AMAZING FAMILY HOME

It’s long been said that property hunting is all about location, location, location, and the current owners of Pentwyn House located in the village of Llangan, Vale of Glamorgan couldn’t agree more: “The house is set in the middle of the village with stunning views over rolling countryside. “We’ve always felt like we are living in a little slice of heaven yet everywhere is so accessible, the M4 to get to work, the railway station, Cardiff and the airport are all really close.

“But we’re surrounded by beautiful green landscape and within a short drive, we have access to everything we could possibly need.

“The location has been perfect for us as a family, with lots of country walks straight from the house.

“We are close to the beach where our children learned to surf and can be in the Beacons within an hour. There are plenty of local pubs and our nearby town of Cowbridge has lots of great shops and restaurants.”

The detached four-bedroom period property is located in the heart of the village, which includes the 12th Century St Canna’s Church.

The substantial home sits in the centre of the garden, surrounded by mainly lawned areas, mature borders, vegetable gardens and fruit trees.

The current owner says: “The garden has been the scene of a lot of family fun, birthday parties, trampolining, raising ducks and hens and even a marquee on the odd occasion!

“We have loved this garden, there are so many different areas within it including plenty of quiet places to enjoy at any time of day.

“We’ve tried to separate the different sections with hedges to create spaces to play or simply to relax and take in the stunning views across the valley.

“We’ve enjoyed breakfast barbecues in the early morning sun on the back patio and our children love to play in the garden with the treehouse under the conker tree.”

Described by the estate agent selling the property is being immaculately presented, the home combines period features such as decorative coving and deep skirtings with modern additions that have been chosen to reflect the age of the house.

Sections of the stone walls have been exposed as a very attractive feature, flagstone and limestone flooring has been chosen to add country character and fireplaces have been framed by exposed mantel beams.

The current owner says: “Our kitchen has been the heart of our home and is where we’ve had the most fun.

“It was a lounge when we moved in but we discovered that it was the original kitchen.

“We feel that we have synthetically restored the house, especially the kitchen, the Rayburn in the inglenook fireplace keeps the room lovely and warm, the kids all learned to cook there and it’s been the setting for so many gatherings around our kitchen table.”

This light and bright kitchen/dining/family room also showcases a sandstone floor and country style kitchen units with granite worktops. This family space then and leads out into the conservatory.

This bonus room includes a flagstone floor and a patio door directly onto the front patio and garden.

Imagine sipping your morning coffee in this sunny room overlooking the luscious private garden.

But the conservatory isn’t the only room that will compete as the place for a new owner to relax with a morning coffee, there’s also a study and a lounge on the ground floor.

The current owner comments: “It’s hard to choose just one favourite room but we do like to relax in the lounge at the end of the day.

“There is a great view of the garden through the French windows and the shutters and log burner make it a cosy setting when we are all tucked up on the sofa.”

Upstairs there are four double bedrooms, a family bathroom and an ensuite to the master bedroom.

Again, these rooms have been renovated and decorated to the same standard as the ground floor and, where possible, original features such as open fireplaces, have been highlighted.

Both bathrooms have modern suites and are decorated in the light and neutral colour palette found throughout the home, giving the whole property a sense of calm and flow.

The current owner says: “This has been an amazing family home for us, we’ve been so lucky living here.

“Our children have moved out to university and beyond and, while we will savour the memories, we’re excited to move on.

“We believe that it’s time for another family to enjoy everything that Pentwyn House has to offer.”

The property is on the market with estate agent Fine & Country for £730,000. For further details please call (029) 2074 1090.