A superb life-style opportunity situated on the banks of the River Fowey. Detached home with seven cottages/lodges, situated in 17 acres of glorious grounds, 1/3 mile river fishing and stream fed lake
Rivermead Farm and CottagesRivermead Farm is approached along a treelined drive, which is shared with a neighbour, and leads to a large courtyard area, providing parking for several vehicles. The first thing that you will notice, is how immaculately presented this mini estate is, with well-kept lawns, well-stocked flower beds, and gorgeous holiday cottages, that seem to delight everyone on arrival - the business is listed as 4* accommodation with Travel Chapter and Cornish Horizons. Rivermead Farm is all about lifestyle, and as owners, you get to work from home every day, whilst enjoying your beautiful surroundings. The site layout ensures a high level of privacy for the property, whilst also ensuring the Farmhouse, the lodges and cottages also have their own outdoor space, with access to the grounds and river fishing (licence permitting). Visit the website www.rivermeadcottages.co.uk for further information and photographs..The property in which the owners live, is beautifully presented, and offers spacious and bright accommodation, with gorgeous views across the gardens and beyond. There is a large entrance hall, a sitting room withwood burning stove, a dining room which opens into the conservatory, a well fitted kitchen and a large utility. The main bedroom offers both an en suite bathroom and a shower room and has double doors leading to the deck and gardens beyond. There are a further three bedrooms and a small study, and a further two bath/shower rooms.Gardens and groundsThe grounds, which complement the houses, cottages and lodges beautifully, extend to about 17 acres and include large areas of lawn, woodlands, colourful and well-established gardens, a stunning hydrangea riverside walk, paddocks, and a spring fed lake, which is over one acre in size, and home to a bird hide. For some, the jewel in the crown is the 1/3 mile of single bank fishing on the River Fowey, with numerous fishingpools, where Brown Trout, Sea Trout and Salmon are caught. Rivermead was highlighted as one of two excellent classifications for fish stocks in the West Country Rivers Trust report in 2022. There are guest laundry facilities, a garage, a tractor shed, and a couple of stores. On the upper field are two commercial poly tunnels – see note below regarding planning consent.Agents NoteIn March 2023, conditional approval was granted for the erection of two further lodges on the site of the poly tunnels. See www.cornwall.gov.uk ref/PA22/10004The business is not VAT registered. However, should the sale of the property or any right attached to it be deemed a chargeable supply for VAT purposes, such tax will be payable by the purchaser in addition to the sale price. Accounts and further information will available upon request.
Rivermead Farm is situated centrally between Bodmin and Liskeard, just south of Bodmin Moor on the banks of the River Fowey. Both towns offer a good selection of shops, cafés, pubs and supermarkets, as well as secondary education and leisure centres, while St Neot and East Taphouse both offer primary schools, Two Waters Foot is well located for both coastlines, being equidistant and about half an hour from the spectacular north and south coasts of Cornwall, with sandy beaches and stunning estuaries, and sailing at places such as Looe, Fowey and Plymouth. The Camel Trail, an 18-mile traffic free trail, passes through Bodmin to Padstow and provides access to the beautiful Cornish countryside along the disused railway line. Bodmin Parkway Station is about 3 miles, with mainline connections to London, Paddington. Both the A30 and A38 are within easy reach, with A30, leading west into Cornwall and the A38 to Plymouth, and the M5 beyond. Outdoor activities are in abundance, Cardinham Woods (5 miles), is a stu