2 reception rooms, study, kitchen/breakfast room, pantry, laundry and WC, 5/6 bedrooms. Detached 1 bedroom guest/holiday cottage. Large riverside gardens. 2 landing stages & outhaul moorings. Garage.
5/6 bedrooms.
Detached guest cottage.
Direct water frontage.
Large west-facing gardens.
First time for sale for 50yrs.
Freehold
SITUATION:
The delightful and picturesque village of Flushing across the water from Falmouths Greenbank owes its name to 17th Century Dutch builders who came to construct piers and sea walls and settled there. The village subsequently became a place of style and refinement where the captains of the packet ships and theirfamilies lived. Today the village still retains that touch of class withits tastefully renovated 17th and 18th century houses and narrow winding waterside streets. It also enjoys a sunny south westerly aspect and is reputed to have one of the mildest climates in Britain. The historic hamlet of Little Falmouth, now part of Flushing, can be traced back to the fishing of Pilchards in the 16th and 17th centuries. At some point this once lucrative industry was replaced by ship building and certainly boat building repairs have been carried out in Little Falmouth since the early 1800''s, when some of the Packet merchant sailing ships were built in the river. Over the years, the area became the centre for the building of many traditional wooden craft such as oyster boats, quay punts and working boats. During the War years the boatyard turned its hand to the construction of motor torpedo boats, many of which left Flushing directly to raid on St. Nazaire. After the War, the yard returned to its traditional role - the building and repair of local sailing and motor vessels.Local facilities in the village include a sub-post office, general store, two public houses and an acclaimed quayside fish restaurant. Flushing also has its own highly regarded primary school, church and chapel. There is a regular passenger ferry service, providing direct and easy access to the many amenities of Falmouth and sailing enthusiasts are well catered for with an active sailing club on New Quay. The port of Falmouth itself is home to one of the worlds largest natural harbours, a spectacular stage for the National Maritime Museum and many high profile yachting events. The Cathedral City of Truro is approximately 11 miles away and provides an excellent range of shopping and schooling facilities together with a mainline rail link to London Paddington.
DESCRIPTION:
Built in the 1930s with an imposing, yet pretty faade, Little Falmouth House occupies a truly wonderful setting on the edge of the village elevated above the riverbank, facing west towards the evening sun and with long frontage to the Penryn River, a tributary of the Fal Estuary. Set behind large level-lawned gardens and protected by a row of beautiful mature Scots pines on the quayside, the house, cottage and grounds enjoy fabulous views up, down and across the river, taking in Falmouth and Flushing waterfront and the many moored yachts in between. Whilst manageable in size, the house itself is generous in proportion with accommodation including 5/6 bedrooms (including first floor self-contained guest annexe), 4 bathrooms, 2 reception rooms and a kitchen with Aga. Wood floors stretch through the foyer, hall and reception rooms, and there are three open fireplaces on the ground floor. Typical of a house from this period, the kitchen is complimented by a walk-in pantry, laundry and separate wc, and there is a bathroom and cloakroom also on the ground floor. Accessed by principal and secondary staircases, besides an external set to the rear of the house, the first floor includes up to six bedrooms, with three bathrooms at the back of the house. A very special property in its own right, the charming detached two-storey stone cottage perched above the quay wall comprisesstylishly refurbished 1 bedroom accommodation with refitted kitchen, bathroom, under-floor heating and a private waterside terrace. A popular holiday let or guest cottage. There is a timber summer house facing south down the river, and of huge attraction to the avid sailor, two timber landing stages (one with steps down to the foreshore) and two outhaul moorings on licence from the Trefusis Estate. Privately situated on the edge of the village, the house is approached through a gated drive with ample parking for several cars and/or boats. Offered for sale for the first time in 50 years, we anticipate significant interest from not only the national market, but international buyers, and as such would urge your earliest attention in order to avoid disappointment.
ACCOMMODATION:
2 reception rooms, study, kitchen/breakfast room, pantry, laundry and WC, 5/6 bedrooms. Detached 1 bedroom guest/holiday cottage. Large riverside gardens. 2 landing stages & outhaul moorings. Garage.
DIRECTIONS:
From Truro take the main road towards Falmouth turning left towards Mylor shortly after the Norway Inn. Follow the road to Mylor Bridge then the signposts to Flushing. Upon entering the village, turn right at the bottom of the hill towards Little Falmouth (and Falmouth Boat Construction) and then into a lane on the left marked for Little Falmouth House and two other dwellings (just before the boatyard). Bear left halfway down and the gates for Little Falmouth House are the first on the right