Kendal House, Penllyn, Cowbridge, Vale of Glamorgan, CF71 7RQ Guide price £1,700,000

Situation

Penllyn is an attractive small village comprising mostly individual detached houses close to Penllyn Castle. Local facilities include the village pub, church and village hall. Just a few minutes drive away is the highly regarded market town of Cowbridge which offers an extensive range of local facilities including schooling of excellent reputation for all ages, a wide range of shops both national and local, library, health centre, sporting and recreational facilities including leisure centre, squash club, cricket club, tennis club, bowls club, etc. Penllyn is situated very much in the heart of the Vale of Glamorgan and is surrounded by some delightful countryside with countryside pursuits such as golf, riding, fishing, etc all within easy reach. The Heritage Coastline is just a few miles to the south. Despite this rural location the good local road network brings other major centres such as the capital city of Cardiff, Newport, Swansea, Bridgend, Llantrisant, etc all within easy commuting distance. Good access to the M4 motorway, main line rail and Cardiff Airport means that locations further afield are easily reached. The capital city is a vibrant and ever expanding city particularly with the recent Cardiff Bay development and newly opened shopping centre and now offers superb shopping, recreational, educational and cultural amenities.

Description

A spectacular and superbly appointed luxury home in a sought after Vale village.

Accommodation

DRAWING ROOM: A most impressive principal reception room approached via a pair of hardwood panel doors from the reception hall and with two sets of west facing french doors leading out onto the front terrace and enjoying front garden views.
DINING ROOM: Approached via an open-plan archway from the reception hall and with french double doors leading out to the front terrace and enjoying westerly garden view.
SITTING ROOM: Approached via double doors from the reception hall. West facing wall almost entirely in glass with french doors leading out to the west terrace and enjoying the front garden view. Chimneybreast flanked by illuminated hardwood book shelves with cupboards below. Central ceiling rose which by remote control descends to become a television camera projected onto a retractable cinema screen over the fireplace and with concealed surround sound system.
KITCHEN/BREAKFAST ROOM: Comprehensively fitted with bespoke kitchen units finished in slate blue with a range of matching wall and base units and with polished granite work surfaces and tiling and lighting between wall and base units. The kitchen features a full complement of integrated appliances.
Kendal House enjoys a most impressive entrance with imposing bronze automatic entrance gates leading to a wide sweeping driveway laid to brick paviours which lead up to the main house and widens out to form the south courtyard with parking for numerous cars. Directly off the courtyard and integral to the house is the double garage with two remote controlled up-and-over doors and a range of extensive cupboards and storage areas.
To the front of the main house is an extensive west facing railed terrace with access directly from the dining room, drawing room and leisure complex and an ideal spot to enjoy the attractive views of the front garden. Further courtyard to the rear of the house with access directly from the leisure complex. The delightful mature gardens include well stocked beds and shrubberies designed for ease of maintenance. The gardens and grounds are laid principally to grass and include what was previously used as three short golf holes. Features include a circular pond with a “Monet” style bridge to a central folly in the classical style. The pond is stocked with koi carp. An ornamental lily pond is an attractive feature of the front garden.From the top of the grounds there are rear views over the adjoining countryside and to the front over the extensive grounds and the village to the countryside beyond. There is a separate PADDOCK. Within the gardens and well concealed by high hedges is a modern steel framed profile clad service building (about 60′ × 40′) and constructed to a size which will accommodate a squash court if required. It is adjoined by a blockwork building housing the oil and diesel tanks. Two bay STABLE and HAY STORE. This area and the guest cottage are served by their own driveway from the main road.
The total area of grounds including the footprint of the buildings is thought to be around 4 ACRES and provides a delightful setting for this lovely house.

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