Ref: LCAA7914 Offers around £1,350,000 Starlight Barn, St Erme, Nr. Truro, Cornwall, TR4 9AT FREEHOLD

A wonderful impeccably presented detached 4 bedroomed, 3 bathroomed very high calibre south facing converted barn and three superb holiday lettings cottages commanding beautiful

views in a blissful setting at the head of a long driveway in about 5.5 acres of beautiful gardens and grounds. A stunning country home with established income enjoying

landscaped grounds with woodland and workshop, only 10 minutes’ drive from Truro.

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SUMMARY OF ACCOMMODATION Ground Floor: porch, reception hall, wc, kitchen/dining room, sun room, study, utility room, lounge, bedroom hall, 2 double bedrooms, shower room. First Floor: galleried landing, master bedroom with dressing room and en-suite bath/shower room. Further double bedroom en-suite. Three holiday letting cottages: each appointed to a very high standard indeed comprising a 3 bedroomed detached cottage, a 2 bedroomed cottage and a 1 bedroomed cottage in a further converted barn. Outside: long shared drive then opening to an extensive tarmaced driveway leading to parking areas for the cottages and separately for the main house. Small easily maintained gardens around the cottages. Extensive gardens around the house including open lawns, a pond, Mediterranean courtyard garden, Japanese Zen garden, vegetable and fruit garden, several workshops and a mix of mature and more recently planted woodland with walkways leading through it. In all, about 5.5 acres.

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DESCRIPTION Starlight Barn and holiday lettings cottages enjoy a blissfully peaceful and extremely secluded setting, facing south over fine unspoilt countryside, set at the end of a long private driveway off the country lane between the villages of St Erme and Ladock. Remarkably, just a 10 minute drive from Truro and five minute drive from the A30, giving excellent, fast, convenient access for schooling, hospitals, golf courses and both the north and south coasts and sailing waters.

The entire property was converted around 15 years ago to a very high standard indeed and has been superbly maintained and updated by our clients. The three lettings cottages offer very light, bright accommodation and characterful yet stylish contemporary interiors, with beamed and vaulted ceilings, traditional style, double glazed windows and panelled doors. In the main house are high quality Amtico flooring in the entrance hall, heated tiled flooring in the recently added sun room and kitchen/dining room where the worktops have been upgraded to composite stone. It should be noted that the ground floor accommodation includes two double bedrooms and a shower room, reached from the lounge, off a separate

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hallway: This would form an ideal ground floor suite for a dependent relative/granny flat use. The three holiday lettings cottages are absolutely delightful, are appointed to the same high standard as the main house and are sold inclusive of all contents. The Lighthouse is a three bedroomed detached single storey barn conversion adjacent to the main house (although completely private from one another) and the other two cottages are within the attractive detached two storey converted barn opposite. The ground floor being a two bedroomed cottage and the first floor having one bedroom. These cottages have a solid income stream and more information can be provided at a viewing. The gardens and grounds lie predominantly to the south, west and north sides of the house and cottages, and are very well kept indeed. There is extensive parking for cars, boats etc., on and beside the entrance driveway and main tarmacadam drive to the front and west of Starlight Barn. A south facing sun terrace extends across the front of the main house and, immediately to the rear, a totally private large Mediterranean style courtyard garden has been created. Beyond the driveway is a workshop, additional large workshop or storage room and very tidy vegetable garden. Discreetly positioned and facing across the views is a large raked gravel Japanese Zen garden with Tea house. To the west side are extensive lawned gardens, with fishpond, gravelled terraces and granite standing stones. Beyond, in turn, to the west, a wonderful established arboretum, stocked with a wealth of specimens, deciduous and evergreen trees - a most restful and private extensive area. To the north west side of the house, a south facing, gently sloping more recently planted woodland including all manner of native hardwood trees. In all, the gardens and grounds extend to about 5.5 acres and provide a fitting setting for the house and cottages, are ideal for children, being completely safe and well away from roads and lanes. LOCATION Starlight Barn is located within about 4½ miles of the cathedral city of Truro, in, as previously mentioned, an extremely accessible yet rural location to the east of the village of St Erme, yet with excellent access onto the A39 which gives fast and easy access south to Truro and also north onto the A30 which crosses Cornwall from west to east and onward through Devon to Exeter and the M5 motorway. Truro is the main commercial, administrative, legal and retailing centre of Cornwall and offers schooling facilities at junior and secondary levels, together with highly regarded private

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schools, including, very nearby, Polwhele House Preparatory School (3 to 13 years). There is a main line station on the London Paddington line (travelling time approximately 4½ hours) and Cornwall Airport Newquay at St Mawgan provides internal shuttle flights to London Heathrow (flight time about 1 hour), amongst other destinations. Royal Cornwall Hospital on the north western perimeter of Truro is the main county hospital and is within about a 15 minute drive of Starlight Barn. There are golf courses within easy reach at Truro and at Killiow and, to the south west of Truro, access to the creeks and sailing waters of the Fal Estuary at Feock, Point, Mylor and further beyond at the port of Falmouth. To the north are long sandy surfing beaches around Newquay and Perranporth.

THE ACCOMMODATION COMPRISES (all floor plans and dimensions are approximate) PORCH. Half glazed stable door, windows to two sides, vaulted ceiling, broad glazed door to:- RECEPTION HALL. High beamed ceiling, turning wood staircase rising to the galleried landing above, low maintenance wood effect flooring with compass rose. Understair cloaks cupboard, exposed granite around the front door. Half glazed doors to the lounge and kitchen/dining room and a further door to:- WC. White wc, white cantilevered wash basin with chrome taps. Window to the front, areas of exposed granite, high beamed ceiling, extractor fan. KITCHEN / DINING ROOM – 21’5” x 15’. 15’ high vaulted ceiling with exposed timbers, window to the rear and window to the front with slate sill and granite surround. Pair of glazed

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doors in a granite surround opening to the front terrace and a wide opening with timber and granite lintels through to the sun room. Tiled floor with electric underfloor heating. Range of cream kitchen units including an island all under composite stone worktops with matching upstands. Off white sink and drainer with chrome mixer tap over. Smeg electric range cooker with five burner induction hob and Elica contemporary extractor over. Bosch integrated dishwasher. Space for a dining table and American style fridge/freezer. Doors to the study and utility room.

SUN ROOM – 13’4” x 7’8”. 13’ high vaulted ceiling with exposed timber and two roof windows. Near fully glazed walls including up to the apex of the vaulted ceiling looking out over the Mediterranean style garden with olive tree and productive grapevine. Glazed double doors to the Mediterranean garden. Heated tiled floor. STUDY – 11’6” x 7’10”. Window to the front with a granite surround, access to loft space. UTILITY ROOM – 11’4” x 6’10”. Window and half glazed door to the Mediterranean garden. Extensive fitted cupboards to full height around two walls. Wooden worktop with space

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below for a washing machine and space over for a tumble dryer. White ceramic Belfast sink with cupboard below and chrome mixer tap over. Heated tiled floor.

LOUNGE – 17’3” x 15’10”. Two windows to the front with deep sills, high painted beamed ceiling, stone fireplace currently housing an electric coal effect stove. Half glazed door to:- BEDROOM HALL. Window to the rear, high beamed ceiling. Doors to:- BEDROOM 3 – 12’ x 10’1” minimum. Wide window to the front, fitted wardrobe, high painted beamed ceiling. BEDROOM 4 – 12’9” x 10’. Window to the front, high beamed ceiling, fitted wardrobe. SHOWER ROOM. Curving glazed screened shower enclosure with a chrome mixer shower. White wc, white wash basin with chrome tap set over a white cabinet. Beamed ceiling, wide obscured window, electric heated chrome towel rail.

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FIRST FLOOR LANDING. Galleried over the staircase with wooden handrails on three sides. 12’ high vaulted ceiling with exposed timbers, windows to the front and rear elevations and porthole window to the side. Continuation of the landing providing access to the bedrooms and passing a pair of glazed doors opening onto steps down to the rear garden. Doors to the master bedroom suite, its dressing room and the second bedroom suite.

MASTER BEDROOM – 13’8” x 12’8”. 9’8” high ceiling with exposed timbers, oak flooring, pair of glazed doors opening to a balcony. Sliding Shoji style pocket doors to the en-suite bath/shower room and:-

DRESSING ROOM – 11’9” x 9’10”. Window to the front, oak flooring, airing cupboard housing a modern pressurised hot water cylinder and slatted wooden shelving. Plentiful space for furniture.

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EN-SUITE BATH / SHOWER ROOM – 10’ x 9’2”. Large glazed screened shower enclosure with a chrome rain head mixer shower and additional hand shower. Contemporary double ended enamelled bath by Roca on a wooden stand with a floor mounted chrome mixer tap and hand shower. White wc, white wash basin with chrome mixer tap set onto a wood stand with cupboard below, tiled splashback and mirror with integrated lighting over. Electric shaver socket, chrome heated towel rail and additional chrome towel rail with an electric element. 9’9” high beamed ceiling with extractor fan, window to the front.

BEDROOM 2 – 16’5” x 6’10”. 14’ high vaulted ceiling with exposed timbers, pair of glazed doors to a balcony. This room is approached through its own hall with a window overlooking the rear garden, oak floor and door to:-

EN-SUITE SHOWER ROOM. Glazed screened and tiled shower enclosure with chrome mixer shower. White wc, white cantilevered wash basin with chrome tap. Electrically heated towel rail, strip light with electric shaver socket, 9’9” high beam ceiling with access to loft space and extractor fan.

THE LIGHTHOUSE

KITCHEN / DINING / LIVING ROOM – 19’ x 15’5”. 13’6” high vaulted ceiling with painted timbers and high level window. Long run of windows and a further half glazed door to the front, letterbox window to the rear and half glazed stable door opening to the terrace. Distinct dining and seating areas. Fitted with a range of cream fronted kitchen units under wood effect worktops with tiled splashback. Stainless steel sink and drainer with chrome taps, space for a fridge, washing machine and cooker. Short hall with a cupboard off and doors to the bedroom hall and:-

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BEDROOM 2 – 11’10” x 8’6”. Two windows to the front, area of curving wall. BEDROOM HALL. High level letterbox window, roof window in a void. Doors to:- BEDROOM 1 – 13’3” x 11’1”. Window to the front, roof window in a void. Door to:-

EN-SUITE WC. White wc, white pedestal wash basin with chrome taps, wall tiling to half height, extractor fan.

BEDROOM 3 – 7’ x 6’4”. Window to the front, access to loft space. SHOWER ROOM. Large glazed screened and tiled shower enclosure with a Mira Sport shower. White wc, white pedestal wash basin with

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chrome mixer tap. Striplight with electric shaver socket over the wash basin, chrome heated towel rail, extractor fan. STORE ROOM. Approached by an external door.

SUNLIGHT COTTAGE

KITCHEN / RECEPTION ROOM – 18’3” x 11’4”. 10’6” high ceiling with exposed timbers, two windows, painted match boarding to dado height. Fitted with a range of mossy green kitchen units under roll edged wood effect worktops with a tiled splashback behind. Stainless steel sink and drainer with brushed steel mixer tap. Space for an electric cooker, fridge and washing machine. Door to:- HALL. Window with deep sill. Doors to:- BEDROOM 1 – 13’1” x 9’7”. Windows on two elevations including an arrow slit window, painted match boarding to dado height.

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BEDROOM 2 – 10’ x 9’1”. Window in a recess. SHOWER ROOM. Glazed screened shower enclosure with a Mira Jump shower. White pedestal wash basin with chrome mixer tap, white wc, extractor fan, electric shaver socket.

MOONLIGHT STUDIO

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KITCHEN / RECEPTION ROOM – 13’4” x 13’1”. High vaulted ceiling with painted timbers, three windows on two elevations. Fitted with a modern range of light blue wood effect fronted kitchen units under roll edged stone effect worktops with a stainless steel sink and drainer with chrome mixer tap over and white tiled splashbacks behind. Space for an electric cooker, washing machine and fridge. Roof window, extractor fan. A short hall has doors to:- BEDROOM – 10’9” x 8’4”. Window with deep sill, high ceiling with painted timbers and roof window. SHOWER ROOM. Curving glazed screened and tiled shower enclosure with a Mira go shower. White wc, white pedestal wash basin with chrome mixer tap. Monopitched ceiling with painted timber, extractor fan, obscured window.

OUTSIDE

The approach to Starlight Barn from the quiet country lane which runs from St Erme to Ladock, is over a shared tarmaced private driveway leading to a few high quality homes with Starlight Barn at the very end. The timber five bar gate opens from the top of this private

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drive to the property with a parking area for the holiday cottages just inside it. Once past the cottages themselves a further five bar gate opens onto a large tarmac driveway which sweeps around a turning circle with a star in its centre. There is extensive parking both to the front and side of the house.

Across the broad front elevation is a deep south facing terrace with timber balustrade from where there are beautiful views across the valley. To the south of the drive is a good sized vegetable garden, a Japanese raked gravel Zen garden with a Tea house and outbuildings including a WORKSHOP – 13’ x 11’10” and a FURTHER WORKSHOP/STORAGE ROOM – 29’5” x 17’. Immediately to the rear of Starlight Barn is a Mediterranean style courtyard garden with a productive grapevine on a pergola and an olive tree set into a raised circular bed. Above this a bed of lavenders edge a large lawn extending across the rear of the property. To the side of the property, and still enjoying the views are open lawns with a pond and beyond this are mixed age trees including an orchard of plums, apples and cherries. To the north of the garden 1,000 traditional British hardwood trees have been planted with mown paths allowing one to enjoy walking through the cherry, oak, lime, maple, chestnut and walnut trees.

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In total the grounds extend to about 5.5 acres.

GENERAL INFORMATION VIEWING – Strictly by prior appointment through: Lillicrap Chilcott, Landrian House, 59-60 Lemon Street, Truro, Cornwall, TR1 2PE. Telephone: (01872) 273473. E-mail: sales@lillicrapchilcott.com. POST CODE – TR4 9AT. SERVICES – Mains electricity, private water supply and drainage system. Oil fired boiler for Starlight Barn with a mix of radiators and electric underfloor heating in Starlight Barn. Electric heating in the three cottages. For Council Tax see www.mycounciltax.org.uk.

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DIRECTIONS – From the east side of Truro take Newquay Road and, at St Erme, turn right at the Honda Garage, then first right. Take the second left turn signposted Village Hall and proceed past the school on the right. Follow the lane sharp left, down into the valley, over a small bridge and then turn almost immediately left, up the private driveway signposted Starlight Barn and Resugga Farmhouse. At the very top of the driveway, turn left and the entrance gates to Starlight Barn will be seen straight ahead. 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 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. PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY – Please note that there is a public footpath which passes along the driveway and through the garden. More information can be found by using Cornwall Council’s interactive map. OFFICE OPENING HOURS – Monday to Friday 9.00am to 5.30pm. Saturday - 9.00am to 1.00pm. NB: A number of staff are available for viewing appointments all day Saturday and all day Sunday. Starlight Barn The Lighthouse

Sunlight Cottage Moonlight Studio

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Not to scale – for identification purposes only.

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