SITUATION This cottage is situated in a beautiful, serene riverside location on the banks of the river Tamar, set within the heart of the Tamar Valley. With a slightly elevated position, the cottage enjoys a wonderful outlook across the river without the accompanying risk of flooding to the cottage itself. The cottage also enjoys an excellent degree of privacy and peace, being discreetly located along a private track off of a no-through road.
Gunnislake is positioned on the Cornwall/Devon border, in the heart of the Tamar Valley, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It is popular for walking, riding and cycling, whilst also being within extremely easy reach of Tavistock and its many facilities and amenities. The famous Tamara Coast to Coast Way 87 mile walk which passes by the property recently featured on the BBC's TV Countryfile, exploring the landscape, heritage and wildlife highlighted along this picturesque route. A short distance from the property there are also many local amenities to hand, including an Asda mini market and fuel station, post office, doctor's surgery and local Pub, with the village additionally benefiting from its own railway station, providing a direct service to Plymouth, and good bus transportation links. Tavistock, a thriving market town in West Devon with an excellent range of facilities, is 4.5 miles to the east.
DESCRIPTION This charming character home occupies an extremely appealing and picturesque location with views over, and direct access to the river Tamar. Internally, the three-bedroomed accommodation has been refurbished in recent years and is now finished in a tasteful style whilst having retrained some of the original characterful features, with each of the rooms having front-facing windows and thereby enjoying the remarkable views on offer. Externally, the cottage is accompanied by a sizable terraced garden leading down to the riverside itself and there is also off-road parking provision for two vehicles.
ACCOMMODATION Throughout the accommodation, there are several noticeable character details including ledged timber doors, deep timber window sills, exposed beams and stonework. The cottage is accessed on the ground floor beneath a large canopied porch; there are two entrances, one which takes you into an enclosed porch/boot room and another front door taking you directly into the sitting room. The sitting room is a bright and open reception room with stairs rising to the first floor. The room is centred around a sizeable exposed stone Inglenook fireplace housing a log burning stove on a slate hearth and there are shelved alcoves to the side. There are two windows with deep timber sills which face the front aspect and look over the property's gardens to the river Tamar and the wooded valley surroundings. From the sitting room there is a doorway through to the kitchen and dining room. The kitchen is equipped with a good range of cupboards and cabinets with roll-edge worktops, incorporating a 1.5 bowl stainless steel sink, integrated Lamona 4-ring induction hob and stainless steel extractor over and an electric oven beneath, plus a plumbed space for a laundry appliance. The kitchen is open-plan into the dining room which features a gas fireplace with a back boiler beneath a stone surround and on a tiled hearth. There are built-in cupboards to both of the alcoves and front-facing windows taking advantage of the spectacular views. A return door from the kitchen leads out to the porch/boot room off of which is a useful WC. Stairs rise from the sitting room up to the split first-floor landing which in turn provides access to the three bedrooms and family bathroom. Each of the bedrooms is positioned with front-facing windows, taking full advantage of the views up and down the valley. The family bathroom is fitted with a tasteful 3-piece suite to include a P-shaped bath with full tiling and Mira Sport electric shower over, plus a vanity unit with an inset wash basin and an enclosed cistern WC.
OUTSIDE The cottage is served by an off-road parking bay which can accommodate two vehicles in tandem, a pathway then leads down from the parking area to the cottage's entrance. Along the pathway there are three original stone outbuildings en bloc which provide useful dry storage for tools, machinery, logs and recreational equipment such as bikes or paddleboards. The property's large garden extend away in front of the cottage and run down to the river's edge where there is reasonable frontage to the river Tamar. The gardens are arranged into a series of terraces accessible by sets of steps leading down from the cottage itself, the terraces are arranged into different areas of lawn and gravel with planted borders and an array of well-established trees and mature flowering shrubs. The gardens no doubt serve as a haven for local wildlife and should appeal strongly to those who enjoy the outdoors. There are also different seating areas positioned to take advantage of the incredible outlook.
SERVICES Mains electricity, water and gas are connected. Private drainage via a Klargester sewage treatment plant. Gas central heating throughout. Please note that the agents have neither inspected nor tested these services.
