Penelewey, Feock, Truro, Cornwall, TR3

Set within beautiful and well-established grounds, Tanglewood sits in a private setting on the edge of the village. The house was built circa 1930 to a design by the renowned architect Alfred J. Cornelius, one of the most significant architects in the 20th century to work out of Cornwall.

Tanglewood, which is not listed, is a particularly fine example of his work, with rendered and painted exterior walls with wide, tall windows under a traditional Cornish slate roof, and has been improved and extended over the years. These improvements include a porte-cochère to the North East elevation and a wing, containing a large vaulted garden room and a four car garage with converted loft above (restricted head height).

In total there is over 5200 sq ft of living space which has an airy and light feel, reminiscent in places for the Art Deco style and is immaculately presented with some wonderful features. The vaulted garden room is home to a bespoke hand-crafted gin bar, library shelving, recessed gas fire, wall to wall glazed folding doors to the terrace and a glass topped well in the floor.

The kitchen, which is open plan to the breakfast room, is beautifully fitted with a range of units under Cornish granite work surfaces, and a central island with secondary basin and waste disposal unit. Integral Miele appliances include two fan ovens, a steam oven and microwave, two warming drawers, dishwasher, induction hob and fridge freezer. There is an adjoining pantry which offers an integrated fridge and freezer and Miele washing machine and tumble dryer. Beyond the garden room is a large utility/laundry room with convenient ground floor shower room.

Upstairs, off a galleried landing, the principal bedroom has double doors and a Juliette balcony overlooking the garden, an exquisite bespoke maple dressing room and superb en suite shower room with large walk-in rain head
shower. In addition, on the first floor, are three further double bedrooms, a family bathroom with oversized bath and separate shower, and an additional family shower room. Stairs rise to the second floor, where there is a further fifth bedroom, extending to nearly 25', with an adjoining 16' dressing room.

Garden
Tanglewood is approached through double, electric gates, to a long driveway, which passes under the porte-cochère, and continues to the garages. Beyond the porte-cochère is a generous parking area with space for numerous cars/boats. Fronting onto the parking area is a four car garage with a covered storage area behind.

The house stands in about 1.2 acres of mature grounds, and offers a high degree of privacy. The grounds consist of a formal core fringed by an evergreen hedge and screens of mature trees including several oaks, magnolia, acer, rhododendrons, all underplanted with wildflowers and flowering bulbs.

Tanglewood has a two tiered lawn, partially covered by richly planted borders and twin flights of stone steps leading to the heated swimming pool and terrace. On one side of the house is a further sheltered, circular lawn with a summer house at the far end and yew hedging along one side.

Tanglewood lies in the village of Penelewey, in the parish of Feock, between the Cathedral city of Truro and the waterside, university town of Falmouth. Just a short walk from the house, Penelewey has its own thatched inn The Punch Bowl and Ladle, and there are good village stores at nearby Playing Place and Carnon Downs. Standing on the western shore of the River Fal, and at the head of the Carrick Roads, there are moorings and a boatyard at Loe Beach together with direct access to some of the finest sailing waters in the country. Just along the road is the National Trust owned, Trellisick Estate, where Poldark was filmed, offering great walks along the creeks, and the King Harry Ferry which offers a picturesque shortcut to the beaches, and spectacular coastline of the Roseland Peninsula.

Truro is just three miles away, where there is a main line railway station providing a direct service to London Paddington, a selection of private and state schooling, a superb selection of shops and restaurants, a Waitrose and several other supermarkets. Cornwall airport at Newquay (22 miles) offers a number of scheduled daily flights departing to domestic and European destinations. Local transport links are excellent, with the A39 being about a mile away and the A30 about 8 miles.

Truro 3 miles (Paddington 4 hours 20 minutes), St. Mawes 7 miles, A30 8 miles, Falmouth 9.5 miles Newquay Airport 22.5 miles (London Stansted 1 hour 20 minutes)