Parnacott

About this property

... 2 miles seaward of Holsworthy and 7 miles from Bude is Parnacott House, a beautiful, mainly Georgian house (some parts 17th cent.), Grade II listed, in the same family since 1580 (Pepys, Creed, Dryden and John Graves Simcoe, founder of modern Ontario, were ancestors), set in 12 acres of gardens and grounds surrounded by fields, rich in lawns, Victorian rhododendrons, flowers, shrubs, lots of mature trees and plentiful wildlife, especially birds. Parnacott is approached down ¼ mile of private, tree-lined lane.

This is a superb, extremely comfortable house with excellent furniture, family memorabilia and portraits. Big, square, high rooms with large windows, beautifully decorated and furnished, with flowers from the garden and other homely touches.

Hall; sunny, peaceful, comfortable drawing room with open fire, and formal dining room, both with big windows overlooking the garden; large, slate-floored beamed children’s room with sofas, TV/DVD/video, PlayStation 2, Wii, toys, dressing-up boxes, puppet theatre and half-sized pool table; well-equipped kitchen (dishwasher, microwave, fridge-freezer, larder fridge, electric range-style cooker) and pretty breakfast/sitting room (woodburner) with TV/DVD; from the rear hall a door to a ground-floor wing comprising a low step into a twin bedroom (TV) which leads to shower-room (suite), utility room (washing machine, tumble drier, fridge-freezer, sink), door to rear forecourt, and 2 steps (handrail) into sunny small double bedroom (footboard).

Two staircases - the main

one gentle, elegant, three-tier with sky-light - lead up to five more bedrooms:

beautifully

spacious and comfy master double (5' four-poster bed) with mahogany

furniture, washbasin and south-facing views over the gardens

equally

beautiful twin (linkable to 6' double, washbasin), also south-facing,

overlooking the garden

low archway to pretty

17th cent. double (5’ bed) with 2 steps down to large bathroom (suite, bidet) en suite

2 shallow steps and low entrance to twin

(washbasin), partly wood-panelled, with connecting door (lockable) to another

twin bedroom (washbasin)

Bathroom (suite with separate

power-shower) and shower-room (suite, power-shower). 

Outside, barbecue, croquet, boules, badminton, quoits, hoopla, soft ball, swing, sandpit and ride-on toys for little children. Table tennis in open-sided barn. Lots of outdoor space for playing. Bicycles can be hired in Bude; surfing lessons; riding stables locally and on the coast for all standards of riders; clay pigeon shooting available locally, by prior arrangement. Professional catering using fresh, locally sourced produce available. Daily domestic help and dog-sitting available (extra).

Damages Deposit £400. Arrival after 4.30pm. Altogether, a peaceful, elegant, gentle place with friendly owners, there if you require help, otherwise unobtrusive. They live in a lovely cottage adjoining the house with its own walled garden. Only 20 minute drive to the South West Coast Path and beautiful surf beaches (bodyboards, buckets/spades provided). 

Accommodation

- Electricity costs are included
- Heating costs are included
- This property has central heating
- This property has night storage heating
- This property has electric fires and/or electric radiators
- The property has a woodburner
- This property has an open fire
- Professional catering is available by arrangement
- There is a broadband internet connection
- There are three televisions
- There is one video
- There are two DVDs
- There is a snooker table
- Linen and duvets are provided free of charge
- Towels are provided free of charge (but please bring beach towels)
- Parking is off the public road on the grounds of the property
- Baby sitting is available
- Two travel cots are available
- Two highchairs are available
- Smoking IS allowed at this property (but not in bedrooms)
- This property is suitable for those with walking difficulties
- There is one fridge
- There is one dishwasher
- There are two microwaves
- There is one tumble drier
- There is one washing machine
- There are two fridge-freezers
- There is a barbecue
- Pets are welcome by arrangement- Pets allowed at the property
- Suitable for people with walking difficulties
- Has open fire or wood burner- Property has a large garden- Property is near a golf course- Arrangements for shooting can be made- Property has a snooker table