Location

Out of the Blue is located in the small village of Ashton on the A394 between Praa Sands and the village of Breage. The property is situated in an elevated position within the village and has access to many footpaths along with a large well equipped children’s play area just a couple of hundred metres away. Nearby Tregonning Hill is excellent for walking and its summit makes a good viewpoint for Mounts Bay and the surrounding area. The small beach of Rinsey Cove is just a mile and a half away whilst the mile long sandy beach at Praa Sands is backed with sheltering sand dunes and its easily accessible position is enjoyed by families having fun in the shallows while further out the surf brigade take on some surprisingly big waves, is only a further mile away.

Other facilities in Praa Sands include a fish and chip shop, a lively pub right on the beach front, a post office, general stores, café, a surf shop and a golf club. The nearby market towns of Penzance & Helston provide more comprehensive amenities including national Supermarkets as well as a good selection of quality local independent stores.

The coastline around Ashton takes in some of the county’s most beautiful beaches, including Prussia Cove and Loe Bar, the traditional fishing villages of Mousehole, Newlyn and Porthleven, as well as the historic town of Penzance. Penzance railway station provides direct trains to London Paddington and the town is now host to several well regarded restaurants and the newly refurbished Jubilee Pool. Mounts Bay is a favoured destination for kite surfers and a few miles in the opposite direction Porthleven is now a culinary hotspot with its incredible range of quality restaurants and annual food festival.

The north coast is equally accessible with the town of St Ives a major attraction with its beautiful beaches, selection of high quality restaurants and its great shopping, not to forget the cultural experiences offered by Tate St Ives, the Barbara Hepworth Museum and the Bernard Leech pottery.

Education
There is a local primary school in the nearby village of Breage and a choice of secondary education being available in both Helston and Penzance.

Description

THE PROPERTY
Built and completed by the current owners in 2013 Out of the Blue is a modern, spacious and comfortable three bedroom home. The property was designed with disabled access in mind with wheelchair access to the rear, extra wide doorways and staircase. The house is well insulated and benefits from Swedish triple glazing throughout.

The Ground Floor
There are steps up from the block paved driveway to the part glazed front door which opens in to a wide and spacious reception hall off which are the main reception room on the left and the kitchen dining room on the right with the staircase to the first floor ahead. The dual aspect reception room has a large window overlooking the front garden, driveway and over to open countryside. There is a central log burning stove and at the rear of the room a door in the rear lobby/utility room. The kitchen dining room, has like the main reception room views out over the driveway to open countryside and at the rear double glazed doors out in to the rear garden. The kitchen area has cream shaker style wall and floor cupboards, woodblock work surfaces, porcelain sink and drainer along with an integrated dishwasher and a large Rangemaster range oven with a six-ring gas (Calor) hob. There is ample space for a large fridge freezer. The rear lobby/utility room has shelving and hooks for both coats and shoes, a door to the rear garden and a sink with space and plumbing for both a washing machine and tumble drier along with further space for an under counter freezer. Off the utility room is a shower room with a walk in shower, wall mounted sink and WC.

First Floor
At the top of the stairs is a landing off which there are three double bedrooms and the family bathroom. The principal bedroom has fabulous views out across open fields, the bay to the cliffs at Mullion. The bedroom has built in wardrobes, a dressing area and an en suite bathroom which contains a large free standing double ended bath with a hand held shower, vanity unit and WC. There are two further double bedrooms one of which overlooks the rear garden and the other has the same views as the principal bedroom. The bathroom has a large walk in rainfall shower, wall mounted sink and WC.

Gardens and the exterior

The Front
The south east facing property is fronted on each side of the block paved driveway by a Cornish hedge. On the left is a raised border with a mix of plants and shrubs and in front of the house a large paved seating area which has views out over open countryside to the sea and the cliffs at Mullion. On the right is a log shed and bin store and there is also gated access to the rear garden and garage.

The Garage
The large single insulated garage has an electric roll up garage door and has been used as a workshop. There is also a door at the rear opening on to the deck
Garden Room
The garden room, has a vaulted ceiling with a Velux, wood panelled walls, electric heating and double glass doors opening on the deck.

Rear Garden
The rear garden has been designed to be low maintenance with on the right a large decked area and on the left a gravelled area. At the rear boundary is a mix of large shrubs and small trees making the garden quite private.

Directions

From Penzance – On entering the village take the left turn after the garage (on the right) in to Higher Lane then take the second right on to Middle Row as the road bend round to the right take the left gravelled lane. Out of the Blue is the third property on the left.
From Helston – Take the right turn immediately after the Lion & Lamb public house. As the road bend round to the left take the gravelled lane on the right. Out of the Blue is the third property on the left.

(all distances are approximate and in miles).

Rinsey Cove 1.5 miles
Praa Sands 2.5 miles
Porthleven 3 miles
Helston 4.5 miles
Penzance 9 miles
Truro 21 miles
Cornwall Airport Newquay 38 miles