboard beneath, electric shaver point, two wall light points. Inset ceiling downlighter, radiator.

BEDROOM 3 – 14’7” x 14’. Sash window overlooking the rear courtyard with far reaching countryside views beyond and window seat. Display fireplace with ornamental raised grate, slate hearth and inner surround, outer timber surround with mantel. Airing cupboard housing a foam dipped hot water cylinder with surrounding slatted shelving. Doors from bedroom 2 return to both the main landing and a secondary landing.

BEDROOM 2 – 19’4” x 13’9”. Dual aspect with a horizontal sliding sash window overlooking the side garden, part glazed panelled door opening onto granite steps with metal safety rails, down into the rear gardens. Loft hatch access.

BATHROOM 2. White suite comprising a panel enclosed bath with mixer tap and fitted shower above, low level wc, pedestal wash hand basin with wall mounted mirror, electric light and shaver point, chromium towel rail.

OUTSIDEBehind the main house is an attractive courtyard with a covered storm porch sheltering the part glazed door into the kitchen breakfast room and on one side of the courtyard is a:-

BOILER ROOM / WORKSHOP – 15’9” x 9’5”. Freestanding oil fired boiler to supply domestic hot water and central heating. The workshop has a vaulted ceiling with electric light and power points.

Kestle Wartha is approached from a quiet country lane via a white five bar timber gate hung between granite gate piers with a pedestrian gate to the side. A concreted driveway sweeps in to the grounds, to a turning circle with a large central lawn, attractive well planted flowerbeds and central ornamental tree.

There is a more formal area of garden in front of the house comprising a large area of lawn, beautifully planted profusely stocked flower and shrub bed borders on all sides and magnificent topiary holly/bay trees and hedging providing a delightful feature. There is a mature tree on one side and further well planted hedging providing good privacy.

Kestle WarthaApprox. Gross Internal Floor Area

2693 Sq Ft (Excludes Outbuildings & Workshop)

For identifi cation only – Not to scale.

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At the back of the turning circle is a DETACHED STONE BARN – 61’8” x 15’3”. The fi rst fl oor is completely open (please do not enter and walk on the fl oor as the fl ooring is in need of some repair). The ground fl oor is divided into a series of workshops and store rooms with three wooden doors to the front and on one end is an open carport area with a door at the back returning to the rear garden. To the rear of the barn is a door at fi rst fl oor level with granite steps descending to the gardens behind the barn.

Behind the house are the UPPER ORCHARD and LOWER ORCHARD, profusely stocked with fruit trees through which grow climbing, rambling roses providing a spectacle throughout the Spring and Summer months. Alongside the orchards is a belt of mature woodland stocked with camellias. The gardens show evidence of being nurtured and maintained over many years and are now a plantsman’s delight which provide a beautiful surround to this wonderful house. Wild fl owers have been encouraged throughout the gardens and provide a beautiful splash of colour through the year and are especially prominent in the orchards.

A pedestrian gate from the gardens opens on to a track which leads through a hay meadow owned by Kestle Wartha. There are two separate vehicular gates from the lane into the fi eld. A cottage in the woods below the property has a right of way down the side of the fi eld and there is also a public footpath along the track which drops down the valley side after it leaves the property, and eventually culminates in Frenchman’s Creek.

The fi eld to the left of the track is owned by Kestle Wartha and is left largely as a wild fl ower meadow, extending to approximately 7 acres, including a belt of woodland, the boundaries comprise mature hedging and trees which provide good shelter. Our client informs us that wild orchids have appeared in the last two years showing just how unspoilt this land is.

The formal gardens, house and outbuildings, are set in just over 1 acre. In all the grounds extend to approximately 8 acres.

GENERAL INFORMATIONVIEWING – Strictly by prior appointment through: Lillicrap Chilcott, Landrian House, 59-60 Lemon Street, Truro, Cornwall, TR1 2PE. Telephone: (01872) 273473. Facsimile: (01872) 273474. Website: www.waterfrontandcountryhomes.com E-mail: sales@lillicrapchilcott.com

POST CODE – TR12 6HU.

SERVICES – Mains water, mains electricity, private drainage, oil fi red central heating, oil fi red Aga. For Council Tax see www.mycounciltax.org.uk.

DIRECTIONS – From Helston follow the A3083 out towards the Lizard Peninsula and having passed through Culdrose Airfi eld, at the roundabout at the end turn left towards St Keverne on the B3293 follow this towards Garras and at the next roundabout proceed straight across towards Mawgan. Proceed through the village of Mawgan and follow the road towards St Martin. Pass through the village of St Martin and take a left turn towards Helford and Manaccan. Follow this road for 1.4 miles and at the next crossroads turn left and then take the fi rst right into a no through road signed Kestle Wartha. Follow this lane through open fi elds and Kestle Wartha is the fi rst large white house you come to on the left.

AGENT’S NOTE – The above particulars have been prepared as a general guide only for prospective buyers. Whilst we have endeavoured to provide a fair and reasonable description of the property, no specifi c survey or detailed inspection has been carried out in relation to the property, the services, the appliances and any fi xtures and fi ttings or equipment. All buyers should rely on their own surveys and investigations in connection with any purchase of the property. All measurements, fl oor plans, dimensions, acreages and distances are approximate only and should not be relied upon for accuracy.

OFFICE OPENING HOURS – Monday to Friday 9.00am to 5.30pm. Saturday - 9.00am to 1.00pm (available for viewings all day).

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