Once a major working farm Tregoddick is now a beautifully restored home nestling in its own formal gardens and surrounded by private Cornish meadows, with sweeping sea views from all the main rooms; the Conservatory and garden out over Mounts Bay and St Michaels Mount.

The farmhouse is on the edge of the pretty village of Madron which boasts a lovely village shop, pub and church as well as the superb National Trust Gardens of Trengwainton.

The location is truly rural but being less than five minutes drive from the very centre of Penzance and just fifteen minutes from St Ives the property is perfectly located for the easy enjoyment of the best beaches and attractions that the area has to offer.

The farmhouse has been renovated to a very high standard and provides a delightful range of both traditional and contemporary styles creating a warm mix of natural stone surfaces; log fires; modern kitchen; natural timber and slate floors; beamed ceilings; roll top baths etc.

The quality of furnishings and fittings is very high with plasma television; free-view box; full washing and drying facilities and all the kitchen and cooking implements you could possibly require (including the most important of all - a heavy duty corkscrew!)

There is accommodation for fourteen people in the seven bedrooms; a large and small lounge with patio doors leading through the Conservatory to the large garden.

The layout of the house makes it ideal for two or more families to share as well as being very comfortable for single families or smaller groups.

The farmhouse forms part of the conservation area of Madron and offers private parking accessed from the secluded drive; an enclosed fenced garden which is fully secure for young children and beautiful countryside walks through the adjacent meadows.

These meadows are also available for visitors to use and being equipped with water troughs we are pleased to welcome visitors who wish to bring their own horses so that they might enjoy the excellent riding that is available locally.

The fields also offer easy footpath access to both the market town of Penzance (twenty minutes on foot) and the moors which rise up behind the village and dominate the central spine of Penwith.

Tregoddick Farm is at the centre of the ancient Manor of Roseworthy in Gwineor - and on the edge of the ancient village of Madron.

Madron gets in name from the 6th Century St Maddern, a Bishop who came to the area from Brittany and about whom little is now known except his name.

The village boasts a superb church and there have been three churches on this site commencing in 1203 and then 1309 when the Knights Templar took over an existing religious building.

The present church was the mother church for the area and has a variety of architectural styles including Tudor Roses which are reputed to have been carved to assuage the temper of Henry VIII.

Also on display in the church is the original banner which records the victory of Nelson over the French and also his death - Penzance was where the news of destruction of the enemy fleet was first brought to land for transmission to London.

On the wild moors behind the village can be found Madron Carn which is an ancient healing well and ruined chapel - anyone bathing in the waters will be cured of their ailments!

These moors are also home to some of the areas finest ancient relics including Lanyon Quoit; Chun Castle and the stones of the Men-an-Tol which is reputed to cure a variety of ills in children if they are passed naked through the hole in the stone.

Madron also has relics of the tin mining era being home to reputedly the oldest tin mine in Cornwall - Ding Dong Mine.

Almost no trace of the mine can be found but the church does have a Ding Dong bell which was especially cast to mark the end of the last shift in the mine when it closed and is still rung today.

Trengwainton Gardens which are within the edge of the village offer a grand testimony to the wealth that the area generated through mining; shipping; farming and the sea. These magnificent sub-tropical gardens are a delight at any time of the year and today are in the custody of the National Trust.

More widely the bustling market town of Penzance is just a few minutes away and as the administrative capital of Penwith offers all the facilities that holiday makers might wish for.

The town has many ancient pubs; the recently renovated outdoor Lido on the sea front and a variety of excellent restaurants.

The glorious town of St Ives is only fifteen minutes away by car and it must be acknowledged that in terms of both cultural pursuits and beaches the town has a huge amount to offer including some of the best beaches in the world; art in every form from the Tate Gallery (which I believe also has a branch in London!) to the Barbara Hepworth Workshop as well as the intricate streets; restaurants and shops which make St Ives a truly beautiful and cosmopolitan town.

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