Downs Orchard

Downs Orchard has up to six bedrooms and overlooks the water, with views across, up and down river. The property extends to about 7.4 acres that includes about 600ft of direct water frontage and a one bedroom wooden detached studio. It is approached from the end of a quiet, rural lane and then down its own private driveway. It is surrounded on one and a half sides by National Trust land which, itself, has no public access. The gardens, grounds and woodland give the home a fabulous degree of protection and privacy; there are no public rights of way over its land.
Over the last six years Downs Orchard has been significantly improved and renovated, both internally and externally. A new surface has been laid on the driveway, the studio and boatshed have been added, the house itself reconfigured and greatly improved, there is new fencing, and drainage and
the riverbank above the slipway have been reinforced and landscaped. The thatched veranda leads into the central corridor, at the middle of which is a staircased, inner hallway. Off the corridor are the principal reception rooms and the kitchen/breakfast room. Similar to all the windows in the house, the kitchen/breakfast room has double glazed, UPVC windows that maximize the stunning, panoramic waterfront views over the Fowey Estuary. The kitchen has a four-door, electric AIMS Aga with its electric companion and LPG gas hobs. French doors lead out onto the west facing terrace that runs along the entire length of the waterside façade of the house and links to the grass lawn on the southern end. Opposite the kitchen is the freezer room and bar, beside which is the utility room that has shaker-style units and wooden work surfaces. Beyond the kitchen is the family room that has a wooden floor and a double-sided wood burner that heats both the family room and the sitting room next door. The family room could also be used as the sixth bedroom and lies opposite the downstairs shower room. Like the open plan sitting room beyond, the family room/bedroom enjoys the waterfront views and has French doors leading out to the west-facing terrace. At the far end of the corridor is the large sitting room/dining room. This attractive room has large windows and bifold doors to maximise the river views and provide access onto the terrace. A stone arch leads through to the office that could equally be used as a dining room. Beyond the sitting room is a garden room that faces south and has concertina doors on both the southerly and westerly aspects that lead out onto a terrace and lawn that are ideal for entertaining. Off the reception hallway, at the rear of the house, is a covered area with an new roof that forms a link from one end of the garden to the other behind the house. Stairs lead up from the galleried, inner reception hallway to the first floor landing, off which are a total of five bedrooms. One bedroom is currently configured and furnished as a dressing room. On the southern end of the house is the principal bedroom suite which has a Juliet balcony and a Velux balcony window. It has its own en suite bathroom with bidet, bath and a shower. In addition to an airing cupboard and a family bathroom (in the process of being converted) there are three further bedrooms, two of which overlook the water.

Behind the house is a detached wooden cabin that consists of an open plan dining/sitting area and kitchenette, a shower room and a double bedroom. Below this is the boathouse that is currently used as a wood store, boat store and workshop. In front of the house there is parking for at least five cars in addition to a double garage. The mature gardens and grounds are particularly special at Downs Orchard.
The property owns its own small quay and a recently renovated slipway. The property has two running moorings or frapes that can be accessed for a few hours either side of high tide. The property owns the riverbank in front of the majority of the property down to mean high water.

South Cornwa

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