Ref: LCAA6345 £249,950 Apartment 8 Heligan House, St Ewe, Cornwall LEASEHOLD

A rare chance to purchase one of the most desirable 2 bedroomed apartments in a prestigious Grade II Listed former manor house, enjoying a wonderful southerly

aspect with glorious views over manicured gardens and down a valley to the sea. The impeccably presented accommodation has been recently thoroughly

refurbished and is offered with parking and a garage.

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SUMMARY OF ACCOMMODATION Communal entrance, elegant split staircase to the first floor, entrance hall, sitting/dining room, re-fitted kitchen, 2 double bedrooms, family bathroom. Outside: individual timber storage shed in the basement of the building, lockable wine storage area in one of the original wine bins in the cellars of the former manor. Communal parking in the grounds with a single garage on block, communal ownership of several acres of beautifully kept, mature and profusely stocked gardens and woodland.

DESCRIPTION A wonderful opportunity to purchase arguably one of the best apartments in this magnificent Grade II Listed country house. The apartment is situated on the first floor with a delightful southerly aspect down over the beautifully maintained communal gardens to Heligan Gardens and beyond down a valley to the picturesque fishing village of Mevagissey with the open sea beyond. This apartment has recently been thoroughly refurbished including a complete new kitchen in tasteful high gloss ivory coloured units with an excellent range of integrated appliances. The kitchen is semi open-plan to a wonderful large reception room with 11’6” ceiling height and two 8’ secondary glazed sash windows enjoying the best of the views over the valley to the sea and flooding the room with light. Off the entrance hall there are two double bedrooms and a lovely family bathroom with bath and shower above all recently re-fitted in white.

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LOCATION The former manor is situated in several acres of profusely stocked and beautifully maintained grounds with access over a long treelined driveway that sweeps through the parkland grounds down to a broad swathe of lawn in front of the building where the gravelled driveway culminates and provides a parking area for residents. An entrance at the back of the gardens provides access to the single garage which is accessed via a secondary vehicular driveway. The gardens around the house are beautifully landscaped with open lawns, large paved terraces, a beautiful water feature pond and stone steps descending to further lawns that gently slope down to Heligan Gardens over which the residence of Heligan House have a right of access. At the beginning of the entrance drive is a farm shop which provides an excellent array of artisan and local produce and useful basic grocery items. The nearest town is Mevagissey which is a picturesque fishing village offering a wide array of local businesses, cafés, shops, bakeries, primary school and fishing/boat trips can be booked from the picturesque inner and outer harbours. The nearest main town is St Austell providing a wide array of leisure, commercial and retail facilities, secondary school, a large leisure centre, numerous sports

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clubs, out of town trading estates and supermarkets and a mainline station that provides a direct line to London Paddington with approximate travel time of 4½ hours. From St Austell the road network links quickly to both the A38 and a A30, both of which remain largely dual carriageway all the way to the cities of Plymouth and Exeter in Devon with the national motorway network accessed from Exeter. This is a glorious part of the south west Cornish coastline with a soft almost micro climate which greatly benefits the gardens in the area, including Heligan Gardens which are magnificent and well worth a visit. There are wonderful beaches in the area from Pentewen and Porthpean to the north, both of which have active sailing clubs, down to Vault, Hemmick and Caerhays to the south, all of which are only a short drive away.

THE ACCOMMODATION COMPRISES (all floor plans and dimensions are approximate) Glazed panelled doors at the front of the house open onto a huge and extremely impressive main entrance hall which has a split and turning staircase ascending to the first floor. On the first floor landing take the door on the left proceed along the corridor and apartment 8 will be the first door you come to on the right hand side.

ENTRANCE HALL. Audio entry phone system, doors off to:- SITTING ROOM / DINING ROOM – 19’6” x 12’3”, extending to 17’2” at one end. A beautifully light and airy room with 11’6” ceiling height and two large secondary glazed sash windows at the front providing stunning views down over the lawns to Heligan Gardens with the sea at the bottom of a valley. On one side of the room is an

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attractive fireplace with timber mantel and shelving above, television aerial point, wall mounted Creda electric night store heater, telephone point. The sitting/dining room is semi open-plan to the:-

KITCHEN – 10’9” x 9’, extending to 10’9”. The kitchen has been superbly re-fitted with a range of ivory coloured high gloss units with brushed stainless steel handles and soft closing doors, comprising a comprehensive range of base level cupboards and drawers with further matching wall cupboards and one full height unit with integrated appliances. Surrounding dark wood effect laminated worktop surfaces with complementary tiled wall surrounds, inset single drainer stainless steel sink unit with chromium mixer tap, integrated appliances include a double oven and grill, four ring electric ceramic hob with illuminating filter hood finished in glass and brushed stainless steel. Space for upright fridge freezer. On one side of the room is a built-in breakfast bar with cupboards beneath, vinyl covered floor complementing the units, high corniced ceiling. One of the large sash windows in the dining area provides plenty of light to the kitchen. BEDROOM 1 – 16’5” x 10’. A wonderfully light room with high ornately corniced ceiling. An 8’ secondary glazed sliding sash window provides incredible views down across the lawns and gardens, across Heligans gardens and down the valley to the open sea in the distance.

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BEDROOM 2 – 12’6” x 10’. Another lovely room with an 8’ high secondary glazed sash window providing stunning views over the gardens to the sea in the distance with wooden panelled reveals, high, ornate corniced ceiling. BATHROOM. The bathroom has been refitted with a panel enclosed bath with chromium mixer tap and complementary tiled wall surrounds. Fitted Mira Escape shower above with chromium fitments and shower screen to one side. White ceramic pedestal wash hand basin with fitted vanity cabinets beneath finished in high gloss white with wall mounted mirror, electric shaver point and inset pelmet lighting above the sink. Low level wc, extractor fan, vinyl covered floor. Built-in airing cupboard housing a Stelflow pressurised hot water cylinder with immersion facility and fitted slatted shelving above with electronic programming controls to one side.

OUTSIDE

Heligan House has an extremely attractive and regal setting within several acres of communally owned and beautifully maintained landscaped gardens featuring large areas of open lawn, many specimen trees and shrubs and beautifully stocked and landscaped flower and shrub borders. There are many paved and terraced sitting areas within the grounds and a large gravelled parking area by the main entrance. A secondary entrance provides access to the garages, of which apartment 8 has one single garage on block. There is communal power and water to the garage area for cleaning and vacuuming cars etc. Within the main house on the lower ground floor are further communal areas which include an undercover timber storage shed for each apartment and further areas for workshops and communal storage, laundry and recycling/bin storage and each apartment has a lockable area within the wine cellar.

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GENERAL INFORMATION VIEWING – 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 – PL26 6EN. SERVICES – Mains water, mains electricity, private drainage, electric heating. Telephone/broadband subject to suppliers regulations. For Council Tax see www.mycounciltax.org.uk. DIRECTIONS – From St Austell follow the B3273 towards Mevagissey passing through the villages of London Apprentice and Pentewan. On leaving Pentewan ascend the hill and at the crest of the hill, at the crossroads, turn right towards St Ewe and Gorran. Follow this road for approximately a mile and just after having gone round a very sharp left hand bend take the first turning left by a triangle of grass with trees in the middle. Follow this road through some gateposts marked Heligan House and stay straight on this road

through the lovely private grounds. At a 90° left hand bend proceed straight across through the white gate pillars marked Heligan House and follow this road down through the wooded grounds to the house. 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

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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. TENURE AND POSSESSION – We understand from the owners that Apartment 8 benefits from the balance of a 990 year lease (to be confirmed) which commenced on the 24th June 1976, with which comes one twentieth ownership of the share of the freehold. The current service/maintenance charge is set at £189.77 per month although each apartment also is currently contributing £250 per annum to a sinking fund to allow for any major capital expenditure that may be required at some stage in the future. The maintenance charge covers external maintenance, wall and window painting, the house manager’s costs/maintenance of the communal gardens, repair/replacement of washing machines and dryers, internal communal decoration, fire alarm and buildings insurance. 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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Not to scale – for identification purposes only.

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