College Wood, Penryn, TR10

THE PROPERTY

Beacon Hill represents an increasingly rare opportunity to acquire a traditional detached farmhouse set in a remarkable private setting, offering enormous potential for restoration and enhancement. Occupying an elevated position amidst its own land, the property enjoys a sense of seclusion that is seldom found so close to the amenities of Penryn and Falmouth.

The farmhouse extends to over 1,100sq ft and offers versatile accommodation arranged over two floors, plus outbuildings. The existing layout provides excellent scope for reconfiguration to suit a purchaser’s individual requirements, whether as a substantial family home, lifestyle property or smallholding.

The ground floor currently comprises a series of reception rooms and living spaces, centred around the original farmhouse accommodation, together with kitchen and utility areas, all presenting exciting opportunities for modernisation and sympathetic improvement. Upstairs, the property offers three bedrooms with the potential for a fourth bedroom or additional study space, enjoying views over the surrounding gardens, fields and woodland.

While requiring comprehensive renovation throughout, the farmhouse retains considerable character and offers buyers the chance to create a truly special country home in a highly desirable location.

Complementing the house are a variety of outbuildings, including garages, stores, sheds and a useful field barn, providing excellent storage and practical facilities for those with equestrian, agricultural, hobby farming or lifestyle interests.

THE LOCATION

Access is gained via College Hill and a private driveway, leading to this hidden rural enclave surrounded by woodland, fields and countryside. The scenic walks of College Reservoir and College Woods are close at hand, offering miles of beautiful walking routes through woodland and around the reservoirs into Penryn.

Penryn, approximately one mile away, provides a comprehensive range of facilities including shops, cafés, schooling, a railway station and local services, whilst the nearby port town of Falmouth, approximately three miles distant, is renowned for its sailing waters, beaches, restaurants, galleries and vibrant cultural scene.

The area is also well served by highly regarded schools, Penryn Campus and the Universities, together with convenient access to Penryn Business Park, supermarkets and transport links. Despite such accessibility, Beacon Hill offers buyers the rare combination of complete privacy and countryside living, all within minutes of Cornwall’s south coast.

EPC Rating: G

Garden

The property is approached via a private driveway leading through its own grounds to the farmhouse, where there is ample space for parking and turning. The driveway also provides practical access to the outbuildings and adjoining land. Surrounding the house are delightful gardens and grounds, interspersed with mature trees, lawns and natural planting, creating an attractive setting and offering considerable scope for further landscaping. The three adjoining fields are a particularly valuable feature, extending in total to approximately 5.9 acres (2.39 hectares), divided as follows: Field One – 1.97 acres (0.80 hectares) Field Two – 1.66 acres (0.67 hectares) Field Three – 1.23 acres (0.50 hectares) The land is well suited to a variety of uses including grazing, smallholding, equestrian pursuits, conservation interests or simply as a wonderful private extension to the gardens and grounds. A useful field barn further enhances the versatility of the holding. FEED BARN A particularly useful feature of the holding is the existing field barn, positioned adjacent to one of the property's fields and offering an excellent opportunity for a purchaser to explore its future potential. The existing building could lend itself to a variety of uses, including continued agricultural or general storage, garaging, workshop space or, subject to the necessary planning consents and approvals from Cornwall Council, potential conversion and/or extension to provide residential or ancillary accommodation. Its position alongside the adjoining field gives the building an especially useful degree of flexibility, whether for those looking to establish a smallholding, create additional accommodation, provide a dedicated workspace or simply benefit from substantial secure storage and garaging. For buyers with vision, the combination of the existing building, adjoining land and the wider holding offers considerable scope to explore and develop the property in a way that best suits individual requirements, subject always to the relevant planning and building regulation consents. PARKING The property benefits from extensive parking and turning areas adjacent to the farmhouse and outbuildings, together with excellent vehicular access throughout the holding.