Property For Sale - 4/5 bedroom Grade II listed property by Penbryn Beach, West Wales

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A beautifully preserved Grade II listed former farmhouse, full of original features and set in around 1.75 acres of a mixture of manicured grounds and woodlands. All within walking distance to the idyllic National Trust beach of Penbryn and with historical importance as being a C19 farmhouse apparently remodelled in c1920-30 by Sir Clough Williams-Ellis (a Welsh architect known chiefly as the creator of the Italianate village of Portmeirion in North Wales) for his brother Rupert, originally the property was white-painted and thatched, however the thatch was burnt off in 1939 and the white paint removed c1990.
Penbryn is arguably the most striking of the beaches along this stretch of West Wales coastline. It is completely unspoiled and a haven for wildlife. It is owned and managed by the National Trust which has taken great pains to protect the surrounding natural habitat. As a result, there has been little land development and the existing houses in the Penbryn and Penmorfa valley have been there since the 1800s and early 1900s (and earlier). A short drive takes you to a CKs minimarket at Tanygroes where you can buy essentials, with Cardigan Town only a 20 minute drive away with larger amenities etc.
The front door leads into the living room, with exposed stone walls, exposed wooden beams, door to the rear garden, stairs up to the first floor, and doors leading to the dining room, rear porch and ground floor bedroom. The dining room again has exposed stone walls, a feature fireplace and an opening to the kitchen. The kitchen is a cosy room with fitted wall and base units, sink with drainer, hob and eye level built in oven. The down stairs bedroom has a feature fireplace and a door leading into the en-suit with a wet room shower, toilet and wash hand basin. The rear porch has a door to the rear of the property and a door into the utility/laundry room. This room has a toilet, units, a wash hand basin and space and plumbing for a washing machine.
On the first floor, off the landing are four bedrooms, a bathroom and a useful, spacious loft space. Bedroom 2 is a single, and would make a useful home office. Bedroom 3 is a double, and bedroom 4 & 5 are also doubles with built in wardrobes with bedroom 5 also benefitting form a Juliette Balcony which overlooks the rear and side gardens and the woodland beyond. The loft space is a useful storage area, with some restricted head room.
Access to the property is off a minor road through a gated entrance into a gravelled driveway. The drive runs past the house and opens up into a spacious gravel drive with ample parking for many cars and vehicles. A path leads up the side of the house to give access to the rear garden and back porch. And at the rear is a well maintained and lovingly manicured lawn with mature hedges, managed bushes, trees and shrubs, and a patio to the rear of the house with a door out from the living room. This would make a perfect seating area to relax, enjoy some entertaining and outside dining. Steps lead up from the patio to the rear lawn, and views can be enjoyed up to the famed St Michael's Church on the hill, which is famed to be one of the oldest churches in Wales.
From the side of the house the gravel drive continues to the first stone outbuilding. Named Penllan this is a beautifully preserved building which could offer a multitude of uses (subject to Listed Building Planning Permission of course). Further on is a detached stone built garage, with double doors to the front to offer parking for one car, and open sided to the rear which would house a further two cars, or could be a useful wood store.
The gardens lead out onto the woodland which runs down to the stream boundary on one side, and on to meet the National Trust woodland to the rear. This path leads on through the woods down to the stunning cove that is Penbryn Beach. The path also goes on to join the Ceredigion Coastal Path.
Whilst in need of some modernising in places, this property has been lovingly maintained over the years and would make a dream family home or retreat by the coast. This locality offers a tranquil and relaxing rural lifestyle.