3 Bedroom Detached House for Sale in Penryn, Falmouth, Cornwall

Agent Property Reference: 3335_2715

built in 1992 and virtually doubled in size 5 years ago by the addition of a very large two-storey rear wing by the original architect creating a stunning and exceedingly versatile residence for family use, for retirement or, simply by the closing of a door, principal accommodation plus a fantastic two-storey rear wing for independent relatives/lettings.

Occupying A WONDERFUL PLANTSMAN’S GARDEN OF ALMOST ½ AN ACRE, formerly an orchard, facing south over the lightly wooded dale, convenient for the University, Falmouth, the sailing waters and easy access to Truro.** NO ONWARD CHAIN **

Covered porch, reception hall with oak staircase, cloakroom/wc, 17’2” x 16’5” sitting room/4th bedroom, second bedroom with en-suite shower room, utility room/second kitchen, rear hall and second staircase, study, third bedroom suite with fine oak fitted furniture and en-suite bathroom/shower room.

First Floor: front landing, 17’2” x 16’9” lounge, wide balcony, sun room/dining room, breakfast kitchen, principal bedroom, bathroom.Rear landing, cloakroom/wc, vaulted lounge 27’3” x 15’ with superb 13’ high ceiling.Splendid bespoke working greenhouse.

Outside: profusely stocked front gardens, car parking.Gated driveway to substantial double garage block and further car parking/turning area.Totally private terracotta-tiled courtyard garden about 50’ long.Extensive principal gardens facing south, containing an infinite variety of ornamental and flowering trees, shrubs and plants, dedicated growing beds for vegetables and soft fruit, composting areas, log stores.In the upper part of the garden, a strategically positioned 15’ x 11’ timber garden house with decks set beside lawns and beds planted with old-fashioned daffodils, rare snowdrops, palms, yuccas, azaleas, echium, pittosporum, copper beech and silver birch.A veritable oasis facing south over the valley - remarkably peaceful and private.

In all, almost ½ an acre.

WIDE COVERED PORCH/VERANDAH - Beneath the first floor balcony.Wrought iron supports for hanging baskets.Courtesy light with sensor.Slate doorstop. Hardwood and sealed-unit double glazed front door into:-

RECEPTION HALL - 16’7” long:fine polished American oak staircase to the first floor.Hardwood-framed sealed-unit double glazed window, radiator, mat well.Wide alcove with archway over and concealed lighting.Broom cupboard with shelf and light. Radiator. Archway to lobby with telephone point, smoke alarm.Half ceramic tiled walls and fine solid hardwood stable door to outside.

CLOAKROOM/WC - Pedestal wash hand basin, low flush wc. Walls half tiled in glazed ceramics.Solid oak cloaks rack and shelf.Mirror, electrically heated towel rail.Hardwood-framed sealed-unit double glazed window.

SITTING ROOM/4th BEDROOM - 17’2” x 16’5”:a large and versatile triple aspect room with hardwood-framed sealed-unit double glazed picture windows and fitted blinds and shutters to the front elevation enjoying a particularly attractive lightly wooded aspect.Hardwood-framed sealed-unit double glazed window with fitted blinds and shutters to the rear elevation and a pair of hardwood-framed sealed-unit French doors, again with fitted blinds and shutters, facing south over the valley and opening onto a slate-paved covered terrace. Inlaid Marmoleum floor, three radiators, four picture light points, telephone point, down-lights.Double cupboard with oak doors housing the electricity meter and circuit breaker boards.

BEDROOM 2 - 10’9” x 9’5” max:hardwood-framed sealed-unit double glazed window with fitted blinds, enjoying a delightful sylvan aspect to the front elevation.Large double wardrobe with oak doors, hanging rails, shelving and storage cupboards over. Radiator, TV aerial socket.

EN-SUITE SHOWER ROOM/WC - Modern sanitary ware comprising:- pedestal wash hand basin with glass shelf and mirror over, low flush wc. Fully ceramic tiled shower cubicle with glazed door and Mira Sport thermostatically controlled shower. Remaining walls ceramic tiled to half-height.Electrically heated towel rail, Dimplex heater, mirror-fronted cabinet, extractor fan.Vinyl floor covering.Hardwood-framed sealed-unit double glazed window with fitted Venetian blind.

UTILITY ROOM OR SECOND KITCHEN - 8’9” x 8’3”:double drainer stainless steel sink set into round-edge melamine surface, cupboard under with panelled pine doors.Space and plumbing for washing machine.Vinyl floor covering.Dimplex off-peak heater.Louvred linen cupboard with full-height slatted shelving.Two Worcester gas-fired wall-mounted boilers providing central heating - one boiler for the front of the house, the other for the rear of the house.Walls mainly tiled to half-height in glazed ceramics. Fluorescent light.Half-glazed hardwood stable door linking directly with the rear part of the house (described later in these particulars). Hardwood-framed sealed-unit double glazed window with fitted Venetian blind.

ON THE FIRST FLOOR

LANDING - Polished American oak balustrade, smoke alarm.Panelled/half-glazed doors off.

LOUNGE - 17’2” x 16’9”:a particularly fine triple aspect room, extremely generously proportioned, with 8ft-wide hardwood-framed sealed-unit double glazed doors onto the west-facing, virtually full-width paved balcony with wood balustrading around three sides and two electrically operated sun awnings. A delightful and private area to sit out and enjoy the sunshine and woodland aspect.Slate hearth and polished oak mantel shelf, wide arched alcove with deep polished oak display shelf and concealed lighting above.Serving hatch from the kitchen with oak double doors.Two radiators, TV aerial socket, telephone point, six adjustable down-lights and two fixed down-lights.A pair of hardwood-framed sealed-unit double glazed doors with fitted blinds, into the:-

SUN ROOM/DINING ROOM - 13’5” x 6’7”:a lovely room of semi-octagonal shape, with
hardwood-framed, full-height sealed-unit double glazed windows with fitted blinds and shutters, around three sides, commanding views over the woodland of Tremough Dale. Travertine tiled floor, electrically operated ceiling fan, two up-lighters.

BREAKFAST KITCHEN - 15’3” x 8’:hardwood-framed sealed-unit double glazed window with fitted blind, commanding elevated views across the woodlands of Tremough Dale.A very well fitted kitchen with units around three walls with panelled pine doors and green vellum-finish round-edge work surfaces, comprising:-inset 1½ bowl single drainer Carron composite sink with mixer tap. Four-plate Electrolux ceramic hob. Electrolux under-oven/grill. Pull-out filtered hood with lighting. Space and plumbing for dishwasher. Breakfast bar.Range of cupboards, drawers,
wine rack. Tall shelved larder cupboard and full-length range of wall cupboards including two display cupboards with glass doors, book shelving and corner shelving.Concealed work surface lighting, white ceramic splashback tiling, space for upright fridge freezer, vinyl floor covering, down-lights.A pair of hardwood-framed sealed-unit double glazed doors with fitted blinds, opening onto the decked rear terrace, and the rear of the house at first floor level leading to the garaging and gardens.

PRINCIPAL BEDROOM (1) - 13’2” x 11’5” (including wardrobes).Hardwood-framed sealed-unit double glazed window to the front elevation with attractive sylvan aspect.Matching double glazed door to the aforementioned front balcony. Generous range of bespoke, full-height fitted wardrobes and storage cupboards, with oak doors - one containing a pedestal wash hand basin with mixer tap.Deep, wide recess with bespoke glass-topped oak dressing surface, cupboards under with oak doors and concealed lighting over.Radiator, TV aerial socket, telephone point.Loft access hatch .

BATHROOM/WC - Modern sanitary ware in white, comprising:-pedestal wash hand basin, glass shelf and mirror over, low flush wc, and panelled bath with hand grips. Walls half-tiled in co-ordinating ceramics.Vinyl floor covering, electrically heated towel rail. Dimplex wall-mounted heater.Vent-Axia extractor fan.Hardwood-framed sealed-unit double glazed window with Venetian blind.

THE REAR PART OF THE HOUSE

Westington’ was greatly extended about 5 years ago by the addition of a superb and very substantial two-storey extension to the rear of the original house, designed by the original architects, The Bazeley Partnership,

The extension creates considerable versatility, having added, effectively, a further interlinking house’ with its own totally independent access from outside on both ground and first floors and linked on the ground floor by the door from the utility room of the original (front) part of the house.

Consequently, the rear part of the house comprises:-

ON THE GROUND FLOOR

HALL - 14’10” long: with link door from the utility room.Devon slated floor. An extremely attractive three-quarter turn staircase with turned finial, to galleried landing over.Pine beamed and boarded ceiling, radiator.Polished oak window sill, roller blind, electricity meter and circuit breaker board, smoke alarm.Polished wild cherry casings into:-

STUDY - 15’4” x 10’6”:polished solid oak floor. Five picture light points, two radiators, telephone point, TV aerial socket.Sealed-unit double glazed door and matching window beside overlooking the Scilly Garden’ containing three silver birches, red cornus, salvias and granite boulders.Ledged-and-braced solid pine door to:-

BEDROOM SUITE - comprising:-

LARGE DOUBLE BEDROOM (3) - 16’4” reducing to 10’ x 15’2”: a beautiful dual aspect room with sealed-unit double glazed windows and polished oak window sills from an oak tree which once stood in the garden.Polished solid oak floor.A particularly fine range of bespoke polished oak bedroom furniture across one entire wall, comprising:- two double wardrobes, central glass-topped oak dressing surface with large oak-edged mirror and lighting over, glass-topped oak deep display shelves with oak-fronted cupboards under, two glass display shelves and down-lights.Radiator, telephone point, TV aerial socket.Pine ledged-and-braced door into:-

EN-SUITE BATHROOM/SHOWER ROOM - Really superbly appointed with terracotta-coloured tiled floor with under floor heating.Mainly white wall tiling in glazed ceramics, aqua blue glass bricks and sealed-unit double glazed windows.Free-standing modern roll-top bath set upon ball-and-claw feet with central taps. Pedestal wash hand basin with glass shelf, bevel-edged mirror with down-light over, low flush wc and large corner shower cubicle with sliding doors and Aqualisa thermostatically controlled shower.White ladder-style towel rail/radiator.Vent-Axia extractor fan.Dimmer switches for lighting.

ON THE FIRST FLOOR

LANDING - Feature, large sealed-unit double glazed window with polished oak window sill and roller blind, lighting the stairwell.Pine beamed and boarded ceiling, two picture light points, smoke alarm.Pine ledged-and-braced door to:-

CLOAKROOM/WC - Sanitary ware in comprising:-wash hand basin and low flush wc. polished hardwood corner shelf.Walls finished to half-height in painted wood panelling. Polished hardwood window sill.White ladder-style heated towel rail/radiator.Pine beamed and boarded ceiling, vinyl floor covering. Sealed-unit double glazed window.

From the landing, a polished wild cherry casing opening into:-

VAULTED LOUNGE - 27’3” x 15’1”.A fabulous triple aspect room, exhibiting fine architectural design and craftsmanship, with superb vaulted ceiling 13ft. high at apex and featured pine roof timbers. Broad and deep slate flagged hearth, free-standing wood-burner and full-length granite plinth wall with slate and polished oak sills.Polished solid oak floor, numerous adjustable down-lights, two radiators, five up-lighters, two corner shelves with provision for lighting, two TV aerial sockets.To the rear side of the room a long melamine work surface with inset twin bowl single drainer stainless steel Franke sink with mixer tap, and cupboards under.Three large sealed-unit double glazed windows with open views across the woodlands of Tremough Dale.A pair of sealed-unit double glazed doors into the working greenhouse (described below). Sealed-unit double glazed sliding patio door to the terracotta-tiled totally secluded courtyard garden.Stable door to patio.

OUTSIDE

FRONT GARDEN - From the Tremough Dale lane, a tarmacadam pull-in with space for two cars.To either side, dry stone walls retaining front gardens profusely stocked with a wide variety of ornamental and flowering shrubs and herbaceous plants, which include heathers, bay, geraniums, pittisporum, fuchsias, primulas, agapanthus and a variety of spring bulbs.

To the south side of Westington’, access over a private driveway to a heavy iron gate between granite gate piers opening onto the paved and granite cobbled entrance driveway which leads up to the rear of the house and to the:-

DOUBLE GARAGE BLOCK - 17’3” long x 18’4” wide (internal dimensions).Of substantial modern construction with side and back walls three concrete blocks wide. Block and beam roof with paving-grade tarmac covering. Two fibreglass up and over doors, painted floor, walls and ceiling, fluorescent lighting, power and wall shelving.Beside the driveway and to the south side of the rear part of the house, a dry stone wall retaining the Scilly garden’ with small brick and slate terraces, gravelled pathway and a wide variety of plantings which include three silver birches, red cornus, heathers, aloe, red hot pokers, phormium, agapanthus, grasses and buddleia.On the opposite side of the driveway, a wide border with granite rocks, spring bulbs, grasses, escallonia hedging, pittisporum and bamboo.

To the front of the garage, a broad concrete parking/turning area with wrought iron balustrade on two sides overhung by roses.

WORKING GREENHOUSE - 15’7” x 9’6”.A particularly fine architectural element, adjoining the east gable of the vaulted lounge from which it can be accessed through sealed united double glazed double doors.Quarry tiled floor excellent deep plant staging around three sides, tall windows and very high hipped glazed roof with automatic vents.Power sockets.Storage space under the greenhouse.

COURTYARD GARDEN - A totally private and extremely sheltered and sunny terracotta-tiled courtyard, about 50 ft. long, screened by pale terracotta-painted smooth rendered retaining walls with pantile copings.Short spiral steps to the upper garden and wrought iron gate and railings to the decking bridge’ leading to the back kitchen door.Automatic lighting.Rain water butt.Garden tap.

THE PRINCIPAL GARDENS lie to the north and east of the house and garaging on a south-facing slope taking full advantage of sunshine.This is a true plantsman’s garden, superbly planned and planted with a splendid array of ornamental trees, mature trees, ornamental and flowering shrubs and plants.

The initial part of the garden, with level access from the house and parking area is planned as an extremely practical work area with three wooden log boxes, Compost Tumbler and three wooden composting bins, raised timber-edged vegetable growing bed and dedicated growing areas for raspberries, redcurrant, blackcurrant, blackberry and blueberries, various trees and a border of bamboo.Two broad pathways in wood chippings lead to the upper part of the garden and are flanked by raised borders edged by low dry stone walling and railway sleepers, stocked with flowering plants and shrubs including echiums, lavender, bay, hydrangeas, aubretia, miscanthus, heather, buddleias, euphorbia, daphne and Spring bulbs.

THE UPPER PART OF THE GARDEN is a veritable oasis, facing south over the valley and a remarkably peaceful, private area.Pathways of wood chippings lead to a delightfully positioned Garden House - 15’3” x 11’3” with verandah and broad east and south-facing decks to front and side, raised above the garden - a wonderful private, tranquil out of the way’ location.The Garden House comprises one large pine-lined room with windows around three sides and pine floor.

To the west and south sides of the Garden House enchanting prolifically stocked gardens which are a sheer delight and include a superb array of old fashioned daffodils, and many varieties of snow drops including rare varieties, and granite-edged beds and borders containing beautiful mature flowering shrubs including fine camellias, palms, yucca, azaleas, hydrangeas, stipas, agapanthus, echiums and several varieties of pittisporum, copper beech and silver birch.Grassed steps wind back down through the gardens, passing a jasmine-covered trellis work arbour.Mature trees found in the gardens include hazel, beech, hornbeam and horse chestnut.

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Transport Links Penryn (0.2 miles) Penmere (2.1 miles) Falmouth Town (2.8 miles) Perranwell (3 miles) Falmouth Docks (3.1 miles)

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