Property description
- Traditional 5 bedroom Cornish farmhouse,
- Approx.10 Acres of pasture and woodland,
- Various outbuildings,
- Sitting centrally within it's plot,
- Enjoying a secluded rural position,
- No near neighbours
Located in a quiet rural setting with no near neighbours
Spacious five bedroom family home
Derelict barn ideal for conversion (subject to planning consents)
Sitting room with inglenook fireplace with wood burning stove
Charming conservatory located off the formal sitting room which overlooks the gardens
Well appointed kitchen / breakfast room with Rayburn
Various outbuildings (one currently used as a Forge)
Approx. 10 acres
Wonderful rural views
Easy access to the market town of Helston
| Description | A superb example of a traditional 5 bedroom detached Cornish farmhouse believed to date back to the 17th Century. Privately situated at the end of a long driveway and located centrally within its grounds extending to approx 10 acres, the property also benefits from a range of excellent outbuildings. The ground floor accommodation consists of a well fitted kitchen / breakfast room with a range of fitted wall and floor units and a Rayburn. The formal sitting/dining room has numerous character features such as exposed timber beams and a large granite inglenook fireplace with inset wood burning stove and period cloam oven. Located off the sitting room is a cosy snug with rural views and good natural light. The current vendors have added a wonderful conservatory off the sitting room which overlooks the formal gardens. Completing the ground floor is a bathroom and boot room.
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| . | To the first floor there are five bedrooms all with pleasant views over the property's land, gardens and beyond. There is also a well appointed family shower room on this level. Externally, there is a range of outbuildings of which one is currently used as a forge. A further derelict barn of good proportions sits adjacent to the property and would be ideal for a conversion into an additional dwelling subject to the necessary planning consents. Sitting at the end of long driveway the property is ideal for those wanting no near neighbours and yet only approximately five miles from the market town of Helston.
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| . | The property comprises approximately ten acres of which eight are well fenced pasture with approximately half an acre of woodland and approximately one and a half acres of natural wild meadow. There is also ample driveway parking for multiple vehicles.
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| Location | Located in a delightful countryside setting just minutes from the rural hamlet of Farms Common, at the end of a wonderfully private driveway, is this extremely well presented family home. Farms Common itself is located to the North of the small village of Trenear and being just five miles from the market town of Helston and only twelve miles from the colourful bustling harbourside of Falmouth. Helston itself offers all the usual retail and commercial facilities, as well as a number of interesting individual shops and excellent monthly farmers market. Helston is at the gateway to the Lizard Peninsula, an area of special scientific interest, offering wonderful walking and riding as well as some great surfing.
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| . | Close by is the harbourside town of Porthleven which has some good pubs and restaurants. Lower Boquio Farm is approximately eighteen miles from the Cathedral City of Truro which offers more comprehensive retail and schooling plus a mainline railway station with direct links to London Paddington. Newquay Airport, with flights to London and Europe, is approximately 33 miles away.
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| Services | The following services are available: Mains electricity, private water supply, private drainage, oil central heating and telephone connection although we have not verified this.
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| Distances | Helston - 5 miles Praa Sands - 10 miles Falmouth 11 miles Truro - 18 miles Newquay Airport - 33 miles (All distances are approximate)
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