Bude, Cornwall

6 Bedroom Country House for sale in Bude

Outstanding 276 acre private and tranquil Cornish estate, providing a diverse landscape of woodland, grassland, ponds, lakes, river frontage and sporting potential. Attractive 6 bedroom house and two holiday cottages in the centre of the land, stunning position with far reaching views.

Great Moreton is located approximately 5 miles inland from the north Cornish coast with its many beaches at Bude and Widemouth Bay, much prized by surfers, and within easy reach of the A39 Atlantic Highway. The popular coastal resort of Bude is approximately 5 miles to the west, and has a good range of individual shops, supermarkets, leisure and sporting activities, doctors, hospital and veterinary surgeries.
At Launceston, approximately 16 miles to the southeast, the A30 provides access to the cathedral cities of Truro to the west and Exeter to the east, where there is a mainline railway station, international airport and access to the M5 motorway network at the latter.

Great Moreton is an unspoilt, tranquil Cornish estate offering a splendid diverse landscape, a haven for wildlife, fishing and sporting potential. The estate has many income streams from Environmental Land Management promoting the production of healthy food, alongside grants for planting native woodland providing significant carbon capture.

The house and buildings is nestled in the centre of the estate in a private and secluded position and benefits from stunning panoramic views around the estate. Great Moreton offers a most diverse mix of landscapes and habitats which form a unique partnership with agriculture, countryside sports and nature going hand in hand. The quality pastureland is ideal for a broad range of agricultural enterprises. The ancient culm meadows which are designated Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and provide grazing alongside most important wildlife habitats. Interspersed throughout the estate are areas of young and mature deciduous native woodland providing natural wildlife habitats with an abundance of flora and fauna, whilst aiding to offset the carbon footprint. Throughout the estate are several appealing establish lakes and flight ponds attracting wildlife and providing fishing and country sports activities. The estate is bordered on 3 sides by rivers and streams and has just over half a mile of f

Great Moreton House - Great Moreton house is an attractive and most appealing family country residence in a most private and tranquil setting. The original part of the house is built of local stone with painted render under a natural slate roof. The house has been sympathetically renovated retaining much of the original character and charm of the mid-Victorian era, including slate flagstone floors, fireplaces with ornate surrounds and decorative moulded ceiling roses. The spacious and welcoming accommodation benefits from the more recent addition of central heating provided by a biomass wood pellet boiler, some upvc double glazed windows and a conservatory, tiled and wooden floors complementing the slate flagstones throughout the ground floor. The house has recently been extended and offers potential to create a self-contained annexe. At the front of the house is a substantial courtyard garden with raised beds, a paved patio complements the conservatory, ideal for alfresco dining and entertaining.

The Cottages - The two well-appointed holiday cottages are located just beyond the house front courtyard, each with their own lawned garden. These very well presented stone barns provide comfortable, light and airy accommodation with vaulted ceilings and exposed A-frame beams. The cottages are let very successfully through Classic Cottages (www.classic.co.uk)

Jemima Cottage Sleeps 2 - Open plan kitchen / sitting / dining room with fitted kitchen and a woodburning stove. Double doors open onto the paved patio. Inner hall: Double bedroom a dual aspect room with a built in wardrobe and a well-furnished bathroom. At the rear is an open fronted lean to store. There are lawned gardens to the side and rear with a paved patio to the side.

Rosamund Cottage - Sleeps 5 - Large entrance porch; entrance hall; Grant oil fired boiler. Kitchen area; fitted base units and appliances. Steps down to the living room; a triple aspect room with windows to the side and rear and French doors opening onto the patio to the front. Inglenook style fireplace with woodburning stove. Bedroom 3 / study; bedroom 2; well-equipped family bathroom; bedroom 1; a dual aspect room window to the side and French doors open onto the private lawned garden to the rear enjoying views over the surrounding countryside; En suite shower room. The lawned gardens wrap around the barn with a paved patio to the front.

Buildings -

Traditional Barn: - 17.85m x 7.40m -

Lean To Barn: - 3.6m x 6.4m -

Lean To Barn: - 4.2m x 8m - An appealing traditional stone-built barn located on the edge of the front courtyard garden with potential for conversion.

Traditional Barn: - 13.10m x 3.30m - Housing the wood pellet boiler, pressurised hot water cylinders and providing general storage with potential for conversion.

Livestock / General Purpose Building: - 13.65m x 30.60m -

Storage / General Purpose Building: - 25.40m x 20m - Incorporating 5 stable loose boxes
Box 1: 3.62m x 4.58m (11'11 x 15'0)
Box 2: 4.60m x 3.60m (15'1 x 11'10)
Box 3: 3.60m x 4.61m (11'10 x 15'1)
Box 4: 4.60m x 3.60m (15'1 x 11'10)
Box 5: 3.60m x 4.60m (11'10 x 15'1)

Fodder / Machinery Store: - 9.70m x 15m -

The Land - The Great Moreton estate is free from any public rights of way and the land entirely surrounds the privately located homestead. The land is bordered by water on 3 sides. The eastern boundary is bordered by the River Tamar, approximately 0.6 miles of frontage with fishing rights. There are tributaries of the River Tamar on the north and south boundaries. The estate extends to approximately 276 acres, and offers a balanced mix of open woodland, young plantations and mature woodland providing a rich resource for carbon capture, grassland of approximately 160 acres, divided into easily managed enclosures. There is a further 21 acres of Culm meadows, which is classified as a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), boasting rare orchids and grasses, which provides an ideal habitat for deer, birds, insects and the rare Marsh Fritillary butterfly has been observed on many occasions. There are a number of established ponds and lakes, mainly located along the private entrance drive complementing the picturesque landscape.

Services - Heating Biomass wood pellet boiler and oil fired central heating
Water Mains
Electricity Mains
Drainage Private
Telephone BT Connection
Broadband Microwave broadband
Council Tax Band D
Completed - 5th April 2022

Sporting - The farm hosts an established shoot for pheasant, duck, snipe and woodcock, with five flighting ponds, Roe Deer stalking and single bank fishing on the River Tamar.

Schemes - The farm is entered into various agricultural and environmental scheme agreements. The schemes include Entry Level and Higher Level Stewardship, the Woodland Grant Scheme and Basic Payment Scheme. The land can be further included in the future environmental land management schemes and carbon offset opportunities.

Basic Payment Scheme Entitlements - There is a Basic Payment entitlement attributable to the farm. This will be transferred to the purchaser in accordance with the RPA transfer guidance following completion.

Tenure - The property is offered for sale freehold with vacant possession on completion.

Local Authority - Cornwall Council, County Hall, Treyew Road, Truro, Corwall TR1 3AY. 0300 1234 100.

Viewing Arrangements - Strictly by arrangement with D. R. Kivell Country Property. Tel: 01822 810810.

Agent's Notes - The property is sold subject to and with the benefit of all outgoings, rights of way, easements and wayleaves there may be whether mentioned in these general remarks and stipulations or particulars of sale or not. All figures, floor plans and maps are for guidance purposes only. They are prepared and issued in good faith and are intended to give a fair description of the property but do not constitute any part of any offer or contract. Any maps used on the details are to assist identification of the property only and are not an indication of the actual surroundings, which may have changed since the map was printed. None of the statements contained in these particulars as to this property are to be relied on as statements or representations of fact.

Important information

This is a Freehold property.

Property Ref: 9200_31240432

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