A fabulous, period property located in an elevated and central village position that offers an idyllic waterfront lifestyle being so close to the estuary and foreshore. It has flexible accommodation over four floors with its six bedrooms and spacious living space on the ground floor coupled with the one bedroom self-contained basement annexe and spacious walled garden.

Summary Of Accommodation - Reception hall | Sitting room | Kitchen/breakfast/dining room | Utility room | WC/cloakroom
Principal bedroom with en suite bathroom | Two further bedrooms with en suite shower rooms | Three further bedrooms
Family bathroom (with bath and shower)
Self contained studio comprising: bedroom/living room/kitchen l Shower room l Storeroom/workshop l Both separate external access to the lane
and internal stair access into the house
Front garden | Rear courtyard garden | Terraced lawn | Garden room/studio | Decked terrace

Distances - Fowey via ferry 200 yards, Par (via ferry) 8.5 miles (London Paddington 3 hours 53minutes), Bodmin Parkway 17 miles (London Paddington 3 hours 41 minutes), Newquay Airport 27 miles, Plymouth 35 miles, Truro 32 miles (All distances and times are approximate)

The Property - Hormond House is situated just a short walk from the village quay and foreshore. This attractive and spacious family home has retained a number of original features including ceiling roses and sash windows. It offers flexible accommodation over three floors with a self-contained one-bedroom basement annexe. Although there is no designated private parking, the public car park is only a few hundred yards away. The property owns a charming rear garden with estuary views. The main house is accessed directly off Fore Street via granite steps leading to an attractive front garden with views down Fore Street. A lovely entrance hall opens to the ground floor accommodation. The entrance hallway is perfect as a snug and office. To the side is the sitting room that has an open fire and a window seat. To the rear is a spacious, bespoke kitchen with a separate dining room and stable door leading out to the rear courtyard and garden. From the dining room a door opens to rear hallway/utility room/linen room and separate WC/cloakroom.

Stairs lead to the first floor landing off which are three bedrooms, each with an en suite. The fabulous principal bedroom has two windows to the front elevation and views across the village and towards the harbour. This lovely, spacious bedroom has space for sofa and chairs and has an en suite bathroom to the rear. It also has an open fire. On this floor there are a further double bedroom with an en suite shower room and a spacious single bedroom, again with an en suite shower room. From the landing a door opens to a galvanised balcony with steps leading to the rear paved courtyard and garden.

Stairs lead on up to the second floor landing off which are a further three bedrooms and a family bathroom with Velux window. Two of the bedrooms are doubles and the third bedroom has a bed built into the eaves. There are two basement rooms, access via internal stairs on the ground floor or via the private alleyway leading from Fore street. One is a self-contained studio with kitchenette and en suite shower room. The other is used as a workroom/store room and overflow bedroom. The separate access off Fore Street also provides access over a cobbled pathway to the rear courtyard and garden. A wooden gate offers security off Fore Street.

Gardens And Grounds - To the rear of the property there is a lovely private courtyard with granite steps leading up to the rear garden. The garden is a particularly special features to the property and has been cleverly landscaped. With flowers, shrubs and trees, this lovely garden is laid out with lawns, planted border and a gravelled terrace with a wooden garden room/studio. Wooden steps lead up to a further raised decked area that provides privacy and views across the village and towards Fowey and the estuary between.

South Cornwall - Polruan is an ancient fishing village situated at the mouth of the River Fowey in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Its neighbouring town, Fowey, is a short ferry-ride just across the estuary.Set at the scenic heart of the South Cornwall coastline,
Polruan is the perfect cruising base from which to explore the Channel Islands and beautiful harbours and creeks of the West Country. Throughout the summer its harbour teems with boating activity, famous for its boat building heritage. Polruan has a good Primary school, shops, a doctor's surgery and a couple of public houses.

Polruan lies opposite Fowey at the mouth of the river in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Set in the middle of the South Cornish coastline between Mevagissey and Looe, Fowey plays host to a number of major cultural and maritime events including the Daphne Du Maurier Literary Festival and the Fowey Royal Regatta. Daphne du Maurier lived in a house close to Pieds Dans L'Eau in Bodinnick for many years.

Shopping: The town itself is rich in amenities with all manner of shops, banks, boutiques, bars, delicatessens and restaurants. It also has its own hospital, doctors and dentists surgeries, as well as a library, primary and secondary schools. Further amenities are available at St Austell and Bodmin (9 miles and 13 miles respectively) and Plymouth offers the full range of facilities expected of a city including a university and theatres.

Nearby Fowey, is rich in amenities with all manner of shops, banks, boutiques, bars, delicatessens and restaurants. It also has its own hospital, doctors and dentists surgeries, as well as a library, primary and secondary schools. Further amenities are available at St Austell and Bodmin, both 6 to 8 miles away, and Plymouth offers the facilities of a city including a university and theatres.

Sailing: Whilst Fowey remains a working, deep water port, it is also the perfect cruising base from which to explore the Channel Islands and beautiful harbours and creeks of the West Country. Throughout the summer its harbour teems with boating activity, from competitive racing of the local Troy class, cruising yachts and dinghies, to large gaff-rigged wooden Oyster luggers.

Travel - Travel by car - the motorway road network stretches as far as Exeter and then either the A30 (via Bodmin) or A38 (via Plymouth) makes Fowey and Bodinnick very accessible.
Travel by train - regular Intercity rail services from Par (about 3 hours 53 minutes to London Paddington) and Plymouth (about 3 hours and 7 minutes to London Paddington) are even quicker.
Travel by air - Newquay Airport is about 40 minutes away (27 miles) and offers a number of national and international flights including Gatwick, Heathrow, Edinburgh, Dublin, Zurich and Faro. Exeter Airport (76 miles) provides regular daily flights to most European Cities. Both cater for private and chartered jets.

Services - Mains water, electricity and drainage.

Fixtures And Fittings - All items usually known as tenants' fixtures and fittings, whether mentioned or not in these sale particulars are excluded from the sale but may be available by separate negotiation. Such items include all fitted carpets, curtains, light fittings, domestic electrical items, garden equipment, statuary and machinery

Property Information - Tenure: Freehold
Local Authority: Cornwall Council, County Hall, Treyew Road, Truro TR1 3AY
Council Tax: Band D
EPC Rating: E
Guide Price: ?795,000

Viewing - Viewing is strictly by prior appointment with the agents May Whetter and Grose.

Directions - From the M5 and Exeter continue on the A38 to Plymouth, over the Tamar Bridge. Stay on the A38 bypassing Liskeard to the roundabout at the end of the Dobwalls bypass. Continue straight across on to the A390 to Lostwithiel and St Austell. After
approximately 3 miles turn left on B3359 signposted Looe. After 5 miles take right turn signposted Lerryn, Bodinnick and Polruan. This road takes you to Polruan. On arriving at the top of the village take the left hand turn into School Lane (after Cliff Rise). The lane then becomes St Saviour's Hill. Park in the public, pay-and-display carpark on the left. From the car park walk back down St Saviour's Hill and School Lane to the high street. Turn left down the hill on Fore Street. Hormond House, 55 Fore
Street will be on your right (PL23 1PH).