A fisherman's dream! Secluded four-bed waterfront home with its own private harbour and mooring hits the market for £3.5m By Emily Cooper Published: 17:56, 21 July 2024 | Updated: 17:57, 21 July 2024 e-mail View comments A secluded waterfront home with its own private harbour has gone on the market for a whopping £3.5million.
Ropehawn is located in an idyllic spot in Cornwall Wildlife Trust woodlands with unparalleled sea and coastal views of St Austell Bay. The property can only be accessed if you park your car and embark on a five-minute stroll along a quaint woodland path. The only other way to reach Ropehawn is by boat.
Ropehawn was originally a vital fishing outpost - a base for netting and curing pilchards in the 17th century, run by the Hext family since 1638. The family turned the property into a retreat in 1893 when the house was reconstructed and the foreshore, which was owned by the Duchy of Cornwall, was sold to the Hext family in 1899. Ropehawn is located in an area of Cornwall Wildlife Trust woodlands The idyllic property has its own mooring and hit the market for £3.
5million Ropehawn, which used to be a vital fishing outpost, has a private harbour It sits on a small strip of coastline between Gwendra Point and Gerrans Point near the hamlet of Trenarren - which is in the Cornwall area of outstanding natural beauty, and next to the South West Coast Path. The property has 2,670 square feet of accommodation with an entrance hall, kitchen, dining room and sitting.