Offers over 400,000 Goosehill, Tregonetha, Nr. St Columb Major, Cornwall FREEHOLD A surprisingly spacious 4 double bedroomed former 19 th Century coaching inn, enjoying a peaceful rural hamlet setting with parking, large garage/workshop and mature gardens, within a short drive of the north Cornish coast, the A30 and the Eden Project.
2 SUMMARY OF ACCOMMODATION Ground Floor: sun porch, entrance hall, sitting room, dining room, kitchen/breakfast room, rear hall. First Floor: four double bedrooms, family bathroom, separate wc. THE ANNEXE Sitting room/dining room/kitchen, spiral staircase to bedroom. Outside: gated driveway with off-road parking for several vehicles, large detached garage/workshop. Mature, mainly lawned gardens with well planted flower and shrub beds, a large pond, greenhouse and vegetable beds. DESCRIPTION Goosehill named after the wild geese which fly over the house most evenings, has an interesting history, believed to date from the mid 1800 s, the property was once The Masons Arms, a coaching inn serving the village of Tregonetha and the then, nearby iron mine. The property has been updated over the years with double glazed windows and doors and now provides a spacious family home with four double bedrooms, two large reception rooms and a well fitted kitchen/breakfast room. An added bonus is the self contained yet interlinked annexe which comprises a sitting room/dining room with well fitted kitchen area and a shower room off. From the main
3 reception area, a spiral staircase ascends to a double bedroom, set into the eaves. The property has mature surrounding gardens with well planted flower and shrub beds, a pond, lawns, large greenhouse and vegetable beds. LOCATION The pretty village of Tregonetha is ideally positioned with easy access to the towns of Wadebridge, St Austell, Bodmin and Truro with the north coast beaches just a short drive away from the Camel Estuary down to Watergate Bay and Newquay. The south coast beaches between Fowey and Mevagissey are also within easy reach whilst Fowey offers a deep natural harbour and a wide array of boating facilities catering from large merchant and commercial shipping down to private yachts and pleasure craft. The active yacht clubs hold races in St Austell Bay through the summer months and the town is renowned for its annual regatta which generally features the Red Arrows aerial display team. St Columb is the nearest town providing an array of shops and local businesses. Newquay Airport at St Mawgan is a ten minute drive away with the airport now offering shuttle flights to a variety of UK and European destinations and also within easy reach is the world famous Eden Project and charming fishing village of Padstow on the north coast. There is swift road access from the village out to the A30 (Cornwall s main arterial road). The A30 provides a dual carriageway link northwards all the way to Exeter where it joins the national motorway network, or southwards, provides easy access to both north and south coastal resorts all the way down to Penzance and St Ives etc.
4 THE ACCOMMODATION COMPRISES (all floor plans and dimensions are approximate) Part opaque/stained glass panelled upvc door to:- SUN PORCH 14 4 x 7 2 to the glass. Double glazed windows on three sides overlooking the garden, stone paved flooring, polycarbonate roofing, glazed panelled door to:- ENTRANCE HALL. Laminated wood effect flooring, radiator with thermostatic control, staircase ascending to the first floor with built-in understairs storage cupboard. Doors off to:- SITTING ROOM 25 6 overall x 11 4, narrowing to 10 4. Dual aspect with a double glazed window to the side and glazed French doors to the sun porch. Two radiators, feature raised fireplace with slate hearth and open grate, slate storage/display shelving on either side, electric fire, three wall light points. DINING ROOM 11 9 x 10 3. Double glazed window overlooking the front garden, fireplace with electric fire, radiator. KITCHEN / BREAKFAST ROOM 15 2 min. x 14 4. A lovely light room with a large picture window overlooking the garden. The kitchen is fitted with a range of cream fronted cabinets with turned wooden handles, comprising a range of base level cupboards and drawers with further matching wall cupboards and a full height unit. Integrated appliances comprise a double oven/grill, four ring Neff ceramic hob top with illuminating filter hood above, undercounter space for dishwasher. Surrounding wooden roll edge worktop surfaces, inset 1½ bowl stainless steel sink unit with chromium mixer tap. Freestanding Grant oil fired boiler
5 to supply domestic hot water and central heating with space for tumble dryer above. Recess for American size fridge freezer, integrated fridge and separate freezer, built-in shelved larder cupboard, tiled flooring. Glazed panelled door to:- REAR HALL. Quarry tiled flooring, part opaque/stain glass panelled door to garden, double glazed windows to one side overlooking the garden, part exposed stone walling, glazed panelled door to the annexe. From the entrance hall a turning staircase with a double glazed half landing window, ascends to a:- GALLERIED FIRST FLOOR LANDING. Doors off to (from left to right).
6 BEDROOM 1 13 2 x 11 5. Recessed double glazed window overlooking the garden, wood effect laminated flooring, radiator. BEDROOM 2 13 x 11 9. Recessed double glazed window overlooking the garden and the hamlet beyond. Radiator with thermostatic control. BEDROOM 3 12 5 x 12. Recessed double glazed window overlooking the garden, laminated wood effect flooring, radiator with thermostatic control. BEDROOM 4 14 4 x 9. Dual aspect with double glazed windows, laminated wood effect flooring, radiator with thermostatic control, built-in shelved storage cupboard, wall mounted wash hand basin. BATHROOM. White suite comprising a panel enclosed bath with mixer tap and shower attachment, pedestal wash hand basin, double glazed window, fully tiled walls. Vinyl flooring. SEPARATE WC. White low level wc, fully tiled walls, loft hatch access, double glazed window, vinyl covered floor. THE ANNEXE Approached via glazed panelled door from the rear hall which opens onto the:- SITTING / DINING / KITCHEN 15 8 x 14 3 (including the shower room). Double aspect with double glazed windows overlooking the garden, built-in kitchenette with wood effect cupboards to base level and wall mounted. Surrounding roll edge laminated worktop surface with single drainer stainless steel sink unit and chromium mixer tap, electric cooker panel point, space for undercounter fridge, tiled wall surrounds to the worktop surfaces,
7 wood effect flooring throughout. Spiral staircase ascending to the first floor, radiator, inset ceiling downlighters, exposed ceiling beam. Door to:- SHOWER ROOM. Wet room shower area with tiled walls and flooring, fitted shower with chromium fitments, low level wc, wall mounted wash hand basin, tiled walls, extractor fan. From the main reception room a spiral staircase with wooden handrail ascends to the:- BEDROOM 14 9 x 7 5 at 3 height from the floor. Built into the eaves with restricted head height to the sides, double glazed skylight window, laminated wood effect flooring, eaves storage space. OUTSIDE The property is approached from the road via twin opening wood gates which open onto a paved driveway providing off-road parking for several vehicles leading to the DETACHED GARAGE (DIVIDED INTO TWO AREAS) 18 3 x 11 5 plus 16 9 x 9 5. The larger area operates as a garage with twin opening timber doors to the front, corrugated pitched roof with internal electric light points and a window in the back wall to provide natural light. A doorway from the garage opens onto the smaller area which is used as a workshop with windows in the side wall and rear wall providing natural light, electric light point, pitched corrugated roof. A pedestrian gate beside the garage opens onto a small gravelled courtyard which leads around to the back of the garage where there is a lawned garden with pond, a large greenhouse, well planted flower and shrub bed borders, an area of raised decking and some vegetable beds. On the right hand side of the house, also accessed from the gravelled courtyard is an area of lawn with well planted flower and shrub bed border. GENERAL INFORMATION VIEWING Strictly by prior appointment through: Lillicrap Chilcott, Landrian House, 59-60 Lemon Street, Truro, Cornwall, TR1 2PE. Telephone: (01872) 273473. E-mail: sales@lillicrapchilcott.com. POST CODE TR9 6EL.
8 SERVICES Mains water, mains electricity, private drainage, oil fired central heating. Telephone/broadband subject to suppliers regulations. For Council Tax see www.mycounciltax.org.uk. DIRECTIONS From Truro, follow the A30 northwards towards Bodmin coming off at the Roche interchange by the services, proceed down a slip road to a roundabout at which turn right crossing back across the A30 and at the next roundabout take the second exit following the signs to Victoria and St Columb. Proceed through Victoria over the brow of the hill and near the start of a long straight, (before a railway bridge over the road), turn right towards Tregonetha on the B3274. Follow this country lane into the village and as you enter the village there will be an area of green on your right hand side, park in this area and then walk further along the lane where Goosehill will be found on the left hand side. 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 specific survey or detailed inspection has been carried out in relation to the property, the services, the appliances and any fixtures and fittings or equipment. All buyers should rely on their own surveys and investigations in connection with any purchase of the property. All measurements, floor 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. NB: A number of staff are available for viewing appointments all day Saturday and all day Sunday.
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