7 bedroom detached house for sale

A beautiful stone-built former rectory, set within an exceptionally private setting with stunning parkland gardens extending to just under three acres.

Tucked away at the end of a long private driveway, the property enjoys complete seclusion while also benefiting from an incredibly convenient location. It offers easy access to major transport links, including the A30 trunk road, Bodmin Parkway mainline railway station and Newquay Airport, which is approximately a 20-minute drive away.

Currently, our clients have arranged the accommodation as two independent yet interconnecting residences, separated and linked by a lockable door, providing exceptionally comfortable multi-generational living. However, with no structural alterations required, the property can effortlessly be restored to a single, grand home, as it was used by previous owners.

The larger portion of the accommodation is housed within the spacious main two-storey section of the property, while the second residence has been created within the generously proportioned westerly wing. Both areas benefit from an abundance of natural light, thanks to large windows, excellent room sizes, and high ceilings, creating a wonderful sense of space and grandeur.

The principal accommodation comprises: Ground Floor: Entrance vestibule, large entrance hall, impressive 30’ dining room, 26’ sitting room, elegant garden room, contemporary German-designed kitchen with premium appliances, separate utility room, and WC. First Floor: Five generously proportioned en-suite bedrooms.

The West Wing - Beautifully presented throughout and accessed via its own independent entrance, The West Wing offers a superb blend of character and contemporary comfort. The accommodation briefly comprises: an independant entrance vestibule and hallway, a spacious kitchen fitted with high-spec German-made units and a double Aga, a separate utility room, and a WC. The standout feature is the vast 34’ open-plan living, dining, and sitting room, boasting a magnificent vaulted ceiling with exposed A-frame beams, creating a dramatic yet inviting space. A mezzanine level above part of the room provides a stylish home office area, while the lower ground floor hosts two well-appointed en suite bedrooms, with direct access to a private outdoor terrace, which is perfectly positioned to enjoy views over the beautifully landscaped lawned gardens.

Outside - The long entrance driveway leads up to electric gates, which in turn open onto the driveway which provides parking for numerous cars. The property is set within approximately 3 acres of beautiful mature parkland gardens, which create an immense sense of privacy and security. In one corner of the gardens is a large outbuilding / garden store / workshop, that subject to all requisite consents, may offer potential for further uses.

Location - Lanivet is an idyllic village renowned for being the exact centre of Cornwall, marked by a monument within the grounds of its magnificent and imposing church. The village comprises of a combination of pretty stone cottages, traditional houses, combined with more recently built housing developments. It is highly regarded due to its very active community. It also enjoys numerous superb facilities that includes an excellent village shop, post office, public house, fish and chip shop, hair salon, pre school and a very good junior school. There is also an excellent and recently built community centre that provides numerous activities, for all ages including many sporting facilities within its ground. The village is set within picturesque rural surroundings but it also enjoys very easy access to communications and towns. Due to its central position, it is equidistant from both the north and south coasts, meaning it has easy access to both. The main arterial road, the A30 is no more than a few minute’s drive away and so access across or out of the county is very convenient and simple.
 
Bodmin is the nearest town, offering extensive shopping within the town centre itself and numerous supermarkets are located on its outskirts. The town offers excellent secondary education and there is the award-winning colleges too for higher education and the recently re-opened Bodmin Jail Hotel has been the subject of a multi-million pound conversion and renovation, now offering a truly one off hotel experience and exceptional dining. There is also a multi-screen cinema and a large community leisure centre. The picturesque town of Wadebridge is a little further to the north, on the banks of the Camel Estuary, the town offers a superb range of individual boutique shops as well as an excellent array of restaurants and pubs and a multi-screened cinema. Rock and Padstow are further down stream on opposing sides of the Camel Estuary. Between them they offer gastronomic delights from celebrity chefs such as Rick Stein and Paul Ainsworth’s and Nathan Outlaw has a double Michelin Starred restaurant at Port Isaac.
 
There are excellent golf courses located at nearby Lanhydrock or there are championship level courses at Trevose near Padstow and St Enodoc at Rock. Fowey is only 12 miles away, where there is superb sailing on the beautiful south Cornish coast and the picture perfect harbour-side village of Charlestown is just over 10 miles.  The neighbouring village of Nanstallon is home to The Camel Valley Vineyard, producing many exceptional and award-winning wines and there is also access to the excellent Camel Trail cycle path, that runs along the banks of the Camel River, leading eventually to Padstow. The Saints Way footpath route runs for 28 miles from Little Petherick near Padstow on the north coast, all the way to Fowey on the south coast and it passes through the village on its route.

Services - Mains water, drainage, electricity (3 phase supply), LPG gas.