ID Ref: 0508      Penuwch Holiday Cottages & Fishery, Crud Yr Awel, Penuwch, Ceredigion

A Charming 3 Bed Character Residence with Adjoining

1 Double Bed B&B Annexe and 2 x 1 Double Bed Holiday Lets,

Plus c.2 Acre Fishing Lake, Outbuildings, and Extensive Gardens & Grounds

All amounting to circa 7 Acres. Far Reaching Views to the Mountains.

Excellent location base for touring – set between the Cambrian Mountains & the West Coast

Llangeitho 3¼ miles, Cross Inn 4 miles, Tregaron 7 miles, Llanon 7 miles,

Aberaeron 10 miles, Aberystwyth 15 miles

This appealing country property is believed to have originated in the mid 1800s, and offers a delightful residence, a bed & breakfast suite, two holiday letting cottages, and a fishery – all set in circa 7 Acres. The main residence offers 3 Bedrooms, Bathroom, Kitchen, Utility Room, Lounge/Dining Room and Study. The adjoining annexe suite is suitable for Bed & Breakfast use having its own access door, Breakfast Room, 1 Double Bedroom and En Suite Shower Room. Also attached to the main house are Two Holiday Letting Cottages (recently completed), providing well presented accommodation (4-star rated by “Visit Wales”) each offering Kitchen/Living Room, 1 Double Bedroom, and Shower Room. The whole is of stone construction under a slate roof with mainly white rendered elevations. Outbuildings include a small stone building, a Dutch Barn-style Store, Double Garage, and Rod/Leisure Room. The property totals approximately 7 Acres, including extensive Gardens & Grounds and the c.2 acre Fishing Lake. The views are beautiful and the grounds attract a variety of birds and other wildlife.

The property is situated at Penuwch, a small rural village set amidst the softly rolling landscapes of Ceredigion, within easy driving distance of towns, mountains and coast – an ideal location for enjoying the great outdoors of mid west Wales. Penuwch has a village inn and a primary school, whilst full amenities are available at Tregaron, Aberaeron, and Aberystwyth, which offers a university, general hospital and main line train station. (More on the location at the end of these particulars. )

Price: £650,000

Crud Yr Awel (Cradle in the Breeze)

THE MAIN RESIDENCE ACCOMMODATION COMPRISES:

With traditional charm and character, and featuring a solid oak staircase and predominantly oak doors and oak lintels throughout.    Also uPVC double glazing throughout.   

The windows to the rear aspect have a pleasing rural outlook across neighbouring farmland and all the windows to the front look out over the lake and grounds with superb views to the Cambrian Mountains in the distance.

REAR ENTRANCE:

Entrance at the rear via a fully glazed panelled door leading into the Reception Hall.

RECEPTION HALL:

8'1” x 5'4”. Tiled floor, window to the side aspect, two steps up and door through to the adjoining Bed & Breakfast Suite, and half glazed door leading into the Kitchen/Breakfast Room.

N.B. The Reception Hall is also used as a Breakfast Room for the B&B Suite.

KITCHEN/

BREAKFAST ROOM:

18' x 7'10”. Range of oak wall and base units with granite-effect work surface over, stainless steel sink unit with single drainer and swan-neck mixer tap, tiled splashbacks, matching plate rack, tiled recess with oak lintel over housing an oil-fired Aga range providing cooking facilities and also serving the central heating and hot water system, display niche to one side with internal window into the Lounge, partial solid oak panelling in the breakfast area, space for a dining table, tiled floor, two windows to the rear elevation. Door to the Utility Room. Double, partially glazed, oak doors and step down into the Lounge.

UTILITY ROOM:

7'4” x 6'8” max. Plumbing for a washing machine and space for a tumble dryer, plumbing for a dishwasher, space for an upright fridge/freezer, tiled floor, window to the side aspect.

The Kitchen/Breakfast Room

LOUNGE/

DINING ROOM:

23'8” x 13'8”. Brick and oak fireplace with oak mantelpiece and surround and oak shelf above, with brick and tile hearth, raised plinths either side for TV etc., exposed redwood ceiling beams, solid oak turning staircase with balustrades to the first floor, understairs storage cupboard. Two windows to the front aspect, fully glazed panelled door into the Front Porch, and fully glazed panelled door into the Study.

FRONT PORCH:

With pitched roof, fully glazed panelled external door and two windows either side.

STUDY:

10'3” x 9'8”. Exposed ceiling timbers, window to the front aspect, and fully glazed panelled door leading through to a rear Store Room.

REAR STORE ROOM:

9' x 10'4”. Exposed ceiling timbers, range of shelving and small window to the rear aspect.

Lounge/Dining Room

Study

First Floor –

Feature bespoke solid oak staircase leading up from the Lounge/Dining Room to the first floor Landing.

LANDING:

Partially exposed A-frames and timbers, airing cupboard with double louvred doors, and doors off to the Bedrooms and Bathroom.

MASTER BEDROOM:

12' x 11'8”. Partially exposed A-frames and timbers, large built-in solid oak wardrobes along one wall, and window to the front aspect.

BEDROOM 2:

11'10” x 7'10” max. Partially exposed A-frames and timbers, and two windows to the front aspect.

BEDROOM 3:

11' x 8'6”. Partially exposed A-frames and timbers, and window to the front aspect.

BATHROOM:

9'9” x 4'10”. Exposed ceiling beams, Coloured suite comprising panelled bath with hand shower attachment and curtain rail, pedestal wash hand basin and close coupled W.C. Predominantly tiled walls, chromium heated towel rail/radiator, tiled floor, and window to the rear aspect.

Landing

Bedroom 1

Bedroom 2

Bedroom 3

Bathroom

ADJOINING ANNEXE SUITE / BED & BREAKFAST ROOMS:

Adjoining one side of the main residence. The suite has its own access door off the main Reception Hall and is eminently suitable for Bed & Breakfast use if desired.

RECEPTION HALL/

BREAKFAST ROOM:

As previously mentioned, the Reception Hall of the main residence has a door off to the B&B Suite and is an ideal room for serving breakfast to guests.

DOUBLE BEDROOM:

12' x 9'6”. Exposed ceiling beam, partial timber panelling, door into wardrobe, window to the front aspect, and double fully glazed panelled patio doors leading out to the patio and garden. Door into the En Suite Shower Room.

EN SUITE

SHOWER ROOM:

9' x 3'6”. Exposed ceiling beam. Large fully tiled shower enclosure with Aquatronic shower unit with frosted-glass window to the front aspect, pedestal wash hand basin and close coupled W.C. Predominantly tiled walls, extractor fan and access to the loft.

B&B Annexe Breakfast Room (Reception Hall)

B&B Double Bedroom

The B&B Bedroom opens out to a Patio & Charming Walled Garden

B&B En Suite Shower Room

THE TWO ADJOINING SELF-CONTAINED HOLIDAY LETTING COTTAGES:

Adjoining the main residence are two recently completed, well presented holiday lets, each on two floors and of similar design, enjoying 4-Star recommendation by “Visit Wales”. The lets have their own LPG gas-fired boilers for central heating and hot water, and electric cooking facilities.

HOLIDAY LET 1:

Accessed via a fully glazed (frosted-glass) panelled door to the front elevation, opening into the Living Room/Kitchen:

LIVING ROOM/

KITCHEN:

15'10” x 13'10”. Range of beech wall and base units with work surface over, stainless steel sink unit with single drainer and mixer tap, 4-ring electric hob and built-in electric oven, tiled splashbacks, space for a refrigerator, wall-mounted LPG gas-fired boiler serving the central heating and hot water system, tiled floor, two windows to the rear aspect and one to the front.

Turning staircase to the first floor with feature tall frosted-glass window to the front aspect.

First Floor –

LANDING:

With doors off to the Bedroom and Shower Room.

DOUBLE BEDROOM:

16” x 10'6” max. – L-shaped room. Window to the front aspect.

SHOWER ROOM:

5'10” x 5'4”. Large fully tiled corner shower cubicle with Triton electric shower unit, white suite comprising pedestal wash hand basin and close coupled W.C. Half tiled walls, tiled floor, chromium heated towel rail/radiator, extractor fan, and window to the rear aspect.

Holiday Let 1 – Living Room/Kitchen

Holiday Let 1 – Double Bedroom

Holiday Let 1 – Shower Room

HOLIDAY LET 2:

An almost mirror image of Let 1. Accessed via a fully glazed (frosted-glass) panelled door to the front elevation, opening into the Living Room/Kitchen:

LIVING ROOM/

KITCHEN:

15'10” x 14'5”. Range of beech wall and base units with work surface over, tiled splashbacks, stainless steel sink unit with single drainer and mixer tap, 4-ring electric hob and built-in electric oven, extractor fan, space for a refrigerator, wall-mounted LPG gas-fired boiler serving the central heating and hot water system, tiled floor, two windows to the rear aspect and one window to the front.

Turning staircase to the first floor with feature tall frosted-glass window to the front aspect

First Floor –

LANDING:

With doors off to the Bedroom and Shower Room.

DOUBLE BEDROOM:

16' x 10'11” max. – L-shaped room. Window to the front aspect.

SHOWER ROOM:

5'10” x 5'4”. Large fully tiled corner shower cubicle with Triton electric shower unit, white suite comprising pedestal wash hand basin and close coupled W.C. Half tiled walls, tiled floor, chromium heated towel rail/radiator, extractor fan, and window to the rear aspect.

Holiday Let 2 – Living Room/Kitchen

Holiday Let 2 – Double Bedroom

Holiday Let 2 – Shower Room

SEPARATE CLOAKROOM and LAUNDRY ROOM:

Adjoining the holiday lets at the end of the building – both accessed externally. The Cloakroom is convenient for users of the fishing lake.

CLOAKROOM:

7'8” x 2'10”. White suite comprising wall-mounted wash hand basin with wall-mounted water heater, and close coupled W.C. Half tiled walls and tiled floor.

LAUNDRY ROOM:

7'8” x 2'10”. At the rear of the Cloakroom, with plumbing for a washing machine.

OUTBUILDINGS, GROUNDS & FISHING LAKE:

DETACHED SMALL STONE BUILDING:

Located near the front of the main residence is a charming little stone outbuilding with a slate roof.

DUTCH BARN-STYLE

STORAGE BUILDING:

28'2” x 13'. Block built base with a corrugated domed roof and cladding. Used for storage.

ADJOINING

DOUBLE GARAGE:

27' x 16'3”. Adjoining one side of the Storage Building, with aluminium double-width up-and-over door, concrete floor, power and lighting, workbench to the rear.

ROD / RELAXATION

ROOM:

20'9” x 10'6”. Adjoining the other side of the Storage Building, used for storing fishing equipment and as a leisure room for users of the lake and grounds. Accessed via a half-glazed pedestrian door, with painted concrete floor, window to the front and window to the rear. There is space for a fridge/freezer for baits and the room is equipped with custom made rod racks.

LOG STORE,

GARDEN SHED &

GREENHOUSE:

Within the gardens there is a stone built, open-fronted Log Store and also a Garden Shed and a Greenhouse.

GARDENS, GROUNDS

& FISHING LAKE:

The property totals approximately 7 Acres, of which circa 2 acres comprises the Fishing Lake.

The gardens and grounds are laid to extensive sweeping lawns with charming old stone wall divisions and a selection of specimen shrubs and trees here and there. There is a patio at the end of the house by the B&B Annexe with a garden area beyond delightfully edged by tiered low stone walls. An area near the fishing lake has been left to nature and is a welcome haven for birds and other wildlife. The property has a lovely open aspect and enjoys beautiful far reaching views to the Cambrian Mountains.

The lake is most attractive and well managed. It has been stocked with appreciable numbers of specimen Mirror, Common, Grass, Golden, Crucian and Koi Carp together with Tench, Rudd and some Trout. The Mirror and Common Carp are now approximately 20Ibs in weight and the Tench are around 4Ibs. Fishing is exclusive to the residents and paying guests.

THE APPROACH:

The property is accessed via a long track that leads off the B4577 road at Penuwch. There is ample parking space, with designated parking bays for the owners and the holiday guests.

The Rod/Leisure Room

The following photographs were supplied by the Vendor – taken earlier in the year

SERVICES:

We understand that the property is connected to mains water and mains electricity. Drainage is provided via a private system. The residence and annexe suite have oil-fired central heating (via the Aga range). The two holiday letting cottages have LPG gas-fired central heating. Telephone is understood to be connected and should be available to purchasers subject to the usual transfer arrangements.

FIXTURES &

FITTINGS:

Fixtures and fittings that are referred to within these particulars will be included in the sale unless otherwise stated.

WAYLEAVES,

EASEMENTS &

RIGHTS OF WAY:

The property is sold subject to and with the benefit of all wayleaves, easements and rights of way declared and undeclared.

TENURE &

POSSESSION:

We are informed that the property is freehold with vacant possession on completion, by arrangement.

ENERGY PERFORMANCE:

VIEWING – Only by prior appointment with the Sole Selling Agents – ProFile Homes

Tel: 01550 777790 Email: contact@profilehomes.com Website: www.profilehomes.com

THE LOCATION:

Approximate Distances: Llangeitho 3¼ miles south-easterly, Cross Inn 4 miles west, Llanon 7 miles westerly, Tregaron 7 miles easterly, Llanrhystyd 8 miles north-west, Aberaeron 10 miles west, Lampeter 11 miles south, Aberystwyth 15 miles north (with main line train station), Carmarthen and A48/M4-link 34 miles south, Fishguard Ferry Service to Rosslare in Ireland 50 miles south-westerly, Cardiff International Airport is about 83 miles to the south-east.

Schools: Penuwch has its own primary school along the B4577, with another at Llangeitho. Tregaron offers a secondary school and Aberaeron has a comprehensive school. Lampeter and Aberystwyth both provide comprehensive schools and Universities. Other Universities of Wales are located at Carmarthen, Swansea, Cardiff, Newport, and Bangor.

The property is quietly situated at Penuwch, a small rural settlement along the B4577 road with a village inn and primary school, and also an Animal & Tropical Butterfly Farm attraction. Llangeitho village is about 3¼ miles south-easterly near the Aeron river, with a general store/post office, a pub, and a primary school. Cross Inn is about 4 miles west with a pub, petrol garage and shop, and Bronant Service Station is about 5 miles north-easterly on the A485, where newspapers, milk, etc. can also be purchased. A few miles north of Penuwch are the rolling hills of Mynydd Bach (meaning Little Mountain), a region of moors and woodland where the headwaters of the River Aeron are located. One of the river's sources is Llyn Eiddwen, a large natural lake surrounded by marsh, heath and grassland, being a National Nature Reserve rich in wildlife. North-east of the lake is the mineral spring at Ffrynnon Drewi, also thought to be a source of the Aeron, which flows southerly then westerly through low hills, woodland and farmland to its mouth at Aberaeron on Cardigan Bay. Although a small river, it has a healthy population of salmon and brown trout. The area is served by a network of country lanes and B-roads, and there are several scenic footpaths and bridleways in the general locality. Access to the A485 (Carmarthen-Lampeter-Tregaron-Aberystwyth road) is 3 miles or so eastwards.

Fantasy Farm Park is about 6½ miles north-west, with milking demonstrations, lamb feeding, etc., and the Aberaeron Wildlife and Leisure Park is less than 9 miles westerly.

Tregaron is about 7 miles easterly from the property in the lovely Teifi Valley, set at the western foothills of the Cambrian Mountains. Tregaron is Ceredigion's smallest town, serving a widespread agricultural community, with a selection of shops, post office, weekly street market, hotel and cafe, doctors, primary and secondary schools, leisure centre and swimming pool, as well as a Red Kite & Information Centre, the Rhiannon Welsh Gold Centre, where goldsmiths can be watched at work, and a Celtic Craft Shop. With country lanes, tracks and footpaths leading out to the glorious uplands, this old market town is a walking/cycling/fishing/bird-watching tourist centre for the region nowadays, but in former times it was famous for its knitted woollen products and was once a vital gathering and resting place for cattle and sheep drovers journeying across the mountains to the English markets. The town is well known for its annual Festival of Harness Racing, held on Dolyrychain Fields a few miles north. A picturesque drive can be followed from Tregaron eastwards across the wild moors along a narrow “mountain road” that travels through the scenic Abergwesyn Pass and on to join the A483 for Beulah and Builth Wells (where the Royal Welsh Showground is situated).

Cors Caron National Nature Reserve by the River Teifi (Tregaron's raised bog) is just north of the town – a huge, remarkable, red-tinged marshland, supporting a wide variety of birds (including red kites) and other flora and fauna, offering walks including a board walk with a hide and information boards. Cors Caron was formed at the end of the Ice Age – when a great lake filled with vegetation and peat, which continued to rise above the water. It is one of Europe's largest peat bogs and an important wetland reserve.

The Cistercian Strata Florida Abbey ruins will be found some 13 miles north-east of the property in the Cambrian uplands, standing on the banks of the Teifi, and dating back to the 12th Century – the ‘Westminster of Wales' – where many Welsh princes are buried. The Cistercian monks controlled the economy of this region in the Middle Ages, owning vast areas of sheep farming land and exploiting the mineral resources as well as the rivers and lakes for fishing. They travelled over long distances, and built a network of roads over a wide region. The Teifi Pools are a few miles north-east of Strata Florida, some 1500 feet up in the mountains, with three lakes, one being Llyn Teifi, the source of the River Teifi, which journeys over about 70 miles down to its estuary at Cardigan. The river forms most of the boundary between Ceredigion and Carmarthenshire.

The Cambrian Mountains occupy the region between the Snowdonia and Brecon Beacons National Parks to the north and south, the plateau generally being between 1500ft and 2500ft above sea level – remote, empty and magnificent – with the long-distance Cambrian Way Footpath travelling the length.

Llanon is about 7 miles westerly from the property, a large coastal village on the A487 road having a Spar convenience store, two butchers, a baker, pub, primary school, tennis courts, playing field, community hall, and a petrol filling station. There is also a hotel near the seashore. Llanon is named after an old chapel that was dedicated to St. Non, the mother of St. David. The beach here has pebbles and stone with sand at low tide. (The A487 runs from Haverfordwest through Fishguard and Cardigan up to Aberystwyth, Snowdonia and beyond, taking in some beautiful sea views along the way.)

Llanrhystud is about 8 miles north-west of the property at the mouth of the river Wyre on Cardigan Bay – a large village and popular seaside destination, with a general store/post office, pub, garage, primary school, cafe, and an old church. The Penrhos Golf & Country Club with leisure facilities and an 18-hole golf course is on the outskirts of the village. Llanrhystud has an extensive beach, suitable for swimming, surfing and sailing, with flat sand at low tide. There are some old lime kilns to the southern part of the beach and the coastal path offers glorious views of the sweeping coastline to Aberaeron and New Quay, and to the Lleyn Peninsula and Snowdonia on a clear day. The Cardigan Bay Coast is famous for grey seals, bottlenose and common dolphins, porpoises, and abundant bird life, and offers exhilarating cliff top walks and superb beaches.

Aberaeron is about 10 miles west of the property, at the mouth of the River Aeron. With its elegant, brightly painted houses, sparkling water and picturesque harbour, this charming Georgian seaside town is sometimes known as the “Jewel of Cardigan Bay”. Serving the rural communities of the area, the bustling town offers good shopping and craft centres selling local produce, plenty of pubs and eateries, primary and secondary schools, doctors and dentist, church, leisure centre, swimming pool, 9-hole pitch & putt golf course, concerts, festivals, carnival, delightful walks and cycle rides, good mooring facilities, sailing club and regattas. The Llanerchaeron Estate is on the outskirts of town in the Aeron valley. Managed by the National Trust and open to visitors in season, the estate has a fine late 18th Century mansion, designed by John Nash, walled gardens with glass houses, a range of historic farm buildings, and extensive grounds offering walks and beautiful views.

Along the coast to the south is New Quay, some 16½ miles south-west of the property, hugging the hills overlooking the bay, with a sheltered harbour, surf school, life boat station, and wide, sandy beaches. The well known New Quay Cliff Walk climbs steeply above the town giving fabulous views from the top.

Cilgwyn Golf Club is about 7½ miles south of the property nestling in a lovely valley near Llangybi village – an enjoyable 9-hole level parkland course with trees, streams and ponds. There is a putting green and also an area for practising.

Lampeter is 11 miles or so south of the property in the Teifi Valley, a traditional market town on the border of Ceredigion and Carmarthenshire, providing good shops, main post office, a leisure centre with swimming pool, cafes, restaurants and pubs, doctors and dentists, primary and secondary schools, and university – the oldest in the country (dating back to 1822) occupying a beautiful setting in the Cambrian Mountain foothills. Lampeter's summer events include a Food Festival, the Rhys Thomas James Eisteddfod, the Drovers Arts Festival and a Carnival.

Aberystwyth, a delightful seaside town on Cardigan Bay, is about 15 miles northerly. Situated at the mouths of the rivers Ystwyth and Rheidol, the town lies between three hills and two beaches and is surrounded by beautiful unspoilt countryside. Being the main holiday resort and administrative centre for the west coast, it is home to a University and the National Library. There is a wide promenade and a marina, and Victorian/Edwardian buildings line the front. The town has good shopping amenities, schools, general hospital, arts centre, cinema, sports and leisure facilities, numerous cafes, bars and restaurants, hotels and pubs, as well as the ruins of an ancient Welsh castle and the remains of an iron age hill fort nearby. There is an 18-hole parkland Golf Course at the edge of town with sea views. The Aberystwyth Electric Cliff Railway climbs Constitution Hill from the promenade, and stunning views can be enjoyed from the summit, where the famous Camera Obscura with its revolving mirror is sited (a reproduction of the Victorian original). Aberystwyth has a main line Railway Station as well as a Coach/Bus Station. Trains run to Shrewsbury and Birmingham, where there is an International Airport .

The impressive Vale of Rheidol Steam Railway travels over 11¾ miles between Aberystwyth and the famous Devil's Bridge – crossing a deep gorge with spectacular waterfalls and views. East of town, the Ystwyth river valley offers delightful places to visit, including the picturesque Hafod Estate, Pwllpeiran, and the old lead and silver mining village of Cwmystwyth, 16½ miles north-east of the property. The sides of the river valley are very steep and craggy, almost cliff-like, with wild, high moors stretching beyond. Here, the B4574 road offers a charming minor route along the valley, then crossing the vast, dramatic uplands eastwards to Rhayader and the Elan Valley – the beautiful lakelands of mid Wales.

Borth is about 20 miles from the property to the north of Aberystwyth, a resort offering miles of golden sands running up to the expansive Ynyslas Sand Dunes fringing the beautiful Dovey Estuary. Across the estuary are the spectacular landscapes of Snowdonia National Park (the southern perimeter is about 33 miles north of the property).