FOR SALE
Offers In Excess Of £900,000
The Famous St Nectan's Glen Waterfall
&
Hermitage Tea Garden along with approx 14 acres of Land
THE GLEN......APPROACH...WATERFALL...TEA GARDEN.....HERMITAGE website
www.stnectan.currantbun.com
or telephone
Jean or Barry on 01840 770760
Jean & Barry Litton who have been the owners & guardians of this site for over
25 years are retiring due to health reasons. The business has been run with
minimal advertising mainly being by word of mouth. In spite of this it attracts
visitors from all over the world.
The unique 60' St Nectan's Kieve waterfall is a registered sacred site & is
among the ten most important spiritual sites in the country. It has been a place
of reverence, worship & healing since pre-Christian times.
It was a healing centre in the 12th century & people still come to bathe in it's
waters, many claiming remarkable healing effects). It has been a tourist
attraction ever since there have been tourists.
Charles Dickens paid to visit in 1843 & the painting by Daniel Maclise in the
Victoria & Albert Museum "The Girl In The Waterfall" is of Georgina Hogarth
(Charles Dickens' sister-in-law). In recent years it has become increasingly
popular with groups wishing to hold Weddings , handfastings, birthday parties,
etc
The property is freehold and consists of 2 Bedrooms, 2 Reception rooms, Kitchen
& Bathroom Bungalow. It is reputed to be built on the lower stone walls of a 6th
century chapel, the cellar being the site of the hermits cell.
There is scope for extension/improvement subject to the necessary planning
consents (the building is not listed).
The Tea Gardens & accompanying Kitchen & Toilet are attached but separate from
the house which is used solely as a private dwelling by the owners.
The land consists of a 3 acre field, 1 1/4 acres scrub land, 1/4 acre garden
with Orchard, Greenhouses, Ponds, 2 Large Outbuildings including a 4 Berth
Chalet used for family & friends. The rest of the land is the waterfall area and
a major part of St Nectan's glen
For more details see our website
www.stnectan.currantbun. com
or telephone Jean or Barry on 01840 770760
