Cornish dream home with its own stretch of coastline will set you back £5M… and you’ll have some famous neighbours
- This four-bedroom detached house is situated in the village of Trebetherick on the north coast of Cornwall
- The idyllic home is surrounded by lawned gardens with a path down to its own stretch of coastline
- Named Bishops Rock, the house was built in 1937 and still contains period features like a butler’s bell system
A dream home in Cornwall with its own stretch of coastline has hit the market for an eye-watering £5million.
Named Bishops Rock, the idyllic property is in Trebetherick, a village on the north coast of Cornwall where famous faces like former Prime Minister David Cameron live – and celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay lives in nearby Rock, after selling his own Trebetherick abode.
At 2029 square feet, this detached house works out as more than £2000 per square foot, twice the amount as in the exclusive Dorset neighbourhood of Sandbanks.
Complete with stunning views of the ocean, estuary and countryside, the property boasts four bedrooms, two bathrooms, an open-plan kitchen and dining room, a sitting room and gorgeous sun room.
Built in 1937, the house still contained authentic period features, including its oak floors, small-paned windows and a butler’s bell system in the kitchen.
This Cornwall countryside property (front elevation pictured) has hit the market for a whopping £5million. The house, named Bishops Rock, is 2029 square feet, making it £2000 per square foot, twice the amount as in the exclusive Dorset neighbourhood of Sandbanks. Complete with stunning views of the ocean, estuary and countryside, the property boasts two bathrooms, an open-plan kitchen and dining room, a sitting room and sun room
The sitting room, which has windows on three sides, filling it with light, has a slate fireplace and stunning sea views. It opens onto the sunlounge through double doors (as seen pictured), which in turn opens onto a west-facing terrace, perfect for the afternoon and evening sun
Upstairs has four bedrooms (guest bedroom pictured), each with magnificent sea views and and plenty of storage space
The familiar style of white rendered walls with stone and slate construction is is surrounded by open lawned gardens with low stone hedges on the boundary and a path down to the beach, just a short walk away.
The local area has beautiful sandy beaches for walking, swimming and surfing, and is said to be a gastronomic hub for both budding and world-renowned chefs, while the St Enodoc Golf Club is just 2.5 miles away.
Marketed by Savills, the property’s description on Rightmove reads: ‘Bishops Rock was built by the current vendors’ grandparents in 1937.
‘It stands on the clifftop as a perfect, nostalgic reminder of an era that few can remember but many would like to imagine as idyllically sunny, with cocktails on the terrace, jazz on the gramophone and wooden surfboards in the waves before breakfast: the era of poet laureate Sir John Betjeman’s poem Greenaway:
‘Tide after tide by night and day
‘The breakers battle with the land
‘And rounded smooth along the bay
‘The faithful rocks protecting stand.
‘In the decades since this was written Greenaway has hardly changed…
‘The whole bay is spread before Bishops Rock. All the drama of changing weather and sea conditions play out with Stepper Point standing sentinel at the far side of the estuary and Pentire Head to the north of the bay.”
The open-plan kitchen/dining area (pictured) opens up onto the lawn with a view of nearby shrubbery in the Cornish on one side and magnificent ocean views on the other
The home is located in the village of Trebetherick (aerial shot pictured) on the north Coast of Cornwall on the east side of the River Camel estuary; neighbours include David Cameron and Gordon Ramsay. The property is surrounded by lawned gardens with a path down to its own stretch of coastline (ownership extends to the mean high-water mark on the beach)
A floor plan (pictured) of Bishops Rock reveals its layout and square footage, including the eaves storage upstairs
The property’s description continues: ‘Entering the house, the relaxed atmosphere of past holidays is palpable.
‘Authentic period features remain, such as the original doors, oak floors, small-paned windows with slate sills and butler’s bell system in the kitchen.”
An entrance corridor to the house, containing a shower room, opens up to the kitchen/dining area, open plan and triple aspect with beamed ceiling, with a granite island and inbuilt oven and hob, and a separate pantry.
Another hall from the kitchen to the front door hosts a cloakroom with toilet, and a turning staircase to the first floor.
Off this entrance area is also the sitting room, which opens up onto a beautiful sunlounge, which in turn opens up onto a terrace.
The stairs open up onto a landing that runs the length of the house with four bedrooms – three doubles and one single – in dormer style (a vertical window projecting from a sloping ceiling).
The bedrooms all have basins and built-in storage, one also containing a fireplace, and the top floor also has a family bathroom with separate toilet and basin.
Ownership of the beach goes down to the mean high-water mark.
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