Stunning £1.75m Cornish waterside retreat comes with its own quay and boat store
Four-bed Otter Cottage near Falmouth has direct access to some of the finest sailing waters in Britain
A STUNNING waterside home that boasts its own quay and boat store has gone on the market for £1.75m.
Otter Cottage which sits directly above Mylor Creek near Falmouth, Cornwall, has direct access to some of the finest sailing waters in Britain.
The creek opens out to Falmouth Harbour where Sir Ben Ainslie learned to sail and where Sir Robin Knox Johnston set off on his record-breaking solo voyage around the world 50 years ago.
The house was built in 1988 by the current owners and is now on the market for the first time with estate agents Savills.
It is laid out over three storeys and all the main rooms have stunning water views.
The property has 2,304 sq ft of accommodation with a large kitchen-dining room which spans the width of the house with a cosy snug at the end and a utility room on the ground floor, sitting room and master bedroom with en suite on the first floor and three bedrooms and a bathroom on the top floor.
The three bedrooms on the top floor have Juliet balconies overlooking the water and a long terrace divides the house from the creek.
There are steps leading down from the property to the foreshore at low tide and moorings are available on licence from the council.
The gardens have lawns, a greenhouse, fruit cage and flower beds. Across a stone bridge over a small pond leads to a further lawned area and the private quay.
Tim May, from Savills, said: "It's a charming, slate-hung house with its own private quay on Mylor Creek.
"It's an idyllic position with direct water access to arguably the finest sailing waters in the UK. You've got Mylor Yacht Harbour, which has all year round mooring and facilities there.
"You've also got access into one of the best served creekside villages in Cornwall.
"There's beautiful walks around Mylor but you've also got a mini supermarket, butchers, fishmongers, doctors, dentist, village pub and a primary school.
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"It's stunning, real Swallows and Amazons stuff.
"You can wake up in the morning, drink your coffee on the terrace looking down the river then jump in your tender and head off to your sailing boat or rowing boat with the kids, it's just lovely.
"If you like the water you can't get better than Otter Cottage."
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