Zelah, Truro, Cornwall, TR4

A historic lodge house positioned at the secluded rear entrance to the Chyverton Estate.

A non-listed 3 bedroom lodge house in need of a sensitive renovation, with gardens and land, forming part of one of the most renowned Cornish landed estates, surrounded by mature woodland.

In all extending to 1.43 acres.

Adjacent to the lodge and available for purchase is a historic walled garden, buildings and woodland extending to 8.03 acres (Guide price£250,000) and 40.63 acres of mature woodland (Guide price £225,000). Further details can be provided by the agent, online listings will follow.

LOCATION
Located in central Cornwall, Garden Lodge is positioned in a quiet rural setting, whilst also in an incredibly convenient location, with excellent access to the recently upgraded A30 and new adjacent trunk road running alongside, giving easy access to Truro and the surrounding central area of the county, as well as nearby villages of Zelah, Goonhavern and Shortlanesend.

As the administrative heart of Cornwall, Truro provides a wide range of professional services, employment, retail and leisure opportunities, alongside cultural activities driven by Truro Cathedral and the recently refurbished Hall for Cornwall. Truro provides a wide range of private and state schooling for all ages and is home to the Royal Cornwall Hospital at Treliske. Other major employment and business areas of the county, at Redruth and Bodmin, are a convenient drive along the A30.

Being located centrally within Cornwall, the property has excellent access to both north and south coasts, in particular the north coast being within 4 miles, a 10 minute drive via twisting country roads bordered by Cornish hedgebanks, allowing buyers to enjoy the vast range of outdoor and watersports activities Cornwall has to offer, from sailing and paddleboarding on the south coast, cycling and walking on the myriad of inland paths and moorland, through to surfing on the north coast.

PROPERTY
Garden Lodge has formed part of the historic Chyverton Estate since it was added to the estate in the 1920s in order to create a rear entrance to the estate. Now in need of a sensitive refurbishment, and potentially able to benefit from an appropriate extension (subject to obtaining the relevant consents), the lodge was a later addition to the original estate created in the Georgian era, but designed in a traditional style.

Now available for sale individually for the first time in its history, the cottage provides a private, traditionally designed lodge house positioned within a secluded setting within the small hamlet of Callestock, with gardens, land and woodland totalling 1.43 acres, but in an excellent position centrally within the county.

Requiring sympathetic renovation, the property provides a kitchen, dining room, living room, main bedroom and bathroom on the ground floor, with two further bedrooms on the second floor, both with dormer windows.

GARDEN & LAND
The lodge has a formal garden area surrounding the property, as well as a large area of land to the front of the property, on the other side of the access track, consisting of open areas, trees and shrubs. This area is perfectly suited to being sensitively brought back into use, be it for formal gardens, productive gardens, orchards or woodland, or simply to enjoy the private and peaceful wooded setting and outlook from the property.

TENURE & POSSESSION
Vacant possession on completion.

PLANNING
The lodge is not individually listed. The majority property is included within the Chyverton Park Grade II listed Park and Garden, with a list entry number 1000512, Garden Lodge not being specifically noted within the entry description.

BOUNDARIES
Within 3 months of the completion of the sale, the buyer to erect a stock proof fence along the eastern boundary, closest to the walled garden.

SERVICES
Electricity: Mains.

Heating: LPG central heating and woodburner.

Water: Private, supplied by the Estate supply. The buyer to connect the property to a separate private or mains supply within 6 months of completion.

Drainage: Private septic tank.

Telephone: Good outdoor & Good outdoor and in-home for the major networks (OFCOM website).

Broadband: Standard and Superfast available (OFCOM website).

COUNCIL TAX
Band C.

EPC BANDS
Band G.

PHOTOGRAPHS
Photographs were taken in May 2023
and May 2026.

LOCAL AUTHORITIES
Cornwall Council, New County Hall, Treyew Road, Truro, TR1 3AY
cornwall.gov.uk

VIEWINGS
Strictly by appointment via the agents.

DIRECTIONS
From the A30, take the Carland Cross or Chybucca junction to access the B3288 as it runs along the north of the road. Near the underpass turning to Shortlanesend and Truro, turn north towards Zelah. After 300m turn left, turn left again after a further 500m, after 600m you will enter the hamlet of Callestock, Garden Lodge is on the left with its own gated access by the minor
road junction.

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