BOSCUNDLE MANOR Boscundle • St Austell • Cornwall Guide £1,295,000 A fantastic, historic country house hotel, restaurant and day spa. The closest hotel to the world-renowned Eden Project. Main Hotel Accommodation over 3 floors • 13 letting suites two of which are detached from the main building and are effectively cottage/suites and three have their own living areas • Common areas include:- Restaurant (24 covers) • Conservatory/breakfast room • Swimming pool room and hot tub • Commercial kitchen with preparation, washing and storage areas/rooms • Bar • Plant room • Guest WC’s. Detached 2 bedroom owners cottage with garage and carport, further outbuildings to provide garaging/storage. The hotel enjoys lovely mature landscaped gardens which in all extend to approximately 1.7 acres.

Boscundle Manor is believed to date from the mid 1700’s and was originally a mine captains’ house constructed for the captain of the Wheal Eliza Consoles mine, one of the most prosperous tin mines in Cornwall. The Grade II Listed façade, has a grand, porticoed entrance with mellow stone elevations and Georgian paned windows, the property has been greatly extended over the last 40 years and currently operates as a country house hotel, restaurant and day spa. The property has been comprehensively refurbished by the current owners creating a stylish and extremely comfortable hotel with 13 luxurious letting suites and generously proportioned guest communal areas including a lounge, restaurant with 24 covers, conservatory/breakfast room, large commercial kitchen with stores and prep areas and a superb indoor heated swimming pool with adjacent hot tub and spa room. There is a separate 2/3 bedroomed detached owner’s house with adjacent garage and carport and there are further storage outbuildings within the grounds.

The property is surrounded by circa 1.7 acres of beautifully well tended grounds which are well stocked and landscaped providing lovely communal gardens around the hotel and 2 detached cottage suites with a separate private garden for the owner’s accommodation. The grounds enjoy a secluded feel, set in terraces that gently ascend a slope to one side of the hotel with large guests carpark in front of the building and a broad raised terrace in front of the property with central fountain feature and a grand porticoed entrance, all of which provide a particularly attractive approach. This superb venue has alcohol and wedding licences and is a perfect venue for a marquee event with a croquet lawn and thatched gazebo, licenced for civil ceremonies. The current owners have created a well regarded, successful and profitable hotel with a solid trading history. The hotel is well managed with a loyal staff base which make this an ideal purchase for either an experienced hotelier or someone new to the business who wishes to work with an already established team in a management role.

This fine country house hotel is accredited with a 3AA Silver Star hotel and 2AA Rosette Restaurant awards. There are definitely areas where the business could be increased from its current levels, particularly in terms of the restaurant, spa and weddings, however the business is currently profitable and is capable of providing the new owners with a good lifestyle if continued to be run in its current format. The asking price includes a full inventory, necessary for the continuation of the business including all fixtures and fittings other than our client’s personal items. The inventory has been valued at circa £55,000. There are several possibilities open to the next purchaser of Boscundle Manor. The property was a private residence in the 1970’s and it is just possible that somebody may wish to return it to this use, subject to any necessary planning consents. If a purchaser were wishing to occupy part of the main house as their own family home, there may also be the opportunity to use some of the detached suites, the owner’s accommodation and some of the extended sections of the main house as separate letting apartments to be run on a more self catering basis which could obviously be more ‘hands off’ from a management point of view, subject to any necessary consents. The hotel in its current format could easily provide three or four letting units on this basis.

LOCATION Boscundle Manor is situated on the edge of a semi-rural hamlet close to the world-renowned Eden Project and within easy reach of the town of St Austell and the superb beaches along St Austell Bay. The immediate surroundings are a wooded valley which provides access to some fantastic country walks along the ‘clay trails’ which link up with the Eden Project. To the south lies St Austell Bay with beautiful beaches to be enjoyed at Carlyon Bay, Duporth, Porthpean and Par. Porthpean has its own sailing club and water sports centre hiring kayaks and paddle boards etc. The picturesque port of Charlestown nearby, offers excellent restaurants, local inns and shops and has been much used in films, TV series and adverts, most notably, recently, featuring in several editions of the Poldark series. Par Beach to the east has large sand dunes, a long sandy beach and a nature reserve with lake to the rear. Beyond Par lies the picturesque port of Fowey with its deep natural harbour, sailing clubs, picturesque streets of shops and further cafes, restaurants and local inns. Fowey also hosts an annual regatta which regularly features the Red Arrows aerial display team. From Fowey there is access up the river to the rivers Lerryn and Lostwithiel providing a wonderful playground for sailing and pleasure craft enthusiasts, whilst the sailing club regularly hosts sailing races within the waters of St Austell Bay. To the west, just a short drive or bus ride away lies the town of St Austell offering a wide range of leisure, commercial and retail facilities, out of town trading estates and supermarkets, a large leisure centre and numerous sport clubs. This area is well connected by road to the A30 and A390/A38 which provide swift links to the cities of Plymouth and Exeter in Devon and to the national motorway network. Both St Austell and the nearby train station at Par have a direct line link to London Paddington with approximate travel time of 4½ hours.

Other notable attractions locally include the Eden Project and The Lost Gardens of Heligan, an excellent 18-hole coastal golf course at Carlyon Bay, a further 18-hole golf course inland at Lanhydrock near Bodmin, St Austell Golf Course at Polgooth and a smaller course at Porthpean.

GENERAL INFORMATION VIEWING – Strictly by prior appointment through: Lillicrap Chilcott, Landrian House, 59-60 Lemon Street, Truro, Cornwall, TR1 2PE. Telephone: (01872) 273473. Facsimile: (01872) 273474. Website: www.waterfrontandcountryhomes.com E-mail: sales@lillicrapchilcott.com POST CODE – PL25 3RL. SERVICES – Mains water, mains electricity, mains drainage, oil fired central heating via five independent boilers and two separate oil tanks covering the hotel and pool. The property enjoys three phase electrics, business rates we understand are circa £50,000 per annum including the owner’s cottage.

DIRECTIONS – From St Austell take the A390 towards St Blazey and Lostwithiel, passing through the traffic lights at the bottom of the Eden Project feeder road and proceeding along the A390 until you come to St Austell Garden Centre on the right hand side. Opposite St Austell Garden Centre turn left towards Tregrehan and Trethurgy and Boscundle Manor will be found a short way along this road on the left hand side.

AGENT’S NOTE – The above particulars have been prepared as a general guide only for prospective buyers. Whilst we have endeavoured to provide a fair and reasonable description of the property, no specific survey or detailed inspection has been carried out in relation to the property, the services, the appliances and any fixtures and fittings or equipment. All buyers should rely on their own surveys and investigations in connection with any purchase of the property. All measurements, floor plans, dimensions, acreages and distances are approximate only and should not be relied upon for accuracy. OFFICE OPENING HOURS – Monday to Friday 9.00am to 5.30pm. Saturday - 9.00am to 1.00pm (available for viewings all day). THE BUSINESS Boscundle Manor is to be sold as an up and running country house hotel, restaurant and spa business with a full inventory available, which at valuation amounted to circa £55,000 worth of equipment fixture and fittings. A copy can be obtained by request to our office. There is excellent potential to further expand the business in the direction of weddings, the spa and the restaurant and current trading accounts for the past few years can also be obtained by application to our office.