- Historic Detached Cornish Longhouse
- Set in 0.65 acre garden and grounds
- Sitting room with stove
- Flexible 3 bedrooms accommodation
- 23' kitchen/dining room
- Separate bath and shower room plus cloakroom.
- Lovely setting - 1/3rd mile from the river
- Much parking space
3 Bedroom Detached House for sale in Helston
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THE PROPERTY AND A LITTLE HISTORY
A Historic Cornish Longhouse in an unspoilt setting and 0.65- acre garden set just 1/3rd of a mile from the Helford River
Lean Farmhouse has been a happy and much-loved home to its current owners since retiring here 25 years ago. This is a very special property with origins likely dating back to the 1400s. Until 1915 the property was always part of the Trelowarren Estate, when it was sold to the Richards who had been tenant farmers at Lean for five generations, as far back as 1775. In 1901, the ‘new’ Farmhouse, Trelean was built next door. The ‘old’ farmhouse remained thatched until the middle thirties, falling into disuse before being bought in 1994 and restored and converted over several years, by the previous owner. Lean Farmhouse has much character and is lovely to look at with its rendered and exposed stone elevations under a natural slate roof. Originally built to house people and livestock in a shared building, Lean Farmhouse has an interesting single-storey arrangement of accommodation with staircases and a second storey at each end. This provides comfortable, beautifully kept and presented, 3 bedroom accommodation, together with separate bath and shower rooms plus a cloakroom/WC. ‘Living’ space comprises a 23’ kitchen/dining room, a main sitting room and a second ‘quiet’ sitting room. An oil-fired boiler fuels radiator central heating and hot water supply, windows are UPVC double glazed and there is good cupboard storage space throughout. The property is reached along a country lane, about 1 mile from St. Martin in Meneage village. Granite posts and a gate lead onto the 100m long sweeping driveway with lawn and shrub and tree lined boundaries, leading to the parking area and property. The garden is a delight here, landscaped, large and richly stocked with shrubs, plants and small trees to provide a restful, natural environment to enjoy.
THE LOCATION
Lean Farmhouse sits in an ‘Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty’ (AONB) set within 0.65-acre gardens and grounds just a third of a mile from the Helford River. The location is wonderfully unspoilt and under developed, lying close to and in between Frenchman’s Creek, made famous by Daphne Du Maurier’s novel of the same name, and Tremayne Quay, built by Sir Richard Vyvyan of Trelowarren in 1847, anticipating a visit from Queen Victoria, which didn’t transpire. The Helford River and its seven creeks and tributaries is a fantastic place, also designated as a ‘Special Area of Conservation’ and ‘Site of Special Scientific Interest’ where, with the National Trust, all work together to protect and monitor the area. For those wishing to get out and enjoy the water, the opportunities are boundless. Swinging moorings are available on the river and at Gillian Creek and St Anthony, and there are some great waterside places to eat and drink, such as The Shipwrights Arms, Ferryboat Inn, Helford River Sailing Club and one of our favourites, Port Navas Yacht Club. Whilst the surroundings here are lovely, Lean Farmhouse is accessible too, just 3 miles from Mannaccan Primary School and 5 miles from Helston Market Town, with its variety of shopping, and schooling facilities and cottage hospital. Clost to home, just a few minutes’ drive away, is the village of St. Martin in Meneage home of the famous Gear Farm Pasty and Gwella Dairy Ice Cream.
Energy Efficiency Current: 45.0
Energy Efficiency Potential: 89.0
Important information
This is not a Shared Ownership Property
This is a Freehold property.
Property Ref: cb291e34-45b9-42fc-baf8-aac80d763a9f
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