3 bedroom house

Attractive smallholding with attached cottage, traditional barn/workshop, pretty garden & adjoining fields. 3 bed cottage. Delightful garden. Vegetable garden. Orchard. Good views. Detached two storey barn and leanto garage/workshop - pot. to convert (stp). Paddocks. EPC Rating: 3.1 Acres

Situation - Situated towards the end of Caudledown Lane on the edge of Stenalees, Christmas Cottage is nicely positioned in a sheltered and elevated position taking advantage of some far-reaching countryside views as far as Bodmin Moor. The local villages of Stenalees and Bugle are supplemented further by the town of St Austell about 3 miles to the south, offering a comprehensive range of facilities and amenities. From St Austell there is a station on the London Paddington line and about 4 miles to the north is a junction onto the A30(T).

Brief Description - Christmas Cottage comes to the open market for the first time in 40 years and presents the opportunity to purchase an appealing smallholding which will suit a variety of purchasers. There is a pleasant 3 bedroom semi-detached cottage, attractive garden, fine traditional two-storey barn with adjacent block garage/workshop offering potential for conversion, subject to all necessary consents and approvals, as well as a number of adjoining fields.

The Cottage - On the ground floor is a front Conservatory Room with triple aspect and enjoying a fine outlook to the garden, off which is a pleasant Living Room with brick and wooden fireplace with inset wood-burner and an appealing Sitting Room with feature stone fireplace with timber mantle and side shelving.

Adjacent to the Living Room is a Kitchen/Breakfast Room with a range of base and eye level units with rolled worktop surfaces to splashback tiling and inset stainless steel single drainer sink unit with vegetable bowl and mixer tap, space and plumbing for washing machine, ceiling coving, chrome wall mounted towel radiator and outlook to garden.

Off the Kitchen is a Side Hall with cupboards and door to the outside.

On the first floor are 3 bedrooms and a bathroom off a land passage. The southern bedroom enjoys distant views. The bathroom comprises a wood panelled bath with shower over, wc and modern vanity washbasin.

The Garden - To the front of Christmas Cottage is a most attractive garden which is well tended and a feature of the sale. The garden is principally laid to lawn with Cornish hedge borders and intercepted with a variety of mature Evergreen shrubs and flowerbeds. Included within the garden is a Greenhouse about 6’ x 6’ on a concrete plinth, a decked area (requiring some attention) with a timber Storage Shed about 11’7 x 8’6 and beyond a further timber Store Shed.

Traditional Barn, Garage Workshop & Other Bu - Opposite Christmas Cottage is a two storey Traditional stone and slate Barn about 25’2 x 12’ with original cobbled stone floor and corner steps up to a first floor vaulted Loft over the whole of the ground floor. Outside hardstanding for several vehicles.

Adjoining the traditional barn is a block and metal Lean-to Garage/Workshop about 26’3 x 18’6 with hardstanding floor, light and power, natural light, double vehicular doors and workbench.

Of mixed construction, a Wood Shed about 20’6 x 13’6 with concrete floor and outside apron and adjacent a two-bay Machinery Shed about 19’6 x 10’6 with concrete base (approximate measurement). Beyond is a second Garden/Orchard which is a triangular in shape with good Cornish hedge borders, Vegetable Garden, Orchard and aluminium framed Greenhouse.

The Land - The land is divided into five manageable pasture enclosures and in total, Christmas Cottage extends to about 3.16 acres (1.28 hectares).

Viewing - Strictly and only by prior appointment with Stags’ Truro office on .

Directions - Travelling up the B3274 from St Austell, at the roundabout at the top of the valley continue straight over towards Bugle on the A391. Pass the sign for the school and continue down the hill, pass the entrance to Telephone Lane, ignore the turning to the right towards Treverbyn, slow down and after about a further 300 yards, turn left into Caudledown Lane (there is a nameplate). Drive up the hill and continue onto the stone lane. Christmas Cottage is then on the left and there is car parking opposite.

Services - Mains water and electricity connected. Private drainage. Oil-fired central heating (outside boiler). Double-glazed. TV and telephone points.



Marketed by: Stags, Truro