The chance to own a piece of rock and roll history presents itself in this waterside property nestled in 32 acres of private woodland beside a creek on the south coast of Cornwall between the village of Golant and the town of Fowey.
As its name would suggest, this impressive property was once a sawmill and during the First World War the woodlands surrounding the home were used to collect timber. Before being converted to the unique home it is today which houses Sawmills Studio, established in 1974 and later famed for being where the likes of Oasis, Muse, and The Stone Roses have made music, the property had a rich history to accompany its sawmill roots.
This history stretches from medieval times when the creek in which the property sits, known as Bodmin Pill, was a site used by medieval merchants as a landing point from the sea to the turn of the 20th century, when it is also believed that Bodmill Pill provided novelist Kenneth Grahame with the inspiration for Ratty and Mole’s first picnic in chapter one of The Wind in the Willows which was first published in 1908.
Alongside the studio which is lined with state-of-the-art equipment and incredibly special vintage items, today, the house boasts 7 bedrooms and 5 bathrooms and can only be accessed on foot or by boat, emphasising its remote placement and enhancing its status as a highly private haven of tranquillity.
Just half a mile boat ride away from The Old Sawmills is the desirable coastal Cornish village of Golant which is known for its apple orchards and cider making. The town of Fowey is also nearby and is home to many shops, pubs, and award-winning restaurants.
