St Mellion. Saltash, ENG, PL12 6QD GB / ENG
A 17th-century country manor house with some castellations. Modernised to a certain extent in the 1960s but retains much of the original character including brick & granite arches, a bell tower, stableyard, outbuilding, cellars etc Castle is currently used as a B&B and wedding venue, so interiors are a blend of traditional country house style with modern comfortable bathrooms, sash windows, pediments etc The castle sits within 55 acres of woodland gardens laid out by Humphry Repton and Lewis Kennedy in 1810. Many very mature trees - both deciduous and evergreen. Woodland gardens comprise many flowering shrubs and bulbs so plenty of colour in spring. Parkland with very mature tree specimens. The wider estate comprises 1,500 acres mixed farmland - arable, pasture and woodland. this stretches along two miles of river frontage on the tidal part of the River Tamar. Many steep wooded valleys with cleared bottoms bringing plenty of light, streams and wildlife. Lime Avenue (200m long avenue of mature lime trees) planted in 1837 Mausoleum - folly dedicated to Sir James Tillie built in approx 1700 - incredible views and position above the River Tamar. Limekilns - various along the riverbank Marshland with creeks Woodland various Cellars Old clock tower Outbuildings
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