5 bedroom detached house

Pretty smallholding/equestrian property with a character 17th century house and adjoining annexe. All set in about 4.1 acres.


Description

Valast Hill House is a handsome traditional house thought to date from the 17th century with alterations over the centuries. It is believed that the house once had a large chimney stack at the rear (locally called a Flemish chimney) with large bread ovens. It was once a yeoman’s farm in the parish of St Twynnells. Later at the end of the eighteenth century it became part of the local Stackpole Estate. Over the years the current owner has sympathetically renovated the property (e.g. re-roofing and converting part of the ground floor to provide an annexe. Over the access lane is a block of pastureland and stable block with yard that offer the perfect place to keep horses/ponies or other animals etc. With its pretty established grounds and gardens, the property extends to about 4.1 acres (stms – subject to measured survey). All in all, the property offers an attractive home for a family or extended family, those that wish to have an income and space to keep animals or to enjoy for amenity use.

Accommodation Ground Floor
A welcoming stone porch leads into the large living room with double aspect over the gardens and a large wood burning stove set in an impressive fireplace providing a warm focal point. On the left is a peaceful study/office. A door opens from this room into a conservatory/fernery. A further door opens from the living room to the dining room at the centre of the house with window looking through the conservatory. Adjacent is the kitchen breakfast room that offers a light and spacious room with fitted units, space for appliances and an oil fired Stanley cooking range/hot water boiler that takes centre stage. Off the kitchen is a side porch with cloak room off. There was once a doorway that opened from the breakfast area to the adjoining annexe and this could be re-instated if required.

First Floor
Stairs rise up from the side of the kitchen area to the first floor accommodation that includes a principal bedroom overlooking the front gardens that enjoys the use an en suite shower room with heated floor. Three further bedrooms can be found on this floor that overlook the gardens or adjoining fields. These share the use of a family bathroom.

Annexe – The Little Dairy
Adjoining the main house is a self-contained annexe (‘The Little Dairy’) that has been used for family in the past. It has its own entrance from outside that leads into a living room. A door leads off to the kitchen. Off the living room is the bedroom together with an en suite shower room.

Externally
The property enjoys pretty landscaped grounds and gardens featuring mature trees, hedges, bushes, shrubs, flower borders and lawned areas. Across the access lane is a yard with garage, a stable block with loose boxes and tack room/feed stores that the current owners has used to house her two horses. There is room on the yard for a horse box, trailers, vehicles etc. Beyond the yard are two pasture fields that offer grazing and space for horses, ponies and other animals.

Location

Valast Hill House is situated on the edge of the hamlet of St Twynnells, about 4 miles from the historic castle town of Pembroke. It lies within the famous Pembrokeshire Coast National Park and is within easy reach of miles of coastal footpaths and stunning beaches including Freshwater East, Barafundle Bay, Broad Haven South and Freshwater West. Carmarthen and the A48 M4 link road is about 34 miles away providing quick access to the rest of South Wales, (Swansea about 61 miles and Cardiff about 104 miles) the Severn Bridge and beyond.

Square Footage: 3,165 sq ft


Acreage: 4.1 Acres

Additional Info

General Remarks and Stipulations

Services
Mains electricity and water. Shared private drainage (septic tank). Oil central heating.

Local Authority
Pembrokeshire. Council Tax Band F.

Fittings & Contents
Unless specifically described in these particulars, all fittings and contents are excluded from the sale though some may be available by separate negotiation. Further information is available from the vendor’s agents.

Wayleaves, Easements and Rights of Way
The property is sold subject to and with the benefit of all rights, including rights of way, whether public or private, light, support, drainage, water, and electricity supplies and any other rights and obligations, easements and proposed wayleaves for masts, pylons, stays, cables, drains and water, gas and other pipes, whether referred to in the Conditions of Sale or not. Please check with the Highways Department at the local County Council for the exact location of public footpaths/ bridleways.

Plans, Areas and Schedules
Any available plans, areas, and schedules are for identification and reference purposes only. The purchaser(s) shall be deemed to have satisfied himself as to the description of the property. Any error or mis-statement shall not annul a sale or entitle any party to compensation in respect thereof.

Viewing
Strictly by appointment with Savills.