Altarnun, Launceston, Cornwall, PL15

This spacious yet cosy detached property is at Tredaule within the beautiful and scenic Parish of Altarnun with extensive village facilities. Our client has been in residence since 1991 and during that time has made many improvements to the property. There are a wealth of character features visible throughout including beamed ceilings, slate floors, exposed stonework and two wonderful floor to ceiling fireplaces with inset multi fuel burners.

Internally, the accommodation is accessed via a glazed entrance porch. The dual aspect lounge has the granite fireplace as the stand out feature. It is a cosy yet spacious room with a warm atmosphere. The formal dining room is large and comes alive when hosting large gatherings having space for a good sized table. Again, the feature stone fireplace is a striking focal point. The former attached two storey barn with its date (1891) proudly inscribed was converted we believe back in the late 1980’s and was duly incorporated into the main accommodation. The ground floor area of this extension comprises of a large dual aspect kitchen/breakfast room which is well equipped with a matching range of high quality kitchen units installed by a local company. Included in the sale is an extractor hood and an integrated freezer. The kitchen has a tiled floor and has a pleasant view towards the gardens. Completing the ground floor accommodation beyond is an office and a fully tiled bathroom/WC which has a panelled bath having a hair washing attachment.

On the first floor are the four double bedrooms. The main bedroom is dual aspect and light and airy with large into eaves storage area which includes wardrobe and storage space. The en-suite shower room/WC has a direct feed shower and roof window. Two of the remaining three bedrooms have built in wardrobes and they all share use of the family shower room/WC which has an electric shower within a corner cubicle. Modem comforts at the properly include oil fired central heating, over the years many of the external windows have been replaced and updated. Beech Grove benefits from broadband connectivity.

The property is approached by a private driveway where off road parking is provided for many cars, vehicular access can be gained down to the large outbuilding and field. An attractive open plan garden is found at the front with many plants and shrubs offering a blaze of colour within a rockery.

At the side there is a level space for outside seating and a summerhouse. Due to the size of the garden there is plenty of space to find the sun at all times of the day. The formal garden includes a lawn which is flanked by young trees and colourful perennials and shrubs including camellias and magnolia. There is an ornamental pond stocked with fish, this lawned area of garden is well enclosed by fencing and hedging. Our clients kept a variety of animals in the past and so there are enclosed areas for young stock.

The large corrugated outbuilding is substantial and broken up into open areas to store logs and miscellaneous items. Enclosed and lockable storage for bikes and garden equipment, storage for tack and hay along with two former stables approximately 12ft x 12ft (3.66m x 3.66m). The building has power and light connected.

The main paddock is found behind the property and is a good run of pasture being well enclosed, it benefits from road access onto the highway. The whole of the outside space enjoys a pleasant aspect over surrounding countryside towards Dartmoor National Park.

Close to the hamlet of Tredaule is the village of Altarnun which offers a wide range of village facilities to include General Store and Post Office, County Primary School, Coffee Shop and Art Gallery, Public House and familiar to many the Church of St. Nonna which has one of the highest church towers in the county and is known as "The Cathedral On The Moors". Access from the property can easily be gained to the A30 dual carriageway, the main arterial trunk road into the country, providing access to Cornwall and West Cornwall in one direction and Exeter and beyond in the opposite direction. Launceston Town is approximately 9 miles to the East and has a wide range of shopping, commercial, recreational and educational facilities. Excellent transport links can be found in the cathedral city of Exeter by road, rail and air (Exeter International Airport) which is about 49 miles. The continental ferryport and city of Plymouth is approximately 22 miles distant and has regular cross channel services to France and Spain.