Country House With Guest Accommodation In Cornwall For Sale

Business description

St Benets Abbey has origins dating back to 1411 and is a unique building standing in approximately 1.8 acres of grounds with a wooded back drop yet within a short walk of the good village amenities of Lanivet.

The property exudes a wealth of charm and sense of history. It is not sure when work began on the property but it was completed by 1411. The original tower for the chapel still remains and the gate house, now the lounge, was joined to the chapel by cloisters and had a nave running towards the back of the present building which is indicative by the shape of the roof still being seen on the front of the tower. Building continued on the property until 1430 when the front span was completed and was the only local building not to escape the dissolution of the monasteries as it was seized by the Crown and sold to a merchant in 1549. The property was fully restored in the 1980s to become a country house offering guest accommodation as it is found today.

The property is set at the half way point of the Saints Way, a medieval route taken by pilgrims on their way from Ireland to France which crosses from Padstow on the north Cornwall coast to Fowey on the south coast. The property is approached over the drive and then onto the bridge over a stream then leading into the main and large car park surrounded by various mature shrubs and trees including geraniums, various conifers and some bamboo. The presence of bamboo dates back many decades when the area was known as being a provider of bamboos to London Zoo to feed the pandas, hence the sign at the local Pub. Clumps of bamboo remain in the gardens and woodland behind.

St Benets Abbey is run on a Bed & Breakfast basis and is offered for sale fully furnished and equipped.

Property information

Property:

Freehold

Living accommodation:

8 guest bedrooms and owners accommodation

Location:

St Benets Abbey is an ideal base for the Tourist being half a mile only from the A30 trunk road with its junction at Innis Downs roundabouts to the west of Bodmin. To find the property from here leave the A30 at the signpost marked to Lanivet and follow the A389 road for about half a mile and just before the entrance to the village, St Benets Abbey will be found on the left hand side.