1 Bedroom Character Property

Reduced from £139,750 due to illness.Mathry is a popular hilltop village where reasonably priced property seldom comes onto the market. The Old Coach House is in a central location, within seconds of the local pub (real ales and home-cooked food) and 3 minutes away from the village shop and post office and the well-used community hall. The property is a restored character cottage of mainly stone construction under a traditional slate roof, with a number of attractive internal features. The cottage is low maintenance, energy efficient and easily managed by busy first-time buyers, retirees, or as a holiday home or for holiday lets.

Water, electricity and sewage services connected (no mains gas in the village). Well insulated throughout. Vacant possession upon completion (the present owner is not involved in a buying chain).

The village sits between the ferry port of Fishguard (7 miles, nearest railway) and the small Cathedral City of St Davids (10 miles), both of which have good shopping and eating places. The county town of Haverfordwest is 15 miles away. Mathry is slightly inland of the North Pembrokeshire coast and the 180 mile long Pembrokeshire Coastal Path. Designated a Conservation Area and just outside of the National Park, the village is 2 miles from the haven of Abercastle and the twin beaches of Abermawr and Aberbach.

LOCAL RESOURCES

There are boat launching facilities at Abercastle and the nearby harbour at Porthgain, with good boat angling. The coast is suitable for kayaking expeditions by the competent.

The Coastal Path extends from Amroth in the south to Poppit Sands in the north and offers some of the most spectacular scenery in the UK. The Preseli Hills are within easy reach and are good walking territory, rich in Neolithic and Bronze Age remains. The National Cycle Network passes within a mile of Mathry and gives access to quiet lanes and unspoilt countryside.

The well-known surfing beaches of Whitesand and Newgale are equidistant from Mathry (10 miles). Abermawr works well in winter and there are well-kept surfing secrets in the area.

The North Pembrokeshire coast offers spectacular rock climbing in a number of locations between Strumble Head and St Davids Head. The popular limestone cliffs of South Pembrokeshire are within a reasonable drive.

There are several trout fisheries within reach, as are the salmon and sea-trout rivers of the Cleddau and Teifi.

Mathry is on the local bus route and is also serviced by the Strumble Shuttle walkers’ bus service, which now continues through the winter months.

ACCOMMODATION

LIVING ROOM 15’ 10’’ x 11’ 9’’
Thick stone walls, cool in summer and cosy in winter. Light, bright and comfortable.
Raised Montrose wood burning stove.
Double radiator.
Beamed ceiling
4 x double power points.
Telephone socket.
2 wall lights.
Dado rail.
Fitted carpet (new).
Solid oak fitted bookcase, 4’ x 7’6”, commissioned from a local craftsman.

INNER LOBBY, understairs cupboards with triple power point.

KITCHEN 11’ x 8’ 3’’ max.
High open beam vaulted ceiling.
Part exposed stone walls.
Wooden floor.
Deep window niches/shelves.
Range of pine fitted units with melamine worktops.
Single drainer stainless steel sink.
Plumbing for washing machine.
Ariston Calor gas hob.
A wall connection for an electric cooker is in place but currently not used.
4 x double power points.
Double radiator.
Worcester oil fired combination boiler serving the central heating and hot water system.

SHOWER ROOM
Shower cubicle with Mira power shower.
Pedestal washbasin with shaver point and light.
Low level WC.
Tongue and groove wall panelling.
Single radiator.

A solid timber stairway leads from the kitchen to:-

BEDROOM 14’ 3’’ x 13’ 2’’
Colour washed stone walls.
Open beam vaulted ceiling.
Window niches.
Fitted carpet.
4 x double power points.
Double telephone connection
Double radiator.
Built-in wardrobes/cupboards with radiator.

BOXROOM/LOFT
Access from stairwell, giving generous storage space. Part lined and fully insulated, with radiator.

EXTERNALLY
The curtilage includes a dedicated parking space, a well screened oil tank protected by a stub wall, and small shrubbery beds. There is no garden (a welcome absence for the less than green-fingered or those who regard the whole of Pembrokeshire as their garden). The cottage is unusual in that it is detached from other dwellings, backing onto traditional farm buildings at the rear. There are no nearby residential properties.

MISCELLANEOUS
Upvc doors and windows.
Double glazed throughout.
The cottage is wired for a satellite dish, but this has never been used (or tested) by the present owner.
Barge-boards, guttering and downpipes have been recently renewed.
The cottage shares the connection to the main sewer with The Farmers Arms pub.